NHL 2018-19 Part 1 - No power outage in Toronto this year!!

[joecct]

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Kep

Wasn't me, but Stan has written a number of books on the NY Subway system (heck he probably remembers nickle fares!) and knows quite a bit on the infrastructure.

My Godfather and his family lived in Floral Park, right around the corner from Belmont. He and my aunt are gone and his kids are scattered to the four winds.

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

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55% of New Yorkers do not own a car.

Not everybody lives on a f-cking farm.

If you can afford NHL tickets in New York, you can afford an Uber/Lyft/whatever.

[aparch]

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If you can afford NHL tickets in New York, you can afford an Uber/Lyft/whatever.

Two upper deck tickets for a Thursday against the Colorado Avalanche at Belmont (once it opens) will probably be 1/10th of an Uber ride.

[alfablue]

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55% of New Yorkers do not own a car.

Not everybody lives on a f-cking farm.

And I'm supposed to really care?

BTW, how many people who live on Long Island watch the team vs. Manhattan? And how many of them live in the very many neighborhoods around Queens and places east of Belmont Park? I don't think the majority of fans are coming from Manhattan.

[joecct]

And I'm supposed to really care?

BTW, how many people who live on Long Island watch the team vs. Manhattan? And how many of them live in the very many neighborhoods around Queens and places east of Belmont Park? I don't think the majority of fans are coming from Manhattan.

Me neither, but the LIE is the world's longest parking lot (thanks to Fred Feldman). A 7pm game time is gridlock city so you have to train it.

I guess the Dashing Commuter will take the LIRR to Belmont after work and then to home after the game.

BTW, here's a cuurent map of the Long Island Rail Road:

[alfablue]

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Me neither, but the LIE is the world's longest parking lot (thanks to Fred Feldman). A 7pm game time is gridlock city so you have to train it.

I guess the Dashing Commuter will take the LIRR to Belmont after work and then to home after the game.

BTW, here's a cuurent map of the Long Island Rail Road:

What's LIE? Is that the area near the new arena?

There's not much actual parking around the Pizzarina- you will all see that next year at the Frozen Four. But the only choice is to drive downtown... I'm not sure why it's such a burden to Long Islanders. Lot single family homes and lots of cars there.

[alfablue]

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Speaking of the Islanders- them and the Jackets may be in for a long wait. Looks like these games may go at least 6. And round 2 won't start until round 1 is done....

[aparch]

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What's LIE? Is that the area near the new arena?

Long Island Expressway. It goes from Midtown Manhattan to Flushing to Queens to nowhere near Nassau or Elmont as it heads northeast toward the Hamptons. But, it's *the* main route out of the city.

[joecct]

What's LIE? Is that the area near the new arena?

There's not much actual parking around the Pizzarina- you will all see that next year at the Frozen Four. But the only choice is to drive downtown... I'm not sure why it's such a burden to Long Islanders. Lot single family homes and lots of cars there.

Sorry - Long Island Expressway

[Kepler]

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Long Island Expressway. It goes from Midtown Manhattan to Flushing to Queens to nowhere near Nassau or Elmont as it heads northeast toward the Hamptons. But, it's *the* main route out of the city.

a.k.a. the Long Island Distressway. Famously terrible highway that runs along the spine of the island.

[Kepler]

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And I'm supposed to really care?

BTW, how many people who live on Long Island watch the team vs. Manhattan? And how many of them live in the very many neighborhoods around Queens and places east of Belmont Park? I don't think the majority of fans are coming from Manhattan.

Most Isles fans live in Nassau or western Suffolk County. Queens and Brooklyn are split, the other boroughs are mostly Rangers fans. c.f. Mets vs Yankees.

[joecct]

Long Island Expressway. It goes from Midtown Manhattan to Flushing to Queens to nowhere near Nassau or Elmont as it heads northeast toward the Hamptons. But, it's *the* main route out of the city.

But it connects to the aforementioned Cross Island Parkway near there.

[joecct]

Most Isles fans live in Nassau or western Suffolk County. Queens and Brooklyn are split, the other boroughs are mostly Rangers fans. c.f. Mets vs Yankees.

Kep - from Bethpage at 5pm how would you get to / from Belmont for a 7pm game?

[Kepler]

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Kep - from Bethpage at 5pm how would you get to / from Belmont for a 7pm game?

Southern State. That's actually not too bad.

The question is how do you get there from say Hicksville or Westbury?

At least it's against the traffic.

[Kepler]

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But it connects to the aforementioned Cross Island Parkway near there.

That's how you have to get there from the city. If you're coming from Brooklyn I'd take the Belt but of course that will run you right past JFK which is a standstill at utterly unpredictable times.

Just in general LI traffic is the stuff of Seattle or LA nightmares. This is another reason why LI is one of the best places to be from. I've never been anywhere except Honolulu where traffic was even remotely bothersome, and I've never been anywhere except Boston where the people seemed like as-sholes.

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