In case you missed it – there was a small flurry yesterday and frankly I forgot about it – the VP of the Queens Chamber of Commerce suggested the Islanders come to Willets Point.
Now the Isles can’t go anywhere until 2015, and there’s no hockey arena next to C-Field but let’s pretend for a second there is (unless you want to go back to steroid talk).
Would it work?
Would fans from Suffolk trek to Queens? I don’t see it. Nassau? Maybe, but I doubt it. It’s kind of annoying to drive from Nassau to Queens on a weekday or Saturday between 5 and 7pm. I guess people do it for baseball.
Would you work in the city all day, go to the arena, and then head home? I don’t see it, but then again I guess people do it for baseball.
Would the Nets come there? Brooklyn is a pipe dream. The Nets should cut-bait and head to Newark. Would you go see the Flushing Nets?
I’m wishy washy on this one, but I think it wouldn’t work. It’s better than the KC Islanders, but it’s not the best choice. I still think an arena on Route 110 between the parkways is the best idea.
I agree, the are after all the New York Islanders. They can put an arena anywhere on Long Island and stay true to their name. An arena on 110 would work.