Pros & Cons of a Jets *MOVE* out of Metlife Stadium to Queens

Discussing the New York possibly moving to Queens with a new stadium

[@chriszenko3598]

The Jets can forget about a stadium on Long Island unless it’s privately funded. They had a vote for a new islander arena that would be funded by the local taxpayers they voted overwhelmingly no.The Islanders moved to Brooklyn only to return when the privately funded UBS arena was built

[@sirchi8731]

Public money always wins

[@nickd2296]

It would suck for the fans in New Jersey but it would be great for the fans in New York like me.

[@666kingdrummer]

Maybe than its time that NJ stop being satisfied being relegated to New York or Philly's little brother, and actually demand their own team.

[@Fatblue246]

@@666kingdrummernorth jersey culturally is essentially 1-1 with NYC and the metro areas blend. it’s why they usually don’t have many teams and when they do they usually perform worse the NY markets. Devils are a perfect example of this even when they are good they don’t do as well as the Rangers or even the Islanders a lot of the time attendance wise. Not to mention many who live in north NJ aren’t actually from there they’re NY transplants who moved because it is cheaper.

[@imreallyagoat]

Same 😂 its literally gonna be 5 minutes from my house

[@dcaseng]

It's insane how these owners still keep getting taxpayers to foot the bill for these stadiums. Why the fuck would any taxpayer want their money going to something they get no benefits from?

[@sirchi8731]

A lot our taxes goes to things that indirectly we don't benefit from

[@dcaseng]

@@sirchi8731 Doesn't mean taxpayers should fund a billionaire's ego project. You own a sports team, you pay for your stadium.

[@sirchi8731]

@@dcaseng doesn't work that way. Cities like Oakland CA...soon to be Kansas city lose all there sports teams

[@Fatblue246]

@@sirchi8731it 100% works that way lmao, NYCFC just privately funded their entire stadium. Only reason Bills got their stadium at all is because the governor of NY rn is from Buffalo and had just seized like 600 million from a tribe in upstate NY and used it as part of the state’s funding for said project. If they didn’t have that cash windfall there’s just no way it would’ve happened

[@dcaseng]

@@sirchi8731 So what? If they want to leave, let them. Tax payers shouldn't be forced to pay for this stuff.

[@user-vj3qy3rg9p]

Most of the jets season tickets holders are from queens and Long Island …

[@marblehillpjs]

yep. Imagine if they played in hempstead where nassau coliseum is ?

[@benpezzot8805]

​@@marblehillpjs that's actually not a horrible idea and that place is about to get tore down anyway might as well build over top of it

[@GeneralZodFDNY77]

@@marblehillpjs a great idea. Buuuuut....will the Nassau County voters get behind that if the Jets ownership expect some taxpayer funding involved in the financing for a stadium? Unless the Johnsons foot the entire bill, I don't see the voters being okay with taxpayer money going towards any stadium.

[@chriszenko3598]

@@marblehillpjsGreat idea I agree but they want to put a huge entertainment and casino complex on the site of the coliseum.

[@joedimaggio3687]

​@GeneralZodFDNY77 Hell no! Our taxes are probably the highest in the entire country!

[@aaronblum9555]

I live in Queens and I think I can comment on this. Right now - There is practically no chance of a Football Stadium being built in Queens. There were/are a bunch of Chop Shops next to Citi Field - Basically they have been bought up or offered to move elsewhere - the Bronx, etc, and that is where the new Soccer Stadium is being built. There is a rule in New York - If you take Parkland, you have to replace it. When the current Yankee Stadium was built - Parkland was taken - So where the Old Stadium was, there are now 3 Softball Fields (Heritage Field), a Soccer Field, etc - The Parkland was replaced. Originally a Soccer Stadium was proposed in Flushing Meadow Park - The Community objected, you're taking Parkland - It didn't happen - So forget about a Football Stadium in Flushing Park unless the law is changed, etc. The plan you showed for the area next to Citi Field that Steven Cohen wants to develop (currently parking) - Even though there isn't a park there, at least some of it is considered Parkland - Hence there is a movement to avoid things form being built - Stay Tuned. Also - The West Side would have/would be a disaster. It's across the street from the Javits Center and there is no room for parking there - Football, tailgating, etc - It just would not have worked. Unless there is an area in Nassau County, I don't think they Jets are going anywhere. Unlike Giants Stadium, where the Jets were a tenant to the Giants (As the Chargers are now to the Rams), they share Metlife Stadium. Yes, a lot of Jet Fans in the NY Area complain about the trip to games - But this is Football - One Game a week for 16 Weeks - 8 or 9 Home Games (Most on the weekend), and possibly 2 Playoff Games (not Counting Preseason). From what I can tell, Jet Fans still come out. If and when Metlife Stadium "ages out", I'm sure the Giants and Jets will chip in again for a new Stadium, again building it next to the current one, and this one probably will be one that ages better. I have not seen a Footbal Game at Metlife, but have been to multiple concerts and was at Giants Stadium as well. If felt like they took Giants Stadium turned it Grey (The color of the seats - By they way I don't care - It's not they worst color and when people are in them, what does it matter) and made it a bit flatter. I think the Stadium okay, but I guess in the minority.

[@frogger1952]

I think the West side stadium over the LIRR tracks would have worked. First, the #7 has been extended west to Hudson Yards so plenty would arrive by subway. Also the stadium would have been built above the LIRR storage yard and a platform could have been built there which would make it super convenient for anyone coming from LI, where most of the Jets fan base lives. But, the Dolan's killed it so its a moot point. You're 100% on the money with regard to park space. If a developer takes park space, it has to be replaced. The CitiField parking lot sits on the site of the old Shea Stadium which was considered parkland. So even though its a parking lot, its still "parkland" as strange as that may seem. That being the case, developing anything other than parkland is out unless the developer wants to go thru a 20 year rezoning process. So the only viable option to me seems to be to build it over the MTA Flushing Line yards just south of CitiField. A similar plan to build a stadium over the Sunnyside rail yards was offered back in the early 70's in an attempt to keep the Giants in NYC. However, building a domed stadium over rail yards could be prohibitively expensive. Having said all that, I still can't see Woody Johnson, a lifelong Jersey resident, moving his team to Queens.

