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NY report: Islanders development at Belmont would boost congestion

A $1.2 billion plan to build a new Islanders arena and entertainment complex in Belmont Park will increase traffic congestion in the area, even with additional Long Island Rail Road trains running to and from the site on game days, a new report said.

The nearly 700-page environmental impact study examined the project's impact on factors including transportation, water resources, socioeconomic conditions, noise and air quality.

It found the project “would not have the potential to result in significant adverse cumulative impacts other than in the area of transportation.”