I think I brought this up like 200 some pages ago, but who wants to start the Great Gatsby-themed supporters group with me? "The Old Sports will never stop reaching for that green light!"
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I think I brought this up like 200 some pages ago, but who wants to start the Great Gatsby-themed supporters group with me? "The Old Sports will never stop reaching for that green light!"
You know it's going to be called the ETriangle IronHAD
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To the contrary, I've always thought we'd end up in the Citi Field parking lot/Willets Point area. It just makes way too much sense, and is some of the only open land near public transport in the entire city. If we're building, it's either next to Yankee Stadium or next to Citi Field.
I mean, just The Iron Triangle in and of itself is a very cool name for a ground.
It would be a dream if the club could get the entire Iron Triangle or at least the 17 acres in the article and build a stadium, academy/women's stadium, and training ground.
True, but I’ll settle for the 11 acres it takes to build Etihad Stadium in the Iron Triangle
They wanted 12 acres to do everything they wanted. They could do everything they need in 10 acres.
"Do or do not, there is no I Tri"
Let's not forget this picture from her state of the borough address:
Someone drew this up and it looks very similar to the rendering we saw of the stadium over Newtown Creek.
Not sure how the city’s weekend-warrior triathletes will respond to that marketing.
What do we know about Willets Point Blvd?
EDIT: Editing my own post. Willets Point Blvd there is barely paved. There's nothing there. I don't see why the road couldn't be eliminated. From the rendering, the stadium would border Roosevelt Ave and 126th St.
EDIT: Editing my own post. Willets Point Blvd there is barely paved. There's nothing there. I don't see why the road couldn't be eliminated. From the rendering, the stadium would border Roosevelt Ave and 126th St.
The TJ Eckleburg Supporters Group.
What do we know about Willets Point Blvd?
EDIT: Editing my own post. Willets Point Blvd there is barely paved. There's nothing there. I don't see why the road couldn't be eliminated. From the rendering, the stadium would border Roosevelt Ave and 126th St.
Here's the original plan. They were always going to change the roads. So that doesn't matter.
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So realistically, let's say this project gets all approvals within the year and construction begins next spring (2019) on the stadium. We talking about playing in a new stadium by 2021?
If by “construction” you mean remediation of the site to comply with the NYC Dept of Environmental Protection, then yes, “Construction” could begin in 2019. It could even potentially begin in 2018 since remediation would be the same whether a stadium or housing or parkland - remove all the toxic soil.
It’s hard to say when the first foundation/piling could be poured/sunk- that’s tied to how polluted the site is and how advanced the design team is with the construction documents.
