Stadium Discussion
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Sorry, was just joking based upon the faulty link. With that said, I have always considered Yonkers to be in play with the early years chirping and some subsequent suspicions.
Once the MGM-Yonkers deal closes, MGM does not intend to keep their Trotter license. The thinking is that Aquaduct will purchase the license. Then the track and the Clubhouse will be torn down.
Here’s the plan as I understand it - they’re going to build a hotel and arena on the site. It would be similar to what they have at Mohegan Sun.
Here’s the plan as I understand it - they’re going to build a hotel and arena on the site. It would be similar to what they have at Mohegan Sun.
The Mayor and County Executive approaches the club years ago with this proposal. It was shot down.
Isn't there an supersaturation of arenas/stadiums in the NY metro area: MSG, Barclays, Yankee Stadium, Citi Field, Forrest Hills Center, USTA Center, MetLife, RBA, NYCFC Stadium*, New Islanders Stadium
If we're going to include RBA, MetLife, and New Islanders Stadium, why not include Nassau Coliseum and the Prudential Center?
Great question. I asked this as well and the answer was no. For the size of arena they are building, there is actually a lack of places available.
When they build these arenas for non-purpose (i.e. it isn’t home to a sports team), they work closely with promoters to understand the acts and audience. A mid-size arena (8,500-12,500) attracts musical acts, the circus, comedians, minor sporting events that won’t be held at an MSG. An arena of this size would sell out 100+ dates a year. There is nothing like it in Westchester County. The nearest arenas of this type would be Albany, Bridgeport or the casinos.
You forgot the Staten Island Yankee’s Richmond County Bank Ballpark & Brooklyn Cyclones MCU Park, plus Icahn Stadium.
An arena in Yonkers with no home sports team will be booked 100 dates a year? With what?
It’s a casino and hotel. They’ll have musical acts. They’ll play college basketball games there. High school showcases. The carnival. Comedians.
That size arena would have Jason Mraz on Friday and Kevin James on Saturday. They would follow it up with an Iona vs Manhattan game on Sunday. You get the idea.
A stadium in Yonkers is a good way to forever destroy your fan-base. This team will sooner play in YS for the next decade than invest in a stadium not in NYC.
Yonkers would be totally asenine and still leave NYC without a team.
I pass that site heading to and from every game. It’s a huge, barely used plot of land. It’s also not near any public transport, nor is it in the five boroughs, which explains why it is a huge, barely used plot of land.
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not sarcastic - I saw the timestamp on your post and wasn't sure if that was from a Bloomberg article from today
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