Laura Curran remembers Oct. 24, 2012 vividly. That was the day the Islanders announced they would be leaving the geographic area shown on its logo and moving to Brooklyn for the 2015-16 season. It was a gut-wrenching day for Islanders fans and Nassau County, and with it came a spectrum of emotions — from disbelief, to sadness, to anger. “I thought it was incredibly sad because they were basically escorted off the island,” said Curran, who has served 5th Legislative District in Nassau County since 2013. Since that day, there has been plenty of chatter about a possible Islanders return to the Nassau Coliseum, which is currently undergoing renovations and is scheduled to open in April.
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