UBS Arena: Lower the Roof

[Chardo]

This better not affect the cup holders.

Only cup holder I care about there is Anders Lee.

 

[Quickdraw2828]

Y

No lie: several years back at a game in the Coliseum there was a guy sitting right in front of me bragging that he was the lawyer behind the case that forced them to add rails in all the aisles.

You should have thrown him over one of his rails, that would have been delicious.

 

[Costigan77]

I really hope this beam is secure. When the helicopter attaches and brings the arena over to willets point, I don't want any of the fantastic work that was done to be ruined.

 

[doublechili]

I really hope this beam is secure. When the helicopter attaches and brings the arena over to willets point, I don't want any of the fantastic work that was done to be ruined.

Don't give the mayor of Floral Park any ideas....

 

[MattMartin]

See the progress on Isles' UBS Arena at Belmont Park construction

 

[sabremike]

A seat in Section 301, Row 2 is officially mine, YAY!

 

[Steve55]

I really hope this beam is secure. When the helicopter attaches and brings the arena over to willets point, I don't want any of the fantastic work that was done to be ruined.

Talk about being paranoid.

Meanwhile

UBS Arena’s Air Solution Strategy Is Spearheading The Future Of NHL Hockey And Live Event Safety

'Justin Birnbaum

Oct 21, 2020,08:00am EDT

Oak View Group CEO Tim Leiweke had plenty to boast about on a media tour through the UBS Arena construction site at Belmont Park earlier this month. He pointed out the venue’s lower bowl, the largest in the NHL, and the clean sightlines, a far cry from the obstructed views of Barclays Center. On the upper concourse, however, he paused to highlight a less obvious feature — the venue’s air ventilation system.

The state-of-the-art unit is just one component of the nearly $1 billion arena, and a clear display of how the technology has progressed over the last decade. Newer venues like UBS give operators the ability to control temperature, humidity, and how much fresh air is pulled in from the outside, whether it’s a blistering day in July or a frigid night in February. It’s a valuable tool, but as Leiweke pointed out, it’s so much more in a world marred by the Covid-19 pandemic...'

 

[Uncle Duke]

I know it's not going to be, but it almost looks like it will be a retractable roof. How cool would that be? The first retractable arena roof (as opposed to stadium).

 

[periferal]

 

[Strummergas]

A seat in Section 301, Row 2 is officially mine, YAY!

Wow, I don't pick until next week. Did you become a season ticket holder during the first year of Barclays?

 

[sabremike]

Wow, I don't pick until next week. Did you become a season ticket holder during the first year of Barclays?

2010-11 season.

 

[FMichael]

And the vacuum urinals would then take the liquid waste to an ammonia processing unit where it would have alcohol added, turned into an aerosole and then spritzed over all fans during the game to kill coronavirus.

 

[periferal]

 

[Throttle]

This looks great and definitely promoting a very different experience and feel.

One hopes they continue to distance themselves from the campy Islanders/NVMC experience. Like, keep Billy Joel away from this place, including anything to do with opening the place.

 

[PK Cronin]

This looks great and definitely promoting a very different experience and feel.

One hopes they continue to distance themselves from the campy Islanders/NVMC experience. Like, keep Billy Joel away from this place, including anything to do with opening the place.

Didn't they use him for the announcement and for the ground breaking? I'd love it if they stopped using him. There's just no reason for him to be a part of it.

 

[periferal]

This looks great and definitely promoting a very different experience and feel.

One hopes they continue to distance themselves from the campy Islanders/NVMC experience. Like, keep Billy Joel away from this place, including anything to do with opening the place.

Long Island has an identity crisis as evidenced that they don't know what to show off that would represent it other than Billy Joel.

 

[Tres Peleches]

And the vacuum urinals would then take the liquid waste to an ammonia processing unit where it would have alcohol added, turned into an aerosole and then spritzed over all fans during the game to kill coronavirus.

Bear Grylls approves

 

[periferal]

I entered...

 

[periferal]

"Modern day racetrack." That's not a compliment.

 

[Quickdraw2828]

A seat in Section 301, Row 2 is officially mine, YAY!

Congrats main, hopefully there isn't a big sissy rail in front of you.

 

[Uncle Duke]

I entered...

The guy is an amazing owner and ambassador for the team. Can't think of another ever who was/is so hands on with the fans. Makes part of me wish I still lived up there to experience it first hand.

 

[doublechili]

"Modern day racetrack." That's not a compliment.

In that case shouldn't they have included a guy holding a racing form in one hand and a hot dog in the other, with a big mustard stain on his t-shirt?

 

[WagnerGrad96]

This looks great and definitely promoting a very different experience and feel.

One hopes they continue to distance themselves from the campy Islanders/NVMC experience. Like, keep Billy Joel away from this place, including anything to do with opening the place.

Billy Joel is a Long Island LEGEND. He should absolutely be the first concert there - unless you want to bring Peppi marchello back from the dead and have the good rats play!

of course, Dream theater is available

 

[PK Cronin]

Billy Joel is a Long Island LEGEND. He should absolutely be the first concert there - unless you want to bring Peppi marchello back from the dead and have the good rats play!

of course, Dream theater is available

His involvement in every major event for this team is ridiculous. It's not like he's at games any other time. End the madness.

 

[doublechili]

Billy Joel sang the national anthem at a NYR playoff game in, I think, 1979. He's been dead to me every since.