[@GeneralZodFDNY77]

Speak that truth, bro. Unless they front almost all the money themselves and include a shitload of affordable housing in any land deal, the Jets are not getting a stadium in Queens.

[@sirchi8731]

​@@GeneralZodFDNY77naw with some Public funding teamed with private funding the NY Jets can truly move back into NYC city limits

[@Fatblue246]

@@GeneralZodFDNY77tbf if they pay for the stadium the city will pay for the housing etc. NYCFC isn’t paying for the housing in the Willets Point development, only the construction of their stadium. If you work with them they’ll likely work with you. Manhattan is a no go either way, Dolan is pretty much the only reason it didn’t happen even though it would’ve turned out to be a logistical nightmare anyway

[@aaronblum9555]

@@frogger1952 Your point about rhe 7 Train Extension - Even though MSG is right above Penn Station, from what I read once, most people coming to events still drive there. If you live in the 5 Bouroughs, or close to the railroad, I would not think it would be the case, but apparently it is. In Football even more so - Tailgating is a huge part for so many fans going to the Game, so the 7 Train extension would not have mattered. And if they had underground parking garages, I think it would rob from the feel of Tailgating. As you said, it's moot, they didn't build it, but if they ever revisted it, I think the same issues would arise. As I wrote, barring some area in Nassau County being available, I think both the Giants and Jets are staying in the Meadowlands.

[@RoadTripTelevision]

Does that mean we can start calling the New York Giants the NEW JERSEY GIANTS??? LOL. 😁😂🤪🤣😄😆😊👌 FYI - The (New Jersey) Jets practice facilities are at the Atlantic Health System Jets Training Center which is physically located in the Borough of Florham Park, Morris County, New Jersey, about 40 miles west of New York City/Manhattan. 👌

[@superbowsersilva]

That’s actually not bad idea plus it makes more sense

[@great-one0389]

I mean they're the New York CITY giants and jets, and east Rutherford is a suburb of NYC although it is in a different state. Cities can have suburbs in neighboring states. If the Bengals demolished paycor stadium and build a new one in northern Kentucky(where Cincy has a ton of suburbs), would people still call them the Cincinnati Bengals? They probably would

[@manuelgrothe608]

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson will bring back the New Jersey Generals and New York Hitman to the United Football League

[@RoadTripTelevision]

@@great-one0389 The problem is that the State of New York (which includes New York City) and the State of New Jersey are two totally different and separate entities. Also, don't forget about taxes, traffic, etc. are ALL related to New Jersey. Another problem regarding the Cincinnati Bengals, is that the State of Ohio and the Commonwealth of Kentucky are also two totally different and separate entities as well. 👌

[@robertewalt7789]

Back when NJ state Meadowlands authorities helped pay for the old Giant Stadium, I was one of those saying if the Giants put their name on our stadium, the Giants should add our name on their name, helmets.

[@sabionallen9631]

Went to MetLife yesterday and a guy that works for the NYCFC said that the soccer stadium is confirmed for 2027.

[@Dee--]

Well yea lol that googlable knowledge

[@manuelgrothe608]

Let the New Jersey Generals play at MetLife Stadium for the United Football League

[@barbaracaroll]

Rbny built their stadium years ago and NYC fc doesn't play in MetLife anyway

[@Fatblue246]

@@barbaracarollharrison NJ is aids to get to and it’s why no one watches the red bulls. better team on the table rn and they can’t even get consistent butts in seats, let alone sell out. abysmal attendance this year and this is a GOOD year. it’s over bro pack it in NY is blue

[@barbaracaroll]

Rbny has had their own stadium for years just accept it

[@Sarkus01]

Why would New York taxpayers be upset? They didn't pay for MetLife, New Jersey did. The state of New York is helping with the Bills stadium, so the Jets could ask for the same help in building a Queens stadium. Probably should be something they pursue.

[@ronbrown7941]

I live in the NYC area. There’s nothing wrong with MetLife Stadium. It’s just not state of the art like AT&T Stadium and all the new stadiums built in the last decade

[@dante6563]

I live in the NYC area and it’s a terrible stadium.

[@s.n.9485]

It was opened after ATT stadium. No reason for it to be outdated already.

[@NewYorkYankeesfornumber28]

Have you ever been to MetLife, it’s a soulless massive concrete rectangle surrounded by the largest parking lot in human history, located in a dump

[@chrisrhoads8256]

Ole giants stadium 🏟/ send jets back were Mets ⚾️ play like ole days 🏈

[@DDeeeez]

MetLife is a good stadium and it’s going to age just fine. I played football games there and attended many events there, I just don’t understand the criticism it gets.

[@superbowsersilva]

I can respect your opinion However MetLife Stadium still have so problem some Giants and Jets fans and some football fans are staying at MetLife Stadium should be Like a Dome like AT&T Stadium in Dallas of course grass.

[@manuelgrothe608]

New Jersey Generals

[@thescatman5029]

The Medowlands are in the boondocks. Yes, NJ Transit runs during game times, but it's still in the Boondocks. And the Jets, as a second-class tenant, is like the Clippers of the NFL.

[@MindofVito]

MetLife blows. It looks like an air conditioner, because they share the stadium they can’t have grass, traffic flow is terrible, no personality.

