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The Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum is a multi-purpose entertainment and sport event venue in Uniondale on Long Island. It is home to the New York Islanders National Hockey League team and the New York Dragons Arena Football League team.
The Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum is a multi-purpose entertainment and sport event venue in Uniondale on Long Island. It is home to the New York Islanders National Hockey League team and the New York Dragons Arena Football League team.
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Public to get chance to speak out on Lighthouse
eden.laikin@newsday.comThe public will soon be able to weigh in on the environmental impact of the Lighthouse project, which proposes a community around an upgraded Nassau Coliseum. Lighthouse principals Charles Wang and Scott Rechler have proposed a $3.7-billion development...Tags: Litigation, Local Authority, Charles Wang, Trials, Uniondale
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Islanders 'relevant' again
Islanders president Chris Dey said the team became relevant again Friday night when Versus televised live inside Nassau Coliseum as John Tavares was drafted. "That was an opportunity for us to make a statement to the hockey world, 'We are relevant, we...Tags: Tickets
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Michael Jackson tribute at Apollo draws thousands
glenn.gamboa@newsday.comMichael Jackson's memorial at the Apollo Theater yesterday was, like nearly everything else in his life, a singular spectacle, filled with sing-alongs and stomping feet, lots of dancing and a few tears. It was more of a dance party than a wake at the...Tags: Dance, United States, Spike Lee, New York, Radio Industry
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Islanders take Tavares with No. 1 pick
greg.logan@newsday.comJohn Tavares is a New York Islander. Let that sink in for a moment. A franchise that seemingly has been lost in the wilderness for the better part of two decades now has the kind of high-profile goal scorer it hasn't had since the days of Ziggy Palffy or...Tags: Garth Snow, Long Island, NHL, Tampa Bay Lightning, New York
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Islanders fans support Tavares selection
Newsday Staff WriterThe orange and blue confetti poured over center court at Nassau Coliseum, and the fans -- some of whom had said they were going to riot and tear out their seats if the Islanders drafted anyone but John Tavares -- were elated and appeased. "If they hadn't...Tags: Academic Progress, NHL, West Babylon, Lindenhurst (Babylon, New York), Health and Safety at School
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Lighthouse project advances, causes political ripples
Spin CycleThe biggest loser wasn???t even at the table during last week???s meeting on the Lighthouse project. Kristen McElroy is still the Democratic candidate against Republican Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray, but the race lost much of its oomph......Tags: Kemp Hannon, Local Elections, Charles Wang, Republican Party
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Archuleta thanks fans for support after dad's arrest
"American Idol" runner-up David Archuleta has thanked his fans for their support in light of his father being charged with soliciting a massage parlor prostitute. "David is busy preparing for his upcoming tour with Demi Lovato," his representative told...Tags: Health Treatments, Demi Lovato, David Archuleta, Celebrity, Personal Service
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Islanders waiting until draft to announce pick
greg.logan@newsday.comApproaching one of the most important draft-day decisions in franchise history, Islanders general manager Garth Snow knows exactly what he plans to do with the No. 1 overall pick. But the rest of the world will just have to keep guessing whether it will...Tags: Garth Snow, Long Island, NHL, Basketball
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Demi Lovato's concert tour plays Nassau Coliseum
glenn.gamboa@newsday.comDemi Lovato is distracted. Her tour bus parked backstage at last month's Bamboozle Festival at the Meadowlands is so close to the main stage that the thunderous guitar riffs of Billy Talent are actually rocking her ride. The 16-year-old star of Disney...Tags: Festive Event, Demi Lovato, Kings (tv program), Music, Camp Rock (movie)
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Islanders owner Charles Wang calls Coliseum 'dump'
WatchdogCharles Wang to WFAN regarding the trials and tribulations of owning the Isles: "If I had to do it again, I wouldn't do it." Not surprising, since he said the team is losing $25 to $30 million a year. He......Tags: ESPN, Charles Wang, Jackie Robinson
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Roy Boe, former owner of Islanders and Nets, dies at 79
john.jeansonne@newsday.comRoy Boe, whose brief ownership of the Islanders and Nets put Long Island on the map of big-time professional sports but whose sale of local legend Julius Erving overshadowed his influence on the NBA-ABA merger and led to his loss of both teams, died...Tags: NHL, NBA, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Clubs and Associations, Long Island
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