As every New York City FC fan should know by now, the second leg of the CONCACAF Champions League Semifinal matchup between New York City FC and Seattle Sounders will be played at Red Bull Arena, a short-ish hop across the Hudson in Harrison, NJ. We’re the first to admit that our sworn rivals have a good stadium, but despite all the “home” games NYCFC played there last season it remains an unfamiliar place.
That’s why we reached out to journalist Ben Cork, Red Bulls supporter and Managing Editor of Once a Metro, to give Hudson River Blue readers the skinny on Red Bull Arena: When an estimated 4,500 NYCFC supporters descend on the arena on Wednesday night, the well-informed among us will head straight to Brisas Empanadas on the East Concourse, and get our RFID-enabled credit cards ready for the self-serve beer kiosks.