![]() ![]() ![]() The college basketball games, the eateries, the food, the environment. It's not just about the exciting hockey games, and I love going to hockey games, but it's also the synergy that's created here with the races at Belmont Park and the music and the entertainment that's going to go on here. And to see that this is now the epicenter of everything fun and cool on Long Island. Katie Hochul the first daughter of New York. I said, okay, you're going to come with me and open up an arena. My daughter, Katie wanted to see her mom. In my family, if you want to see me, you have to go to an event. ![]() Hope Knight, the new head of Empire State Development.Īnd so many people that I'll be mentioning in a couple of minutes, but I'm also going to do a point of personal privilege like Kevin did. We can lift up small businesses and use the power of government to help people achieve their dreams. Hope Knight who has established herself as a true leader already, understands the area. Yes, we're going to do great things and I have you there to make sure we never forget Long Island. First of all, Kevin Law, thank you for your leadership as head of the Long Island Association for many years, but also as our incoming Chair of Empire State Development. You are witnessing the miracle on ice right here because you got it done in two years during a pandemic. And I want to thank everyone, the true believers, who helped us write the screenplay for the 2021 edition of miracle on ice. I am a huge sports fan, I've been in plenty of arenas, and this is as good as it gets. PHOTOS of the event will be available on the Governor's Flickr page.Ī rush transcript of the Governor's remarks are available below: VIDEO of the event is available on YouTube here and in TV quality (h.264, mp4) format here.ī-ROLL of the USB Interiors is available on YouTube here and in TV quality (h.264, mp4) format here. Construction of all the project components is expected to create 10,000 jobs and generate $2.7 billion in economic activity for Nassau County. In addition, two rehabilitated local parks will reopen to the public in the coming months. Future phases of the Belmont Park Redevelopment Project will include a 350,000 square-foot destination entertainment and retail complex, a 250-key hotel and a community center. In addition to being the new home for the New York Islanders hockey team, the UBS Arena will feature concerts, live entertainment and other events throughout the year. The new arena marks a major milestone in the overall $1.3 billion Belmont Park Redevelopment Project, which is transforming 43 acres of underutilized parking lots into a premier sports and hospitality destination. Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the opening of UBS Arena, which will bring the New York Islanders back home to Long Island. Let's give that a round of applause by itself there alone." $270 million in pilot payments to schools, fire districts. $850 million in annual expected economic output, $44 million in local fiscal revenue to the county town, state, and the MTA. Hochul: "I focus on the fun, but also as your governor, I'm real excited about the economic impact that this is going to have - $2.7 billion, let me say that again, billion dollars of economic activity generated by the construction. As you're coming out of this pandemic, and it's been a long dark, almost two years, this is the place you want to come to be reenergized." Governor Hochul: "This truly is transformative. Total Project Expected to Create 10,000 Jobs, Generate $2.7 Billion in Economic Activity New LIRR Elmont-UBS Arena Station Completed New 19,000-Seat UBS Arena Accomplishes Major Milestone of Overall $1.3 Billion Belmont Park Redevelopment Project ![]()
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