Stadium Discussion
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Yes... Staten Island might as well be New Jersey. One can argue, out of the two, NJ is actually a better option than the forgotten NYC borough.
If they did build on Staten Island, we could petition to rename the entire borough, Etihad Island .. give some purpose to it.
They wouldn't build in NJ. Think about the NJRB fans that would turn blue and start attending. You think its empty in Harrison now? Just wait ...
With a tunnel built and used primarily on game days; with STH using a Football Aquaduct Speed Throughfare lane.
I just think anywhere but the area in the Bronx where yankee stadium is or somewhere in Manhattan (prob won't happen) is going to be a downgrade. Based on a potential commute and if the commute is worth the commitment to a full season package.
I would literally walk across the street for matches if it was Columbia, significantly reducing my current 8 minute commute to matches on Metro North
Making statements like that are going to doom you to a stalled train between stations in the near future.... That's like coarse salt rubbed in a festering wound.
Would you consider LIC a downgrade, with the views that location will have? I'm a pro Bronx guy, that is my number one choice, but that location will never come close to the view LIC will provide. We're talking about a view of the Empire State Building and the Chrysler Building, two of the most icon buildings in the country if not the world.
you're big on salt in wounds lately. The bags will come, mate, I promise. Mine did.
you're big on salt in wounds lately. The bags will come, mate, I promise. Mine did.
I'm sure Mena is the one delivering mine - still only has the FedEx label created- no shipping and no anticipated delivery.you're big on salt in wounds lately. The bags will come, mate, I promise. Mine did.
And salt is just so multifunctional that the irony is fantastic - not only can good salt make a meal (I recommend salt from the Croatian town of Ston) but it can also have the opposite excruciating properties to open skin - it's like NYCFC, a vessel of great joy & utter despair that ebbs and flows like the tide.
LAFC just got city council approval.
http://www.thegoatparade.com/2016/5...t=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
http://www.thegoatparade.com/2016/5...t=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
I guess LA isn't governed by a narcissistic mayor holding the construction industry hostage and a bunch of self-serving community councilmen that have their hands held out....LAFC just got city council approval.
http://www.thegoatparade.com/2016/5...t=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
And either of those are more likely to help than Community Boards.
and/or NYC has way less land available for use
No question there's less land, but there's a stark contrast between getting something built when the city is behind you versus dragging their feet.
You know... here's another idea that hasn't been mentioned but has a basis in reality, not to say Etihad Island is crazy or anything.
Governor Cuomo has previously stated his intention to tear down the failing Jacob Javits center and redevelop that area. He wants to build a convention center near the Aqueduct Race track instead. Though that idea itself seems to have lost steam.
The site is large enough to hold not just a soccer stadium, but also the required parking lots. I don't think that many lots are required just because of all the parking lots in the area already servicing MSG and Penn Station.
Here's where it can get even crazier, it's no secret the city and state want to renovate Penn Station and have said they might kick MSG out in 2023, the whole thing would cost billions but you'd assume, the city, state and feds would all have to chip in.
How nuts would it be to build not just a soccer stadium, but a new MSG there as well? I checked and both RBA and the current MSG would fit on the land with enough room for a decent sized parking structure or building for retail and offices.
Ok maybe that's a little nuts, but can't be too far fetched... right?
Governor Cuomo has previously stated his intention to tear down the failing Jacob Javits center and redevelop that area. He wants to build a convention center near the Aqueduct Race track instead. Though that idea itself seems to have lost steam.
The site is large enough to hold not just a soccer stadium, but also the required parking lots. I don't think that many lots are required just because of all the parking lots in the area already servicing MSG and Penn Station.
Here's where it can get even crazier, it's no secret the city and state want to renovate Penn Station and have said they might kick MSG out in 2023, the whole thing would cost billions but you'd assume, the city, state and feds would all have to chip in.
How nuts would it be to build not just a soccer stadium, but a new MSG there as well? I checked and both RBA and the current MSG would fit on the land with enough room for a decent sized parking structure or building for retail and offices.
Ok maybe that's a little nuts, but can't be too far fetched... right?
And it has subway service with the 7 train extension.
