Those are thick bars with thick supports and those no climbing things on top. They're talking about nets that are pretty easy to look through, with thin wire supports.
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Those are thick bars with thick supports and those no climbing things on top. They're talking about nets that are pretty easy to look through, with thin wire supports.
I suspect the nets will be one of those "eye of the beholder" things, where one's tolerance will vary widely. Kind of like the foul poles, which I expected would bother me, but they didn't at all.
There's also what looks to be an interesting (albeit paywalled) Wall Street Journal article about it too. Anyone with a subscription want to give the TL,DR? https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-well-intentioned-city-redevelopment-plan-hits-the-skids-1506344165
The WSJ article is really about a group of auto mechanics - called the Sunrise Cooperative - that the City worked to relocate to the Bronx. There isn't much about Willets itself.
For those interested, the Sunrise Cooperative rented a warehouse in the Bronx with a view to creating an auto repair mall that would recreate the community that had been in Willets Point, but with state of the art facilities. But, there were structural issues with the warehouse that led to cost overruns, and now that situation is falling apart.
For those interested, the Sunrise Cooperative rented a warehouse in the Bronx with a view to creating an auto repair mall that would recreate the community that had been in Willets Point, but with state of the art facilities. But, there were structural issues with the warehouse that led to cost overruns, and now that situation is falling apart.
https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20...nt-sunrise-cooperative-evicted-eminent-domain
Can read about that situation here without the paywall
If they build the stadium at Belmont I'm out. This should be a non starter, it's ridiculous.
So...anybody have ideas for a new hobby to replace all the time and money I invest with this club?
I went from 0 to 100 in terms of MLS following when NYCFC picked up. If we move to Belmont, I'd go from 100 to 0 after our last season at Yankee Stadium.
i think its just going to be a BS bid. They've been pretty vocal about not wanting Belmont.
belmont isn't in "nyc", a stadium there is a complete fail
Belmont is stones throw away from Queens. Honestly this is better than not having a soccer specific stadium at all.
The good news is that the Islanders have much more clout, and more events to market to the EDC so most likely we would not win the process.
I wonder who this "source" "speaking on the condition of anonymity" is.
Hopefully they are simply looking to develop a training ground with an small stadium for our USL club and USOC matches, but I doubt that to be the case.
I wonder who this "source" "speaking on the condition of anonymity" is.
Hopefully they are simply looking to develop a training ground with an small stadium for our USL club and USOC matches, but I doubt that to be the case.
I’m hoping this is a competition bid to create leverage on Willets point/GAL. Wouldn’t make sense otherwise.
There's no harm in putting in an absurdly low bid to show they participated. If they win the bid, they come back later and admit they can't make the costs work and bow out before signing on the dotted line.
During the initial RFP, what was Related Cos. proposal? Was their's the grocery store/retail/restaurant deal? Would that incorporate into the stadium development(no idea how big the available site is)? Could the plan be: they be our partner, we win the bid together, we use it as leverage for a legitimate site, back out of Belmont, they take over and instead to more housing or other junk? How locked in are we legally if our bid is accepted?
Agreed but we are in a sizable minority, at least on this board.
Another possibility - joint bid with the islanders where nycfc helps build some public housing or something. Allows nycfc to build stadium in GAL/WP
I think it's a NYC Skyline or bust for the majority of supporters.
