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Originally Posted by JMKeynes
There’s zero chance that the Dolans will move to NJ. It’s my understanding that when the operating permit expires, MSG can’t be used for hosting events. A new arena on the western yards would be ideal.
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Because you believe that dorsn’t make it so. I remember some idiot came up with the idea that they should do just that. An arena over the railyards would just be another stadium battle. It’s not as if people are going to rejoice for another structure they say will cut the city off from the river. And that’s
without the fact that a removed MSG will open up the site finally for new towers. A moved MSG is not the mahic bullet people somehow think it would be.
Now, as far as the casino proposal goes, Related says that it would be built along with what was already promised for the site, though a casino itself would need approval.
https://therealdeal.com/2022/07/25/d...h-to-move-msg/
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The Hudson Yards developer pitched a design for a new arena, this time built above a casino in the fast-developing Midtown West neighborhood, but MSG directors disliked the idea, Crain’s reported Monday.
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https://www.ny1.com/nyc/manhattan/po...itical-hurdles
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…Assemblyman Richard Gottfried, who said in an interview Friday, “I don’t think a casino belongs in Manhattan.”
Gottfried is retiring at the end of the year, so any decision-making would likely fall to his successor. But others also have concerns.
In particular, they note Related’s prior commitments on the site.
“We were promised years ago when that project first launched a school, affordable housing, open space,” Hoylman said. “So we’re not willing to relinquish any of that.”
A Related spokesman said those elements would still be included in the development, even if the casino goes forward.
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