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mommy2be716
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belmont park proposals
thoughts?
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/state-seeks-belmont-park-development-proposals-1.13881231?pts=746571
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Re: belmont park proposals
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/state-seeks-belmont-park-development-proposals-1.13881231?pts=746571
State officials Monday will release a long-awaited request for proposals to develop Belmont Park with retail, entertainment, sports and hospitality options — leaving the door open for an expected bid by the New York Islanders to return to Nassau and construct a new hockey arena.
The RFP, obtained by Newsday, provides developers less than two months to place a bid to develop up to 43 acres of vacant land at the state-run park in Elmont.
“Belmont Park represents an exciting and much-anticipated development opportunity on Long Island,” said Howard Zemsky, president and chief executive of Empire State Development, the state business agency that will evaluate the bids. “We encourage respondents to submit creative proposals that stimulate vibrant community and economic growth in the region.”
Among the expected, and most high-profile bidders, are the Islanders, who are considering opting out of a 25-year license agreement to play at Barclays Center in Brooklyn after only two seasons.
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Empire State Development’s request for proposals to develop Belmont Park in Elmont
-Requires developers to bid on 28 acres south of Hempstead Turnpike and 8 acres west of the Belmont Park clubhouse that borders the Long Island Rail Road spur.
-Allows developers to bid on an additional 7 acres north of Hempstead Turnpike.
-Mandates that bids provide entertainment, sports, recreational, retail or hospitality options that enhance the existing racetrack.
-Requires bidders to use environmentally friendly building practices, provide jobs for area residents and benefit the surrounding community.
-Prohibits bids that include housing, casino games, video lottery terminals or simulcast wagering.
-Stipulates that all bids be submitted by Sept. 28.
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| Posted 8/1/17 7:16 AM |
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belmont park proposals
Why does Long Island just feel the need to keep building and building? Why can't we just leave the land alone? Use vacant buildings. Nothing annoys me more than seeing a new building being built next to a vacant one. And one that's been vacant for years, long before a developer probably bought that land. Annoys the crap out of me. Why do we need more crap? Leave the trees and land alone.
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| Posted 8/1/17 7:44 AM |
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SusiBee
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Re: belmont park proposals
More freaking traffic on the Cross Island Pkwy. It's a nightmare already trying to get to the Grand Central or LIE from Bayside.
Sorry, that is all I see, not economic development.
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| Posted 8/1/17 8:00 AM |
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Momma2015
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Re: belmont park proposals
All I hear is "traffic". 
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| Posted 8/1/17 8:10 AM |
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NervousNell
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Re: belmont park proposals
This over building and over populating is what has ruined long island.
Nothing is fun anymore because of the traffic.
Long Island is going to implode in the next 20 years.
It's enough already
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| Posted 8/1/17 8:36 AM |
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As far as traffic, Belmont has an LIRR stop. It is just not running most of the time, so making that a full-service stop will help with the traffic.
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| Posted 8/1/17 9:23 AM |
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mommy2be716
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belmont park proposals
my feelings go both ways.
I live pretty close to belmont, so i do think it could be cool to be able to see an islanders game there, or go to other events and be so close by. I think belmont is a s***hole, so it would be nice to have something built there that would make the area look a bit nicer. Also, there is a lot of land surrounding belmont that isn't being used at all, so I think it makes sense to actually use it rather than leave it vacant like it is now.
I do worry about all the traffic though. I work in queens and can't imagine what the traffic would be like driving home on a night when an islanders game is going on or something. I feel like a 20 min commute will turn into an hour long one.
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| Posted 8/1/17 9:44 AM |
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