Comments on: GALLOF SOURCE: Mondello’s Pulling Kate’s StringsAlso: So what big news will come out of Thursday? http://www.islanderspointblank.com/2009/03/gallof-source-mondellos-pulling-kates-stringsalso-so-what-news-will-come-out-of-thursday/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gallof-source-mondellos-pulling-kates-stringsalso-so-what-news-will-come-out-of-thursday Independent, Daily Coverage Of The New York Islanders Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:30:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Pnut http://www.islanderspointblank.com/2009/03/gallof-source-mondellos-pulling-kates-stringsalso-so-what-news-will-come-out-of-thursday/#comment-47252 Pnut Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:35:09 +0000 http://www.islanderspointblank.com/?p=8993#comment-47252 @MSA There has been little to no opposition whatsoever from the NIMBY crowd (that typically end up popping up in situations like these) Sad to say that this is all politics, that Murray doesn't want to do anything because if it is slowed down she can go back to TOH constituents saying "hey look I am fighting for you!" she doesn't want it to pass because she cant take credit for it.....because this process started long before she was in office. She is the winner, in that sad case, even though there will be a lot of angry isles fans at her door, their anger will be too little to late. And to be truthful not enough fans are coming to against her and the TOH board. We as Isles fans -here -on Islandermania -on HF boards -Let there be lighthouse and any other Islander fan related boards, blogs etc. need to unite now. Not later.... now I hope i am wrong, i hope we get the Lighthouse for only 1 reason. The Islanders will stay. We need more than hope we need action! Peter the Nut @MSA
There has been little to no opposition whatsoever from the NIMBY crowd (that typically end up popping up in situations like these)
Sad to say that this is all politics, that Murray doesn’t want to do anything because if it is slowed down she can go back to TOH constituents saying “hey look I am fighting for you!” she doesn’t want it to pass because she cant take credit for it…..because this process started long before she was in office.
She is the winner, in that sad case, even though there will be a lot of angry isles fans at her door, their anger will be too little to late.
And to be truthful not enough fans are coming to against her and the TOH board.

We as Isles fans
-here
-on Islandermania
-on HF boards
-Let there be lighthouse
and any other Islander fan related boards, blogs etc. need to unite now.
Not later…. now

I hope i am wrong, i hope we get the Lighthouse for only 1 reason. The Islanders will stay. We need more than hope we need action!
Peter the Nut

]]> By: art http://www.islanderspointblank.com/2009/03/gallof-source-mondellos-pulling-kates-stringsalso-so-what-news-will-come-out-of-thursday/#comment-47100 art Tue, 24 Mar 2009 19:38:48 +0000 http://www.islanderspointblank.com/?p=8993#comment-47100 How about an appearance by Gov, patterson? He needs us and we need him. He's got the infrastructure money to spend from DC and we have the votes he desperatly needs This would make for great positive media event all over the state. Your thought's CB? How about an appearance by Gov, patterson? He needs us and we need him. He’s got the infrastructure money to spend from DC and we have the votes he desperatly needs This would make for great positive media event all over the state. Your thought’s CB?

]]> By: islesfan http://www.islanderspointblank.com/2009/03/gallof-source-mondellos-pulling-kates-stringsalso-so-what-news-will-come-out-of-thursday/#comment-47098 islesfan Tue, 24 Mar 2009 19:30:37 +0000 http://www.islanderspointblank.com/?p=8993#comment-47098 Follow up on my email to Adam Kimelman at nhl.com. Post #49 He writes: "I have no information other than the same things you're reading, but I wouldn't assume she will or won't be going anywhere. I would believe something this large being proposed for her district would be important enough for her to attend, though. Thanks for reading Adam" Even though I mentioned in my email to him about Murrays failure to show up on February 24th TOH Town Hall meeting, he responded with this. I guess he didn't read the Newsday article about the Suozzi-Murray comments either. You WOULD think she would show up at something this big concerning her town, wouldn't you ? signed, the original Islesfan (not poster 55) Follow up on my email to Adam Kimelman at nhl.com. Post #49
He writes:
“I have no information other than the same things you’re reading, but I wouldn’t assume she will or won’t be going anywhere. I would believe something this large being proposed for her district would be important enough for her to attend, though.

