Stadium Discussion

[gbservis]

This!

I think the complaining about commute from Brooklyn/Queens to Willets is purely psychological. It's a long commute to Bronx or Willets, but psychologically it feels more frustrating because Willets seems nearer. Of course, when the stadium is built, I think that goes away too and it's just a commute.

As for the North of city crowd, it was already said for me:

For the most part I agree, one minor argument for the subway riders would be that the willets point location makes you dependent on a single train line with only the 7 going there, if anything goes wrong you've got issues where as the current bronx site has more lines allowing for a back up plan when the inevitable weekend construction work or unplanned issues happen.

 

[NYCFC_Dan]

The willets point shared stadium seems very possible now. Soccer, hockey, baseball, and tennis in one location!

Is that practical? Would be an indoor stadium or one with a retractable roof (add-on A LOT of money) with the additional sports it would mean not ideal sight lines for us or for the other sports.
I get the Falcons/ATLU stadium as its same size for both sports when end zone is factored in. Don't get it for baseball/hockey.

 

[LionNYC]

Is that practical? Would be an indoor stadium or one with a retractable roof (add-on A LOT of money) with the additional sports it would mean not ideal sight lines for us or for the other sports.
I get the Falcons/ATLU stadium as its same size for both sports when end zone is factored in. Don't get it for baseball/hockey.

No, two separate stadiums or that combination of two stadiums in one building like in Russia

 

[Mkdaman1818]

Is that practical? Would be an indoor stadium or one with a retractable roof (add-on A LOT of money) with the additional sports it would mean not ideal sight lines for us or for the other sports.
I get the Falcons/ATLU stadium as its same size for both sports when end zone is factored in. Don't get it for baseball/hockey.

Practically I agree, but in NYC I highly doubt a one-sport stadium gets approved. A multi-sport stadium is probably what will get approved.

 

[413Blue]

Is that practical? Would be an indoor stadium or one with a retractable roof (add-on A LOT of money) with the additional sports it would mean not ideal sight lines for us or for the other sports.
I get the Falcons/ATLU stadium as its same size for both sports when end zone is factored in. Don't get it for baseball/hockey.

I think he meant shared location, not stadium. Four different venues sharing infrastructure.

 

[CP_Scouse]

Atlantic chip shop is pretty damn good. I really enjoy their chips and London Pride. Cask ale in general is pretty damn good imo

 

[adam]

NYCFC and Isles are 2 of my favorite teams. If a mixed use compound/facility happens I may just flip my shit. In a good way

 

[Kjbert]

With the land that is being set aside for development, there is more than enough space for both an NYCFC stadium and an Islanders Arena.

If the two could cooperate for parking and infrastructure, that would save both teams (and the city) a ton of dough

 

[snugglefarts]

Is Willets Point now the most probable location or is that still GAL?

 

[adam]

Time to post NYCFCfan 's photo again. This is the dream.

 

[JayH]

Is Willets Point now the most probable location or is that still GAL?

I would still put my $$ on GAL.

 

[adam]

Is Willets Point now the most probable location or is that still GAL?

1. There doesn't seem to be opposition to Willets Point like GAL has going for it, from a political perspective. In fact, we've leaned the opposite; Willets Point wants us and/or Hockey

2. As mentioned previously, the Isles are now searching for a home again.

3. As also mentioned, it makes much more sense to build a 2 sport complex (under one roof, or next to each other) for a multitude of reasons. Especially in NYC where land is at a premium.

4. The Isles would NEVER play in the Bronx, even if there was room for it.

5. Willets Point is actually right next to the original location that the MLS wanted to put "NY2" all those years ago, pre-NYCFC and the USTA mucking it all up.

Questions:

1. Can CFG and Ledecki get along?
2. Ed Mangano just made an statement he wants the Isles back in Nassau County. That doesn't preclude NYCFC taking WP for itself, but it loses some of the bonuses of a 2 sport complex.
3. Would the Mets and/or USTA try to block it?
4. Does NYCFC want to go to WP? Or, are they much farther along with GAL or Fresh Direct that they are letting on.

I'm sure I'm missing a few things here, but that's the gist of it.

 

[LionNYC]

Time to post NYCFCfan 's photo again. This is the dream.

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Central Park Stadium is the dream. A close second is Etihad Island.

 

[LionNYC]

A serious question about the hockey/soccer stadium. Does the seats wrap around the entire field? Or does the photo that we see actually look like what it looks like inside with the cutoff?

 

[adam]

A serious question about the hockey/soccer stadium. Does the seats wrap around the entire field? Or does the photo that we see actually look like what it looks like inside with the cutoff?

They would wrap. Just to show us the interior.

 

[FredMertz]

They would wrap. Just to show us the interior.

A serious question about the hockey/soccer stadium. Does the seats wrap around the entire field? Or does the photo that we see actually look like what it looks like inside with the cutoff?

An updated shot of the arena under construction:

 

[Christopher Jee]

Tuck shop is also Australian, as was the now defunct pie face. Is NYC pie culture really Melbourne city lite??

Along with coffee culture and, uh, avocado toast culture

 

[Christopher Jee]

Atlantic chip shop is pretty damn good. I really enjoy their chips and London Pride. Cask ale in general is pretty damn good imo

A Salt & Battery is aight but the name is splendid. On the flip side Bon Chovie has an awful name but do a great fish and chips

 

[NYCFC_Dan]

With the land that is being set aside for development, there is more than enough space for both an NYCFC stadium and an Islanders Arena.

If the two could cooperate for parking and infrastructure, that would save both teams (and the city) a ton of dough

Why haven't I see a google image with stadium renders on top?

 

[mgarbowski]

WFAN is talking all about the Islanders/Barclays situation, with related discussion of Willets Point and sports arenas and stadia in the metro area generally. I don't think they've mentioned either NYCFC, or RBA. The Bloomberg reporter who wrote about the situation is coming on as a guest sometime this morning.