The New York Super 7

[spydervenom]

i wish it was in syracuse at the state fairgrounds

[Vendetta]

I know, Shea Stadium. They aren't using it for baseball these days.

Seriously, Chelsea Piers is pretty large, but all those fields are pretty booked. The piers just north of the Intrepid, on the other hand, are usally empty. They now have the Armory Art Fair there, it is BIG.

[ogre55]

Legality

To those wondering about the legality of the whole affair, one can get special dispensation to have a paintball field as long as one gets the proper licensing, They are usually the license you need to have a target range.

While it would normally be very difficult, considering that the NPPL is sponsered by Budwieser, and several other big names, I think that they will be able to fast track the licensing.

Ogre

[MagDog68]

There are countless areas that an event like this could take place here in the 5 boroughs. Have we though about some of the other islands (Randalls Island...hell lets do it on Rikers!)

The "city" may be tough to hold such an event - VERY limited parking & the idea of paintball gun toting pedestrians on the public transportation system is very ugly. I could see it happening in an area such as Van Cortlandt Park( The Bronx) or Prospect Park (Brooklyn) before they did it in Central Park. Hell, we could get stuck in Gateway National over in Staten Island.

My main concern would be the issue with people getting there guns into NYC. With the anti-terrorism lockdown we have here, coupled with the fact that most people wouldn't be able to drive directly to the arena would make for a paintball players nightmare.

~Fred

[ogre55]

Maddog is right. This could get awful ugly awful fast. Most native New Yorkers can tell you just how much we like tourists and how difficult it can be for a tourist to get around in this city.

If I were the NPPL, what I would do is try to contact some local people to chaperone the teams to and from the venue.

Ogre

[Vendetta]

I know we need the tourists, but they are a pain *ss.

[madmatt151]

I love tourists. I always swerve at them when they cross against the light in Manhattan. I give them thier "I almost got killed in NYC story", which boost tourism I think. Maybe I'm wrong. Randalls Island would be cool, never thought of that. There is also Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx. It IS the biggest park in NYC and there is already a makeshift field built by some HS kids I heard :) Either way it will be good to have a tourny here in NYC. I won't have to travel so far. Looking forward.

[FRENZY]

Any new info on the New York Super 7?

[graycie]

Originally posted by FRENZY
Any new info on the New York Super 7?

are you serious? the event ends today, and it was in NJ not NY

[Clockwork_Orange]

Unbelievable...All this talk about the Super 7 and people just stopped posting info about it within a month. I had no idea it was this weekend...

Thanks anyway!