Coincidentally, there was a big velodrome in that neighborhood
back in the past. It was big enough that you can see a symbol
(with the label "Velodrome") specified on antique NYC subway
system maps. In fact, if you buy a lunch at one of the Subway
sandwich shop franchises, take a look at the walls. The
decorations are enlargements of old NYC subway system maps and
you can see the symbol for the velodrome near one of the south
Bronx stations.
Cheers,
Fred Rednor (born in Washington Heights,
NYC but now in) Arlington, Virginia
> The final proposal that was submitted by NYC recently for the
> 2012 Olympics
> included plans for a new velodrome in the BRONX (a borough of
> NYC)! There
> wasn't much fanfare about this, it sort of came in under the
> radar. Came as
> a surprise to me as New York City had recently spent some
> big $ renovating
> the Kissena Velodrome in Queens (another borough of NYC)
> which all along was
> the velodrome site that was going to be used. The velodrome
> in the Bronx is
> going to be near Yankee stadium.
>
> Angel Garcia
> Long Valley, NJ
>
> snip>Velodromes are few and far between in North America, so
> it's great to
> see a new one planned.
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