How about that. Long Island Business News on 3/4/21 published an op-ed, Mastroianni: Reimaging the Nassau Coliseum in an era of COVID , from Nicholas Mastroianni III, son of the controversial entrepreneur who founded the U.S. Immigration Fund and, in an amazing switcheroo , went from middleman for the EB-5 loan to the leaseholder of the arena. The credit line states: "Nicholas Mastroianni III, the president & CMO at U.S. Immigration Fund, is the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum leaseholder under the company Nassau Live Center LLC." That's news to me, I thought his father was the leaseholder. At the very least, he was described in a recent press release as "Nick Mastroianni II, Nassau Live Center LLC. Or maybe both of them are? There are a lot of generalities, but he seems to be lowering our expectations: It is premature to discuss our plans, but they are built on the simple truth that bears repeating: the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum is a significant ass...
This watchdog blog, by journalist Norman Oder, covers the project to build the Barclays Center arena and 15-16 towers at a crucial site in Brooklyn. Dubbed Atlantic Yards by developer Forest City Ratner in 2003, it was rebranded Pacific Park Brooklyn in 2014 after Shanghai-based Greenland USA took a majority share. Forest City left in 2018. Eight towers and the arena have been built. After a stall, Cirrus and LCOR in 2025 took over as master developers. A plan to complete the project is pending.