Stadium Discussion

[Jon]

the vibe i get is that its a stalemate until one side gives up something. which does not look like its happening so its "dead".

I mean, NYCFC has zero leverage in this as far as I understand. The Yankees don't NEED NYCFC. They're going to be fine with the status quo. The garages can remain empty, Yankees will still draw 30-40k per game.

Developers are moving into the area and as it gentrifies and will continue to build regardless of a soccer stadium.

So it sounds to me like NYCFC better blink before and settle for something before they end up with 5000 fans at every match and spending the next 25 years bouncing between YS, CF, and RBA.

 

[Fantazma]

I mean, NYCFC has zero leverage in this as far as I understand. The Yankees don't NEED NYCFC. They're going to be fine with the status quo. The garages can remain empty, Yankees will still draw 30-40k per game.

Developers are moving into the area and as it gentrifies and will continue to build regardless of a soccer stadium.

So it sounds to me like NYCFC better blink before and settle for something before they end up with 5000 fans at every match and spending the next 25 years bouncing between YS, CF, and RBA.

yea i think nycfc said screw it, lets check somewhere else.

 

[JayH]

I will say this though, Sunnyside Yards or York College would probably be a deal breaker for me in Rockland. It's one thing to pull right off the Grand Central / Whitestone Expressway into a parking lot. It's another to have to navigate through local roads.

Same boat from Northern Westchester. For comparison, at the moment from my place it's 58 min to YS, hour and 4 minutes to CF, and an hour and a half to those other spots. That's a big difference.

 

[Joe_Cos]

Lets hope a PE firm (lets say Point72) buys out the Yankees, and this team can move forward with a stadium on Ethihad Island.

MLS Adjusts Private Equity Ownership Requirements (frontofficesports.com)

 

[Kjbert]

Lets hope a PE firm (lets say Point72) buys out the Yankees, and this team can move forward with a stadium on Ethihad Island.

MLS Adjusts Private Equity Ownership Requirements (frontofficesports.com)

Not quite sure MLB would go for that…

 

[Kenny]

The Queens location has to be Willets Point, which was always by far the best option for a soccer stadium. I really really hope this can go forward.

 

[413Blue]

Is there a truly attractive and viable location anywhere in Queens that is not in the proximity* of City Field? One that can even remotely match the accessibility of the GAL site?


*One of the prior rumored sites. One that would share existing transit and parking infrastructure.

 

[sbrylski]

Is there a truly attractive and viable location anywhere in Queens that is not in the proximity* of City Field? One that can even remotely match the accessibility of the GAL site?


*One of the prior rumored sites. One that would share existing transit and parking infrastructure.

They rendered a stadium built as a bridge over Newton Creek that on time, lol.

 

[canchon]

The Queens location has to be Willets Point, which was always by far the best option for a soccer stadium. I really really hope this can go forward.

Willets Point is a location that is looking to be repurposed from the chop shops to a big “entertainment” area. It’s probably the best area for a stadium without the whole ins and outs of the Bronx proposal (housing, deegan off ramp, buy out and split the lots, relocate GAL, etc).

isn’t willets a brownfield though thst requires years of remediation before building can start?

 

[Jon]

Willets Point is a location that is looking to be repurposed from the chop shops to a big “entertainment” area. It’s probably the best area for a stadium without the whole ins and outs of the Bronx proposal (housing, deegan off ramp, buy out and split the lots, relocate GAL, etc).

isn’t willets a brownfield though thst requires years of remediation before building can start?

Looks like any land that has been taken over by the city is slated to be done with cleanup by the end of 2023.

Mayor de Blasio, Community Officials, and Queens Development Group Break Ground on Environmental Cle

City takes major step towards advancing equitable and sustainable vision for Willets Point

www1.nyc.gov

 

[LionNYC]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1463910923811397641

 

[Kjbert]

So Glenn Crooks dropped a bomb tonight about Queens???

 

[Shwafta]

So Glenn Crooks dropped a bomb tonight about Queens???

what? where?

 

[Kjbert]

what? where?

The Sirius xm post show with Jason Davis and Wondo. My wife called in the middle of the interview and then Davis made mention of it during a call in

 

[moogoo]

The Sirius xm post show with Jason Davis and Wondo. My wife called in the middle of the interview and then Davis made mention of it during a call in

what exactly was said?

 

[FootyLovin]

what exactly was said?

Uh yeah.

K Kjbert that's just cruel to leave that kind of teaser hanging.

 

[Antidote P. Smiley]

Uh yeah.

K Kjbert that's just cruel to leave that kind of teaser hanging.

What do you expect from a little kid? Wonder how many houses he egged at Halloween.
Coal for you this year young man!

 

[JayH]

The Sirius xm post show with Jason Davis and Wondo. My wife called in the middle of the interview and then Davis made mention of it during a call in

I really want to know how your wife has the stadium intel.

 

[413Blue]

This is just K Kjbert doing his thing. He willed the team to MLS Cup and now he is getting us a stadium in Queens. Just stand-by for the announcement!

 

[Kjbert]

Sorry everyone. I don’t know what was said.

My wife always calls me at the worst time. Like when I’m trying to get out of Chester, PA and my GPS wants me to drive through the hood and not take 95. Or when Glenn Crooks drops Stadoum news.