 In the interim, the MTA, seeking to make some use of the site once the future of the Boston Properties site became unclear, reopened the Coliseum on an interim basis in 1992 for smaller events, primarily a thrice-a-year antiques show.Some homeless individuals also squatted at the building when it was abandoned.The failure to close the sale of the New York Coliseum was having negative effects on the MTA's finances.