About Long Island Arena
Long Island Arena was an NBA arena in Town of Smithtown, New York. It opened in 1957 and closed in 1996. Its last recorded capacity was 6,000. Its only tenant was New York Nets (NBA, 1969). On our ranked lists it ranks 135th shortest-lived of 272 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years.
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Venue Information
Capacity
Year Opened
Year Closed
Location
Elevation
48 m above sea level
Location derived from the venue's coordinates using data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).
Elevation of the venue's coordinates from USGS and NASA SRTM elevation data, via Open Topo Data.
Capacity by layout
Seating capacity depends on how the building is laid out for each event. Figures are the best sourced claim per layout.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
|---|---|---|
|
New York Nets While based here: 1 season · 17-61 regular season · no postseason trips
ABA · 1969
All 8 home venues of the New York Nets
|
ABA | 1969 |
Records are each team's full-season results while it was based here, home and away games alike, from final scores. They are not records of games played at this venue.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the capacity of Long Island Arena?
The capacity of Long Island Arena is 6,000.
When was Long Island Arena built?
Long Island Arena opened in 1957.
Where did the New York Nets play before Long Island Arena?
Before moving to Long Island Arena in 1969, the New York Nets played at Teaneck Armory in 1968.
Where did the New York Nets play after Long Island Arena?
After leaving Long Island Arena in 1969, the New York Nets moved to Island Garden in 1970. They played there until 1972.
Sources
Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.
- Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
- OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Location.
- VenueStats compilation: Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
- Wikidata (CC0): Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 5 m of this point).
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA): Capacity, basketball layout, Capacity, hockey layout.
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium | 2002– | 10 mi |
| Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium | 1966– | 16 mi |
| Nassau Coliseum | 1972– | 18 mi |
| James M. Shuart Stadium | 1963– | 18 mi |
| Island Garden | 1956– | 22 mi |
| UBS Arena | 2021– | 25 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.