The Nassau Coliseum
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| Full name | NYCB Live, home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum presented by New York Community Bank |
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| Address | 1255 Hempstead Turnpike |
| Location | Uniondale, New York |
| Coordinates | 40°43′22″N 73°35′26″W / 40.72278°N 73.59056°WCoordinates: 40°43′22″N 73°35′26″W / 40.72278°N 73.59056°W |
| Owner | Forest City Enterprises |
| Operator | AEG |
| Executive suites | 32 |
| Capacity | Ice hockey: 13,000 Basketball: 13,500 Concerts: 14,500 |
| Field size | 410,000 square feet (38,000 m2) |
| Surface | Multi-surface |
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| Broke ground | January 20, 1969 |
| Opened | February 11, 1972 |
| Renovated | 2015–2017 |
| Expanded | 1976, 1983, 2017 |
| Construction cost | US$32 million US$165 million renovation |
| Architect | Welton Becket and Associates |
| Structural engineer | Severud Associates |
| General contractor | Irwin Schlef |
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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 G-League) (2017–present) |
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Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (branded as NYCB Live, home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum for naming rights reasons), commonly known as just Nassau Coliseum, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Uniondale, New York. The Coliseum is 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 is used for sporting events, concerts, large exhibitions and shows as well as trade shows — 44,000 square feet (4,100 m2) at the main arena, 60,000 at the Expo Center. In 2015, the arena was temporarily closed for a major renovation which was completed in April 2017.
The arena was 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; both teams currently play at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. In 2017, the venue will become home of the Nets' NBA Gatorade League team, the Long Island Nets. After its unpopular move to Barclays Center upon the start of the renovation, it has been reported that the venue was preparing a plan to allow the Islanders to return to the renovated Coliseum.
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. Before closing for renovations in 2015 the Coliseum seated 16,170 for hockey, up to 18,100 for concerts and 17,686 for boxing. Those renovations resulted in drastically reduced capacities: 13,000 for hockey, 13,500 for basketball, and 14,500 for concerts
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