WABC Television News reported Friday that the owners of UBS Arena held a “topping off” ceremony. The girder positioned at the highest point in the building was signed, raised into position, and permanently integrated into the building.
According to the article, “Governor Andrew Cuomo joined Empire State Development Board Chair Steven Cohen, Acting Commissioner Eric Gertler, National Hockey League Commissioner Gary Bettman, and Islanders co-owner Jon Ledecky to place the highest steel beam atop the new arena.”
UBS Arena is planned to be a 19,000 seat arena that will become the centerpiece of the $1.26 billion Belmont Park Redevelopment Project. The arena is expected to be completed in the Fall of 2021. UBS Arena will become the home of the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League in the 2021-2022 season.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is concurrently building a new Elmont Station for the Long Island Railroad. This is the first brand new station constructed in 50 years on the busiest commuter railroad in North America.