[@Fatblue246]

⁠​⁠@@thescatman5029lmao, 3rd in attendance overall in the NFL last season with only a 2k difference on average between them and the Giants, number 2 in 2022 AHEAD of the Giants. Equal if not more media coverage, etc. They are not even remotely comparable to the Clippers vs Lakers situation. You aren’t from the area if you think this. If anything both teams catch shit from Bills fans now because “they don’t play in NY” like Buffalo is somehow actually NY lol.

[@wofat6300]

The Jets are cheap, and they're not going to get their own stadium. They act like a person who doesn't want to move out of their mother's basement.

[@joedimaggio3687]

Same old Jets

[@mrg8581]

😂😂😂

[@retroguy1976]

lmao

[@baldisaerodynamic9692]

i was gonna say something similar to this, so ill just give you the props for saying it far better than i would have lol

[@joedimaggio3687]

The Jets are living in the Giants basement.

[@charliepalmer3244]

The situation at Aqueduct race track I think is interesting here. Belmont is being remodeled to have year round racing (in a nutshell) and Aqueduct's property will be available, which already has a resorts world casino attached. Look it up, this is a REAL possibility for the Jets ......

[@GeneralZodFDNY77]

No chance. I currently own a home in Ozone Park across from Aqueduct and have been in this neighborhood sonce the Flea Market was on the site before the casino. And I can tell you the likelihood of a football stadium being built there is virtually nonexistent. One, the City Council is already looking at the 210 acre site Aqueduct sits on for more affordable housing. The current Council President, Adrienne Adams, represents South Ozone Park on the Council and is hard core pushing for housing. And anything that includes housing for a growing Queens population, the community is all for. Two, Resorts World Casino currently has a $5 billion proposal ready should the state grant them a downstate casino license next year when they vote on it. The community is tentatively on board with this since that proposal will also include 3,000 additional housing units and more year round jobs to the area. The state is looking like they will vote yes to the casino project, so that is more likely than any other proposal. Unless the Jets are willing to front almost all of the money for the stadium, meaning taking no taxpayer money for the project like NYCFC is doing with their $780 million stadium in Willets Point, and include affordable housing nearby to placate the City Council, a stadium on Aqueduct isn't happening. As a Jets fan, I would love to have my stadium walking distance from home. But alas, not happening.

[@rj.trains]

Most Jets fans are from Long Island so in order to go to a Jets game it takes almost a 2 Hour Drive and going over two bridges with tolls upwards of $40 plus gas. As a Long Island or I grew up a Mets and Islanders fan because it was relatively easy to get to those stadiums. I’ve became a colts fan because going to Indianapolis was just as practical to my parents as going to MetLife for a football game

[@Fatblue246]

i mean this is just a bit of a ridiculous take lmao. Going to indiana is not nearly as practical as going to east rutherford and you fucking know it bro lol. you could’ve taken the train too. NJ isn’t a perfect scenario but the idea it’s so bad it prevents you from being a Jets fan is laughable. Come off it

[@NicholasLaBruna-fl7gr]

Most Jet fans are from NJ. Being a 50 year season ticket holder the Jets only sold out Shea 5 or 6 years out of 23. That was in a smaller crappy baseball stadium not made for football. Met Life is a football stadium that has been sold out 43 years in a row with waiting lists. I also have known people who work for the team and 50 thousand are Jersey and about 30 thou from NY. Long Island is just a bad sports area. The Islanders have had bad attendance for years. Give the new building a few years and will see what happens. The Yankees out draw the Mets every year. I am a Met fan but that is a fact. The Brooklyn Nets also have terrible attendance. You can't go back to a stadium that doesn't exist. You also don't have the fan support that New Jersey has. Mets Life sells out 2 football teams and the World Cup is coming. It is also one of the most profitable stadiums in the USA.

[@sfdko3291]

"year round concerts" NYC already has that in both Madison Square Garden and Barclays. The stadium itself won't do that, especially in the winter months. The only way they do that is if Taylor Swift goes on tour again.

[@marblehillpjs]

and UBS

[@GeneralZodFDNY77]

Yeah. He tends to forget that NYC isn't a podunk town. We have dozens upon dozens of venues for concerts and such. Not to mention other things (Broadway, museums, etc) to compete for the entertainment dollar with sports venues.

[@nortonhatfield7312]

And BTS, too.

[@nortonhatfield7312]

And also Justin Bieber and the Jonas brothers.

[@joedimaggio3687]

Also, Radio City music hall and the Prudential Center.

[@usernamegenerico]

Stan Kroenke paid for all of SoFi Stadium, it wasn't a 50/50 venture between the Rams & Chargers

[@heyheyhe0011]

I’m a local. There’s no room for NFL size super stadium in that area. So it’s not happening.

[@sfdko3291]

Just make it on Long Island I'll never go because I'd never set foot in Long Island on a Sunday, but it makes sense. If not there, then Staten Island.

[@Fatblue246]

@@sfdko3291neither of those spots make any sense logistically either. at this point we are just moving to say we play in NY which is beyond ridiculous. Staten island is even worse to get to/navigate than LI and LI is too deep for most people. If LI had more robust public transit this may be a different scenario but atm you’d have to drive no matter what and driving near the coliseum on a off day is already the fucking worst i cannot imagine the nightmare it would be if 60k+ tried going there all at once

[@retroguy1976]

@@sfdko3291 I dont even think there's room on staten island maybe long island

[@infoguy1978]

a cost effective compromise can also be just have an annual "heritage" preseason and regular season game in queens every year and build their own stadium in the suburbs of new york where there is more land (staten island, westchester, rockland county)

[@dennisdriscoll7830]

Here's an idea, Belmont Park is being winterized. You would no longer need Aqueduct racetrack. No need for eminent domain, parking lots already there. Hway and transit access is there!

[@GeneralZodFDNY77]

The City Council is already looking at the 210 acre site Aqueduct sits on for more affordable housing. Also, Resorts World has a $5billion proposal ready should the state grant them a downstate casino license next year. Unless the Jets are willing to front almost all of the money for the stadium and include housing nearby to placate the City Council, a stadium on Aqueduct isn't happening.

