April 25, 201213 yr They both play in MetLife Stadium. They could have built a football stadium in Brooklyn instead of a basketball arena. Or they could have built the Red Bulls stadium there instead of in Harrison, NJ. Whatever the reasons, NY seems to habitually give NJ the shaft when it comes to sports franchises. Stealing the Nets is the most egregious example to date. Yes, they could have, though they'd played in NJ for years by then. I was responding less to your point about construction of a stadium than to your statement that you don't know how people could be NY sports fans, apparently because they cross the river to NJ for the games. My point (poorly made) is that I don't think the stadium being in New Jersey has had a negative effect on the fandom of or identification by NYC residents with either team.
April 25, 201213 yr They both play in MetLife Stadium. They could have built a football stadium in Brooklyn instead of a basketball arena. Or they could have built the Red Bulls stadium there instead of in Harrison, NJ. Whatever the reasons, NY seems to habitually give NJ the shaft when it comes to sports franchises. Stealing the Nets is the most egregious example to date. Yes, they could have, though they'd played in NJ for years by then. I was responding less to your point about construction of a stadium than to your statement that you don't know how people could be NY sports fans, apparently because they cross the river to NJ for the games. My point (poorly made) is that I don't think the stadium being in New Jersey has had a negative effect on the fandom of or identification by NYC residents with either team. I agree with you re: Jets/Giants. But ironically, there currently is an issue with some soccer fans not supporting Red Bull NY because their stadium is "way out" in Newark/Harrison NJ. It will be interesting if/when NYC gets a second team in Manhattan (which will likely be the renewed NY Cosmos) how NYC fan allegiance will line up.
August 8, 201212 yr barclays arena in downtown brooklyn is getting closer to being done: HOME > NEWS > NYC LOCAL > BROOKLYN Barclays Center makes it official By RICH CALDER Last Updated: 8:44 AM, August 8, 2012 Dana Sauchelli The future home of the Brooklyn Nets is finally showing off its name. Construction crews using a crane spent several hours yesterday slapping the name “Barclays Center” along a side Atlantic Avenue entrance to the Nets’ new 18,200-seat arena. The large light-blue letters now cover the arena’s rust-colored, metal façade. Barclays Bank has a 20-year lease for the naming rights to the arena, which opens Sept. 28 with a concert by rap star Jay-Z, a part owner of the Nets. The “Barclays Center” name will be featured prominently along other areas outside the arena, including the rooftop and the main entrance at Atlantic and Flatbush avenues. Barclays Bank originally agreed to pay a record $400 million for the 20-year naming rights deal, first reported by the Post in January 2007. But two years later, with the economy slumping, the deal was renegotiated with arena developer Forest City Ratner, and the price was sliced in half to $200 million. http://m.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/barclays_center_makes_it_official_Y7eGSDFyILGjpm3lrE8UMK
August 11, 201212 yr in mets citifield stadium news, here are a few renders of what they want to do for redevelopment of the gritty iron triangle just to the east of the stadium and just west where shea once was: http://observer.com/2012/06/inside-metslandia-52-acres-of-fun-at-willets-point/#slide1
September 17, 201212 yr Looks like a copper UFO landed on Flatbush! That is copper isn't it? CORRECTED EDIT: "landed" not "leaded" :wtf:
September 18, 201212 yr the ratners spring for copper?? ha! its cor-ten steel. so in other words...rust. the use of weathering steel is not new to arenas, bldgs and richard serra fans, but as you would expect it has a poor history: http://m.deadspin.com/5938202/yes-the-new-brooklyn-nets-arena-is-deliberately-covered-with-rust-no-its-not-a-good-idea
September 19, 201212 yr ^OK then. A rusting UFO landed on Flatbush! Actually, that does make more sense then copper. Well, more sense financially, as you rightly point out.
September 22, 201212 yr the barlcay's center opening ribboning cutting was friday. here are a bunch of funny remarks about what it looks like from nytimes readers: http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/21/the-barclays-center-looks-like-a/?hp
September 22, 201212 yr the barlcay's center opening ribboning cutting was friday. here are a bunch of funny remarks about what it looks like from nytimes readers: http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/21/the-barclays-center-looks-like-a/?hp It feels like a mussel or clam. When you're walking into it you feel like you walking into a sceen from "V".
