Newsday · Aug 8, 2019
State approves $1.3 billion Belmont arena project
Updated renderings of Islanders' Belmont arena. July 9, 2019 Photo Credit: New York Arena Partners LLCThe state board responsible for economic development unanimously issued its final approval Thursday of the $1.3 billion arena and entertainment complex to be the new Nassau County home of the New York Islanders.
The six members of the Empire State Development voted just after 5 p.m. in favor of the Islanders’ plan following a two-hour long meeting in midtown Manhattan that included public comment from residents, civic groups and lawmakers both in support and opposition.