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Bloomberg open to Islanders coming to Queens

Originally published: May 12, 2010 8:51 PM
Updated: May 12, 2010 10:12 PM
By RANDI F. MARSHALL  randi.marshall@newsday.com

Quick Read"I'd love to have more teams move here," he said at a news conference. "That'd be great."

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, left,

Photo credit: Getty Images | New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, left, and New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly participate in Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill. (May 5, 2010)

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg indicated Wednesday that he was open to the idea of the New York Islanders heading to Queens.

"I'd love to have more teams move here," he said at a news conference. "That'd be great."

Mets chief operating officer Jeff Wilpon told Newsday Tuesday he had spoken with Charles Wang, who owns the Islanders, about building an arena for the team near Citi...

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