September 22, 201212 yr ^ so are you trying to imply you were in there before it opened? because if you are, well, pics or it didn't happen lol!
September 29, 201212 yr opened! Jay-Z rap concert highlights Barclays Center's coming-out party By RICH CALDER, STEPHANIE SMITH and TODD VENEZIA Last Updated: 7:25 AM, September 29, 2012 Brooklyn was the center of New York’s entertainment world last night, as the $1 billion Barclays Center opened with a sold-out concert by the borough’s own Jay-Z. The rap mogul performed for 19,000 screaming fans in a glam-filled coming-out party for the spectacular arena in Prospect Heights. “I have been on many stages all around the world. Nothing feels like tonight, Brooklyn, I swear to God!” the Bed-Stuy native shouted out as he took the stage. Wearing a white Brooklyn Nets cap and a black Nets jersey with No. 4 on the back, Jay-Z opened the show with “Where I’m From,” an ode to his hardscrabble upbringing in the Marcy Houses. The gala event — which positions the Barclays Center to rival Madison Square Garden as the city’s top sports and concert venue — left Brooklynites beaming more than they have since the Dodgers split in 1957. “It’s pandemonium! I’ve never seen Brooklyn like this,” raved Park Slope resident David Germaine, 36, as he entered the show. “I can tell my kids I was at the grand opening of the Barclays Center!” more including police commish kelly throwing up gang signs: http://m.nypost.com/f/mobile/news/local/brooklyn/it_yo_time_in_brooklyn_tltwBOwCVZTu10BJXADeQP
December 19, 201212 yr forest city breaks ground in barclays center atlantic yards residential: World's largest 'modular' tower breaks ground at Atlantic Yards site By RICH CALDER Last Updated: 2:29 AM, December 19, 2012 Brooklyn’s Atlantic Yards project is now being built one “Lego” at a time. Officials today held a ceremonial groundbreaking for a 32-story, 363-apartment tower going up next to Barclays Center – one that will be manufactured piece by piece two miles away at a Brooklyn Navy Yard factory and, when stacked together, will become the world’s largest prefabricated “modular” building. Render of the units and building provided by developer. The project -- which will include 181 apartments for families of low to moderate incomes and 182 priced at market rate -- is also the first of 16 long-stalled towers planned for the embattled $5 billion Atlantic Yards project that the Nets’ arena is the centerpiece of. “It will be beautiful,” crowed developer Bruce Ratner about the honeycomb-looking glass-and-steel behemoth rising at the corner of Dean Street and Flatbush Avenue. “You do not have to compromise on design when you build modular, and this building will prove that.” The new building was designed by SHoP Architects, which also designed Barclay Center. The building will just be eight feet away from the Dean Street side of the arena and is expected to be complete by Summer 2014. Unlike most project groundbreakings, Ratner and other officials didn't carry shovels and dig dirt. Instead, they posed for photographs inside the first of 930 steel-framed boxes – or "chassis” – that will form the tower’s structure. Each will be produced at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, trucked to the project site, then lifted in place and bolted together. “The modular construction that will be used for … Atlantic Yards really has the potential to change the way cities are build,” Mayor Bloomberg said. “It makes construction cheaper, faster and less destructive than ever.” The rest of Atlantic Yards, provided financing is secured, will be built the same way. Although Barclays Center was built conventionally, Ratner turned to modular technology to salvage the rest of Atlantic Yards because it helped him cut costs and secure financing. He first spent more than a year convincing local unions that modular building was in their best interest even though it would mean lower wages for union workers. Gary LaBarbera, who heads the New York City Building Trades Council, said this “innovative approach to developing” Atlantic Yards will pave the road to more construction projects “that would not have existed if it were not for this technology.” more: http://m.nypost.com/p/blogs/brooklyn/world_largest_modular_tower_breaks_nznTuzHe5homkcy6QhWbgI
August 4, 201311 yr soccer stadium render for pier40: http://m.ny.curbed.com/archives/2013/08/02/here_now_conceptual_renderings_for_a_pier_40_soccer_stadium.php
August 15, 201311 yr the us open arthur ashe tennis stadium in queens to get a retractable roof: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/15/sports/tennis/usta-to-put-a-roof-over-arthur-ashe-stadium.html?_r=0
August 15, 201311 yr soccer stadium render for pier40: http://m.ny.curbed.com/archives/2013/08/02/here_now_conceptual_renderings_for_a_pier_40_soccer_stadium.php Really like the rendering. Too bad it won't happen.
