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Siegel, right, with New York City Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez
Norman Siegel to represent Belmont Park citizens group
Veteran civil rights lawyer Norman Siegel has often represented the powerless against the powerful in his 50-year career. So when he said he had “some experience” in David and Goliath … more
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Belmont scoping session reveals rifts
The public got its first chance since last December to comment on or air grievances about a plan to bring the Islanders hockey franchise to Belmont Park during a scoping session on March 22. The … more
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The public and media will have their first chance to hear plans for the proposed arena since the ‘listening session’ that was held last December.
Belmont meetings set for March 22
Public discussion about Belmont Park is about to begin in earnest, with two meetings at Elmont Memorial Library set for March 22. Meanwhile, the firm subcontracted by Arena Development Partners is … more
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Belmont plan raises many unanswered questions
On Dec. 20, Gov. Andrew Cuomo arrived to much fanfare at Belmont Park to make a major announcement: The Islanders would return to Long Island — in a new $1 billion arena at the park . . . more
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State Sen. Todd Kaminsky (D-Long Beach) grilling Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chairman Joe Lhotta recently in Albany.
Kaminsky takes issues head on
State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Democrat from Long Beach, is among the local elected officials charged with appointing representatives to the Community Advisory Council that will offer its input on the … more
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Satellite image of Belmont Park/
Citizens Coalition says EDS shows bad faith
The Belmont Park Community Coalition (BPCC) called on Empire State Development Corporation president Howard Zemsky to come out of the shadows in a sharply worded letter dated Feb. 13. In it, … more
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An aggressive timetable may be doable for Islanders arena builders at Belmont Park, but the banks have yet to weigh in.
Can Arena Partners do it? Yes and … maybe
Part two of a two-part story Can Arena Development Partners build an 18,000-seat hockey stadium in time for the opening puck of the 2021 season? Yes.All the players on the build side of the equation … more
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The shuttered Belmont Park Long Island Rail Road station, seen from the Cross Island Parkway, with a boxcar outside. Construction of a viable rail link at Belmont is seen as critical to construction of a new stadium for the Islanders at Belmont.
Belmont station link in question
First of two parts.The Belmont Park Long Island Rail Road station has certainly seen better days. Wind-blown platforms and rusting tracks mask the station’s history, when it carried tens of … more
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The New York Islanders may be playing in the near future at a new facility to be built on grounds of the Belmont Park racetrack, according to Governor Guomo.
Arena Partners, Islanders score Belmont arena contract
The New York Islanders have been awarded the right to develop Belmont Park, according to people close to the negotiations. A formal announcement will take place at a news conference on Wednesday, to be held at the Belmont racetrack. Gov. Mario Cuomo is slated to attend. The Islanders were selected in a two-way contest with the New York City Football Club, a soccer franchise owned by Manchester City Football Club and the New York Yankees. more
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A number of attendees at Sunday’s forum, at which Belmont Park plans were presented, questioned the need for a second stadium to house the New York Islanders, but others like this man clearly favored moving the Islanders to Belmont.
Bidders release Belmont plans at 'listening session'
Applause broke out at Elmont Memorial High School on Sunday as the two finalists for the development of Belmont Park announced plans to create thousands of temporary and permanent jobs as part of ambitious plans to develop the racing center further. more
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