A public hearing is scheduled Thursday on the state-funded portion of an $8.5 million proposal to renovate NYCB Live’s Nassau Coliseum for future Islanders’ hockey games.
The meeting is from 4 to 7 p.m. in Nassau County’s legislative chambers, 1550 Franklin Ave. in Mineola, according to a public notice. It is hosted by the Empire State Development Corp., New York’s economic development agency, which last month approved a $6 million grant for the project. The remaining $2.5 million will be provided by the Islanders.
“The proposed improvements and enhancements at the Nassau Coliseum will bring the facility to NHL standards and allow the New York Islanders to return to Long Island three years ahead of schedule.