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Nassau Coliseum

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Nassau Coliseum logo.jpg
Address 1255 Hempstead Turnpike
Location Uniondale, New York
Coordinates 40°43′22″N 73°35′26″W / 40.72278°N 73.59056°W / 40.72278; -73.59056Coordinates: 40°43′22″N 73°35′26″W / 40.72278°N 73.59056°W / 40.72278; -73.59056
Owner Nassau County
Forest City Enterprises
Operator AEG
Executive suites 32
Capacity Ice hockey: 16,170
Basketball: 17,260
Concerts: 18,100
Boxing: 17,686
Field size 410,000 square feet (38,000 m2)
Surface Multi-surface
Construction
Broke ground January 20, 1969 (1969-01-20)
Opened February 11, 1972 (1972-02-11)
Renovated 2015–2017
Expanded 1976, 1983
Closed August 5, 2015 (renovations)
Construction cost US$32 million
($183 million in 2017 dollars)
Architect Welton Becket and Associates
Structural engineer Severud Associates
General contractor Irwin Schlef
Tenants
New York Islanders (NHL) (1972–2015)
New York Nets (ABA/NBA) (1972–1977)
New York Sets (WTT) (1974–1976)
Long Island Tomahawks (NLL) (1975)
New York Arrows (MISL) (1978–1984)
New York Express (MISL) (1986–1987)
New York Saints (NLL) (1989–2003)
Long Island Jawz (RHI) (1996)
New York Dragons (AFL) (2001–2008)
New York Titans (NLL) (2007)
Long Island Nets (NBA D-League) (2017–) planned
Website
nassaucoliseum.com

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, commonly known as just Nassau Coliseum, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Uniondale, New York. It was open from 1972 through 2015 and is currently undergoing renovation with an expected completion in 2017. The Coliseum is located approximately 19 miles (31 km) east of New York City on Long Island.

Opened in 1972, the Coliseum occupies 63 acres (25 ha) of Mitchel Field, site of a former Army and Air Force base. The facility is located in the Town of Hempstead, within the Uniondale 11553 ZIP code. The Coliseum was used for sporting events, concerts, large exhibitions and shows of various kinds, as well as trade shows — 44,000 square feet (4,100 m2) at the main arena, 60,000 at the Expo Center.

The arena served as the home for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1972 to 2015 and the New York Nets of the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1972 to 1977. Plans are to have the arena become home to the Long Island Nets of the NBA D-League in the 2017–18 season.

The Coliseum originally had a capacity of 13,000 to 15,000 depending on the event, and in the early 1980s the maximum capacity was increased to around 18,000. The Coliseum seats 16,170 for hockey, up to 18,100 for concerts and 17,686 for boxing.

The Coliseum was home to the New York Nets of the American Basketball Association, and later the National Basketball Association, from 1972 to 1977. The first event held at the Coliseum was a Nets game against the Pittsburgh Condors on February 11, 1972.


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