The Madison Square Garden Company was one four respondents to County Executive Ed Mangano’s Request-for-Proposals last March to redevelop the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale. The group, led by president and CEO Hank Ratner, is proposing to renovate the 41-year-old building and build an entertainment district called “Long Island Live!” that would lie adjacent to the arena.
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By David Weingrad
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6/5/13
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A presentation on May 2 represented the next step in — and a new hope for — the future development of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
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5/23/13
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One of Long Island’s oldest structures that has always deserved attention and gotten little respect is the Nassau Coliseum.
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5/9/13
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For years, plans to replace or refurbish the 40-year-old Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum and develop the land around it have come and gone.
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12/6/12
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Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano announced the establishment of a public-private partnership on Tuesday between the county and Bruce Ratner, the chairman and CEO of Forest City Ratner Companies, to establish a plan to reinvent the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale.
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By David Weingrad
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11/20/12
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It was a promising sign to see several firms answer Nassau County’s recent call for a master developer to create a workable plan for the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum and the surrounding Hub area.
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Eric Alexander
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8/9/12
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A new plan to reconstruct the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum at Belmont Park in Elmont, proposed two weeks ago by Hofstra University President Stuart Rabinowitz, has drawn support from local leaders.
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By Jackie Nash
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10/13/11
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To the ire of local civic leaders, a casino at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum property remains a realistic option for County Executive Ed Mangano, who recently reiterated his desire to …
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By Mike Caputo
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4/27/11
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One or more Shinnecock casinos appear to be in the cards for Long Island, but two local leaders hope one of them is not built on the Nassau Coliseum property.
The pros and cons of …
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Mike Caputo
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11/24/10
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Though the future of the New York Islanders in Nassau County is uncertain, the future of the on-ice product appears to be bright. At the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on June 25, a large …
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Mike Caputo
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6/30/10
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