Comments on Let There Be Light(house): Schrodinger's Lighthouse

DKing - not a bad idea, and Derek King was one of ...

2009-11-15T10:59:23.542-05:00

DKing - not a bad idea, and Derek King was one of my favorites in the early 90's.

TCA - I'm as disgusted and mystified by this as you are, and I've been clear before that we get the government we deserve. I'm hopeful that not being able to blame the Democrats will help, but there are as many reasons to be apprehensive.

Brett - you're asking the right question there, because we would hate to be sold a bill of goods. However, there is one big difference between the Lighthouse and Columbus/Glendale: the team doesn't control the development in either of those places, and in some instances has to pay for some of those amenities (the Coyotes pay $2 to the City of Glendale for every parking spot, yet they get no parking revenue, for example). Since Mr. Wang and Mr. Rechler would either finance the development themselves or sell the rights to develop the land (less likely, but possible), they would be directly involved in the building and the revenue from the development, unlike those other examples.

I've been meaning to post this since news brok...

2009-11-14T15:19:20.117-05:00

I've been meaning to post this since news broke about the Blue Jackets' financial troubles. I forget the exact words, but I read an article that said the Blue Jackets arena and surrounding area are the envy of many teams. We've also heard that the the development around the Coyotes' arena is great. So it sounds like we have 2 complexes that are similar to the proposed Lighthouse Project, for 2 teams that are so called "small" market teams like the Isles (although you could argue that the Isles are not a small market team, but that's not really the point). The point is, these large developments don't appear to ensure the financial success and stability teams need. This is very concerning to me and I'm wondering what your thoughts are Nick. I'm sure there are some differences in the agreements of the other deals, but the similarities seem too glaring too ignore.

Where were all the Islander fans and Lighthouse su...

2009-11-13T11:28:05.758-05:00

Where were all the Islander fans and Lighthouse supporters on election day?

If you believe the likes of Mondello, Mangano, and Murray are going to move the Lighthouse Project to fruition -- let alone get it right, if they do -- then the Islanders are in line for the Stanley Cup in 2010.

Apathy, indifference, and expectations that barely rise to the level of mediocrity are killing us in Nassau County.

"We have seen the enemy, and he is us!"

"You Gotta Believe" great line by tug a...

2009-11-12T22:09:00.516-05:00

"You Gotta Believe"

great line by tug and it took him and his mates a long way, but that was 36 years ago and as i recall, in the end they lost.

"You Gotta Believe"

2009-11-12T17:23:06.674-05:00

"You Gotta Believe"

the problem with having "a nassau county cont...

2009-11-12T12:02:35.910-05:00

the problem with having "a nassau county controlled by the republicans" is that the officeholders opposing the thing from the start are almost all republicans, as are the "business people" opposed to it, who are mostly surrogates of the old-guard republican-machine remnants. the concept of one party having more control - thus less opposition for the sake of opposition -doesn't always hold. we see that now with all the bickering and stalemate on the federal level, but in nassau county "politics" logic and normal rules apply even less. as i've thought all along, this whole thing has less to do with politics and much more to do with influence and profit manipulation. what i find curious is the silence for weeks now from both sides. unless i've missed something, there's been nothing from either camp. if someone is looking for any shred of a positive sign it might be that. a major stretch maybe, as it may also signal doom.

I think if we start calling and emailing Mangano f...

2009-11-12T10:26:52.230-05:00

I think if we start calling and emailing Mangano from the get go, he will get an immediate sense of the presence of lighthouse supporters out there. If he does not hear much from the beginning, he may not feel as much pressure. It's important that we not let up.