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NFT: Belmont Park stadium/arena proposals

lawguy9801 : 12/12/2017 2:26 pm
Haven't seen a thread on this...

NYCFC (the soccer team) and the Islanders have submitted competing bids to develop a plot of land at Belmont Racetrack. The plans consist of a 26,000 seat soccer stadium (NYCFC) or an 18,000 seat arena (Islanders), together with retail/community space.

Frankly, I don't think this area needs yet another major hockey/basketball arena, with MSG, Barclays, refurbished Nassau Coliseum and Prudential Center in Newark. On the other hand, while NYCFC's stadium would be primarily for soccer, presumably it could be used for other sports like high school and college football, soccer and lacrosse - and right now, other than Hofstra's and Stony Brook's very small stadiums, Long Island (including Brooklyn and Queens) has no non-baseball outdoor stadiums to speak of.

So, I hope NYCFC's entry wins.


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I see your point  
crackerjack465 : 12/12/2017 3:13 pm : link
about an outdoor stadium, but I hope that NYCFC stays in the city. A lot of it's appeal is that it's in Yankee stadium.

Is renovated Nassau Colosseum even nice? I haven't been yet, but I hear it's still a dump.
RE: I see your point  
Danny Kanell : 12/12/2017 3:28 pm : link
In comment 13737719 crackerjack465 said:
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about an outdoor stadium, but I hope that NYCFC stays in the city. A lot of it's appeal is that it's in Yankee stadium.

Is renovated Nassau Colosseum even nice? I haven't been yet, but I hear it's still a dump.


It’s still a dump.
Shoehorning the Islanders into Barclays was always a bad idea  
Greg from LI : 12/12/2017 3:31 pm : link
It's simply not a hockey arena.
Will it effect  
Rolyrock : 12/12/2017 4:08 pm : link
The horse racing?
RE: Will it effect  
YAJ2112 : 12/12/2017 4:10 pm : link
In comment 13737843 Rolyrock said:
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The horse racing?


Well, if the outdoor stadium wins the track can sell them plenty of fertilizer.
As a fan of NYCFC  
Gene : 12/12/2017 4:10 pm : link
here's hoping the Islanders win the bid. Putting our stadium out there would be a disaster.
I've heard that the Islanders  
Metnut : 12/12/2017 4:16 pm : link
bid is the winner and Cuomo will announce it in January right around the State of the State address.

NYCFC doesn't even want to build a stadium there.
I don’t see why the market needs ANOTHER arena  
Rover : 12/12/2017 5:52 pm : link
MSG, Barclays, Rock, and refurbished Mauseliuem.
Insane.
The best situation  
Sarcastic Sam : 12/12/2017 5:57 pm : link
would be for the Islanders to build a retractable roof arena at Flushing Meadows, and share it with the USTA for the US Open.

Seems to make too much sense. Good road and transit connections, plenty of parking, and sharing venues between organizations that don't have schedule conflicts.
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