[@joedimaggio3687]

​@@GeneralZodFDNY77Very well said.

[@GeneralZodFDNY77]

@@joedimaggio3687 I live in Ozone Park literally across the street from Aqueduct, so I'm keeping up on what is happening with the location with great interest.

[@metsandjetsfan5174]

Like I said Long Island City or Jamaica (soon to be gone Aqueduct Racetrack) Brooklyn (Williamsburg-Greenpoint, Floyd Bennett Field) Staten Island west or Westchester-Rockland area would be ideal spots for the new Jets stadium under new owners who'll pay for it themselves (Randall's Island next to Ichan Park or Columbia Universiry Baker Field is also possible

[@badgerden7080]

Staten Island has plenty of space. Westchester is good too.

[@marblehillpjs]

randalls island is a pain to get in and out of.

[@BrendanMitnick]

The traffic out of Floyd Bennett field with one bridge would be nuts, getting back to Long Island from Floyd already takes an hour and a half on a sunday

[@metsandjetsfan5174]

@@BrendanMitnick there's Belt Parkway that can take people there

[@JetsOnTop1]

Willamsburg-Greenport would be awesome for me cus I could cross the bridge and walk to the stadium from my grandparents apartment

[@20Unknown]

I think MetLife Stadium is an awesome stadium. The only reason it is "soulless" is due to the fact that it shares teams, and the SoFi comparison is unfair. And open air in a cold region is an home field advantage, not a disadvantage. If the Jets want to move out, let them! Then, the Giants could FINALLY make the blue permanent. Blue seats, blue red accents everywhere, their own stadium.

[@manuelgrothe608]

The UFL New York Hitmen and NFL New York Jets should host their games at Westside stadium in Hudson Yards from Manhattan, New York

[@TheRichieBen]

Would Yonkers Racetrack work? Not sure about the land there.

[@carryon3266]

Crazy that FIFA picked MetLife over AT&T for the World Cup Final.

[@mysteryhombre81]

Not crazy, Brit here and it would be unheard of to have a final in a domed stadium soccer is a outdoor airated sport. Also new York is much more on the worldwide agenda then Dallas, and AT&T is miles outside Dallas anyway.

[@Angrygumballl]

The NFL needs to lift the band on private Equity and give the team to nycfc City Group

[@prajwal1402]

They can easily clear up the meadowlands and make the stadium better. Meadowlands is actually perfect as it is a midpoint for those coming from queens and those coming from south NJ

[@seanmcallister2985]

how many jets fans are in south jersey? not many. eagles and giants dominate

[@prajwal1402]

Not true, still a huge enough fan base, you can include central Jersey in that too.

[@badgerden7080]

What about the area around Flushing Meadows Park? That is plenty of space.

[@joedimaggio3687]

Why put a stadium in that nice park?

[@mhbbej1]

Back before the Jets moved to Jersey an idea was put forward to build a stadium over the rail yards in Long Island City Sunnyside Yards. This would be a great location in Queens right outside Manhattan.

[@dante6563]

No that’s planned for housing and parks

[@ocgamer7072]

There might be an issue with them building a roof due to the airport being so close. This happened to the 49ners when they moved to Santa Clara. Hopefully they can finally get a roof if they move.

[@infoguy1978]

why would the airport impact weather met;ife can get a roof?

[@ocgamer7072]

@infoguy1978 metlife can have a roof, but a stadium by laguardia where citifield is may not due to the FAA. The 9ners tried to build a roof but the airport was too close to the stadium so the extra height for the roof was above the FAA height clearance

[@hartiwanger9176]

They can find another place in NY. Please. Foxboro is nowhere near Boston but that is where the space is.

[@badgerden7080]

That's why they call themselves the New England Pats and not the Boston Pats, like they used to be named.

[@hartiwanger9176]

@@badgerden7080 New York is a state last time I checked but they play in NJ.

[@robertewalt7789]

How about if the Patriots played in RI or NH?

[@jakef3995]

@@robertewalt7789that’s still part of New England. Correction: I thought you replied to a different comment. I personally wouldn’t care as long as it’s easy to drive too and yes NH and RI are New England states

[@hartiwanger9176]

@@robertewalt7789 So?

[@NodNarb1083]

I think when i comes to metlife, if they want a renovation it would have to happen after 2026 as they beat dallas for the world cup final for some odd reason. As for the renovations, Removing one side of the upper deck, adding some club seats, add a smaller deck of seats over the upper deck, give it an over hang or retractable roof, slight exterior renovation and fixing the amenities and possibly slowly develop a district around the stadium

[@johnsamoilis6379]

They beat Jerry World because 1. It has more permanent seats. 2. Its located minutes away from NYC. 3. Has excellent mass transit compared to no mass transit at Jerry world. 4. Its in a better time zone closer to Europe.

[@Fatblue246]

@@johnsamoilis6379far more cosmopolitan of a city than Dallas too with more of a global soccer culture as a result.

[@kappaman1994]

*J.E.T.S* 🛫🛫🛫 Should By 2030, Move To Proper *New York* (Manhattan Or Queens), Build A _Retractable Roof_ Stadium _&_ Stadium District, Host Superbowls, NCAA 🏈Championship, NCAA Final Four, NCAA Playoffs (🏈🏀), FIFA ⚽️ Tournaments, Concerts _&_ Other Events. This Would Make The *J.E.T.S* The Team For New York!