August 16, 201311 yr soccer stadium render for pier40: http://m.ny.curbed.com/archives/2013/08/02/here_now_conceptual_renderings_for_a_pier_40_soccer_stadium.php Really like the rendering. Too bad it won't happen. in that case you might like the queens renders that wont happen either: i think the reality is its down to bronx vs queens on the soccer topic. it would not surprise me if they just play in yankee stadium. citifield seems like a better choice tho -- i dk why it isnt in the mix. maybe it is? http://m.nydailynews.com/1.1399417
September 16, 201311 yr the massive kingsbridge armory in the bronx turning into a hockey center: 9.11.2013, 18:15 PM Kingsbridge Armory will be $2B boost for borough, supporters say The planned Kingsbridge National Ice Center will generate nearly $2 billion in economic benefits for the city, its developer claimed this week. KNIC, the group that is set to turn the vacant Kingsbridge Armory into a 750,000-square-foot ice palace, released its economic snapshot and Community Benefits Agreement less than a week before members of Community Board 7 will consider the project. “We’re on the cusp of creating a new economy for the Northwest Bronx,” said Desiree Pilgrim-Hunter of the Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition and the Kingsbridge Armory Redevelopment Alliance. “For lack of a better word, it’s a game changer.” http://m.nydailynews.com/1.1452832
September 23, 201311 yr You sure that's not a European-style train station? "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 11, 201311 yr Brooklyn properties win big from Barclays’ success By Adam Bonislawski October 10, 2013 | 4:59am Looming Large: One Hanson Place is the latest project to benefit from the area's boom. Skeptical Brooklynites have warmed up to the Barclays Center’s mix of sports and culture. Rising nearby are rentals including B2 (above), a modular 363-unit tower being developed by Forest City Ratner, scheduled to open next year. Nearby is BAM South (above), a 32-story tower designed by Mexican architect Enrique Norten, which will include 300 rentals, a performing arts space and a branch of the Brooklyn Public Library. http://nypost.com/2013/10/10/brooklyn-properties-win-big-from-barclays-success/
October 11, 201311 yr ^ Great to see. Love that top photo of the new Barclays and that vintage tower.
November 28, 201311 yr the bronx kingsbridge armory>ice center was recently approved by city council. http://m.nydailynews.com/1.1525289
December 15, 201311 yr more on the armory ice hall: http://archrecord.construction.com/n...s-Facility.asp NYC Approves a Plan to Transform a Bronx Armory into the World’s Largest Ice Sports Facility By Josephine Minutillo December 11, 2013 The Kingsbridge Armory may be the largest armory in the world. At least, it had the biggest drill hall in the world, measuring 300-by-600 feet when it was built between 1912-17 by the firm of Pilcher & Tachau. After sitting vacant for nearly 20 years, plans are now in motion to turn that cavernous space into the world’s largest ice sports facility. Located on Jerome Avenue in the Bronx, the landmark structure–modeled after a French medieval castle to project an image of intimidation and impregnability as was the style for militia buildings at the time–had instead become a symbol of neglect in a neighborhood in need of revitalization, fenced off and abandoned as politicians and developers fought over its future during a two-decade long saga. The $320 million-project, paid entirely by KNIC and slated to open in 2017 (the building’s 100th birthday), calls for nine professional-sized, year-round rinks. A central show rink will accommodate 5,000 seats around it to host major hockey and figure skating events. National Hockey League legend Mark Messier, a New York City hero for bringing the Stanley Cup back to the Rangers in 1994 after a 54-year drought, serves as Kingsbridge National Ice Center CEO. During a local radio show prior to yesterday’s vote, Messier said the project would create an “economic engine” in the Bronx. Though the borough may be famous for its illustrious baseball team and pick-up basketball games, Messier points out the lack of skating facilities throughout the five boroughs. “There are 1.5 million people in the Bronx alone and no rink,” Messier said. “Even if we built 70 rinks [around the city], it would still fall short of the national average.” In a statement released yesterday, outgoing New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg called the almost unanimous City Council vote “the result of years of collaboration and perseverance,” and touted the project–a personal victory as he leaves office–as “yet another example of our Administration’s commitment to turning what were once symbols of New York City’s decline–McCarren Park Pool, High Bridge, the High Line, and more–into community treasures and international attractions.”
