Stadium Discussion
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Man CFG needs to just buy De Blasio, and whatever politician is standing in the way and get this stadium for us started. Everybody has a price come on CFG.
What kind of glue did you take to pre-school? Need to make sure my yet-to-be-conceived children avoid it.
On an interesting note, the NY Cosmos announced they will host a playoff game at MCU Park at Coney Island in Brooklyn. That's the baseball field for the Cyclones. Apparently, this would not be the first time they've played there. At the announcement, the Brooklyn Borough President made a statement about how much he wants a pro soccer team to have its home in Brooklyn.
Your introductory clause would suggest you don't find CP_Scouse pontificating on the hooliganism merits of other clubs interesting. For shame.
not convinced any politician is standing in the way, just that none have taking it up as their cause.I think the obstacles are the combination of right spot and right price. They found the right spot (GAL) but the price isn't right.
All due respect Gator, but what a Borough President wants carries about as much weight as CP_Scouse stadium requirements
If it was Marty Markowitz still, I'd believe he had a shot to do something, but I don't know about this new guy.
Admittedly, I haven't been following along as close as I usually do, but I clearly remember after the mayoral election, the whole tone of the negotiation of the GAL site changed. Bloomberg was backing the deal and DiBlasio wasn't.
Now, I might agree that CFG should probably cover the construction cost of a SSS on the GAL site. The city and state government should get together on a few tax breaks since the Cuomo government is heavily pushing "STARTUPNY" and to a degree, NYCFC is a startup. That's not to say that there should be some massive public subsidy, but they should be able to assist with a new site for GAL and some relocation costs.
The fact is if CFG and the City wanted to get things done, we'd be well on our way of getting out of Yankee Stadium. JMO
There's a lot the mayor and other politicians can't control when it comes to building. Local anti-development activists can mess things up even when the government gets out of the way.
Love them or hate them, NIMBYs are shaping the development game in NYC
It's conceivable (not necessarily likely but possible) that NYCFC have a deal with a landowner and with the city, but are negotiating with the local known NIMBY's to buy them off before going public.
Love them or hate them, NIMBYs are shaping the development game in NYC
It's conceivable (not necessarily likely but possible) that NYCFC have a deal with a landowner and with the city, but are negotiating with the local known NIMBY's to buy them off before going public.
Not sure if these are the final renderings or not. If according to the stadium details every seat will be covered, it clearly isnt the case in this photo.
Smaller stadium in manhattan is the way to go.
The downside is that ticket prices will increase as a result, but its still better in NYC proper than out in the sticks like NJRB.
28k in Manhattan would be a guaranteed sellout every night. However, I want 35k in the Bronx.
I disagree. A Borough President could easily kill a project of this type. Further, a Borough President is useful to the point of necessity in dealing with NIMBYs.
To get a stadium built in this city, we will need support from the Mayor, the relevant Borough President, local assemblymen, and that's just for starters.
