http://www.fieldofschemes.com/2014/...his-headline-starting-an-unfounded-rumor-yes/
just throwing that one out there for Brooklyn
just throwing that one out there for Brooklyn
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Deblasio is pushing development near broadway junction but the area is so residential, i dunno. Tough to imagine a stadium there. At the same time,I agree with neil, I dont know where else in bk they could be looking at.
Source?
I'm not familiar with the area at all. But just looking at the maps shows me it seems to be served by the J Line and the LIRR. It also looks like there could be a Metro-North connection too, but I'm easily confused when it comes to reading some of these maps. 
Being a residential area probably poses a problem, but iirc the organization pledged millions for park renovations up in Flushing, so if the team is willing to make the same promises to this area (parks, fields, rec centers, etc) it may be a go.
What are the roads like? Is there a main artery? (BQE?)
Being a residential area probably poses a problem, but iirc the organization pledged millions for park renovations up in Flushing, so if the team is willing to make the same promises to this area (parks, fields, rec centers, etc) it may be a go.
What are the roads like? Is there a main artery? (BQE?)
If you are coming from NY state or CT, you can forget driving to Brooklyn. It would be all trains etc. Queens would be better for driving from the north.
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Source that the dcp wants to upzone parts of e new york? its in the article neil cites.
http://citylimits.org/2014/10/16/wary-optimism-greets-de-blasios-brooklyn-redevelopment-plans/
http://citylimits.org/2014/10/16/wary-optimism-greets-de-blasios-brooklyn-redevelopment-plans/
Those situations tend to work when the population density follows the creation of the stadium (a la Lambeau, Wrigley, Yankee Stadium), rather than the other way around.
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This would be politically impossible. Read the article and tell me how many people intimately involved in this process would be in favor of a stadium. 180 degrees of from what anybody wants.I'm not familiar with the area at all. But just looking at the maps shows me it seems to be served by the J Line and the LIRR. It also looks like there could be a Metro-North connection too, but I'm easily confused when it comes to reading some of these maps.
Being a residential area probably poses a problem, but iirc the organization pledged millions for park renovations up in Flushing, so if the team is willing to make the same promises to this area (parks, fields, rec centers, etc) it may be a go.
What are the roads like? Is there a main artery? (BQE?)
Also, would be smack in the middle of one of the highest density crime areas in the city. And before you say it, not remotely comparable to Yankee Stadium in that regard. At least not Yankee Stadium over the past 30 years. Unless you're talking about crime of the organized variety.
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NY Post ranking the 5 most controversial real estate developments in the city. It may well be that NYCFC are in a similar list this time next year...
http://nypost.com/2014/12/24/the-5-most-controversial-developments-brewing-in-nyc/
Including the battle for Pier 6 not to be confused with Piers 40 (some fans have picked out Pier 40 as an ideal site though its never been considered likely at all)
http://nypost.com/2014/12/24/the-5-most-controversial-developments-brewing-in-nyc/
Including the battle for Pier 6 not to be confused with Piers 40 (some fans have picked out Pier 40 as an ideal site though its never been considered likely at all)
@Vinjay It was reported that Pier 40 was actually the league's first choice before the Flushing Meadows proposal, and before CFG took over the reins:
NYT: A Team Is Born, but Not All Cheer (5/22/2013)
NYT: A Team Is Born, but Not All Cheer (5/22/2013)
If the sheikh has money and wants to build a stadium in the worlds biggest market, he should build a self man made island on the Hudson river. Like the ones in Dubai. Haha
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That gotta be DESTINED for Flushing Meadows though!Let's just hope it's not similiar to the now-scratched plans of the Golden State Warriors toilet bowl arena:
I think NYCFC is going to be in Yankee Stadium for some time and I don't really find that to be an issue. It is honestly one of the reasons why I bought season tickets. I enjoy going to Yankee Stadium because it is one of the best athletic venues in the country. I've been to baseball, football, and soccer games there and they've all been great. It's going to be hard to build a medium-sized outdoor venue in the city that meets the needs of both the organization and the city. I don't think the Yankees (even though they own only 20%) would want the team to be too far from Yankee Stadium or The Bronx. Although we already know that the other 80% of ownership doesn't have the best interests of NYC or NYCFC in mind.
I don't think that the atmosphere is based on sections being far away from the field as much as the amount of people in the stadium. When I was at football games at Yankee Stadium (has the same distance from field and awkward viewing angles) the place was rocking, because there was 48000+ in the stadium. Also those games had really passionate fan bases. We just need that: people and passion.
Damn. I feel for you man. All those nil-nils and 1-nils have to diminish seratonin levels.
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