[@manuelgrothe608]

New Jersey Generals at MetLife Stadium

[@CWC880]

Don't forget Wrestlemania

[@EmmanuelConstant747]

Fact - Neither the Jets OR Giants have expressed any interest in moving out of New Jersey and into New York. Fact - You may not like MetLife Stadium, But it works. The success of that building speaks for itself. Fact - MetLife Stadium is a clean well balanced stadium that has improvements to the field conditions and more. Fact - If MetLife was all bad - It would not have beaten So Fi and AT&T stadium for the rights to host World Cup Finals. Fact - You never mentioned the biggest CON. When it comes to moving to New York, New Yorks legendary traffic is 10 times worse than the Jersey Meadowlands. Ask anybody who goes to any Yankee & Mets game or even an event in Madison Square Garden. There are reasons why the Giants and Jets moved to Jersey many years ago. Go look it up. Fact - The training facilities are flat out better in New Jersey than they ever were in New York. FINAL FACT - The Giants & Jets have a steady following and a sure thing in Jersey just across the Hudson of New York. Why risk problems now ? If something works - Don't fix it.

[@20Unknown]

He just has it out for MetLife Stadium. Plain and simple. I think it's an awesome facility!

[@paulcarlson754]

They should move to L.I or queens, their fan base lives there, north jersey belongs to the giants

[@davidholt1454]

Modular construction would keep it under $2B, and with a retractable roof it would be a better concert venue than Citi Field.

[@jaredvelez9197]

jets should come to bklyn (industry city ) perfect location

[@B0RRAC0]

Never was a fan of two NFL teams sharing a stadium...in the WRONG STATE! The Bills are the only TRUE New York team, and I say that as a Giants fan! 🥴

[@trolljones4386]

Where MetLife stadium is is a lot closer to the city then damn buffalo

[@arnelg67]

I can’t believe they’re not willing to expand the stadium they’re building for the NYFC. So much revenue can be made by bringing the NYJ back to Queens!

[@B0RRAC0]

The Jest could just practice at Hofstra! Don't they do that sometimes anyway??? Or am I mistaken???

[@Rod-rx5rr]

jets ' s pre games and training camp at hostra collage

[@mikejacobs7464]

You know at some point that the local, regional and statewide taxpayer is going to say enough! Every 10, 15 or 20 years you guys (owners) come back saying we need facilities (arenas or stadiums)! Now with the price of these palaces of professional sports exceeding north of $1.5 or so billion dollars even the most populous metropolitan areas are going to run out of funds and patience with a cycle of every 10 or 15 years of ownership asking for newer palaces!

[@CoreyGary]

The question is: where would it go? Steve Cohen already plans to rebuild Citi Field's parking lot with a hotel and casino. If a new Jets stadium were located adjacent to Citi Field, those plans would require significant revisions. Can they build the stadium over the MTA railyard? I have no idea, but it sounds like an engineering nightmare. One space that could potentially work is the northern end of Flushing Corona Park, east of the USTA center. However, they must tear down the Practice Tennis Courts, the World Ice Arena, and the Pitch and putt. Environmental reviews will also be required as the stadium must relocate the mouth of a tributary. The latter option is the most realistic, but it will require taking a big chunk of Flushing Meadows Corona Park and building a world-class stadium. On the upside, transit will be straightforward to get to Grand Central and Penn Station.

[@Fatblue246]

there’s no way the voters allow that to happen though lmao

[@clanman8278]

Maybe Steve Cohen would buy the team too.

[@josephrumpolo7328]

I AM 70 BRING THEM HOME OK, I HAVE BEEN THERE FROM DAY ONE SEEN IT ALL, THEY SHOULD BE RIGHT HERE IN QUEENS BY CITY FIELD PERIOD END OF CONVERSATION, GOD BLESS WOOODY BRING THEM HOME KEEP THAT BEAUTIFUL PRACTCE PLACE IN NY ......COME HOME, GOD BLESS, BE SAFE JOE!!!!!!@! JETS.......JETSJETSJETS!!!!!!!@!@!

[@91_C4_FL]

I think the Jets go on a run with Rodgers and they make a case for a stadium in Queens near Citi Field.

[@user-nd9ls1xn5f]

For all u snowflakes crying it’s to hot it’s to cold put a roof on the stadium. No way football is an outdoor sport been that way for 100 yrs if u want to stay warm go to a basketball game let the jets move and rename met life to GIANTS stadium

[@joedimaggio3687]

How can an outdoor stadium that will be used by the Jets 10 games a year and maybe host 2 or 3 concerts a year make money?

[@TalkinWitJMO]

Jets fans are loud, and show up even when the team isn’t good. The home field advantage is still there. All the other comments about the infrastructure may be valid.

[@leonardolargo4510]

Why not moving to Brooklyn…?

[@scotttild]

Revenue is another reason, Jets would get additional revenue from owning their own building. Still Jets and Giants could build a new stadium together and spit the costs and have a 50/50 split, Stop asking the tax payers to pay.

[@JiKeeY202]

In terms of Willets Point queens There's only one Stadium that's going there and the agreement is for NYCFC If the Jets want that area they need to figure out a situation similar to Seattle's Lumen field! Constructing the stadium where it still feels intimate for soccer games!

[@Two4MX]

What if the jets played in the soccer stadium as well, like NYCFC shared it with the Jets?

[@dante6563]

It’s too small

[@TheRichieBen]

Only will have a capacity of 25 thousand.

[@hershpatel380]

The dolphins owner owns Hudson Yards right?

[@TheCj126]

Sharing stadiums/arenas always seems to, one way or another, relegate one of the tenants to second-class status. Happened with the Chargers at SoFi, and with the Clippers at (formerly) Staples Center. Would've also happened if the Knicks and Nets had to share the Garden.From what I gather, the Jets are more a Long Island team, so perhaps a move out to the UBS Arena could suffice. Should be interesting.

