When Allison O’Brien Silva heard back in March that the Nassau County Legislature was planning a vote in May on a proposal to build a gambling casino and resort on the 72-acre Coliseum site in…
Letters to the Editor: Long Island Press Readers React – No to the Casino at Coliseum Site
The proposed construction of a casino at the site of Nassau Veterans Coliseum in the predominantly Black and Brown community of Uniondale, New York, would be a destructive decision that could negatively impact neighboring Hofstra…
Village Officials Join Residents in Protest of Nassau Casino Proposal
About 50 Nassau County residents, along with elected officials of villages in the county, rallied in front of the Nassau legislative building on Monday against the proposed Las Vegas Sands casino project.
Residents Petition Against Sands Casino at Nassau Coliseum
A petition opposing the proposed Sands Casino at the site of Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum has garnered more than 1,500 signatures.
Letters to the Editor: Long Island Press Readers React
Casinos have long-term colleagues such as gambling addiction, crime, and prostitution, that are not in the best interest of the residents of Nassau County, the students at Hofstra University, and Nassau Community College.