Construction of the Red Bull Park has begun

[Brandinho]

Originally Posted by Frank Cunha

I pass by the Harrison stadium and its moving along, they are on the move, no stop during the winter, we still waiting for a big snow storm, its got be at least two months ahead of schedule

Is it anywhere near the train station. I'm thinkin about getting season tickets and if its near there, it'll be very convenient. And I'm ready for snow anytime now, something to keep me out of school for a day.

[Frank Cunha]

the train stops in Harrison you cross the street and you in the stadium

1 minute walk from the train to the stadium

the weather been a big help

[Frank Cunha]

the clean up about finish, so know its time to build
FORWARD, MARCH* AEG officials expect the construction of Red Bull Park to start in March

[Brandinho]

Target opening date is July of next year. So are they going to start the year in Giants Stadium and move over to RBP in mid year or are they going to wait until 2009 to start soccer there?

[Frank Cunha]

as of today they don't have a lease after this season, they will starter the season on the road, like Chicago Fire, Columbus, Dallas did

but anything can happen

[Brandinho]

Originally Posted by Frank Cunha

as of today they don't have a lease after this season, they will starter the season on the road, like Chicago Fire, Columbus, Dallas did

but anything can happen

That's understandable if the stadium completion is set for May or late April, but July is nearly half way through. No way can they not see a home game until then. They'll have to find a new place to play until the park is completed. Maybe Rutgers?

[Frank Cunha]

Pass by the stadium, they making big strides

remember you don't have to take the car or bus to the game, the train station is a cross the street

[Brandinho]

Originally Posted by Frank Cunha

Pass by the stadium, they making big strides

remember you don't have to take the car or bus to the game, the train station is a cross the street

That's a big help because I have no idea where in the hell Harrison is. Is it even near the turnpike like Giants Stadium?

[Frank Cunha]

Parkway exit 145 is right around the corner, you can take Turnipike to Newark exit 14, or Kearny 15

[Frank Cunha]

Transportation
The Harrison station on the PATH regional rail system offers service to Newark, Jersey City, Hoboken and New York City. The Northeast Corridor, built in the 19th Century by the Pennsylvania Railroad and now owned by Amtrak, and carries New Jersey Transit trains, passes through the city on the same alignment as the PATH. There was a stop on the Northeast Corridor in Harrison, but it was eliminated due to the ease of picking up trains in Newark at Penn Station.

Harrison is served by buses operated by several bus companies. New Jersey Transit offers service within New Jersey on the 39, 40 and 43 routes.[12]

By car, Harrison depends on Interstate 280 which runs through town. Westward, I-280 leads to Route 21, the Garden State Parkway, and Interstate 80. Eastward, it leads to Route 7 and the New Jersey Turnpike.

The closest airport in New Jersey with scheduled passenger service is Newark Liberty International Airport, located 4.8 miles away in Newark / Elizabeth. New York City's LaGuardia Airport is 20.2 miles away in Flushing, Queens via the Lincoln Tunnel.


[edit] Redevelopment
Portions of Harrison are currently undergoing redevelopment under a plan adopted by the Harrison Redevelopment Agency. With the construction of new high school athletic facilities, the Harrison Board of Education sold the former John F. Kennedy Stadium to the Roseland Property Co./Millennium Homes development group, where currently new townhouses are being built. The Hampton Inn and Suites Newark/Harrison Riverwalk Hotel opened on December 31, 2004 across from Newark along the Passaic River. The area stretching from the PATH train station south to the Harrison/Newark border has been designated as a redevelopment zone (275 acres, or about 40% of the town). Plans are now underway to transform the aforementioned area of the town from deindustrialized, abandoned factories into a "transit village" containing high-rise office complexes and street-level retail. The current design will introduce seven- to nine-thousand new housing units. Redevelopment groups participating in these projects include the Advance Reality Group and the Pegasus Group, LLC, led by the architectural firm Torti Gallas and Partners CHK, Inc.


[edit] Sports
In 2006, after years of delays, Red Bull announced that Red Bull Park will be the new home of the Major League Soccer team, Red Bull New York. The stadium is part of the large redevelopment plan for Harrison. The stadium will hold 25,000 fans and will feature a European style.


[edit] The Adler Lawsuit

[SOMOSBENFICA]

Originally Posted by JasonUSA

That's understandable if the stadium completion is set for May or late April, but July is nearly half way through. No way can they not see a home game until then. They'll have to find a new place to play until the park is completed. Maybe Rutgers?

Maybe they could play their games at Montclair State University. They already use this facility for training...

[Frank Cunha]

Originally Posted by SOMOSBENFICA

Maybe they could play their games at Montclair State University. They already use this facility for training...

no way, they will do what other MLS teams did, play on the road and then get a package of games at home, it's been done in the past

[Brandinho]

Originally Posted by Frank Cunha

no way, they will do what other MLS teams did, play on the road and then get a package of games at home, it's been done in the past

Yeah but play all road games until around 3 months into the season?

[Frank Cunha]

Originally Posted by JasonUSA

Yeah but play all road games until around 3 months into the season?

they not better then the other teams
ultimate sacrifice

[Frank Cunha]

it looks like the stadium will not be ready until 2009

STADIUM DELAY* Red Bull Park opening pushed back to late third quarter in 2008, could open in 2009