Should the BallPark Station become a "Hall of Fame" for the SI Yankees?

[FamousNYLover]

I know I not much of sport fan, and I was wondering what will happened to Ballpark Station when first Staten Island Yankees game begin on June 18th.

Should it be gallery for hall of frame or keep open as museum?

[BJC]

Nope I don't think the MTA going waste their time with that....Anybody have pictures of this station BTW?

[FamousNYLover]

Do you know where is good place to get picture of this station?

[Zman]

I know I not much of sport fan, and I was wondering what will happened to Ballpark Station when first Staten Island Yankees game begin on June 18th.

 

 

For all intents and purposes, Ballpark station has been permanently closed and will be considered an abandoned station unless a last-minute reprieve restores service there.

[checkmatechamp13]

Honestly, I didn't see a point in building the station in the first place. The MTA says that by closing the station, 70 riders would have the trip increase by an average of 2 minutes. The expense of building the station, electrifying the track, and running the service didn't justify the benefit. The station is a few blocks from St George.

[Dan05979]

Hall of FRAME!! thats the best....

[S78 via Hylan]

Here's a picture: http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?110508

[Forest Glen]

The average fan isn't going to go all the way to Staten Island for a Hall of Fame for a minor league team. Yankee Stadium has plenty of monuments.

[S78 via Hylan]

According to the cuts, this station will be closed permanently due to the elimination of SIR ballpark service.

[NX Express]

Is BallPark station one track or two? When I look at the pics, I see 2 trackbeds, but only one seems to have track in it.

[S78 via Hylan]

Well, Ballpark only has one track, but when trains leave the station, there is another track on the opposite side, but it doesn't go fully into Ballpark.

[Queens Surface]

I'm amazed to see the yellow tac-tile installed at Ball Park.

[INDman]

I'm amazed to see the yellow tac-tile installed at Ball Park.

 

It's been that way since it opened, it has to meet ADA regs.

[checkmatechamp13]

Again, another waste of money. They had to build an ADA accessable station 3 blocks away from St George to serve 70 riders on game days only, just to close it down 9 years later.

[INDman]

Again, another waste of money. They had to build an ADA accessable station 3 blocks away from St George to serve 70 riders on game days only, just to close it down 9 years later.

 

The law says that if you build a new station or upgrade an existing one, it must be ADA compliant. If you don't like it or you think it's a waste, write a letter to you Congress person.

[checkmatechamp13]

What I was saying is why did they bother building it in the first place. I agree with the ADA accessable station law but I don't see why they would build a whole new part-time station three blocks away from a perfectly functional ADA accessable full-time station.

[NX Express]

What I was saying is why did they bother building it in the first place. I agree with the ADA accessable station law but I don't see why they would build a whole new part-time station three blocks away from a perfectly functional ADA accessable full-time station.

 

Because they are dumb.:eek::tdown:

[INDman]

What I was saying is why did they bother building it in the first place. I agree with the ADA accessable station law but I don't see why they would build a whole new part-time station three blocks away from a perfectly functional ADA accessable full-time station.

 

The idea was t have direct service to the ball park. I don't follow baseball that much, but I don't think the SI Yankees took off like people thought they would.

[BJC]

Does SI Yankess actually have a TV deal??You don't hear about them at all on TV..

[SIR North Shore]

The Ballpark station isn't a complete waste. It's actually about a 5-10 minute walk to the ballpark along Richmond Terrace and that isn't fun during inclement weather especially since your close to the water.

 

The real reason though is that it's part of the North Shore Line, which the MTA just had an open house presentation for last month (meaning it's not that far off). And currently they're most interested in the North Shore Line being built as a light rail line so the Ballpark station would have to be closed at some point anyway for conversion.

[checkmatechamp13]

The idea was t have direct service to the ball park. I don't follow baseball that much, but I don't think the SI Yankees took off like people thought they would.

 

Boy, did they overestimate the number of people that would use the station.

[checkmatechamp13]

The Ballpark station isn't a complete waste. It's actually about a 5-10 minute walk to the ballpark along Richmond Terrace and that isn't fun during inclement weather especially since your close to the water.

 

The real reason though is that it's part of the North Shore Line, which the MTA just had an open house presentation for last month (meaning it's not that far off). And currently they're most interested in the North Shore Line being built as a light rail line so the Ballpark station would have to be closed at some point anyway for conversion.

 

They had heavy-rail, light-rail, and BRT on the table at the hearing and so far, they said that they haven't definitely picked one of the three.

However, it did if the people at the open house were interested in LRT, since the stationsseem as would be closer, and it would be easier to extend it, since it could go on the street. The MTA would still have to conduct the study to see which is the most feasable.

[Santa Fe via Willow]

I know I not much of sport fan, and I was wondering what will happened to Ballpark Station when first Staten Island Yankees game begin on June 18th.

Should it be gallery for hall of frame or keep open as museum?

 

Not a bad idea. I'm not much of a sports fan either.