Newsday: Mangano gives Wang time on Nassau Hub plan
Key points:
- County giving Wang exclusive period to submit privately financed plan for new Coliseum
- Team "hopes" a deal can be worked out during this period
- If these efforts fails, RFP will be issued and Wang will likely not participate
- "Picker said the team is exploring several options for relocating the team but declined to be specific. Officials in Suffolk, Queens and Brooklyn, where the Islanders will play a preseason game in October, have expressed interest. "We are exploring many options and looking at many different arenas," Picker told Newsday"
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DP'sknee(andhipandflubugandotherknee)
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Just Let Me Know When Its All Over
I hate to have that attitude but…I don’t care anymore.
After all of this nonsense….as a Long Islander, I hope that they really finish all of this with something that I can be proud of. A Hockey Team, a great new destination for us all to enjoy and something to boost our local economy. We need to get Long island back on Top!!!!
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by FB4Real on Feb 15, 2012 12:33 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
"many different arena[s]
Its the plural that bothers me. We know about BKLYN, but the others have to be outside the NY area and most likely in Canada. not good!
by altosax on Feb 15, 2012 10:46 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
Bingo
That may be the most explicit threat re a move to a non-NY venue.
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by DP'sknee(andhipandflubugandotherknee) on Feb 15, 2012 11:29 AM EST up reply actions
There’s always the IZod too
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arenas
yeah the plural “arenas” bothered me… though maybe he just said arenas because the singular arena would have been kind of obvious about what he was talking about and they don’t want to get specific…
or the others “arenas” could be “soon to be built” ones like in potentially in queens or suffolk
by Khan Noonien Singh on Feb 15, 2012 1:14 PM EST reply actions
Maybe it was just talk of Gilbert?
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