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New York Islanders: Elmont residents ready to fight new arena

The New York Islanders may only have two wins in their last 15 games, but rest assured, they have bigger problems in their immediate horizon (and no, it’s not even pending UFA John Tavares).

They call themselves the Belmont Park Community Coalition (BPCC), and they are represented by Norman Siegel, who according to Newsday‘s Randi Marshall, is “the famed civil liberties attorney who previously headed the New York Civil Liberties Union.”

During Thursday’s Empire State Development meeting, Siegel issued a statement that included: “If we come together, we can stop this project.