[@Fatblue246]

UBS arena is indoors and is specifically a hockey arena lmao, it would not work at all for football. has a capacity of like MAYBE 30k. The Jets while primarily an LI team aren’t SOLELY and LI team and their dynamic with the giants really isn’t 1-1 with the chargers and rams. Chargers lost their fans because they left their market and moved to an already pretty saturated one. This isn’t the case with the Jets like remotely. No one in NY really perceives the Jets as the “lesser” team than the Giants(likely because they’ve both been ass for a while)if anything both get clowned on by Bills fans now as they “don’t play in NY”(like buffalo a city that borders canada and is 6+ hours away from NYC is anymore legitimate but i digress). Both teams have pretty good attendance and are 2 of the most valuable franchises in the league so this idea that the Jets are like a B team isn’t really apt. It’s not like metlife is even close to empty at Jets games, and considering how ASS the Jets have been for the last 10 years plus that alone kinda shows you it’s not really a Clippers situation. Nets also have second class status in NY despite having their own stadium lol, i genuinely do not know a single Nets fan and im from Long Island where they originally played during the ABA days. It’s just an NJ team to the NY mind and always will be, and their attendance reflects that lol. If you look, the Knicks are 5th in attendance overall last season in terms of attendance and the Nets are 21st lmao, and they’re in NYC not some small market. To give you more context, the NY giants were 2nd in attendance overall last season and the Jets were in 3rd, with only a 2k difference in the average and that’s with the Jets having a brutally disappointing season. Essentially, there’s more to these dynamics than you’re either privy to or giving credit to, which is all good it doesn’t sound like you’re from the area so it makes sense. Having your own stadium doesn’t guarantee attendance or flow, there’s a lot more to it than that. As far as moving to LI that’s likely out of the question, as a Long Islander getting to and from LI is the fucking worst. LI people are incredibly LI centric and will bend over backwards trying to tell you how a stadium in Nassau would work but it just wouldn’t. We have next to no public transit options and the traffic in the area near the coliseum/NCC is already HEINOUS without a massive 65k+ stadium being shoved right in the middle of all of it. Trust me I wish it would make sense Id love to not have to go to NJ for games but logistically it’s not sound, and they’d get 0 taxpayer funds from Nassau residents they already have like the 3rd highest taxes in the country with minimal services to show for it

[@TheCj126]

@@Fatblue246 *A move out close to UBS Arena, forgive me

[@TheCj126]

@@Fatblue246 I stand corrected. Thanks for laying down a pretty good report. Respect.

[@kingjordan0111]

not a jets fan but jets new there own stadium this stadium doesnt say jets or feel like a jets stadium its more a giants stadium

[@HoshizakiYoshimasa]

The more popular more successful more historical Giants should be in NY. Jets should be Jerseys team

[@Rod-rx5rr]

jets was ny titans ny titans born in ny

[@michaelwilson7061]

Why would you build a new stadium like your old stadium?

[@Fatblue246]

NYCFC stadium isn’t potential anymore the vote passed for development last month, it’s being built as well as all the new housing etc. Also metlife doesn’t really feel like a “giants home stadium” their fans complain just as much, that’s definitely a non NY perspective and not really how either fan base views things lol. Attendance reflects that too they’re both within parity with the Jets even outperforming the Giants at times, and both are in top 3 in the league for attendance. The Rams regularly out perform the Chargers attendance and media coverage wise by a lot, to act like this is 1-1 with the sports situation in NY is incredibly tone deaf. should’ve left this one in the drafts dawg

[@davebriga]

Mara.has always been the greatest obstacle in obtaining a better field ans stadium amenities..Maras always noted foe veing cheapskate. WE need new grass turf ASAP..

[@motivatedt9926]

Let the giants keep that dump..

[@Frankieefootballmundial]

MetLife stadium will host the World Cup final in 2026 it’s going to be hot and humid for the day of the final cause there no retractable roof and ac in that stadiums

[@cataginandtonic]

Not sure, but I don't think FIFA allows tournament games indoors.

[@Fatblue246]

you’ll live, baseball is played outdoors all summer in NYC and everyone does just fine as does attendance. East rutherford isn’t the deep south lol

[@Frankieefootballmundial]

@@cataginandtonic some World Cup games were played indoors

[@Frankieefootballmundial]

@@Fatblue246 for all Europeans fans and players the summer heat is different there

[@marblehillpjs]

i wish they would have built the west side stadium instead of what's there now. It's such a waste and only rich people can live there

[@FatigueZ]

Words can not describe the joy i would have if the jets moved to queens

[@Jokerman0587]

The way you say stadium was like nails on a chalkboard and I had to turn it off

[@91_C4_FL]

SoFi is going to age like MetLife.

[@joenintendo]

I always thought that the Jets should have moved to L.A. after the Rams and Raiders left but before the Chargers and Rams moved back. Have your own stadium and your own city. Sharing stadiums seems beneath NFL franchises, no matter what city you're in or who you may share it with.

[@tomace9767]

I’m a huge jets fan, can’t see it happening, I hate Met life but can’t justify two massive publicly funded stadiums that are only hosting 10-12 home games at most in a given year

[@kappaman1994]

If The *J.E.T.S* Proposed Stadium Is A Retractable Roof, That Venue Could Host Events For Proper 🆕 York Year Around!

[@Jondsmusic]

@@kappaman1994 JETS- Just end the season!

[@din9lebeRrY]

Florham park is much closer to meadowlands than Queens….

[@RudieObias]

The only NFL team that actually plays in New York is the Buffalo Bills 😅

[@jsivco3sivco785]

No, ALL 32 teams play in New York on occasion. The Jets, Dolphins, and Patriots each play a game in New York every year! 😉

[@RudieObias]

@@jsivco3sivco785 Good one! 🤣

[@Fatblue246]

Buffalo isn’t NY. They don’t even identify as NYers, they just say that shit as a jab. They’re closer to Canada than NYC by quite a bit. might as well be named the “Toronto Bills”

[@joeylawn36111]

"Still expensive in Queens" - used to be that for every yard of concrete poured in NYC, umm, "certain Families" gotta get their ¢ut....