January 27, 201510 yr i went out to queens college last week and on the way i noticed a ton of construction around arthur ashe tennis stadium in corona park. it turns out they are building a retractable roof on it. i remember reading something about this a while ago, but did not realize it was a go: http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/11/21/sports/tennis/long-sought-us-open-roof-at-arthur-ashe-stadium-is-taking-shape.html?referrer=
January 27, 201510 yr also, the nj state-owned izod arena, fka meadowlands arena, continental airlines arena & originally brendan byrne arena (the nj gov named it after himself, niiiccee ;) ) is closing at the end of the month. i guess the loss of the nets & devils was too much: http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/01/izod_center_could_soon_close_report_says.html
January 28, 201510 yr did i neglect to add this one? the nassau coliseum. what will become of it after the islanders move to brooklyn? the ratners have a plan to rebuild it reusing the barclay arena plans, we will see if that happens. interesting 2014 article about it in context below (tl;dr > similar issues as richfield coliseum vs the q): The Old Barn Nassau Coliseum is the second oldest active building in the National Hockey League. The arena was built on the site of decommissioned Army/Air force base Mitchell Field.2 Nassau County acquired the land in 1960, a year after closure. Nassau Coliseum officially opened on February 11, 1972.3 The cost of the project was $32 million ($179 million, adjusted for inflation).4 The Coliseum sits on 5 acres of a 77-acre plot in Uniondale, the rest of which is mainly surface parking.5 The site is intersected by two major roadways, and is across the street from Hofstra University and a golf course. It is right down the street from Levittown, the prototypical post-war American suburb. It is the type of place where one might assume that building large scale projects should be relatively simple. more: http://www.newgeography.com/content/004545-the-death-nassau-coliseum-a-harbinger-suburban-decline Forest City Ratner has offered to finance the entire $229 million cost of refurbishing the Coliseum and pay the county, which owns the building, 8 percent of gross revenue and 12.75 percent of parking revenue, with a minimum guaranteed payment of $4 million a year — a rental amount that would rise 10 percent every five years during the 34 years stipulated by the lease. The county in theory will not have to pay anything, but Mr. Ratner has indicated that he will ask the county’s Industrial Development Agency for some tax exemptions. In his initial offer, Mr. Ratner said the Islanders might continue to play a half-dozen games in the Coliseum each year. more 2013 nytimes article about the fcr plans: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/24/nyregion/developer-wins-approval-to-renovate-nassau-coliseum.html?_r=0
February 11, 201510 yr forest city's atlantic yards, now called pacific park, may replace the barclay center plaza with a tower: http://m.ny.curbed.com/archives/2015/02/10/barclays_center_may_lose_its_entrance_plaza_by_2016.php
February 11, 201510 yr Not surprising. That has been the plan since even the days of Gehry's design. I somewhat get why people don't like the idea of the plaza being removed, but having been there it's not really a very nice space. The subway entrance feels very plopped into the plaza and that corner is just far too open for a major intersection in a major city. There's already a ton of road infrastructure to make it feel too open and then putting a huge, almost featureless plaza just adds to that. The idea of walking between and under buildings to get to the intended entry plaza, underneath the oculus, is a much more dramatic and appropriate entry sequence than meandering aimlessly through a huge, empty plaza that occupies the entirety of a prominent corner.
