FIRST Southern NY District

[DonRotolo]

Considering this thread, and the general lamenting of a potentially sharp reduction in regionals southern NY teams can attend, the thought came to me that a district might be possible in Southern NY (meaning Long Island, NYC, Westchester, Rockland, and maybe Orange & Putnam.

I count about 84 teams there, but there may be more.

Issues:
1. Is there a group of mentors interested in exploring this? It's not a trivial commitment.
2. The LI Regional is a 'special case' I am told, but I don't know the details. Is there something in there that might preclude a district model?
3. Is 2014 or 2015 too soon?
4. Is 84 teams enough? (MAR has 99)
5. Are there venues for 4 district events of 42 teams plus a District Championship of about 55 teams? (My understanding is that the LI venue cannot accommodate 55)

My reasons are entirely selfish, of course: Once there are enough districts, teams can start visiting other districts to earn points for their home district championship...
(Being on a team less than 5280 feet from the Rockland County border might have something to do with that)