Thanks for reading

Adam”
Even though I mentioned in my email to him about Murrays failure to show up on February 24th TOH Town Hall meeting, he responded with this.
I guess he didn’t read the Newsday article about the Suozzi-Murray comments either. You WOULD think she would show up at something this big concerning her town, wouldn’t you ?
signed,
the original Islesfan (not poster 55)

]]> By: MSA http://www.islanderspointblank.com/2009/03/gallof-source-mondellos-pulling-kates-stringsalso-so-what-news-will-come-out-of-thursday/#comment-47095 MSA Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:51:08 +0000 http://www.islanderspointblank.com/?p=8993#comment-47095 @Isles fan, exactly my point, but I think the political junk is a diversion, albeit maybe not intentional..but a diversion, none the less. @Isles fan, exactly my point, but I think the political junk is a diversion, albeit maybe not intentional..but a diversion, none the less.

]]> By: isles fan http://www.islanderspointblank.com/2009/03/gallof-source-mondellos-pulling-kates-stringsalso-so-what-news-will-come-out-of-thursday/#comment-47084 isles fan Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:12:40 +0000 http://www.islanderspointblank.com/?p=8993#comment-47084 @MSA: This is about the jobs and taxes; hockey is minor issue in this debate. @MSA: This is about the jobs and taxes; hockey is minor issue in this debate.

]]> By: Gary http://www.islanderspointblank.com/2009/03/gallof-source-mondellos-pulling-kates-stringsalso-so-what-news-will-come-out-of-thursday/#comment-47079 Gary Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:06:08 +0000 http://www.islanderspointblank.com/?p=8993#comment-47079 I have to tell you that if Kate Murray dismissed me as just another Islanders fan if I got up to speak, I would blast her teeth out of her head for being condescending and then I would move to reestablish town residency and run against her myself. I have to tell you that if Kate Murray dismissed me as just another Islanders fan if I got up to speak, I would blast her teeth out of her head for being condescending and then I would move to reestablish town residency and run against her myself.

]]> By: Richie66 http://www.islanderspointblank.com/2009/03/gallof-source-mondellos-pulling-kates-stringsalso-so-what-news-will-come-out-of-thursday/#comment-47078 Richie66 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:57:53 +0000 http://www.islanderspointblank.com/?p=8993#comment-47078 I took my wife to the Britney Sprears concert yesterday and let me tell you have bad the traffic was on the meadowbrook, stupid me should have taken Post Ave and gone the back way. That being said, I really hope they know what they are doing with the traffic. They said they would ship people from the train station, is there even enough parking there?? I will be there this Thursday, should be interesting I took my wife to the Britney Sprears concert yesterday and let me tell you have bad the traffic was on the meadowbrook, stupid me should have taken Post Ave and gone the back way. That being said, I really hope they know what they are doing with the traffic. They said they would ship people from the train station, is there even enough parking there?? I will be there this Thursday, should be interesting

]]> By: Mike http://www.islanderspointblank.com/2009/03/gallof-source-mondellos-pulling-kates-stringsalso-so-what-news-will-come-out-of-thursday/#comment-47075 Mike Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:14:34 +0000 http://www.islanderspointblank.com/?p=8993#comment-47075 So now this is now becoming a Republican/Democrat issue? This is such nonsense. You're all being played by Wang. Wang is totally undeserving of being granted the permits he seeks. So now this is now becoming a Republican/Democrat issue? This is such nonsense. You’re all being played by Wang. Wang is totally undeserving of being granted the permits he seeks.

