After 43 years, the Islanders are leaving Nassau Coliseum behind for the glitzier Barclays Center. The Coliseum will be without a primary tenant, which poses some obvious issues. But it is not the only sports venue in the region to experience this type of thing.
Here are seven historic ballparks and arenas that New York teams have left behind:
1. Polo Grounds
With the exception of the Dodgers, every New York baseball or football team called the Polo Grounds home at some point or another.