tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932064306183774309.post6442927285372727336..comments2023-08-24T02:54:54.250-04:00Comments on NY Islanders 7th Woman: What Willets Point has over Uniondale?7th Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03918374173739981835noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932064306183774309.post-90895981038591516312009-05-06T09:19:00.000-04:002009-05-06T09:19:00.000-04:00I would like to ofer some thoughts on a possible m...I would like to ofer some thoughts on a possible move to Queens - the rail link would be the 7 line and everyone should really take a trip on it at (c)rush hour time just to be able to say they survived the experience because it is litteraly the most crowdwd subway line in the MTA bar none.<br />On the idea of remediating the pollution of the ground at Willets Point from the acre upon acre of junked cars - think motor oil, transmission fluids, gasoline, other distillates, methyl-ethyl-ketones and other carcinogenic solvents with all of them having decades to interact in the soil and possibly forming new compounds not presently known to either science or industry. Dee you are very right to be worried about a structure that must be built below grade in order to improve the quality of the ice surface.<br />Of course NYC will do the work to "clean up" the site and then certify that the toxic spills have been remediated - to that idea I offer up the sad tale of Maspeth and Newtown Creeks. Driving over the Kosciusko Bridge on the BQE you can look down upon the creek and on some hot summer days the water itself will be on fire and no it won't be your eyes playing tricks on you.<br />From the late 1800's through to today the area has been the scene of both heavy industrial use and as a transfer station for all of the major oil companies and all of them have done some dumping on the creeks shoreline. The more interesting "dumpers" have been the Oil Companies. When they were first building their storage Tanks on their respective properties they were not liquid tight and thus they tended to leak a wee bit - here a gallon, there twenty more- and today it is estimated that a plume of oil comprised of some 20 million gallons of black oil has migrated under the neighborhood lying to the South of the two creeks. In that neighborhood when you smeel gas in the basement you call the FDNY and not Con Ed. In that neighborhood it is no longer considered to be newsworthy to report that some manhole covers have been blown into the air because it happens far too frequently to be called a new event. It is also in that neighborhood that the only revenue producing Oil Wells working in NYC are pumping out product on a daily basis and still from time to time in the summer the creek will burn because water is supposed to burn isn't it.<br />If the Islanders end up having to move lets find them a place in Suffolk County that is located near to the LIRR and the LIE plus a parkway or two - perhaps the site in Yaphank that the NY Jets considered as a possible home? <br />If you run a google search for Maspeth and/or Newtown Creek I am sure you can find the wonderfully written article of all that has occurred to what was once a beautiful watershed that served as George Washingtons left flank defensive position during the Battle of Long Island.Olivernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932064306183774309.post-87751318841289057732009-05-06T07:00:00.000-04:002009-05-06T07:00:00.000-04:00Hey Mary, Yes, Good to see you too on a non-hockey...Hey Mary, Yes, Good to see you too on a non-hockey day in May! I'm not worried about them filing bankrupcy. THat's not happening.<br /><br />Scotty: The raw sewage came from a pipe break that was easily fixed and cleaned. It was not 75 years of dumping chemicals into the ground that will seep through the foundation.<br /><br /><br />Yeah... more convenient for the city fans, closer to the Rangers. Yeah... that'll make you happy so you don't have to go to MSG, right?7th Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03918374173739981835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932064306183774309.post-51301421617961120682009-05-06T00:26:00.000-04:002009-05-06T00:26:00.000-04:00Wasn't it the Coliseum that filled with raw sewage...Wasn't it the Coliseum that filled with raw sewage at one point? <br /><br />And you neglected to mention the supreme amount of convenience for fans and teams to travel to a rail-linked arena that would be closer to airports in Queens ... <br /><br />=opScotty Hockeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18440672878311338910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932064306183774309.post-51235949458152846832009-05-05T23:48:00.000-04:002009-05-05T23:48:00.000-04:00Good to see you tonight, Dee.
One thing about Que...Good to see you tonight, Dee.<br /><br />One thing about Queens. . . <br /><br />NEVER SAY NEVER!<br /><br />Unless you plan on flying to Kansas to see the team play. LOL!<br /><br />After today's bankrupcy by the Coyotes, hold your breath that we are not next. Businesses do it all the time and the CEO's personal wealth is not considered part of the business's assets.Travelchic59noreply@blogger.com