For three days, local residents packed Elmont Memorial Library to discuss the $1 billion project to build an arena and retail stores at Belmont Park on Long Island.
The state’s proposal includes a 19,000-seat arena for the New York Islanders and roughly 450,000 square feet of retail space. The Islanders’ bid was approved on Dec. 19, 2017, and would culminate in a new arena by 2021.
In the meantime, the Islanders have been splitting their home games between Barclays Center in Brooklyn, and Nassau Coliseum on Long Island.