February 11, 201510 yr ^ i totally agree. there is a cool view of the arena as you walk up out of the subway, but i think that view might be kept anyway with the residential tower. not sure about that. that would be the only thing i would miss if it goes away. as you say, the plaza as it is now feels like uncomfortable, wasted space. i have some recent pics of atlantic yards/pacific park whatever construction i will post asap.
February 11, 201510 yr I'm really curious to see how it all feels in relation to the surrounding neighborhoods when it's all finished. It's a striking and stark contrast walking down long rows of brownstones and then BAM, Barclays Center in your face. I quite like it and think the corten steel references the brownstones just enough to anchor it contextually while also being so dramatically different in form that it brings that area into the 21st Century. I'm hoping the towers all continue this feeling and don't detract from the character of what is happening.
July 2, 20159 yr ratner's green roof is coming along for barclays arena http://blog.archpaper.com/2015/06/gallery-barclays-centers-green-roof-sedum-installation-50-complete/#.VZRB_hNViko
January 31, 20178 yr the nassau coliseum in long island is being renovated and will reopen in the spring: Nassau Coliseum Concert Calendar Booking Up In Advance of Reopening BY TIMOTHY BOLGER - JANUARY 28, 2017 Besides the much-anticipated Billy Joel concert, more than a dozen high-profile music artists are scheduled to perform at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum after it reopens in April following its $260-million renovation. The line-up includes pop, rock and dance music stars as well as basketball games and the last-ever circus performances by Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey after nearly 150 years in business. The Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum is scheduled to reopen Wednesday April 5. Forrest City Ratner, the company that took over operation of the county-owned Uniondale arena, booked hometown hero Billy Joel to play the venue’s reopening concert. He also played the last concert ever at the old coliseum before it got a makeover. more: https://www.longislandpress.com/2017/01/28/nassau-coliseum-concert-calendar-booking-up-in-advance-of-reopening/ and more about the $280m renovations: http://www.newsday.com/sports/inside-nassau-coliseum-s-renovations-1.11635611
January 31, 20178 yr i forgot, but the arthur ashe tennis stadium retractable roof was completed last summer: Arthur Ashe Stadium unveils its new retractable roof just in time for US Open BY TANAY WARERKAR AUG 2, 2016, 5:30PM EDT The US Open has finally joined its fellow Grand Slam tennis hosts, Wimbledon and the Australian Open by getting a retractable roof at its main stadium. With most Grand Slam tournaments (and perhaps several other tennis tournaments) affected by rain, the lack of a roof has previously delayed play, and sometimes led to its cancellation altogether. But as tennis stadiums across the world modernize, so too has the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, which is located in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, in Queens. The retractable roof at the Arthur Ashe stadium was unveiled Tuesday with Billie Jean King herself in attendance. Also present was Jeanne Ashe, the wife of late tennis legend, Arthur Ashe, after whom the stadium is named. This particular roof comes equipped with some pretty neat features. The roof is comprised of two panels that sit atop a 6,500 ton steel superstructure. This is covered with a special fabric that allows for the sun to reflect off of the panels and make the stadium more energy efficient. more: http://ny.curbed.com/2016/8/2/12361948/us-open-retractable-roof-arthur-ashe the grandstand stadium next to it also got a big upgrade: http://ny.curbed.com/2016/6/22/12007114/grandstand-tennis-stadium-gears-up-for-its-2016-u-s-open-debut
January 31, 20178 yr the massive kingsbridge armory project, turning the old armory into an ice hockey center, is back on track via gov. cuomo, but it seems the city has yet to kick in: Bronx’s Kingsbridge Armory conversion gets boost from Governor Cuomo BY AMEENA WALKER JAN 11, 2017, 9:15AM EST The Bronx’s proposed Kingsbridge Armory redevelopment is one step closer to becoming a reality, though there are still some hurdles to clear. On Monday, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced in one of his State of the State addresses that Albany will provide the project with a $108 million boost, reports The Real Deal. Former NHL player Mark Messier is one of the main players involved in transforming the armory into the Kingsbridge Ice Center, a massive ice skating center and hockey rink. However, developers have been quarreling with the city for years over everything from funding to transfer of the lease—and that’s not even getting into community concerns over the project. In June 2016, a judge asked the city to consider handing over the lease on the property to the developers on the condition that they secure the funding for phase one of construction by February 2017. Now that Governor Cuomo has pledged that the state will provide a chunk of the projected $350 million cost, and developers secured a $30 million loan from the Empire State Development Corporation, the ball is in the city’s court. more: http://ny.curbed.com/2017/1/11/14233044/kingsbridge-armory-conversion-state-funding
