Stadium Discussion
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There's a stadium-sized rectangular open space right there between Willets Point Boulevard and Roosevelt Ave., directly across 126th St. from Citi Field. Looks like a no-brainer to me. Last I heard the Mets wanted $40 million for use of the parking lot (I think it's a one-time payment), but other than that there aren't a lot of obvious complications.
Of course, if Cohen bought out the Yankees' stake that complication would go away too. Just sayin' . . .
The development plan in the Bronx would work too, but at this point I'm so sick of all the monkey business I don't even care. If it means a park of our own, fine. If they can't make it work let's get out of there.
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I’m about as negative as they come. I’m telling you. It’s happening. If Eric Adams says it’s happening. It’s happening.
He never said it’s happening though, just that he’s willing to engage in discussions again. IIRC that is.
It's been there all along!
(Please tell me someone's posted this before)
People couldn't complain about that pitch any more than they do the current one.
If we do end up at Hudson Yards, what does that do to the size of the stadium?
In the Bronx or Queens, we are thinking 25-30K. If we build in Manhattan, I think we could go 35-40K.
40,000 is the minimum size to host a World Cup game, although it may be too late to get on the list for 2026.
In the Bronx or Queens, we are thinking 25-30K. If we build in Manhattan, I think we could go 35-40K.
40,000 is the minimum size to host a World Cup game, although it may be too late to get on the list for 2026.
I speculate they would find a way to get games at a new Manhattan SSS if it was an option.
I speculate it won't be.
Peter Vermes is being flown there in complete secrecy to measure it right now.
perhaps this is why Sims seemed so downright upbeat about it at the city hall ceremony. If they’ve had positive discussions with Adams, then yeah, it’s happening.
I noticed that, too. He seemed so confident. So much more confident than we'd ever seen him before.
Yankees. NYCFC. Admin. NYCEDC.
My OPINION is that Hudson Yards doesn’t make sense but that’s what Adams wants. What does he know that we don’t? Maybe it’s his fantasy to have a glitzy new stadium in Manhattan that HE got done. Hell of a legacy to leave behind.
Well tell this transition team person about my idea off the FDR then hahah (Privately owned off Exit 8, south of UN, old Con Ed plant)
Hudson Yards (development) - Wikipedia
The Master Plan - 17 Million Square Foot Mixed Use Development | Hudson Yards
Hudson Yards is the largest private real estate development in the history of the United States and the largest development in New York City since Rockefeller Center. It is anticipated that more than 24 million people will visit Hudson Yards every year. The site will ultimately include more than...
How the Pandemic Left the $25 Billion Hudson Yards Eerily Deserted (Published 2021)
The largest private development in U.S. history has attracted marquee companies, but is struggling with unsold luxury condos and a mall barren of shoppers.
NYC Council approves $500M bond issue to expand Hudson Yards
The NYC Council has approved up to $500 million of bonds to back an additional financing by the Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp
www.bondbuyer.com
From the wikipedia page linked above:
The western portion of the yard is bordered by 30th Street and 33rd Street in the north and south, and Eleventh and Twelfth avenues in the east and west. The western phase of the project is to contain up to seven residential towers, an office building at 33rd Street and Eleventh Avenue tentatively known as "West Tower", and a school serving Pre-K to eighth grade students.[4] The third phase of the High Line will traverse Phase 2 of the project.[12]
Work on the platform to cover the second half of the tracks was originally scheduled to begin in 2018,[173] and Phase 2 was to have been completed by 2024.[174] However, construction was later rescheduled to begin in 2019.[28] Around $500 million of financing for Phase 2 was approved in mid-2018.[175] As of February 2021, there is no set completion date for Phase 2 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[5][162]
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They can name it Adams Stadium for all I care if they get that done. A stadium in Manhattan!?!
Hudson Yards (development) - Wikipedia
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The Master Plan - 17 Million Square Foot Mixed Use Development | Hudson Yards
Hudson Yards is the largest private real estate development in the history of the United States and the largest development in New York City since Rockefeller Center. It is anticipated that more than 24 million people will visit Hudson Yards every year. The site will ultimately include more than...web.archive.org
How the Pandemic Left the $25 Billion Hudson Yards Eerily Deserted (Published 2021)
The largest private development in U.S. history has attracted marquee companies, but is struggling with unsold luxury condos and a mall barren of shoppers.www.nytimes.com
NYC Council approves $500M bond issue to expand Hudson Yards
The NYC Council has approved up to $500 million of bonds to back an additional financing by the Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corpwww.bondbuyer.com
From the wikipedia page linked above:
The western portion of the yard is bordered by 30th Street and 33rd Street in the north and south, and Eleventh and Twelfth avenues in the east and west. The western phase of the project is to contain up to seven residential towers, an office building at 33rd Street and Eleventh Avenue tentatively known as "West Tower", and a school serving Pre-K to eighth grade students.[4] The third phase of the High Line will traverse Phase 2 of the project.[12]
Work on the platform to cover the second half of the tracks was originally scheduled to begin in 2018,[173] and Phase 2 was to have been completed by 2024.[174] However, construction was later rescheduled to begin in 2019.[28] Around $500 million of financing for Phase 2 was approved in mid-2018.[175] As of February 2021, there is no set completion date for Phase 2 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[5][162]
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So are these not moving forward now? I'd be way more into a stadium here than up in the bronx coming from LI lol
