Barclays Center Rising
This photo is the best one we’ve seen of the progress at the Barclays Center, the future home of The Nets and the first piece of the Atlantic Yards project. And it should: It was sent out by someone in-house to potential buyers of basketball tickets yesterday!
This photo is the best one we’ve seen of the progress at the Barclays Center, the future home of The Nets and the first piece of the Atlantic Yards project. And it should: It was sent out by someone in-house to potential buyers of basketball tickets yesterday!
if we cant take back the public funding, then it’s moot. Just build it already versus that ugly hole. I dont care about the rest of the stuff beyond the stadium. bring forth the Nets.
The loneliest is being a Canadian anywhere!
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Exactly biff. If we listened to the vocal minority we would have been doing the majority a huge disservice.
Now we have a professional sports team and the games are very accessible by public transportation.
um, what does it take to get a comment published around here?
I’m sure it’s much lonelier being a Republican in Bed-Stuy, as I am sure DIBS can bear witness!
“Question to the AY opponents: can you name another feasible spot for a Brooklyn arena where the chances of people taking mass transit or walking to it would have been higher?”
Hold the presses, I agree with Benson! I’m relieved a site such as Floyd Bennett Field wasn’t chosen, which is an option many other cities would have gone with and would have resulted in the facility being inaccessible to many people (not to mention been far worse in terms of car usage over public transportation).
It’s lonely being a Republican in Park Slope. I can bear witness to that :-).
I have indeed been by MSG on game nights – especially check out the LI level of Penn Station. NOT a nice place to be. It’s not only actual ticketholders who flock there then, but souvenir sellers, hot dog vendors, and, of course, those looking to prey on drunken game attendees. And it’s so funny how you mention the high ticket prices, when one of the Rat’s main marketing strategies was to imply that normal people from neighborhoods like Bed-Stuy would actually be able to see basketball games there (and host high school graduations, etc.). This may never have been his intent, but it sure worked to cause a lot of people to support him, just as the promise of construction jobs (which we all know are carefully doled out by the union and will not include many neighborhood residents), did.
And I attend the Met frequently – we are far from rowdy. Apart from the occasional discussion of the merits of one singer over another, or some criticism of the guest conductor, I’ve rarely heard anything beyond discussions of where to eat or go next as the opera lets out.
“Every one of my neighbors are excited about it too. And none to my knowledge are Republicans.”
I would be embarrassed to admit it too.