What Should Be Done With Nassau Coliseum Land? (Hempstead, Babylon: apartment complexes, condos)

[ClarkStreetKid]

Originally Posted by azzurrony

That will never happen. The RR line you are talking about uses the LIRR Hempstead Line and then cuts through Garden City Village, past many million dollar homes (St. James St. in the village) and then through to East Garden City. It is rarely used, and that neighborhood would rather fight a Civil War than have more train traffic come through. No way that line gets activitated.

C'mon, when has any project that would be for the good of the Island been stopped by the rich?

[OhBeeHave]

Originally Posted by azzurrony

That will never happen. The RR line you are talking about uses the LIRR Hempstead Line and then cuts through Garden City Village, past many million dollar homes (St. James St. in the village) and then through to East Garden City. It is rarely used, and that neighborhood would rather fight a Civil War than have more train traffic come through. No way that line gets activitated.

The only chance they have is to somehow hook up Mineola with a light rail to Nassau Coliseum. I just don't know how difficult that would be.

As for traffic, that is a MAJOR concern. I dare anyone to spend some time on Old Country Rd., Stewart Ave., or Hempstead Tpke. It is a nightmare of congestion. We simply do not have the ROAD infrastructure to support some of the ideas proposed for the land.

Unless they rethink rail and road transportation to this Nassau "Hub", then it won't work.

I have sat in that traffic. Good lord I wouldn't want to do it again.

[IMlost12]

Originally Posted by azzurrony

That will never happen. The RR line you are talking about uses the LIRR Hempstead Line and then cuts through Garden City Village, past many million dollar homes (St. James St. in the village) and then through to East Garden City. It is rarely used, and that neighborhood would rather fight a Civil War than have more train traffic come through. No way that line gets activitated.

The only chance they have is to somehow hook up Mineola with a light rail to Nassau Coliseum. I just don't know how difficult that would be.

As for traffic, that is a MAJOR concern. I dare anyone to spend some time on Old Country Rd., Stewart Ave., or Hempstead Tpke. It is a nightmare of congestion. We simply do not have the ROAD infrastructure to support some of the ideas proposed for the land.

Unless they rethink rail and road transportation to this Nassau "Hub", then it won't work.

They offered up additional track as a solution to the congestion but the question is, who would use it? Some from Suffolk might if they didn’t need to go to Jamaica but not from Queens or NY City? Why would anyone from those areas take a train to an area whose sole attractions are retail and the Islanders?
Also a good deal of traffic in that area comes from the Northern and Southern part of the Island through the Meadowbrook, Penninsula Blvd, Glen Cove Rd, places like Merrick, Roslyn, etc that rail system is not going to solve that problem.

Nassau is not going to compete with NY City in terms of the attractions they have proposed.

[Peter B]

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[ClarkStreetKid]

A giant time machine.

[OhBeeHave]

Originally Posted by IMlost12

They offered up additional track as a solution to the congestion but the question is, who would use it? Some from Suffolk might if they didn’t need to go to Jamaica but not from Queens or NY City? Why would anyone from those areas take a train to an area whose sole attractions are retail and the Islanders?
Also a good deal of traffic in that area comes from the Northern and Southern part of the Island through the Meadowbrook, Penninsula Blvd, Glen Cove Rd, places like Merrick, Roslyn, etc that rail system is not going to solve that problem.

Nassau is not going to compete with NY City in terms of the attractions they have proposed.

You might have people from Queens *GASP* who would use it to come to the area for events, NCC, Hofstra, Roosevelt Field, etc. A transportation hub in the coliseum area would be ideal as there are no homes in the immediate area -- only commercial properties.

Why not just build a giant Mall of America II and be done with it?

[azzurrony]

I would redo the Coliseum, build SOME retail, restaurants, cafes, etc. Then I would create a special "commercial zone" where corporations would receive tax advantages for relocating there. Long Island City is starting to attract some big NYC corporations...why can't we? NJ did a great job of attracting high paying jobs with major corps in the 80s and 90s. We should do that too.

[ClarkStreetKid]

Because LIC has location on their side and has been working at it for 25 years.

[WestburynLI to BronxnNYC]

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Tell her what we want NOW!

Originally Posted by IMlost12

Nassau is not going to compete with NY City in terms of the attractions they have proposed.

It's the most challenging part of Nassau's future.

Shopping Center wise, Roosevelt Field does well and attracts people from Queens who either bus or drive it over for convinent large scale shopping.

Aside from that- if there aren't Colleges, Sports Teams, theater, etc- that people are willing to take the LIRR from Manhattan or Queens to go see, then in that case, Nassau has absolutely no future.

No economy can grow without commerce from outside it's own tax base.