Arena's First Five Months Relatively Problem-Free
Yesterday The New York Times took a look at the Barclays Center five months after opening and finds that overall it has not had the negative impact on the neighborhood that many had feared. According to the story, most visitors arrive and leave relatively quickly and many do use public transportation: the four subway stations…
Yesterday The New York Times took a look at the Barclays Center five months after opening and finds that overall it has not had the negative impact on the neighborhood that many had feared. According to the story, most visitors arrive and leave relatively quickly and many do use public transportation: the four subway stations in the area had an average of 6,400 more riders on event nights than on other nights. The Long Island Rail Road reports that 3,300 more riders arrive and depart through Atlantic Terminal on event nights than before the arena opened. Crime has also not been a problem though more than a million people have attended the 93 events there since it opened. The 78th Precinct registered six “felony episodes” that were connected to the arena and 36 misdemeanors. While the story does acknowledge issues with parking, illegally parked limos, noise complaints, the fine for exceeding noise limits and the trees soon to fall on Pacific Street, it finds that overall the arena has hardly been the harbinger of doom many predicted. What do you think? Is the arena a good neighbor?
Smooth Debut for an Arena That Rocked Brooklyn [NY Times]
Residents Unhappy With Tree Removal Near Barclays [Brownstoner]
Barclays Center Fined for Noise Violations [Brownstoner]
Bars Near Barclays Center Booming, Others Not So Much [Brownstoner]
Photo by Kuyata
people either have short term memory about what this intersection looked like before the arena or they were still in the mid-west and never saw it in person.
there were just a handful of residential buildings seized through eminent domain. i don’t understand why people are still talking about it.
“A surge in crime that some has anticipated has also not materialized”- the most powerful line of the entire article.
It still amazes me how many entitled douchebags (many of whom frequent this blog) were certain that an arena would only bring out lawless, reckless “urban” folks hell bent on destroying the quality of life of Park Slope/ Prospect Heights citizenry. An even greater twist of irony are the same businesses who put up the biggest fights are the ones now complaining they are not seeing increase in business.
I wasn’t expecting the Torquemada-designed closed toilet bowel ! Can we get the double deckerer tour bus guides to adopt that name.
“How is it that everyone in this discussion seems to have forgotten that it was never just about the stadium. It was about the 14 hideous out of proportion high rises built around the stadium.”
out of proportion high rises? they wont be so out of proportion when there’s 14 of them plus the dozen or so others planned in the immediate area. this is nyc.
“The anti-arena folks will never acknowledge how wrong they were (or in reality how much they exaggerated in order to try to win their way with FUD).”
yeah, norman oder still thinks he’s right. either that, or he just refuses to get a real job.