April 2, 20178 yr Long Island’s Nassau Coliseum reopens after $165 million, 20-month-long renovation The newly refurbished Nassau Coliseum was unveiled Friday after a $165 million makeover that closed the venerable suburban arena for 20 months. ( . . . ) The old facility opened in 1972, with the Nets and Julius Erving as tenants along with the NHL Islanders — who brought four straight Stanley Cups to Long Island between 1980-83. The Coliseum closed for renovation in 2015 after the Islanders moved to the Barclays Center. ... Nassau County Legislature Presiding Officer Norma Gonsalves said she was already hoping for the return of the Islanders from Brooklyn. The new coliseum features different configurations for various events, seating 14,500 for basketball, 13,900 for hockey and up to 16,000 for concerts. ... The Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum will host opening-week concerts by Billy Joel, Stevie Nicks, Idina Menzel and Marc Anthony. The UFC will bring mixed martial arts to Long Island, and the facility will bid for upcoming NCAA basketball tournament games. ... The Uniondale building will also serve as the centerpiece of a new retail and entertainment development dubbed NYCB Live — named for its sponsor, the New York Community Bank. more: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nassau-coliseum-reopens-165m-20-month-long-renovation-article-1.3015266
September 29, 20177 yr islanders make a bid for a new arena at belmont park: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/hockey/islanders/islanders-bid-develop-new-arena-belmont-park-article-1.3528297
December 21, 20177 yr islanders are heading back to long island with a new arena next to belmont racetrack after winning a bid over an open air soccer stadium proposal: http://www.nydailynews.com/amp/sports/hockey/islanders/islanders-heading-back-long-island-belmont-park-arena-article-1.3712171 cuomo said he wants them to play some games at the nassau coliseum too.
December 21, 20177 yr islanders are heading back to long island with a new arena next to belmont racetrack after winning a bid over an open air soccer stadium proposal: http://www.nydailynews.com/amp/sports/hockey/islanders/islanders-heading-back-long-island-belmont-park-arena-article-1.3712171 cuomo said he wants them to play some games at the nassau coliseum too. As a casual Islander's fan whose only seen the team on the road, I'd to be able to see them in Nassau Coliseum even if it's only a few one off games. My guess is that it'd only be preseason, though.
December 26, 20177 yr islanders are heading back to long island with a new arena next to belmont racetrack after winning a bid over an open air soccer stadium proposal: http://www.nydailynews.com/amp/sports/hockey/islanders/islanders-heading-back-long-island-belmont-park-arena-article-1.3712171 cuomo said he wants them to play some games at the nassau coliseum too. This is really good to hear. Alot of hockey followers were getting concerned about the Islanders arena situation after they had two opportunities to build a long-term home in NYC in recent years. - The Islanders left Nassau Coliseum (opened 1972) after the 2014-15 season and moved into the Barclays Center (opened 2012) in Brooklyn. A sensible move, given the outdated Nassau and the team's inability to either renovate it or build a new arena at that site. However, it turned out that the new Barclays arena was not designed to be easily convertible to hockey. And so the nearly 18,000 seats for the NBA Nets got shrunk down to under 16,000 for NHL hockey. Plus, over 1,000 seats had an obstructed view of the ice. Plus, there were constant complaints about the quality of the ice surface. All of this caused because hockey-to-basketball convertibility was not designed into the Barclays arena from the start. - While the Isles were toughing it out in the Barclays, Nassau Coliseum underwent a $165 million renovation that brought it back up to current arena standards. However, in doing so, the hockey seating capacity of Nassau was reduced from 16,000 to 13,000. Which is too small to be a permanent home for an NHL team. So, the Isles and their fans were unhappy at the Barclays, and the renovated Nassau was too small. If the Isles didn't get this situation resolved a number of bad things could happen. Short-term bad thing: They could lose their superstar center John Tavares to free-agency this summer because of the uncertainty. Long-term bad thing: They could see their franchise relocated to Seattle or Quebec City if they couldn't locate a permanent new home. So, after messing up two times, it looks like the third time might be the charm for the Islanders and should resolve their arena situation. And it should continue to keep the Islanders in NYC for a long while.