[@FranBushardt]

In Buffalo, We can rightfully call them the NY JETS instead of the NJ JETS or will they be the QUEENS JETS???

[@sonofsarek]

You can’t justify a football team having their own stadium when they use it, on average, 11.5 times a year. They need to go back to multi-purpose stadiums.

[@sirchi8731]

No

[@dante6563]

@@sirchi8731yes

[@ronpeacock9939]

The biggest pro- Met-Life is voted (By the Players) as the worst stadium in the league with the worst turf... I think the parking lot has better surface than MetLife does...

[@mysteryhombre81]

Metlife is waaaay to big, and should of been made without upper tier and a roof. But ofc MSG pushed back on that hard.

[@kapo2012fb]

You've never been in the streets of Jamaica Queens ...Chill out You know nothing about the streets of Queens new york

[@manuelgrothe608]

For the United Football League seasons, The New Jersey Generals take MetLife Stadium and the New York Hitmen play at West Side Stadium with the New York Jets

[@b2b111079]

Metlife was the most underwhelming stadium relative to value of the teams playing there ever.

[@richardwallerstein539]

Con: They’ve played at this location for 40 years.

[@GeneralZodFDNY77]

The idiocy you spout constantly is amazing. This time, I have to say something. The one thing you have zero clue about is how building any entertainment venue of that size works in NYC. I not only live in Queens for 30 of my 46 years on earth, but have been a member of the FDNY for 23 years and for the Parks Department a few years before that. And trust me when I say the Jets moving to Queens is a pipe dream that in all likelihood doesn't happen in my lifetime. And I'm a Jets fan saying this. The communities and the local politicians will not go for sporting venues being built with tax payer funds going towards it anymore. Not unless any projects include a fuckton more affordable housing attached to it and there is no loss of any public park space. One example of utilizing public park space for a stadium getting approved is the current Yankee Stadium. Only reason it worked is because they built on Macombs Dam Park across the street from the original Stadium, then replaced the park by using the space where the original Stadium was. Basically a land swap. You will not get the same deal in Queens at any public parks space anywhere. Also, the residents here are not going to be okay with tax payer money going towards this. NYCFC only got their stadium green lit because their owners are paying for the entire thing themselves. All $780 million with none of that coming from the tax payers. Add to that the housing, school, and new police precinct attached to the deal and that is why the community politicians and many residents got behind the project leading to it's approval by the City Council. Queens is a pipe dream. Let it go.

[@Fatblue246]

just a correction, the city/state is paying for the housing and associated green space etc in the NYCFC deal. The redevelopment is not entirely privately funded just the stadium is. So in THEORY if there WAS actually a plausible space for a new stadium(there isn’t atm but things change)then it’s not entirely out of the question for SOME public funding to be had but ONLY for the added redevelopment that will now be required and ONLY if they fund the entirety of the stadium itself privately. This isn’t very likely to happen, but that being said people were saying the same shit about the NYCFC stadium and a new one in Nassau for the Islanders so you never know. That being said, I don’t think the Jets really want out of Metlife that bad, more the fan base and even then it’s not really for logical reasons more just to say we play in NY. Logistically going to any football game in the NYC metro area is gonna be a pain in the ass as it’s a tailgate culture and the city just isn’t car friendly, and the suburbs really aren’t that car friendly at this point either. By and large I entirely agree with what you’re saying, and this guy constantly talks out of his ass it’s crazy. People speaking about the dynamics of NY sports in the comments also sound like the live on mars, calling the Jets the “secondary team” when they are essentially on par attendance and media coverage wise as the Giants. Overall just more people talking out of their ass about the cradle of civilization

[@dante6563]

You’re unusually mad about this. Ignore the channel/video and stop commenting on everyone’s comment if it bothers you so.

[@Jetfuel806]

Build it in Bridgeport Connecticut

[@infoguy1978]

why the hell would they build it in Bridgeport ct? it already starts felling like New England in Bridgeport

[@Jetfuel806]

@@infoguy1978Relax dude, it was sarcasm. When I was a kid in the 60’s the Bridgeport Jets played at Kennedy Stadium, it was a farm team of sorts. The Jets played the Giants right down the road in West Haven in ‘74 at the Yale Bowl. The Giants played their home games there all season.

[@infoguy1978]

@@Jetfuel806 long darn time ago. I wasn't going nuts by the way.

[@jeremysilber7484]

I disagree that the Jets are looking into moving out anytime soon. MetLife is still a newer stadium and its home for them as of late. Plus with citi field and the NYCFC stadium there will be nowhere for them to build in Queens

[@mikes7446]

2:57 👎👎👎👎 looks like a prison

[@Jondsmusic]

Pros to stay: They have nowhere else to go. Cons of leaving: They have nowhere else to go and don't deserve to have their own stadium as they suck!

[@Dee--]

Wrong and wrong

[@geraldjessie7761]

So they don't deserve their own stadium because they suck, that makes no sense, when the Giants left the Yale Bowl in Connecticut for Giants Stadium, they also SUCKED,one thing doesn't have anything to do with the other, Jets fanbase is still in Queens, so they might as well build it,and get off from underneath the Giants shadow, and become NYC only NFL team.

[@Jondsmusic]

@@Dee-- No right and right!

[@Jondsmusic]

@@geraldjessie7761 It makes total sense! Why would they move to CT as that's partial New England territory? Queens doesn't want them! Their only shot is Long Island and they're not interested either. So your argument to move them to CT makes no sense.

[@Powernab]

There are no Cons

[@Alan-lv9rw]

I’m a Patriots fan in Dallas, but I’m a NYC native. The Jets lost all of their identity when they left Shea for Giants Stadium. Most people still consider Met Life to be Giants Stadium. The Jets need their own stadium in Queens. That’s who they are.

[@joedimaggio3687]

How many stadiums and arenas do you want in the NYC area?

