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Casino at Coliseum would have major traffic impact

Originally published: April 29, 2010 10:15 PM
Updated: April 29, 2010 10:24 PM
By REID J. EPSTEIN and WILL VAN SANT  reid.epstein@newsday.com,, Will.VanSant@newsday.com

Quick ReadOfficials said traffic associated with a casino at the Coliseum site would trump that of Charles Wang's proposed Lighthouse Project.

Nassau Coliseum could be part of a deal

Photo credit: Newsday File, 2008 / Alan Raia | Nassau Coliseum could be part of a deal between Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and the Shinnecock Nation that would create an entertainment resort and new arena for the Islanders.

As Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano talks with the Shinnecock Nation about building a casino at the Nassau Coliseum site, data shows major East Coast casinos draw tens of thousands of vehicles daily.

Connecticut's Indian casinos - Mohegan Sun in Uncasville and Foxwoods in Mashantucket - each draw between 15,000 and 17,000 vehicles per day, casino officials said. A 2001 study of the potential...

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