Ratner called in on New Nassau Coliseum plan
The developer behind Brooklyn’s Barclays Center has been named to a team that will come up with a new proposal to develop the 77-acre Nassau Coliseum site on Long Island.
The Coliseum has most recently been famous as the home of the New York Islanders, who will be moving to Barclays in 2015. Ironically, it was also the first home, in the 1970s, of the Nets basketball team – which Barclays was built to house.
Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano says Bruce Ratner will work with New York Islanders owner Charles Wang, a graduate of Brooklyn Technical High School, on a plan for the 40-year old arena. They should have a proposal within the first six months of 2013.
The goal is to create a state-of-the-art sports and entertainment destination.