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A map of the Belmont Park redevelopment project, with the proposed modifications in place.

State seeks modifications to Belmont project

After more than a year of construction on the UBS Arena, state officials are proposing changes in the scope of the Belmont Park redevelopment project. Under proposals for the redevelopment project … more

By Melissa Koenig | 1/5/21

Theresa and Brody Kuenzler said they are fighting for Brody, who is in remission for bone cancer. They were with Sparky the Dragon, the Islanders’ mascot.

Cancer patients get personal tour of the Belmont arena

Six young cancer patients and their parents treaded through mud and braved high winds on Monday to get their first glimpses of the future UBS Arena at Belmont Park, as part of the National Hockey … more

By Melissa Koenig | 11/3/20

Clockwise from top right: Moderator Skye Ostreicher; John S. Madigan, senior vice president and director of Emerging Corporates-Long Island, Citi Commercial Bank; Michael Maturo, president of RXR Realty; Tom Pistore, president of commercial operations for UBS Arena at Belmont Park; Kyle Strober, executive director at Association for a Better Long Island; Harry Coghlan, CEO and executive director of Nassau County Industrial Development Agency; and Sophia A. Perna-Plank, associate at Jaspan Schlesinger LLP, discussed economic development on Long Island during a Herald Inside LI webinar on Oct. 29.

Herald Inside LI focuses on economic development

Panelists from several different sectors involved in commercial real estate offered a positive outlook on Nassau County’s economic development during the latest Herald Inside LI webinar on Oct. 29. more

By Briana Bonfiglio | 11/2/20

A former Belmont Park employee was arraigned on Oct. 22 for allegedly releasing a mare.

Belmont employee arraigned on criminal charges for allegedly releasing horse

A Belmont Park backstretch employee was arraigned on Oct. 22 for allegedly releasing a racehorse in July, causing her to fall and die. "This defendant is accused of releasing a young racehorse … more

By Melissa Koenig | 10/22/20

MTA will risk much if it cuts service and hikes fares

Pat Foye, chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, has said that service on the Long Island Rail Road and Metro North could be reduced by as much as 50 percent — and bus and subway service by 40 percent — in the coming months if . . . more

By Larry Penner | 10/15/20

The Belmont fall meet will begin on Sept. 18.

New York Racing Association sets Belmont fall schedule

The Belmont fall meet will be held from Sept. 18 to Nov. 1, and will include 38 stakes worth $5.58 million, New York Racing Association officials announced on Aug. 19. It will feature 22 … more

By Melissa Koenig | 8/20/20

A horse died after being let out of her stall at Belmont Park, seen here, on Thursday.

Cops: Former Belmont employee intentionally released horse

A horse at Belmont Park died on July 30, after a former employee allegedly let her out of her barn stall. According to Nassau County Police Department officers, Ramzan Antooa, of Elmont, was … more

8/1/20

The worst-case scenario for construction noise.

Elmont residents bemoan noise of Belmont construction

For the past few weeks, George Magliore has been waking up in the wee hours of the morning to the sound of trucks dropping off supplies at Belmont Park. Then a few hours later, another Elmont … more

6/30/20

Elmont civic leaders are planning to appeal a justice’s decision to allow construction of the Belmont Park project, seen here, to continue.

Elmont civic leaders to appeal decision on Belmont

Elmont civic leaders plan to appeal a State Supreme Court justice’s decision to allow construction of the $1.3 billion Belmont Park redevelopment project to continue. They filed a document … more

By Melissa Koenig | 6/23/20

Tiz the Law pulled away down the stretch to become the first New York-bred to win the Belmont Stakes since 1882.

Tiz the Law captures historic Belmont Stakes

With most of the sports world still idle in the midst of Covid-19, horse racing grabbed the spotlight Saturday evening with the Belmont Stakes serving as the opening leg of the Triple Crown for the first time in history. more

By Tony Bellissimo | 6/20/20

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