Mangano deal would give Wang control
Photo credit: Howard Schnapp | Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano and New York Islanders owner Charles Wang joins union members, fans, merchants and residents in a major rally to save Long Island's only professional sports team, the New York Islanders, from leaving the region at the Nassau County Executive Building. (May 24, 2011)
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Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and New York Islanders owner Charles Wang have reached a tentative agreement that could give Wang control of the entire 77-acre parcel of county-owned land surrounding Nassau Coliseum, people close to the talks said.
Under the terms of the preliminary deal, Wang would get the site exclusively for a new hockey arena and surface parking -- far less expensive...
