Billy Joel set to be the final act at Nassau Coliseum
UNIONDALE, N.Y. — The Piano Man is closing down another New York sports venue. Billy Joel, who played the last concerts at Shea Stadium in 2008, has been tapped to be final act at the Nassau Veterans...
View ArticleIslanders force Game 7, saving Coliseum for another day
The Islanders’ season — and building — will live at least one more day. A dramatic goal from Nikolay Kulemin midway through the third period gave the Islanders a late lead, and they managed to hold on...
View ArticleEvery last ounce of Isles strength couldn’t preserve the Coliseum
WASHINGTON — It ended with a tangle of bodies on the ice, the final death rattle of a hockey season, Islanders and Capitals reduced to the basic, visceral law of competition: Leave it all on the ice....
View ArticleJohn Tavares opens up on Game 7 ‘sting’ and Brooklyn anxiety
Despite calling the season “an opportunity squandered’’ and saying the first-round KO “still stings,’’ captain John Tavares believes the Islanders have a deep, young, Cup-contending nucleus and...
View ArticleYou’ll soon be able to visit the Coliseum’s ancient school for gladiators
The lions may be gone — as well as the bloodthirsty spectators — but people visiting Rome will soon be able to stand where gladiators prepared to do battle, now that the Coliseum’s ancient training...
View ArticleNassau Coliseum is a dump, but it’s our dump, and it’s hard to say goodbye
If you’ve been to enough of these, you know what to expect once the lights go on, once the last encore is done and the roadies take the stage to pack it up and tear it down: Half the arena is already...
View ArticleIslanders owner adds a personal touch to sell season tickets
With just 18 days until the New York Islanders open their first season in Brooklyn, team owner Jonathan Ledecky is personally calling prospective season ticket holders to help close the sale, The Post...
View ArticleGet over it, everyone: The Islanders are in Brooklyn now
This might be difficult for the natives to swallow, but the idea for the Islanders is not to try and recreate the atmosphere that existed at the Coliseum, it is to create an atmosphere of its own at...
View ArticleIslanders: Barclays will be hopping like the Coliseum used to
The Islanders were in control for less than 24 hours, taking Game 1 of their first-round playoff series against the Panthers before losing Friday night in Florida. But even after falling in Game 2,...
View ArticleLong Island wants the Islanders back at Nassau Coliseum
Nassau County hasn’t given up the long- shot hope that the New York Islanders will move back to their longtime home arena, The Post has learned. Despite the team’s new ownership giving no indication it...
View ArticleIslanders fans create early party atmosphere at Coliseum
Sunday’s playoff game against the Capitals may have started at noon, but Islanders’ fans were in a party mood outside Nassau Coliseum early in the morning for Game 3 of their team’s opening-round...
View ArticleIsles respond to ‘racist,’‘homophobic’ fans tormenting Caps fans
The Islanders have taken a lot of pride in their home-ice advantage during the final season at the Nassau Coliseum, but according to one Capitals fan, the home crowd took things too far during Sunday’s...
View ArticleHowie Rose ‘angry, pissed off’ over Islanders leaving Coliseum
Howie Rose, the Islanders’ television broadcaster for 20 years, is done with the Nassau Coliseum, having called his last game there. But Rose is not done being “angry’’ that Saturday’s first-round Game...
View ArticleIslanders understand the consequences another loss would have
There is no alternative for Islanders center John Tavares on Saturday. If the Isles lose Game 6, their next stop is Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn. That’s not something the superstar center is ready to...
View ArticleBilly Joel set to be the final act at Nassau Coliseum
UNIONDALE, N.Y. — The Piano Man is closing down another New York sports venue. Billy Joel, who played the last concerts at Shea Stadium in 2008, has been tapped to be final act at the Nassau Veterans...
View ArticleNassau Coliseum seeks to recapture its former glory with $130M renovation
In its heyday, the Nassau Coliseum was the height of Long Island cool, a must-stop for major artists on tour. But over time, the Coliseum became as crumbled and out of favor as its ancient namesake,...
View ArticleTickets for the last Ringling Bros. show are going to cost you
It’s going to cost big bucks to get under the big top for the final “Greatest Show on Earth.” Tickets have sold out for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus’ last show ever, on May 21 at...
View ArticleMeet the Gotham Ballers, summer semi-pro team of ex-NBA stars
Can the Gotham Ballers beat the Knicks? Former Knick Al Harrington won’t go that far, but thinks the new Champions Basketball League product will serve as summer itch for NBA-starved fans. The concept...
View ArticleWhy the rift has deepened between Islanders, Barclays
It is not news to anyone who has been around the Islanders during their tenuous first year and a half as residents of Barclays Center that landlord and tenant aren’t exactly best of friends. What has...
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