]]> By: MSA http://www.islanderspointblank.com/2009/03/gallof-source-mondellos-pulling-kates-stringsalso-so-what-news-will-come-out-of-thursday/#comment-47073 MSA Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:08:30 +0000 http://www.islanderspointblank.com/?p=8993#comment-47073 The politics go back to Margiotta, forget Gulotta. Without taking any side but the Islanders (meaning not taking sides on the Red vs. Blue political intrigue stuff), please think about the following. I have been a fan since the 70's, when Big Al D'Amato was still a young guy from Island Park. For over thirty years I have been hearing about the corrupt Nassau GOP. Is it true? I don't know, and I don't care. I do know that we have one of the best PD's in the country. I know that if you cross the Nassau border into Queens, you suddenly find potholes. We also pay some of the highest taxes in the country, so I guess you get what you pay for. I can go on and on. Are the taxes driving young people and jobs away? That is for another forum. I am sure the GOP is pissed that a Dem (Suozzi) was the NC Supervisor when this all came to a head, but if you really think that Murray and her political Rabbi's are waiting for envelopes of cash from Wang and Rechler, or they want to destroy Nassau just to blame Suozzi, I think they already know that everyone is watching. Wouldn't it be more reasonable to assume that in the next ten years, they at least hope to get back in power? If they did, and they are corrupt, they will still be happy with a 3 billion dollar project in NC, if they are not in power, they are out regardless. My point? I love the team, and my family, and my heart would be broken if they leave, but I think a lot of the political stuff is a red herring. I believe, sadly, that there maybe opposition from non-hockey fan civilians that must be considered. Maybe there are 100,000's thousands of neutral people waiting for the TOH to do their job and make sure they are not sanctioning ecological suicide in the name of economic stimulus. Let's keep the eye on the prize, because I do agree that we have the power of the vote, just as Wang said. I am not sure we are as powerful as we would like to be, but I do hope that BD (if you read his article) is right, and our numbers are truly underestimated. The politics go back to Margiotta, forget Gulotta. Without taking any side but the Islanders (meaning not taking sides on the Red vs. Blue political intrigue stuff), please think about the following. I have been a fan since the 70′s, when Big Al D’Amato was still a young guy from Island Park.

For over thirty years I have been hearing about the corrupt Nassau GOP. Is it true? I don’t know, and I don’t care. I do know that we have one of the best PD’s in the country. I know that if you cross the Nassau border into Queens, you suddenly find potholes. We also pay some of the highest taxes in the country, so I guess you get what you pay for. I can go on and on. Are the taxes driving young people and jobs away? That is for another forum.

I am sure the GOP is pissed that a Dem (Suozzi) was the NC Supervisor when this all came to a head, but if you really think that Murray and her political Rabbi’s are waiting for envelopes of cash from Wang and Rechler, or they want to destroy Nassau just to blame Suozzi, I think they already know that everyone is watching. Wouldn’t it be more reasonable to assume that in the next ten years, they at least hope to get back in power? If they did, and they are corrupt, they will still be happy with a 3 billion dollar project in NC, if they are not in power, they are out regardless.

My point? I love the team, and my family, and my heart would be broken if they leave, but I think a lot of the political stuff is a red herring. I believe, sadly, that there maybe opposition from non-hockey fan civilians that must be considered.

Maybe there are 100,000′s thousands of neutral people waiting for the TOH to do their job and make sure they are not sanctioning ecological suicide in the name of economic stimulus.

Let’s keep the eye on the prize, because I do agree that we have the power of the vote, just as Wang said. I am not sure we are as powerful as we would like to be, but I do hope that BD (if you read his article) is right, and our numbers are truly underestimated.

