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New deal would give Islanders control of Coliseum

Nassau Coliseum is home to the Islanders.

Photo credit: Newsday File, 2008 / Alan Raia | Nassau Coliseum is home to the Islanders.

A new deal to give the New York Islanders control of the Nassau Coliseum could help end a long-standing roadblock to renovating the arena and building the Lighthouse Project.

The Islanders and SMG, the Coliseum's manager, have agreed to a sublease that would hand control of the arena and its revenue to the team. Outgoing County Executive Thomas Suozzi approved it this week.

In a letter,...

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