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Nilay431 t1_j16mqni wrote

Seriously though why are we calling north jersey, New York? Meadowlands is not located in New York.

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DUNGAROO t1_j1890ra wrote

For the same reason that the Redskins/WFT/Commanders are still known as Washington DC’s NFL team, despite the fact that the redskins haven’t played a single game within the city limits for over 25 years.

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Lolipsy t1_j17n6rp wrote

Probably because Meadowlands is the home field for New York’s football and soccer teams, and New Jersey doesn’t have enough strength in its own sports to counter that (the best we have is Gotham, which we share with New York). As someone who’s from NJ, I’ll die mad about it.

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cfbguy t1_j18znq1 wrote

Pro soccer doesn’t play at Meadowlands, the Red Bulls are at RBA in Harrison

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Wonderful-Speaker-32 t1_j17xcef wrote

It's the same reason we call IAD and DCA Washington-Dulles and Washington-National, even though they're not in the district. Metlife serves NYC, so you can call it an NYC stadium. It's only a 14 minute drive from Manhattan anyways.

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IvyGold t1_j17ac5y wrote

Other maps are calling it NY/NJ.

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bottletothehead t1_j18lz7z wrote

Of the top of my head, 6 of the American cities on this map would need to be renamed because the stadiums are outside of the city limits

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TrueVCU t1_j19core wrote

GOD

PUT THE HUDSON RIVER THERE

FOR A REASON

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__mud__ t1_j18plh3 wrote

(angry Buffalo Bills fan noises)

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