Tag: Nassau Coliseum

The $1.5 billion project is set to become the premier arena in the New York metropolitan area to catch a hockey game or a concert.

A new company is taking over the lease of Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum after the prior tenant defaulted on payments when months of events were canceled amid the coronavirus shutdown.

NYCB Live, home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, which is temporarily acting as the home of the NHL’s New York Islanders while their new venue at Belmont Park is being completed, is closing its doors, according to a report by Patrick Clark of Bloomberg.com. 

After a season that was preceded with despair over the departure of New York Islanders’ longtime Captain John Tavares to the Toronto Maple Leafs, the team once again defied hockey “experts” dismal expectations ahead of the teams anticipated move from Brooklyn to Elmont.

“This is the closest we’ve ever come to make this happen,” says Nassau County Executive Laura Curran.

This weekend sci-fi stars, super heroes and villains, including Captain Kirk, Superman, and The Incredible Hulk gathered at NYCB Live, Home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, for the sixth annual Eternal Con.

The New York Islanders will play half of their regular season home games at the renovated Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum until the team’s new arena is built in Elmont, officials announced Monday.

Nassau and Suffolk county lawmakers are teaming up in their call for the NHL’s New York Islanders to once again make the renovated Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale their home ice.

Barbra Streisand will be making her first concert appearance on Long Island in more than half a century. She last played here in 1963.

On Tuesday, Beatles legend Paul McCartney announced a stop at the renovated NYCB Live Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum.