Nassau Coliseum
Located in Uniondale, New York

Stadiums New York Nassau Coliseum

Opened in 1972, the Coliseum occupies 63 acres (25 ha) of Mitchel Field, a former Army airfield, later an Air Force base. The facility is 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 closed for a major renovation which was completed in April 2017. The New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL) played at the Coliseum from 1972 to 2015 before moving to Barclays Center in Brooklyn. After the move was commercially unsuccessful, the team split its home schedule between Barclays and the renovated Coliseum from 2018 to 2020 and played the home portion of their 2020–21 season at the Coliseum, before moving to the new UBS Arena at Belmont Park for the 2021–22 season, which is also on Hempstead Turnpike, 7.7 miles (12.4 km) west of the Coliseum. It was also the home of the New York Nets (now known as the Brooklyn Nets) of the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1972 to 1977. In 2017, the venue became the new home of the Brooklyn Nets' NBA G League team, the Long Island Nets.

Arena Details

Name Nassau Coliseum

Style Enclosed Arena
Modern Architecture

Capacity 14,500

Location 1255 Hempstead Turnpike
Uniondale, NY 11553

Architect Welton Becket

Owner Nassau County

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Known As

Nassau Coliseum 1972‑2024

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (alternate)

Teams

Nets (NBA) 1977

Nets (ABA) 1973-1976

Islanders (NHL) 1973-2020

F i l t e r & S o r t

Arena Details

Name Nassau Coliseum

Style Enclosed Arena
Modern Architecture

Capacity 14,500

Location 1255 Hempstead Turnpike
Uniondale, NY 11553

Architect Welton Becket

Owner Nassau County

Links

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Known As

Nassau Coliseum 1972‑2024

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (alternate)

Teams

Nets (NBA) 1977

Nets (ABA) 1973-1976

Islanders (NHL) 1973-2020

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Arena Details

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