Zeitgeist: Islanders to Move Back in with Parents
The New York Islanders have decided to pack up their stuff and move back in with their parents rather than spend another day dealing with a miserable landlord. (parody)
The New York Islanders have decided to pack up their stuff and move back in with their parents rather than spend another day dealing with a miserable landlord. (parody)
Part Four of the series. Riding in following the criminal Spano Affair, Steven Gluckstern & the Milstein brothers, Howard & Edward, painted themselves as the Islanders' heroes. Instead, they turned out to be full of hot air and, possibly, bacon.
Because this is Nassau Coliseum of course the man who helped lure the New York Islanders away will help the arena they left behind.
The Islanders were the NHL's last true dynasty. Now, with the team moving to Brooklyn in 2015, its crystal clear that Nassau County itself did more damage to the dynasty than any other team ever could.
Getting arena resolution is a reward for all of the New York Islanders fans who suffered through uncertainty and the leanest of lean years.
As another call is put out to developers for plans for a new Nassau Coliseum, this satire looks at the form interested developers must submit to County offices.
Constantly bickering Nassau County leaders decide to take in "The Dark Knight Rises." What could possibly go wrong?
Nassau County is set to issue an RFQ for developers who would build a new Nassau Coliseum, develop the land around it, and charge rent from the New York Islanders.
With 2015's expiration of the Nassau County lease and an uncertain future, New York Islanders Charles Wang's legacy hangs in the balance.
There are strange parallels of timing and fortune in the arena situations for the Detroit Red Wings and New York Islanders, two teams with contrasting reputations.