Stadium Discussion

[sbrylski]

INBOX: Queensboro FC, the USL expansion team debuting in 2022, is making a stadium announcement on April 27 at York College in Jamaica, Queens. David Villa not due to be in attendance.

— Bob Williams (@WilliamsBob75) April 22, 2021

It's no Willets, but still.

Hopefully it's a legit enough build that it becomes the "overflow" location for NYCFC.

 

[Shwafta]

INBOX: Queensboro FC, the USL expansion team debuting in 2022, is making a stadium announcement on April 27 at York College in Jamaica, Queens. David Villa not due to be in attendance.

— Bob Williams (@WilliamsBob75) April 22, 2021

It's no Willets, but still.

Hopefully it's a legit enough build that it becomes the "overflow" location for NYCFC.

Is it a "we're building a stadium" announcement, or is it a "we're going to be occupying a stadium" announcement?

 

[sbrylski]

Participants described Mr. Yang’s remarks as offensive, saying that even as members of the club raised policy issues, he returned to mentioning gay bars. https://t.co/Fw7tdMOkjB

— NYT Metro (@NYTMetro) April 22, 2021

FWIW, betting odds still have Yang as major frontrunner at -300, but Scott Stringer recently jumped up to second at +500.

 

[sbrylski]

Is it a "we're building a stadium" announcement, or is it a "we're going to be occupying a stadium" announcement?

Their stated plan was to build a modular stadium at York College. I am going to assume the announcement is confirming that, as I haven't heard any other rumors. But who knows.

 

[Kjbert]

Hysterical

 

[Seth]

Hysterical

Dude, you really have to start quoting what you're replying to LOL

Are you talking about a stadium at York? Modular? Yang? Villa not at the announcement? NYCFC overflow? Something from a previous page? We have no idea!

 

[mgarbowski]

Are you talking about a stadium at York? Modular? Yang? Villa not at the announcement? NYCFC overflow? Something from a previous page? We have no idea!

Ain't nothing funnier than modular.

 

[moogoo]

Ain't nothing funnier than modular.

no stadium > modular stadium

 

[mgarbowski]

no stadium > modular stadium

i was not serious

 

[Seth]

Ain't nothing funnier than modular.

Thems is some fightin’ words, sir, and I pray you retract them or I shall have to seek satisfaction*



* Sorry, rewatched Hamilton again recently.

 

[Gotham Gator]

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[Kjbert]

Dude, you really have to start quoting what you're replying to LOL

Are you talking about a stadium at York? Modular? Yang? Villa not at the announcement? NYCFC overflow? Something from a previous page? We have no idea!

stadium when we don’t even have one

 

[FredMertz]

Their stated plan was to build a modular stadium at York College. I am going to assume the announcement is confirming that, as I haven't heard any other rumors. But who knows.

There is space there to build something comparable to Belson, but not really anything more than that.

If we wanted a stadium for a few thousand people, we'd have had it 5 years ago.

 

[LionNYC]

There is space there to build something comparable to Belson, but not really anything more than that.

If we wanted a stadium for a few thousand people, we'd have had it 5 years ago.

There's space if we make the space...

Etihad Island!

 

[FredMertz]

There's space if we make the space...

Etihad Island!

I meant in Jamaica.

 

[LionNYC]

I meant in Jamaica.

Jamaica is also an island, but I'm referring to the new Etihad Island

 

[mgarbowski]

Jamaica is also an island, but I'm referring to the new Etihad Island

That’s as big as you need it to be.

 

[snugglefarts]

So did anyone talk to Yang at the home opener? Apparently he supports the stadium and wants to get it done.

 

[Jon]

So did anyone talk to Yang at the home opener? Apparently he supports the stadium and wants to get it done.

Source?

 

[Marito]

Source?

My take would be that if you're asking a candidate who is trying to turn your home opener into a campaign promo event, dressed in team regalia, chanting the songs and banging the drum, he´s going to say exactly what you want to hear. Whether he'll actually support the stadium at a neutral forum where there are people pro and against in attendance, I have no clue.