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UBS Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena located within Belmont Park in Elmont, New York, on Long Island. The venue is situated directly adjacent to the eastern limits of the borough of Queens in New York City. Opened in 2021, it is the home of the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL), replacing the Nassau Coliseum and ...
This is a list of seating capacities for sports and entertainment arenas in the United States with at least 1,000 seats. The list is composed mostly of arenas that house sports teams (basketball, ice hockey, arena soccer and arena football) and serve as indoor venues for concerts and expositions.
The following is a list of arenas ordered by seating capacity, which is the maximum number of seated spectators the arena can accommodate for a sports event. Only the capacity for indoor sports, such as basketball, ice hockey, and volleyball, are included. Currently all arenas with a capacity of 15,000 or more are included.
The UBS Arena is primarily used for hockey as the home of the New York Islanders. There have been a few college basketball games played there since it opened in 2021. Both the UBS Arena and Barclays Center have a capacity of about 17,000. New York is second in the league in attendance, averaging 12,586 fans.
New York Arena Partners, the main party behind the Belmont Park redevelopment, would pay $97 million of the estimated $105 million cost, with the balance being paid by the state. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The station was the first completely new LIRR station since 1976, when the now-dismantled Southampton College station opened. [ 3 ]
O 2 Arena (2010–) 2008 and 2010 NHL Premieres, 2019 and 2022 NHL Global Series 2008, 2010, 2019, 2022 Prague, Czech Republic [117] [120] Helsinki Halli Hartwall Areena (1997–2014) Hartwall Arena (2014–2022) multiple NHL Premieres, 2018 NHL Global Series 2009–2011, 2018 Helsinki, Finland [117] [121] Uber Arena Mercedes-Benz Arena (2015–)
Belmont Park was the site of the tragedy-marred victory of Foolish Pleasure over champion filly Ruffian in a 1975 match race. Ruffian broke down during the race and had to be euthanized. She was buried near the finish line in the infield at Belmont Park, her nose pointed towards the finish pole, from 1975 until 2023. [33]
Belmont Park is a seasonal-use Long Island Rail Road station on the grounds of the Belmont Park racetrack in the New York City borough of Queens. The station is a terminus of a spur line that lies south of and between the Queens Village and Elmont–UBS Arena stations on the Main Line / Hempstead Branch .