We already know that the New York Islanders will be submitting a request for proposal to build a new arena at Belmont Park. What we don’t know is what that plan is going to include.
Luckily we can look back on the most recent failed bid for a New York Cosmos soccer stadium to learn what the Isles might want to do in order to increase their chances of success.
Learning From History
Before the Isles placed their bid of interest there was that ill-fated proposal from the New York Cosmos. A once famous franchise that boasted Pelé as one of its players, but has since subsequently folded and rebirth to play a few levels below that of the MLS.