This steel beam will be carrying plenty of weight.
The Islanders' new $1 billion arena at Belmont Park received a crowning touch Friday, as the final structural beam was hoisted up and installed, with the promise that the building was still on track to open in November 2021, despite a two-month stall because of COVID-19. And though the time of large live events and big crowds may still feel far away, UBS Arena represented a "beacon of hope" for the future, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said.
"This represents what will be a return to normalcy," Bettman said in a news conference at what one day will be center ice.