The USTA got the land in 1977, because the Singer Bowl (stadium on the site since the 1964 World Fair) was not being used. They signed expansion contract with the city as Dinkins was on his way out of office in 1993.
So anybody can just walk up each day and play on the courts? Surely not in the main arenas???
You need a tennis permit to play on city courts. It's actually crazy expensive. Like $200 a year. But I actually use the Pitch and Putt all the time and people are playing on those courts all the time. IDK about the main area. Probably not.
Agree, huge wasted opportunity. But after going to the US Open Saturday and the Mets game Sunday, the amount of time to get to the area from Brooklyn is really prohibitive. About 20+ minutes longer to Willets Point than YS.
Harrison owns it in name only. It's becoming more and more common for sports teams to build the stadium and "gift" it to the City with a favorable lease agreement. This allows them to greatly lower their tax burden without forcing politicians to actually give them traditional tax breaks!
My wife's office looks down on Hudson Yards. If we could just knock down that part of the high line and build over the tracks like MSG/Barclays, that would be great.
US Open pays $46mm in prize money, the Knicks payroll is over $100mm, so right off the bat they have a $54mm advantage. US Open generates about $300mm in revenue, including sponsorship, each year, which is just about exactly as much as Forbes estimates the Knicks generate.
My wife's office looks down on Hudson Yards. If we could just knock down that part of the high line and build over the tracks like MSG/Barclays, that would be great.
About a dozen give or take, not just city but federal. The worst place in the country to build is on a waterway. All kinds of analysis required to confirm that ecosystems aren't ruined and the construction will have a zero net-effect on the environment. Not impossible, just costly and you'll add a shit-ton of time to the schedule for the extra evaluations and approvals.
Ok they no longer own it? And that matters how when their stadium is still called RedBull Arena. It doesn't matter who owns it now, all it matters is who fronted the money to build it and who fronts the money for the naming rights. This is why RedBull did what they did. MARKETING.
Your response was about a future decision concerning the Red Bulls who would no longer play in an arena named Red Bull Arena so the marketing point would be moot. I don't think they would ever share a stadium with us but its not going to be because of marketing.
Page 163. I'm on the 16th floor.My wife's office looks down on Hudson Yards. If we could just knock down that part of the high line and build over the tracks like MSG/Barclays, that would be great.
