Construction takes place for the Islanders' new arena at Belmont Park on Tuesday, May 26, 2020. Credit: Howard Schnapp
Work has resumed on the Islanders new arena at Belmont Park after a two-month construction halt because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The main question, of course, is whether this delay will impact the building opening by the Islanders’ target date of October 2021. Islanders president and general manager Lou Lamoriello remains extremely confident the timeline will not be affected.
“I can confirm that,” Lamoriello said on a teleconference on Wednesday that construction had restarted. “It’s a great sight that it is happening.