Stadium Discussion
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Does seem oddly appropriate though that we can now say (for some unfathomable reason) that all threads will be assimilated into the stadium thread.
I totally get what you are saying. From the LIC site in particular, you could have a terrific view of the City from the stands. You can imagine one stand being shorter than the other, maybe along a sideline or at one end, and fans look up from the game and see the skyline. How about a supporters section with midtown Manhattan rising behind it. Awesome.
That said, the view from Willets/Flushing is not actually that bad. It's a little farther out, but it's certainly possible to have a good view (if not as dramatic) depending upon location and orientation.
From Arthur Ashe Stadium
From Above Citi Field
From Above Citi Field
Digging for any hint of what's next. Here's the final paragraph from a story about the Willet's West lawsuit from June 6:
Those stakeholders include Katz and now Moya, as reps of the community. Another stadium is far from a priority for De Blasio, but no reason for him to get in the way of it either, provided no public funds are requested.
The last two stakeholders to get in line are likely the Wilpons and possibly the State legislature, if any part of the plan requires rezoning of Willet's West.
Best case scenario? Agreement between Wilpons and CFG announced and endorsed by Katz and Moya this winter. Even if the plan requires rezoning of Willet's West, the ball would be rolling fast down the hill at that point.
Those stakeholders include Katz and now Moya, as reps of the community. Another stadium is far from a priority for De Blasio, but no reason for him to get in the way of it either, provided no public funds are requested.
The last two stakeholders to get in line are likely the Wilpons and possibly the State legislature, if any part of the plan requires rezoning of Willet's West.
Best case scenario? Agreement between Wilpons and CFG announced and endorsed by Katz and Moya this winter. Even if the plan requires rezoning of Willet's West, the ball would be rolling fast down the hill at that point.
Well technically the park alienation, not the zoning, but yeah. Which does raise an interesting thought - would be interesting to see if they'd be interested in building the stadium on the east side of Citi Field, where the chop shops are now. Most of that land is already owned by the city at this point and wouldn't need Albany's blessing. Then you make Willet's West the little affordable housing area, so that way the state legislature would technically be signing off on making a park into affordable housing and not the stadium.
Does seem oddly appropriate though that we can now say (for some unfathomable reason) that all threads will be assimilated into the stadium thread.
Yeah, I think there's a few ways they could go here. The best solution is probably the one that meets the least resistance in the state legislature. Whether that's affordable housing (probably, tough to turn that down) or a second stadium (technically a park structure in a park).
The second question is where do we prefer to build? There's the additional hurdle in the state legislature for Willets West, but there's more environmental cleanup and infrastructure to build in Willets East.
Moya is a smart guy. If he can bring the Stadium, affordable housing, park space, etc. to Willets, his career will really launch. I can imagine that's the big deal for him -- it's a complete win-win for his community and his career.
If we could just fast forward to the part where we get renderings, I would be soooo happy.
I mean sure, that's a good seat, but I for one would prefer to be a little closer to the action.From Arthur Ashe Stadium
From Above Citi Field
Futsal! It would solve our depth issues.
Whiny MLS.com discussion poster: "Arthur Ashe is actually bigger than that postage stamp at Yankee Stadium. It's a disgrace blah blah blah".
You know something? The field at Bobby Dodd was just as wide as the field at YS and nobody complained a peep. Wankers.
The width argument is for the haters and the losers, of which there are many. Honestly would *somewhat* respect the complaint that the angles aren't good making the sideline refs jobs harder. Somewhat.
Also annoying are the "baseball field" and "poor grass quality" complaints, which seem to come disproportionately from Seattle fans. Whose team plays in a football stadium. With artificial turf. Starting to see it from ATL fans too. Revs fans seem to keep a low profile, even when not losing 7-0.
Surely go the path of least resistance. It's easier to remediate Willets Point and build infrastructure (both kind of go hand in hand, because you'd be digging out all the toxic dirt and installing a large concrete basin to place fresh/clean dirt into. You could lay new sewers and electric at the same time), than it is to fight Albany.
That said, I prefer Willets West. It abuts the park for tailgaiting and pickup soccer matches. And has the unabstructed view of the skyline. If we built on Willets Point, Citi Feild and the new housing would be in the way. I'll say it again. I'd kill for an apartment on the top floor of one of those towers. You'd be able to see into both Citi Field and Ethiad Feild.
Does Benny Feilhaber's family have a stake in Ethiad Feild and Citi Feild?
One's spelled right and one wrong. So is unobstructed. 99% of my posts are mobile. You got spelling issues, take it up with autocorrect. I don't bother to proof read. Now you owe me 2 beers, you jerk.
