Not With a Bang, But a Whimper....
13 Comments - 01 Aug 2011
Tonight, we can officially project that the new arena referendum has failed, raising serious questions about the future of the New York Islanders hockey team and, more importantly, Nassau County as a whole.  Overwhelming support from hockey fans and trade unions ran into a buzzsaw of misinformation and anti-tax fervor that was simply too much to overcome. In hindsight, this was quite poss...

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Some Historical Perspective on Sports Facility Referenda (and Plan Z??)
2 Comments - 01 Aug 2011
In the last hours before the polls open, I thought would try to bring some historical perspective to bear on sports facility referenda in the America and perhaps speculate as to a way forward if things don't go well tomorrow. First, a personal note. Islanders fans are mostly immune to the abuse our team receives in the media. However, I have found the lead up to the referendum particularly har...

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Monday, September 21, 2009

Hear Me Tonight on Preds on the Glass

Also, this is a quick reminder. Tonight, from 8-9 PM EST, I will be on the always-excellent Preds on the Glass radio show with Katrina from Psycho Lady Hockey, who, for my money, is the most unique voice in the hockey blogosphere. We'll be talking Lighthouse and anything else that strikes our fancy, and it should be a fantastic show.

You can call into the show at (646) 716-4523 or chat live here. If you can't make the live show, it will be available in Podcast form about 15 minutes after we're done.

I hope you can all tune in and support me, the Lighthouse Project, Katrina, and, most importantly, Buddy Oakes, who does a tremendous job with his show.

Discussion on the re-zoning hearing is in the thread below this one.

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