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Atlantic Yards

May, 2012

A rail solution for Nets games

Atlantic Yards: Nets fans will get twice as much railway service and about half as many parking spots at the soon-to-open Barclays Center under a plan to box-out street-clogging drivers from neighborhoods near the arena. Comments (27).

New real estate firm has nothing to do with Barclays Center — except name

Atlantic Yards: He’s not Bruce Ratner, but this Prospect Heights real estate player is selling the Barclays Center. Comment.

April, 2012

Sip off: Barclays Center neighbors fight for smaller beer cups

Atlantic Yards: Prospect Heights residents want to referee the booze rules at the soon-to-open Barclays Center in an attempt to keep liquored-up sports fans from committing fouls on their residential streets after games Comments (5).

Court ruling: State broke law okaying Atlantic Yards, new review ordered

Atlantic Yards: The ruling by an appellate court will not stop the construction of the Barclays Center or several residential towers slated for the area around the arena. Comment.

Prokhorov isn’t looking for a Brooklyn pied-a-terre

Atlantic Yards: The owner of the Brooklyn-bound Nets bought the $1-billion Barclays Center — but he won’t pony up for a new home in the borough! Comment.

Long Island’s asbestos may send hockey to Barclays Center

Atlantic Yards: Nassau Coliseum’s asbestos problem could be the Barclays Center’s biggest coup. Comment.

Slope battles another bar near Barclays

Atlantic Yards: Park Slope residents say a planned music venue just blocks from the soon-to-open Barclays Center gives new meaning to the term “bad chemistry.” Comment.

Barclays should court these MSG events

Atlantic Yards: The Barclays Center has already stolen major gigs away from Madison Square Garden, but the Manhattan venue still boasts a number of offerings — from sports to rodeos — that could be ripe for the taking. Comments (1).

February, 2012

Is this the start of a Barclays Center gold rush?

Atlantic Yards: The owners of a 96-year-old sporting goods store directly across the street from the nearly finished home of the Brooklyn Nets are cashing out — putting their building up for sale in what speculators say is the start of a real estate surge sparked by the opening of the new arena. Comments (16).

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