New York Islanders Owe $3.6 Million in Unpaid Rent and Utilities

The New York Islanders are not good tenants. According to Newsday, the Isles owe Nassau County $3.6 million in rent, utilities and revenue payments for the use of Nassau Coliseum. In December, they owed $4.9 million, but they had just put a check in the mail yesterday so it should be arriving any day…

"Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos is recommending “collection action and legal action” to get the debts paid. As recently as Dec. 24, the Islanders and SMG owed Nassau a total of $4.9 million, according to the county’s last available documentation, obtained by Newsday through a Freedom of Information Law request. On Dec. 23, the team and SMG made a $1.25 million payment that wasn’t reflected in the Dec. 24 documents. The $1.25 million was more than the total the Islanders and SMG had paid the county since February 2012, records show."

The good news is that business has picked up for the Islanders and they are currently the top team in the Metropolitan Division. So they should have a steady income very soon. Or maybe they just know they’re moving to Brooklyn and aren’t worried about getting their security deposit back.