Wizards and Caps could be moving to Potomac Yard

[Anonymous]

106.7 said the deal is done unless DC can come up with a definite counter-offer in the next 18 hours or so that includes all Leonsis wanted last year plus more.

[Anonymous]

What would be left in the area - The Portrait Gallery and City Center?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow, this explains how 200 cars got broken into during a concert. From October link above

The Washington Post reported that the District’s commitment to a police presence during games has decreased from 27 to just three. Transparent Ted’s company, Monumental Sports, has paid off-duty officers to be there. Sources said that the city and Monumental have also made a trade deal for more officers in exchange for recruiting advertising in the building for a chronically understaffed Metropolitan Police Department.

And where is Alexandria going to get the manpower to do this? We live within 3/4 mile from the proposed site, and know that this is going to bring in riffraff. The fact that residents have not been considered at all, is really distressing.

The VA Tech campus is great. The office buildings and stores are great. But the nightlife is going to bring the sketch. And who's going to be paying for this financially? We are, of course.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:106.7 said the deal is done unless DC can come up with a definite counter-offer in the next 18 hours or so that includes all Leonsis wanted last year plus more.

He has longstanding ties with the VA partners, my sense is he's done with Chinatown.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have there been efforts by DC to prevent this outcome in recent weeks/days that I may just have missed?

The report I saw was that the DC Council thought that Leonsis was bluffing.

They are such savvy business people. High level titans on the art of the deal.

Five-dimensional chess. Seriously though, the DC council probably thinks the arena is a headache.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow, this explains how 200 cars got broken into during a concert. From October link above

The Washington Post reported that the District’s commitment to a police presence during games has decreased from 27 to just three. Transparent Ted’s company, Monumental Sports, has paid off-duty officers to be there. Sources said that the city and Monumental have also made a trade deal for more officers in exchange for recruiting advertising in the building for a chronically understaffed Metropolitan Police Department.

And where is Alexandria going to get the manpower to do this? We live within 3/4 mile from the proposed site, and know that this is going to bring in riffraff. The fact that residents have not been considered at all, is really distressing.

The VA Tech campus is great. The office buildings and stores are great. But the nightlife is going to bring the sketch. And who's going to be paying for this financially? We are, of course.

I think the 200 cars was a targeted thing when a rap performer had a show, a lot of the audience had left guns in their cars that were stolen and it was announced ahead of time as kind of a "beef" we're going to do this rap rival thing. I don't think basketball games on Saturday afternoon will bring that much riffraff. The issue was the criminal element that took over Chinatown, not one that was attracted by team sports and only appeared for games.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have there been efforts by DC to prevent this outcome in recent weeks/days that I may just have missed?

The report I saw was that the DC Council thought that Leonsis was bluffing.

Looks like they were wrong. Once again, the DC Council is discovering that a soft on crime approach has consequences. Losing the Caps and the Wizards is disastrous for DC. Gallery Place, which not that long ago was thriving and a fun place to go to, will be totally lost to junkies and criminals. It's a shame. DC came a long way from the crack era. It's sad to see DC descending back into an urban wasteland.

All they need to do is put a couple hundred repeat offenders in prison. Crack down on dumbass teenagers. And DC thrives. But no. The other 700,000 DC residents need to suffer for their stupid equity or restorative justice policies. It's tragic.

Losing the Caps and the Wizards is a colossal blow to city finances. Every day or two there are 25,000 people going downtown and spending money. All gone. With WFH, DC is getting close to entering a death spiral. Already metro is having difficulties because people don't feel safe. Get rid of the criminals and everything is great. But Mayor Bowser and the DC Council have chosen to pursue a dystopia.

It's sad.

[Anonymous]

I want to cry, I live in Rosemont. All the regular Route 1 traffic will get off loaded onto Commonwealth and Russell. I don't trust city council to listen to local's opposition at all. Several times in the past the city council has voted against overwhelming citizens' opposition, why would they suddenly listen to us now?

