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.
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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.
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
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.
I think he meant shared location, not stadium. Four different venues sharing infrastructure.
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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 
I would still put my $$ on 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.
Central Park Stadium is the dream. A close second is Etihad Island.
Along with coffee culture and, uh, avocado toast culture
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
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.