[@Angrygumballl]

Football culture in Long Island sucks! The Jets aren't stupid! You either stay in North Jersey before you get to Manhattan or you move to Manhattan. They've got psls they've got to sale and that's not getting done in Long Island. Lacrosse is more popular than football over there for crying out loud😂

[@iSnags]

They aren’t moving to queens bro . Growing up in jersey and New York the area they are looking at would make zero sense

[@nicojones305]

There's no public money available for the Jets as it's needed for illegal immigrants.

[@mondoseguendo6113]

The money is better spent on illegal immigrants because god knows Woody and the Jets would just blow it.

[@Fatblue246]

idk Hochul just dropped like 1b for her beloved Bills.

[@ChrisCarannante]

There are no cons

[@manuelgrothe608]

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson will bring back the New Jersey Generals and New York Hitman to the United Football League

[@robertwoods4457]

DUDE, ITS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. Trust me I know. The soccer stadium is going to be just soccer.

[@Fatblue246]

yea it has a capacity of 25k. Mfs really think no one watches the Jets when they’re consistently in the top 3 teams attendance wise in the entire league with well over 70k on average lmao. that’s like almost 3x the size of NYCFC’s stadium, tickets would be INSANE price wise if they played there. This is just classic non NYers talking about NY with 0 concept of the dynamics that go on here. NY may as well be a foreign country to these people

[@grantandersen]

The Jets aren’t moving to Queens. Where the Jets will most likely move is Florham Park, NJ where there HQ and Training Facility. The Jets are not leaving NJ as, Woody Johnson’s company Johnson & Johnson is based in New Brunswick, NJ.

[@DragonDonut64]

To have a name like Woody Johnson lol

[@Newyorkgiants123]

Jets are moving to queens

[@badgerden7080]

Well maybe Woody Johnson can sell the team. He's a large part of the reason they stink.

[@grantandersen]

@@badgerden7080 He’s not going anywhere. They’re not going to Queens. Both teams are unfortunately stuck in Jersey. You can’t build an NFL stadium in NYC proper because not only is there not enough room for parking, it would also make traffic which is already bad enough in Queens as it is. For an NFL you need at least 70 acres and this site is only. The only way for either team to come back to NY would to be to go out to the Suburbs. More specifically for the Giants it would to be Yonkers in Weschester County, NY just east of the Empire City Casino. And for the Jets it would have to be in Nassau County just south of the Nassau County Coliseum.

[@Newyorkgiants123]

@@grantandersen jets are moving to queens

[@Regantdarcy]

There are NO cons of the JETS leaving New Jersey! Come home to NY baby! It’s about time.

[@JanTheViking]

Let me tell you a couple of three things if the Jets go back to New York. They would still suck.

[@Jondsmusic]

Exactly!

[@kappaman1994]

Ok, What Are The Other 2 Things You Can Tell Us ????

[@Jondsmusic]

@@kappaman1994 When they suck what else is there to add?

[@kappaman1994]

@@Jondsmusic The 2nd _&_ 3rd Things You Stated You Were Going To Share.

[@Fatblue246]

in the basement and still financially outperform your poverty franchise so yap more

[@TyrellDunn]

Giants deserve to be in NYC. The Jets need to stay at MetLife and become the New Jersey Jets.

[@Fatblue246]

Giants have showed 0 interest in moving back though lol, the Jets have albeit their plans got killed by Dolan and NYC, but they at least have shown interest. Giants moved and haven’t looked back, them moving into NYC is even more of a pipe dream when they’re the historical owners of Metlife lol

[@trolljones4386]

The giants where the ones who built their stadium in Jersey to begin with

[@reh303]

As a Jets fan in NJ this would suck, but it's a logical move for the franchise.

[@marblehillpjs]

If you put this stadium where the parking lot is at Citifield then you have no parking at that location. Granted you didn’t need to drive there but then that option is gone

[@NYCKNP]

It’s a long shot. There’s a better chance of MetLife installing a roof, but it’s very unpredictable right now

[@guyfaux3978]

The Aqueduct Race Track site would be better, but you'd have a casino next door and even if the horses wouldn't race there any more you'd still need to have a big bookie joint to siphon off some bettors from Nassau who would otherwise go to Suffolk OTB instead. Would the No Fun League want gambling that they don't control in the same complex?

[@armandsavoia9394]

Listen you're a waste of time listening to so I gave you 20 seconds and you screwed up as soon as you said the Jets were moving where the Mets are

[@davidsonrither6052]

They jet's going to move to that new MLB stadium in share it with that team the mayor in also the owner of that MLB team actually want the jets to come in share the stadium with them if I'm the giants I'm sticking to new jersey in build my own stadium in new jersey the sharing stadiums with two NFL teams is a terrible every team needs there own stadiums LA in NEW YORK are the only two BIG markets are the only city with both teams sharing a stadium hopefully the jets 🛩️ will finally get the stadium in QUEENS in maaan I would like for the chargers to get a stadium knowing Spanos he's a terrible owner to cheap in greedy to build his own stadium for the chargers

[@Fatblue246]

most of what you said here was not accurate lmao. Steve Cohen is not the mayor of NYC, that’s Eric Adams. Steve Cohen also has not publicly made any statements regarding the jets, it’s more assumptions based on his rabid mets fandom which historically goes hand in hand with being a Jets fan but not always. The stadium being built also isn’t a new MLB stadium it’s a Soccer stadium NYCFC with a capacity of only 25k, it wouldn’t fit the Jets who have an average attendance of 2.5x that. I say this as a lifelong Jets fan who would love to not have to go to NJ for games, but it’s just not happening.

[@PA5150]

Moving to Queens cuts off the New Jersey fanbase. Anecdotally, Jets fans I know in NJ would not be willing to drive out for a Jets game. The Giants and Jets are better off planning a renovation.