The plan would include a resort and casino with a new arena for the Islanders.
"My administration has been in discussion with the Shinnecock Indian Nation with respect to Nassau Coliseum being listed as a site for an entertainment destination center and casino," Mangano said in a statement Tuesday.
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Newsday [sub.] update on Nassau Coliseum site plans. Mangano is going to "call Wang" to discuss.
On the one hand, um, I guess casinos saved the Penguins! On the other hand, casinos as development-boosters are the resort of desperate communities. Is Nassau County really so desperate? Cough.