]]> By: Tom http://www.islanderspointblank.com/2009/03/gallof-source-mondellos-pulling-kates-stringsalso-so-what-news-will-come-out-of-thursday/#comment-47071 Tom Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:57:03 +0000 http://www.islanderspointblank.com/?p=8993#comment-47071 The ToH is supossedly on a 45-day deadline from the 2/24 Town Hall meeting where Choo-choo delivered the D.G.E.I.S. By my calcualtions the ToH has a little more than 2 weeks left to respond. It was my understanding the ball was in the ToH's court. Let's see what happens at the 45-day mark. I'm sure nothing will happen, the ToH doesn't seem to want a Strip Mall in Uniondale. But we'll see I guess. The ToH is supossedly on a 45-day deadline from the 2/24 Town Hall meeting where Choo-choo delivered the D.G.E.I.S. By my calcualtions the ToH has a little more than 2 weeks left to respond. It was my understanding the ball was in the ToH’s court. Let’s see what happens at the 45-day mark. I’m sure nothing will happen, the ToH doesn’t seem to want a Strip Mall in Uniondale. But we’ll see I guess.

]]> By: islesfan http://www.islanderspointblank.com/2009/03/gallof-source-mondellos-pulling-kates-stringsalso-so-what-news-will-come-out-of-thursday/#comment-47067 islesfan Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:44:59 +0000 http://www.islanderspointblank.com/?p=8993#comment-47067 "... The Lighthouse Development Corporation, the Charles Wang-headed group trying to build a new home for the Islanders as part of a giant real estate project in Nassau County, will hold a Community Education Outreach at 7 p.m. on March 26 at the Long Island Marriott in Uniondale, N.Y. The public will be able to comment on the project. Among those expected to be in attendance are Wang, the Islanders owner, as well as Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi and Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray. In other Islanders move news, the (New York) Daily News reports officials overseeing the redevelopment of Willits Point in Queens are open to a proposal for a new arena for the club. The location would be on a 62-acre tract of land near Citi Field, the new home of the New York Mets." The above was on from a story on NHL.com from yesterday by Adam Kimelman in the "news and Notes" section of an article about Doug Weight. "Expected to be in attendence...Kate Murray" ???? What are Mr. Kimelman's sources? I have emailed him and am awaiting a response. I do hope she shows, but I think there's a better chance of Avery winning the Lady Byng. “… The Lighthouse Development Corporation, the Charles Wang-headed group trying to build a new home for the Islanders as part of a giant real estate project in Nassau County, will hold a Community Education Outreach at 7 p.m. on March 26 at the Long Island Marriott in Uniondale, N.Y. The public will be able to comment on the project. Among those expected to be in attendance are Wang, the Islanders owner, as well as Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi and Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray. In other Islanders move news, the (New York) Daily News reports officials overseeing the redevelopment of Willits Point in Queens are open to a proposal for a new arena for the club. The location would be on a 62-acre tract of land near Citi Field, the new home of the New York Mets.”

The above was on from a story on NHL.com from yesterday by Adam Kimelman in the “news and Notes” section of an article about Doug Weight.
“Expected to be in attendence…Kate Murray” ????
What are Mr. Kimelman’s sources? I have emailed him and am awaiting a response.
I do hope she shows, but I think there’s a better chance of Avery winning the Lady Byng.

]]> By: Blizzard http://www.islanderspointblank.com/2009/03/gallof-source-mondellos-pulling-kates-stringsalso-so-what-news-will-come-out-of-thursday/#comment-47059 Blizzard Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:53:44 +0000 http://www.islanderspointblank.com/?p=8993#comment-47059 Thursday will be interesting. I have entertained the idea of leaving Long Island and as ridiculous as it sounds being an Islander fan has always been a factor in me making that descision. If the Islanders leave it will be just one more thing about this place that pisses me off and maybe the catalyst I need to finally leave this once great place. Thursday will be interesting. I have entertained the idea of leaving Long Island and as ridiculous as it sounds being an Islander fan has always been a factor in me making that descision. If the Islanders leave it will be just one more thing about this place that pisses me off and maybe the catalyst I need to finally leave this once great place.

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