Tag: New York City
The Belmont Stakes: A Visit To A Time That Has Passed
Throwback Saturday.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSgD6AP_LTk&t=4s
The Belmont Stakes, which started in 1867 in the Bronx, New York, will be run in Elmont, New York on the...
The Horse Racing Industry Faces A Grim Future
It's not 1950 anymore.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUmZN45Auo8&t=4s
There is a big thoroughbred horse race on June 8 in New York at a racetrack that straddles the...
Jackie At 100, MLB Wants Him Today But Not In 1957
MLB's celebration of someone they didn't really want around.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk-0wVJS868&t=6s
Major League Baseball is celebrating Jackie Robinson at 100 reliving Robinson’s life with events at the...
It’s Hurry Up And Wait Time For Islanders’ Ownership And New...
The arena allegedly is going to arrive by 2021.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvcRgVcmvpM
The public hearing phase of the whether there should be an arena built in Elmont, New...
A’s Want To Stay In Oakland
Oakland's last shot at remaining a big league city.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpMat0htTVU
You have to go back to 1957 to find a city that lost two major league...
Will Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Next Big New York Project Be A...
Amazon is putting a massive office complex in Long Island City, New York. LaGuardia Airport expansion continues. The National Hockey League’s New York Islanders Belmont arena project is on the road to a groundbreaking ceremony.
What Is Going On At Madison Square Garden?
Here is a question worth asking. What is going on with James Dolan and his Madison Square Garden business? Dolan is apparently getting in and out of the arena and entertainment building business on one hand and yet continuing building entertainment venues on the other hand.
Are The Days Of An NHL And NBA Team Sharing The...
The National Hockey League is probably going to set up shop in Seattle sooner than later which would allow the franchise owners to keep all of the revenue from a renovated arena. Is that a sticky problem for the NBA to overcome if the league decides to return to Seattle? Maybe.
Seattle Is About Ready To Wow NHL Owners
On October 2, a group of Seattle investors will make what might be their final pitch to the 31 National Hockey League owners in an effort to land an expansion franchise that could start in 2020.
The Trump Steel Tariff Impacting Sports Facility Building
The Donald Trump tariff on steel, rebar and aluminum has caused the estimated price of the renovation of the Seattle arena to rise by about one hundred million dollars. The Seattle project probably won’t be the only sports plan impacted.
