From bids to building: How Isles' UBS Arena was constructed
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It started on Dec. 20, 2017, when the Islanders' proposal to build a new arena at Belmont Park in Elmont was approved. Now the doors open to the Islanders' new home, UBS Arena. Credit: Newsday