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New York Islanders fans, concertgoers and shoppers would continue to rely on cars, buses and Jamaica-station-only trains to access the proposed arena at Belmont before Long Island's first, full-time train stop in nearly 90 years is complete.
The announcement Monday of the $105 million Elmont train station on the Long Island Rail Road's Main Line was critical in the traffic plan for the 19,000-seat arena, 250-bed hotel and 350,000 square feet of retail space.
Funding for the project will include $30 million from the project developers, New York Arena Partners, and $75 million from the state. New York Arena Partners would pay $2.24 million to the state over 30 years to rent the public land at Belmont - a payment tied to the creation of the LIRR station - bringing the developer's contribution to $97 million for the station. State officials said...