Speculative sites south of Jamaica station look good as far as transit options too. 20-30 minutes from Penn, GCT(when East Side Access is complete) and Atlantic Ave via LIRR and E-J-Z subway service too.
Stadium Discussion
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Wow, that's bold for him to say that we could have a stadium announcement by December. Even though he hedged his statement, he's still putting his neck out there on the franchises' most contentious topic.
I don't see how Willets gets done by the end of the year. The zoning issues are too big there, unless they are close to some type of agreement with the Wilpons and are willing to announce the deal prior to resolving any zoning issues.
I think this would point to something close to complete at GAL, with the mayoral election the hangup. Once clear of that, maybe De Blasio is ready to OK the forgiveness of the parking garage debt. I'm not a real estate guy, do we anticipate any zoning issues there?
What is this Elmhurst, Queens site that was referenced in the article?
I just came to ask the same thing. To google maps satellite view! 11373 if you want to play.
Most likely it would be a preliminary announcement prior to zoning/ULURP, since there's no way this project could get certified by City Planning (let alone get to the Community Board) without someone making it public.
They just replied to me that Elmhurst was just "one of many rumors," so maybe that wasn't a major easter egg, just the author spewing back an old, minor rumor.
Thanks. They meaning the HRB people?
I'm not jumping on it like it's the most likely place, but it's intriguing just because in 490+ pages we haven't discussed Elmhurst, and my google search just now for any references to a potential Elmhurst site came up empty. I'm thinking somebody misspoke.
Sure, once you assume someone made a mistake (which is my assumption) anything's possible, but even if you're not going to call that location Flushing, then Corona and Jackson Heights are closer to it than Elmhurst. On the other hand, lots of people know nothing of Queens except for Astoria, Forest Hills, Flushing, Jamaica, and a few other neighborhoods might get them to nod vaguely. People of a certain age know Elmhurst just because a landmark of sorts known as the Elmhurst Gas Tanks (they sat next to the Long Island Expressway) used to figure in every local TV and radio traffic report every hour of every single day until about 20 years ago when they were taken down. Things were always backed up as far as the Elmhurst gas tanks. Still are, but the tanks are gone. Replaced by a park, btw, and not a likely stadium site. Too bad for me. I could walk there, yet it's far enough not to have any negative effect.
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ugh did he really need to say that....if nothing happens by the time the ball drops in times square then its yet another embarrassment. he could of said oh something can happen soon.
lol i didnt even know he was going for re election until i got a "election guide" in the mail the other day of all the candidates running for election
Very rarely does a politician elect not to run for reelection - the first term is learning the ropes and making people happy per campaign promises. The second term is about not giving any Fcks and doing the right thing regardless of crazy/impossible promises made to the base. Granted, being able to run for three terms does make the second a bit more risky to go 100% off script.
If GAL goes bankrupt as some has said is possible, what happens with the city tax deal they got? Was it structured as a tax credit?
maybe because i dont even watch local news i was not even aware that the elections were this year....i felt like it was next year, i dont even know who his opponents were until i got that pamphlet. feels like he may win just because there is no hype at all
BDB's limited to two terms. Only Bloomberg got three:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayor_of_New_York_City?wprov=sfti1
