New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, center, stands with left, NY Islander owner John Ledecky, and right NY Islanders Captain Anders Lee break ground on the new arena at Belmont Park on Monday, Sept. 21, 2019 in Elmont. Photo Credit: Howard Schnapp
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Monday called the redevelopment of state land at Belmont Park “a project Long Island deserves” as New York Islanders’ owners, players and developers joined him at a celebratory groundbreaking on the site of a new arena for the National Hockey League team.
Cuomo, who announced the winning bid for the underused 43-acre parcel 22 months ago, touted a planned full-time Elmont Long Island Rail Road station, along with more than 10,000 construction jobs and about 3,200 full-time jobs the $1.