Cablevision and other stadium opponents in the case vowed to appeal.

Trying to figure out what Mr. Silver will do has become a guessing game for both stadium opponents and supporters.

On Monday, stadium opponents brought to Albany what they said were 25,000 messages against the stadium.

On Tuesday, a state judge rejected a request by stadium opponents for an injunction to block construction.

This harkening to the spirit of 1906 offends stadium opponents.

"That money will never be seen by the authority," said Ms. Quinn, a vocal stadium opponent.

And it is Mr. Bloomberg who is taking the heat from stadium opponents around the state.

But it could become his most costly if he alienates large numbers of stadium opponents.

However, a petition by stadium opponents brought the project to a halt.

Council members and stadium opponents wanted to make clear that redevelopment was in no way dependent on the stadium.