I cannot believe no one reported anything about this until last night. No warning to us by anyone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I want to cry, I live in Rosemont. All the regular Route 1 traffic will get off loaded onto Commonwealth and Russell. I don't trust city council to listen to local's opposition at all. Several times in the past the city council has voted against overwhelming citizens' opposition, why would they suddenly listen to us now?

I cannot believe no one reported anything about this until last night. No warning to us by anyone.

The only way that I could get behind this, would be if VA applied a toll to all the MD and DC cars who constantly clog the roads.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I want to cry, I live in Rosemont. All the regular Route 1 traffic will get off loaded onto Commonwealth and Russell. I don't trust city council to listen to local's opposition at all. Several times in the past the city council has voted against overwhelming citizens' opposition, why would they suddenly listen to us now?

I cannot believe no one reported anything about this until last night. No warning to us by anyone.

The only way that I could get behind this, would be if VA applied a toll to all the MD and DC cars who constantly clog the roads.

That won't happen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have there been efforts by DC to prevent this outcome in recent weeks/days that I may just have missed?

The report I saw was that the DC Council thought that Leonsis was bluffing.

Looks like they were wrong. Once again, the DC Council is discovering that a soft on crime approach has consequences. Losing the Caps and the Wizards is disastrous for DC. Gallery Place, which not that long ago was thriving and a fun place to go to, will be totally lost to junkies and criminals. It's a shame. DC came a long way from the crack era. It's sad to see DC descending back into an urban wasteland.

All they need to do is put a couple hundred repeat offenders in prison. Crack down on dumbass teenagers. And DC thrives. But no. The other 700,000 DC residents need to suffer for their stupid equity or restorative justice policies. It's tragic.

Losing the Caps and the Wizards is a colossal blow to city finances. Every day or two there are 25,000 people going downtown and spending money. All gone. With WFH, DC is getting close to entering a death spiral. Already metro is having difficulties because people don't feel safe. Get rid of the criminals and everything is great. But Mayor Bowser and the DC Council have chosen to pursue a dystopia.

It's sad.

This doesn't have anything to do with "soft on crime" - that is the cover for Leonsis wanting a $500 million renovation to the arena. Youngkin is giving Leonsis the ranch that will make Monumental that much more valuable at Virginia taxpayer expense.

[Anonymous]

Like I said last night this will be a boon to Alexandria’s finances. This proposed stadium and the density is everything the Potomac Yard small area plan was envisioning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have there been efforts by DC to prevent this outcome in recent weeks/days that I may just have missed?

The report I saw was that the DC Council thought that Leonsis was bluffing.

Looks like they were wrong. Once again, the DC Council is discovering that a soft on crime approach has consequences. Losing the Caps and the Wizards is disastrous for DC. Gallery Place, which not that long ago was thriving and a fun place to go to, will be totally lost to junkies and criminals. It's a shame. DC came a long way from the crack era. It's sad to see DC descending back into an urban wasteland.

All they need to do is put a couple hundred repeat offenders in prison. Crack down on dumbass teenagers. And DC thrives. But no. The other 700,000 DC residents need to suffer for their stupid equity or restorative justice policies. It's tragic.

Losing the Caps and the Wizards is a colossal blow to city finances. Every day or two there are 25,000 people going downtown and spending money. All gone. With WFH, DC is getting close to entering a death spiral. Already metro is having difficulties because people don't feel safe. Get rid of the criminals and everything is great. But Mayor Bowser and the DC Council have chosen to pursue a dystopia.

It's sad.

This doesn't have anything to do with "soft on crime" - that is the cover for Leonsis wanting a $500 million renovation to the arena. Youngkin is giving Leonsis the ranch that will make Monumental that much more valuable at Virginia taxpayer expense.

This type of thinking just amazes me. Have you been to Chinatown lately? It’s a crime-ridden wasteland.

[Anonymous]

I mean, if they were going to redevelop Potomac Yard shopping center, they could have at least considered BUILDING ANOTHER HIGH SCHOOL. JFC.

[Anonymous]

Youngkin is the worst. He knows his future is toast and will burn NOVA to the ground with this.