HOW TO HAVE AMAZING EVENT CELEBRATIONS AT NASSAU COLISEUM
There is no shortage of excellent places for event celebrations across New York but for a venue that offers a great range of shows, musicians and sports events, Nassau Coliseum is definitely worth checking out. So what is the venue and what kind of things can you see there? A LITTLE HISTORY Nassau Coliseum is formerly known as the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum and occupied a 63-acre site that was formerly the army and air force base at Mitchel Field. With over 44,000 square feet in the main arena and another 60,000 in the Expo Centre, the venue hosts exhibitions as well as shows and is often used for trade events. From 1972 until 2015, the venue was also the home of the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL) as well as the New York Nets American Basketball Association. Both teams now play at the Barclays Centre in Brooklyn. RENOVATION PROJECT The Nassau Coliseum was closed from 2015 until April 2017 for a massive renovation project that saw t...