NIFA Says Property Tax Increase Likely If Nassau Coliseum Referendum Approved
The Nassau Interim Finance Authority said if voters approve the $400 million plan to renovate the coliseum, it would result in a 3.5 to 4 percent property tax increase.
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The Nassau Interim Finance Authority said if voters approve the $400 million plan to renovate the coliseum, it would result in a 3.5 to 4 percent property tax increase.
With time running short to keep the NFL's preseason completely intact, owners and player representatives are back in force at a Manhattan law firm, trying again to work out a new labor deal.
Nassau County deputy executive Rob Walker believes Gang Green would fit in nicely with the county's planned $400 million sports and entertainment complex.
Think back four months to that disappointing day in March when the NFL lockout began. The general opinion was the owners and players would reach a new labor agreement long before training camps opened. Oops.
Lawyers for the two sides in the NFL's labor dispute are meeting separately Monday before getting together later in the day. Owners and players are set to talk again beginning Tuesday, after two days of long negotiations last week.
So when an eager Tannenbaum called a few months ago to set up a meeting at SAP's North American headquarters in Newtown Square, Pa., McDermott jumped at the chance to exchange thoughts on leadership and business philosophies.
Many football fans had hoped that the NFL lockout would end before July 4. It appears that's not in the cards.
Jets running back Shonn Greene told WFAN on June 16 that "38 or 39″ players participated in Mark Sanchez's player-run workouts at Fairleigh Dickinson University earlier this month. But one Jets free agent wasn't among them.
After 10 NFL seasons, Jets running back LaDainian Tomlinson has been able to spend more time with family and a nearly year-old son while resting his body. That doesn't mean Tomlinson hasn't been on the football field -- or thinking about it -- during the NFL lockout.
Negotiating teams for NFL owners and players are in Minnesota and expected to resume talks aimed at ending a lockout now in its fourth month.
MetLife is in advanced talks with New Meadowlands officials on acquiring the naming rights to the stadium that will be the site of the 2014 Super Bowl, Sports Business Daily reported Monday, though neither team nor the New York-based insurance company would comment.
As the two sides in the NFL labor dispute work toward ending the lockout, a small group of players met Monday with their attorneys in Minneapolis. Players were also told in conference calls that there will be more negotiations this week involving Commissioner Roger Goodell.
After chatting with Jets running back LaDainian Tomlinson, the guys welcomed in Jets defensive back and special teamer James Ihedigbo to the Allstate Studio. Boomer & Craig were interested to see what he has been doing to keep himself busy during the NFL lockout.
Jets and Giants fans, welcome to... MetLife Stadium? According to a SportsBusiness Journal report, New Meadowlands Stadium officials are in "advanced discussions" with insurance giant MetLife for exclusive naming rights to the home of the Jets and Giants.
Rex Ryan's Jets won't be holed up in central New York this summer. The Jets will conduct their training camp at their facility in Florham Park, N.J. and not at SUNY Cortland, where they trained the past two years.
Jets special teams weapon, do-it-all receiver and Wildcat quarterback Brad Smith is ready to test free agency. "As a football player in the interest of business, you have to be able to explore and see what may be best for you," he told Pro Football Weekly.
Jets linebacker Bart Scott "Can't Wait!" to see paralyzed Rutgers football player Eric LeGrand walk again. Scott's trademark bellow has taken on a life of its own, and he hopes a new t-shirt line featuring the phrase will help raise some serious money for LeGrand.
The next time NFL owners meet to discuss the league's labor situation, there is hope it will be to ratify a new collective bargaining agreement with the players. But don't get carried away thinking a deal is imminent.
Craig is still very confident that the end of the NFL lockout is near and with that in mind he started to look ahead a bit to try and figure out how a new deal will effect some members of the Jets and Giants.
If there is a season, count Chad Pennington out. Rehabbing from shoulder and knee injuries, the former Jets quarterback won't suit up this year. He'll instead take a seat in upstairs in the television booth.
Rex Ryan knows Plaxico Burress and Randy Moss are out there, but his main concern lies with the Jets' free agents -- for now.
With negotiations likely completed for the week, NFL owners are setting sights on their upcoming meeting in Chicago. Jets running back Shonn Greene is looking beyond then — with optimism — toward getting back to work.
When Plaxico Burress told the Wall Street Journal last week, "You never know what may happen. I love New York," it sounded as if a return to the Giants could be in the cards. On Monday, Burress called his relationship with coach Tom Coughlin "ambivalent" and described Rex Ryan's squad as "appealing." So how about those Jets?
Mark Sanchez and his Jets teammates are back together again. For a few days, at least. Sanchez and about 40 other players started practicing at an undisclosed location in New Jersey on Monday.
Last week, Giants running back Brandon Jacobs said there was "no chance" Plaxico Burress would return to New York once freed from prison on a gun charge. How quickly things can change.
