Strummergas
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Long Island is filled with NIMBY types. Who on Earth want would to destroy the closest thing to heaven this world has to offer?
Barclays Center & Relocation Part VI : Belmont announcement likely this week.
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Long Island is filled with NIMBY types. Who on Earth want would to destroy the closest thing to heaven this world has to offer?
MatthewBarnabysTears
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Long Island is filled with NIMBY types. Who on Earth want would to destroy the closest thing to heaven this world has to offer?
Long Islanders won't be happy until no one under 40 lives in Nassau and Suffolk counties. Just boomers with their homes and cars and strip malls.
Long Island is filled with NIMBY types. Who on Earth want would to destroy the closest thing to heaven this world has to offer?
Obviously, and absurdly, I can't get political in a disapproved way on this essentially political thread. But, the irony of building an arena in a neighborhood filled with people Hempstead residents didn't want moving into Hempstead shouldn't be lost on you, or anyone else with a brain.
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I'll also go as far to say that if you were NYRA and you have your annual crown jewel of a race, would you really want to be showing it off to the horse racing community by hosting at Aqueduct? I thought the plan was to get rid of the track there after Belmont was able to be year-round and make it a casino anyways?
I know all still speculation, but interesting to see how far an Isles arena affects other interests. For example, if the Belmont is relocated for the construction, the broadcast, watched by millions, will have to mention how the New York Islanders are building a brand new arena. Cool stuff.
I think that's the plan. Aqueduct this year turned their winterized track into a second turf course and winterized the main track. That would enable AQU to hold enough turf races of various configurations to carry racing through while Belmont is renovated. Saratoga picks up Belmont's racing dates from late May until after Labor Day and AQU picks up the remainder of Belmont's dates Once the BEL renovation (with winterization) is completed NYRA's next move would be close Aqueduct and turn it over to the casino.
It's going to be a hoot if the Belmont renovation includes lights for night racing.
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Again the NIMBY'S, county, town have zero say on this. Which is why Belmont is the only logical place for the Islanders to build. As long as no local taxpayer dollars are being used there is no way the locals can stop this. That's why they came up with the term "listening session" not public comment to be put in the record, no official hearing, but a "listening session" basically a dog and pony show. Now this coming session will be basically a courtesy "this is what we are building" session. Good for the Islanders and there fans, shove it down their throats.
Well we know Butchie will be in heaven. And imagine if the Isles ever make the Stanley Cup Finals and there's a home game after the Belmont Stakes. All Olczyk would have to do is walk across the grounds from the track to the arena
Mr Misunderstood
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Well we know Butchie will be in heaven. And imagine if the Isles ever make the Stanley Cup Finals and there's a home game after the Belmont Stakes. All Olczyk would have to do is walk across the grounds from the track to the arena
When the Belmont thing started, that was the first thing I thought of, I would not survive such a day.
I think we can all agree to hope Edzo beats the hell out of cancer so he can host both.
Costigan77
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Incorrect. Little Caesers arena technically started demolition July 11, 2015. They needed to impolde 3 buildings, clean up and build the foundation. Belmont has no physical building demo
Also a tidbit. They actually had to change plans, and take down so of what they had already built, as the Pistons announced they wanted to move there too. They had to reconfigure the ice plumbing too
Little Caesers was also assisted in financing by Oak View, and is a member of Arena Alliance.
They have already booked the 1st round of 2018 and 2020 NCAA Tournaments, Frozen 4, numerous UFC events, etc. This is why this partnership is necessary and needed
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Costigan77
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Once Belmont track is winterized, Aqueduct raceway is being taken down, and I believe they are trying to put a hotel there
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T-Mobile in Las Vegas was built in 23 months, but that also included time for demolishing existing buildings, which isn't a factor here. 20 months is aggressive, but doable, I'd think.
Bexlyspeed
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now , what are they going to call the new stadium? Trader Joe's Arena? The Foot Locker Center?
Also were the loudest complainers about the third rail project.
Vegas also has perfect weather for that type of stuff (if you ignore the blasting furnace from April - November) LOL
(just saying its very dry)
f*** Floral Park and its residents. Lets start an IG or Twitter group, called just that.
Costigan77
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Detroit is probably the worst of areas for outdoor construction, and it took 23 months.
Rogers centre? Those guys were working in -23 cold
How fast they get anything done is probably a function of how much they want to pay skilled tradespeople and deal with unions. Right now employment in that sector is super tight.
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