UBS Arena
Passionate Islanders fans packed the seats for the first hockey game at UBS Arena at Belmont Park. Newsday's Steve Langford reports from Elmont.
"It's absolutely beautiful," said Ed Martin, 52, of Plainview, a season ticket holder since 1993. "They did an incredible job."
With a lineup depleted with six players in COVID-19 protocol, the Islanders put up an energetic effort in their new building, only for Calgary to put it out of reach late.
For a decade and a half, they had watched new or rebuilt sports palaces rise across the region, but now they have their own modern home with the UBS Arena.
Follow along as Newsday reporters bring you all the action from Elmont.
On Oct. 7, 1972, the Islanders and Atlanta Flames, both new to the NHL, both played their first games in franchise history at the Coliseum.
Alexis Morisi of Massapequa felt a sense of togetherness and community."It just makes me feel like we really truly are part of the team," she said. "We're all a family."
Some price tags at UBS Arena $8 - Slice of pizza $8 - Hot dog...
Dignitaries praise the Islanders' new home at Belmont Park during ribbon-cutting ceremony.
The Islanders got to practice for the first time at their new arena at Belmont Park ahead of their opening game there on Saturday night against the Flames.
The Islanders held their first practice at their new venue, UBS Arena, on Thursday, two days prior to opening the building against Calgary.
Oak View Group CEO Tim Leiweke said his message to everyone who asks about the impending deadline is, "Don't panic."
The new Elmont venue offers not just a state-of-the-art home for the Islanders, but a vibrant, only-in-New-York experience that caters to fans' every need.
The MTA Board unanimously approved a $1.75 million, 10-year deal giving naming rights for the new station to New York Arena Partners, the joint venture behind development of the 19,000-seat venue at Belmont Park.
UBS Arena in Elmont will open on Saturday, Nov. 20 when the New York Islanders face off against the Calgary Flames, Newsday's Rafer Guzmán got an early look at the new arena.
It's going to cost you a few hundred bucks, at least, to see the Isles open UBS Arena on Saturday vs. Calgary.
From winning bids to shovels in the ground to ice on the arena floor, how it all unfolded the past four years.
Local business owners welcome UBS Arena and the jobs it will bring, but few expect many of the spectators to leave the shiny new venue for neighborhood shops and restaurants.
It started on Dec. 20, 2017, when the Islanders' proposal to build a new arena at Belmont Park in Elmont was approved. Now the doors open to the Islanders' new home, UBS Arena.
The opening of UBS Arena comes alongside a new train station in Elmont, the LIRR's first in decades. Cecilia Dowd reports.
The new parking plan, in compliance with the federal American Disabilities Act, will include 50 parking spaces in the diamond and silver lots closest to the arena, officials said.
"We're a week away, but it's 24/7, non-stop," Islanders co-owner Jon Ledecky said.
The arena's opening is a perfect excuse to check out the edge of western Nassau in search of a delicious meal.
Questions and answers about the new LIRR train station serving UBS Arena at Belmont Park.
Follow the Isles' 13-game, 37-day, nearly 15,000-mile road trip while the finishing touches are put on their new home, UBS Arena at Belmont Park.
In addition to the NBA legend's fried chicken breast on a blue-and-orange bagel, the new venue will also feature local fare.
An Islanders season ticket holder has filed a complaint with state authorities saying that the new UBS Arena in Elmont does not provide enough accessible parking, while Islanders officials said they plan to release full plans before the arena opens next week.
The next phase of construction at the Islanders' new home at UBS Arena at Belmont Park was raising the championship banners and retired jerseys to the rafters.
10,000 gallons of water are used to make one inch of ice over the 16,300 square feet of arena surface, the team said.The first game at the venue will be Nov. 20.
Islanders owners and NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman show off the state of the art arena as it nears completion.
See the latest from the construction site of the Islanders' future home, UBS Arena at Belmont Park. The 17,113-seat hockey arena is scheduled to open in October 2021.
A look at the latest from the construction site of the Islanders' future arena at Belmont Park.
The Islanders open their new arena on Nov. 20, and they are following state guidelines for fans at indoor venues.
But Nassau Coliseum remains dark, the visions of its promise still unfulfilled.
WWE wrestler Drew McIntyre toured the new UBS Arena in Elmont as it prepares for its first WWE televised event, "Monday Night Raw, "on Nov. 29.
12,000 general admission season tickets have been sold for inaugural season.
"They've taken state-of-the-art and elevated it another level," NHL commissioner GaryBettman said Wednesday after touring the under-construction UBS Arena in Elmont. Newsday's Steve Langford reports.
"They've taken state-of-the-art and elevated it another level," the NHL commissioner said after touring the under-construction arena.
Tim Leiweke, CEO of arena development company Oak View Group, estimates the Islanders new $1 billion home at Belmont Park is 75% complete and knows the remaining 25% will be challenging.
UBS Arena at Belmont Park is set to become the Islanders' new permanent home beginning in the 2021-22 NHL season.
More than 90% of season tickets at the Isles' new arena have sold out, the team said.
Father and son are part of the team building the new arena for their favorite team, the Islanders, at Belmont Park.
A look at some of the dining and gathering places planned for UBS Arena, the Islanders' new venue under construction at Belmont Park slated to open in November 2021.
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