January 30, 20187 yr it looks like the islanders will be playing 60 games at the nassau coliseum over the next three years until the belmont arena is built. this after the nhl toured the newly renovated nassau arena and agreed to it as a temporary measure: https://www.newsday.com/sports/hockey/islanders/nassau-coliseum-islanders-home-1.16414968
April 18, 20187 yr there is a plan to build a $700M soccer stadium in the harlem river yards in the bronx w/affordable housing and a waterfront park — the ny club plays in yankee stadium now: https://nypost.com/2018/04/17/nycfc-may-redevelop-harlem-river-yards-for-new-stadium/
May 24, 20187 yr USTA CONSTRUCTION IN FULL SWING Louis Armstrong Stadium reconstruction will move seats closer to the action at U.S. Open by Don Muret Published: February 13, 2018 The new Louis Armstrong Stadium converts the site of the old facility into one of the Grand Slam tournaments' most intimate large tennis venues, topped by a retractable roof to keep spectators dry, says Jon Disbrow, Rossetti's lead architect for the project. Last week, project officials marked the topping out ceremony, tied to the final piece of steel installed for stadium construction. The $180 million job is a complete rebuild of a facility originally constructed for the 1964 World's Fair in New York. It served as the primary court at the U.S. Tennis Association's Billie Jean King National Tennis Center before 23,000-seat Arthur Ashe Stadium opened in 1997. The new Louis Armstrong Stadium, situated next to Ashe, will seat 14,000, starting with this year's U.S. Open. more: http://www.venuesnow.com/news/detail/armstrong
May 24, 20187 yr SPORTSHOCKEYISLANDERS Islanders’ arena at Belmont Park set to start on schedule, state agency says Empire State Development timeline indicates construction could begin in early spring of 2019. By Jim Baumbach [email protected] @jimbaumbach Updated April 30, 2018 9:33 PM Construction on the Islanders’ new arena and surrounding retail development project at Belmont Park remains on schedule to start as early as next spring, according to an Empire State Development timeline presented at a board meeting Monday. The environmental review process at Belmont, which began this year, is “working toward completing” a draft environmental impact statement by the end of the year, said Thomas Conoscenti, ESD vice president for real estate and development. Conoscenti added that he expects the final environmental impact statement to be done “by the second quarter 2019,” which begins April 1. more: https://www.newsday.com/sports/hockey/islanders/islanders-arena-at-belmont-park-set-to-start-on-schedule-state-agency-says-1.18335153
July 31, 20186 yr soccer stadium update: https://www.amny.com/news/new-york-city-f-c-stadium-proposal-1.20215474
January 22, 20196 yr belmont vs nassau: https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-the-billion-dollar-belmont-bad-bed-20190115-story.html?outputType=amp
February 20, 20196 yr at least the bronx kingsbridge armory conversion to a hockey center plan is still alive: https://nypost.com/2019/02/19/why-amazons-queens-fiasco-is-reminiscent-of-an-old-bronx-flub/
July 15, 20195 yr looks like the belmont islanders hockey arena is on the way, along with a new lirr station stop for it, the first in 50yrs. construction is supposed to begin this summer/fall: https://www.newsday.com/long-island/islanders-new-arena-belmont-1.33765617
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