Mangano and Ratner Propose smaller Coliseum

[PC51]

Originally Posted by S.I.B.

can somebody explain to me why Ratner is involved in this at all?

Mangano: "You took the Islanders. That was mean!"
Ratner: "Oh, sorry Ed. Tell ya what. I'll help you get out of this fix."
Mangano: "Gee, mister. No foolin?!?"
Ratner: "Haha, no foolin', Ed. No foolin'."

[PC51]

Originally Posted by mongoose65

I disagree. LI is a minor league destination and needs a minor league size arena. An AHL team will do fantastic. Cheaper, more family friendly and LI is family-ville. It is not even a consideration that anyone from the city would come out to it. It would be for local use. Like the Ducks, it will do fine. Who will pay for it?! LI homeowners of course. We pay for everything. I'll take it over another 55+ apt complex, subsidized retail or faux and empty industrial park anyday of the week.

If Nassau County knew how to manage ANYTHING, having the aquatic center, the proposed new ice rinks and a modern mid-small arena could make the place an attraction for minor league, college and high level amateur sporting events. That and the movie industry and I'm smelling economic BOOMTOWN! hahahaha

Hey, it's SOMETHING positive (maybe).

Luring an AHL team is a possibility, I suppose, but with the dim bulbs calling the shots it'll be 10 years before they figure out how. And by then the current Coli will be in disrepair, and we'll start seeing Newsday headlines about how at this point even a renovation will cost X over budget, and nobody wants to build it, and so on and so on.

[ClarkStreetKid]

At least something is being reduced on LI.

[VA Yankee]

Originally Posted by ClarkStreetKid

At least something is being reduced on LI.

You mean besides services....