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Let's develop the Hub wisely

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. more

12/6/12

Bruce Ratner, the CEO of Forest City Ratner Companies, stands at the lectern, joined to his left by County Executive Ed Mangano and New York Islanders owner Charles Wang

Coliseum plans move forward without Islanders

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. more

By David Weingrad | 11/20/12

Obama hasn't earned a second term

Nassau County is no longer home to the New York Islanders, and the Nassau Coliseum has lost its biggest tenant. more

11/2/12

Why I voted ‘yes’

Nassau County residents: County Executive Ed Mangano left the decision in your hands. On Monday, you decided on a referendum to borrow $400 million for a new Nassau Coliseum and minor league ballpark at the Hub, as it is known. more

8/4/11

Charles Wang has owned the New York Islanders for the past 10 years.

Islanders ownership discusses Coliseum proposal

The Herald sat down last week with New York Islanders owner Charles Wang and Senior Vice President Michael Picker to talk about the Aug. 1 referendum to borrow $400 million to build a new Nassau Coliseum. more

By Andrew Hackmack and Tony Bellissimo | 7/27/11

Details of plan for Coliseum are no secret

To the Editor: If Mike Florio opposes the Nassau Coliseum referendum because he does not wish to pay $58, that’s fine (“Wants more details on Coliseum plan,” July 7-13). If he opposes it … more

7/13/11

Nassau Coliseum details outlined

County Executive Edward Mangano released the details of the lease agreement he negotiated with Islanders owner Charles Wang on June 22, five and a half weeks before residents’ Aug. 1 vote on a $350 million bond referendum to finance the development of a new Coliseum. more

ALEX COSTELLO | 6/30/11

Islanders Owner Charles Wang discussed his hopes for the future of Nassau Coliseum at a press conference last week.

Coliseum details outlined

County Executive Edward Mangano released the details of the lease agreement he negotiated with Islanders owner Charles Wang on June 22, five and a half weeks before residents’ Aug. 1 vote on a $350 … more

Alex Costello | 6/29/11

Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, right, and Islanders owner Charles Wang, left, sat together as Mangano signed the bill into law that would allow the public referendum to be held. Mangano held the signing in a crowded room in the Legislative building, just minutes after the Legislature voted 11-7 to pass the bill.

Legislature passes Coliseum vote 11-7

In an 11-7 vote almost entire on party lines, the Nassau County Legislature voted on May 31 to allow a public referendum to decide the fate of County Executive Ed Mangano's plan for redeveloping … more

Alex Costello | 5/31/11

Hundreds of supporters of County Executive Ed Mangano's plan for a new Nassau Coliseum held a rally on the steps of the Legislature on May 24, hours before a public hearing was held on the topic.

County Legislature discusses Coliseum plan

The Nassau County Legislature spent more than two hours on May 24 debating and hearing public comment about a proposed $400 million bond that would finance a new arena on the site of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. more

Alex Costello | 5/25/11