Gov. Andrew Cuomo opened the door Wednesday for the Islanders to make at least a temporary return to the renovated Nassau Coliseum while the new arena at Belmont Park is being built.
Islanders co-owner Jon Ledecky said the new arena would be built “as soon as possible,” but sidestepped questions about a return to Uniondale, where the team played for 43 years before leaving for Brooklyn in 2015.
“Today is about Belmont Park,” Ledecky said. “Today is about the Elmont community. Tomorrow begins the process on all those questions.”
At Wednesday’s news conference to announce the Islanders’ winning bid, Gov.