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Jay-Z joins pitch to redevelop arena
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Jay-Z joins pitch to redevelop arena

Published May. 2, 2013 1:00 a.m. ET

Jay-Z is part of a group trying to renovate Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum outside New York City.

The rapper and music mogul attended a meeting Thursday on Long Island, where the media was briefed on four proposals to renovate the arena and surrounding property.

Nassau County officials have been trying to come up with a plan to redevelop the 40-year-old arena for many years. The New York Islanders are its primary tenant, and they are moving to Brooklyn in 2015.

Jay-Z's Roc Nation is part of a group that built the new Barclays Center in Brooklyn and is bidding for the Long Island project.

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He took photos with Nassau County officials but did not speak during the 30-minute presentation.

County officials are expected to decide on a plan this summer.

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