ICYMI: Off-Beat Business
You’ve see the headlines, read the front pages and checked out the business section. But In Case You Missed It, here are a few, under-the-radar business stories you might have overlooked.Study Finds...
View ArticleBars Around Barclays Tread Fine Line Between Locals and Arena Visitors
The area around the new Barclays Center Arena in Brooklyn has become a new bar and restaurant hotspot. Entrepreneurs are trying to capitalize on potential new business that could come from the...
View ArticleFall’s Hot Ticket: Brooklyn Nets Season Tickets
The Big Apple’s basketball scene has long been dominated by the Knicks at Madison Square Garden. But this year they're getting competition for the hearts and dollars of New York City basketball fans...
View ArticleDecades Later, Brooklyn Has Its Own Pro Team Again
WNYC's Jim O'Grady was at the opening of the Barclays Center and spoke with WNYC's Amy Eddings about the space and the expected impact of the arena for Brooklyn. Listen above.Officials have formally...
View ArticleThe Barclays Center: Open for Business
The ribbon was cut last Friday on the Barclay's arena in Brooklyn. Charles Bagli, New York Times reporter, looks at what it means for the economy, the neighborhood and the borough.
View ArticleSlideshow: Your Twitter Reviews of Barclays Arena
On Monday's show we spoke with Charles Bagli of the New York Times about the long, contentious road to the opening of Brooklyn's new Barclay's Center. On Twitter, we asked you about the arena's...
View ArticleAs Barclays Opens, Neighbors Still Grumble
After almost a decade of fits and starts, which included opposition from residents and delays resulting from the financial crisis, the first part of the $4.9 billion Atlantic Yards project opens Friday...
View ArticleBarclays Draws Crowds, Protesters to Downtown Brooklyn
An epic exodus, it wasn't.Throngs of people descended on Downtown Brooklyn for opening night of the Barclays Center on Friday – but for the most part, by late evening, the choking traffic and transit...
View ArticleBarclays Center Architects
The new Nets arena in Brooklyn is drawing a range of reviews. Architects Gregg Pasquarelli and Chris Sharples of SHoP discuss their design of the Barclays Center and how it fared on its first weekend...
View ArticleThe Top Five Performances We'd Want to See at the Barclays Center
With New York’s newest venue opening its rust-colored doors this past week, raves and critiques about the Barclays Center are streaming in. The pop music– and sports-heavy schedule leaves little room...
View ArticleNets Win First Game at Barclays Center
The Nets won their first game in the team's new $1 billion Brooklyn home against the Washington Wizards on Monday night. The Brooklyn Nets eked out a 98-88 victory over the Wizards. They play...
View ArticleNew York Islanders Will Move to Brooklyn
With a robust “Hello, Brooklyn!” Islanders owner Charles Wang announced that the New York Islanders are moving to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.Wang, joined by Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Bruce Ratner,...
View ArticleSandy Derails Nets Season Opener
It was expected to be the match to launch the rivalry. The NY Knicks vs. The Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center Thursday night. Instead, Mayor Michael Bloomberg urged that the game be delayed, and the...
View ArticleThe Rivalry Begins: The NY Knicks Face-Off Against the Brooklyn Nets
Brooklyn’s newest hometown team, the Nets, will host the city’s storied New York Knicks at their new home in the Barclays Center Monday night.While many Brooklynites have mixed feelings about the new...
View ArticleRivalry Begins as the Nets Defeat the Knicks in Overtime
One of Sandy's less devastating effects was the postponement of the Knicks-Nets highly anticipated season opener November 1 at the Nets new Barclay's Center home.Almost a month later, with New York on...
View ArticleBarclays Center Architects
The new Nets arena in Brooklyn is drawing a range of reviews. Architects Gregg Pasquarelli and Chris Sharples of SHoP discuss their design of the Barclays Center and how it fared on its first weekend...
View ArticleItzhak Perlman to Take Center Court at Barclay's Center
When the Barclay’s Center opened last fall, we theorized about the kind of classical music that would be best suited for 18,000-seat Brooklyn arena: Some Mahler, perhaps, or a night of Wagner. To date,...
View ArticleBrooklyn’s Secret African-American Basketball History
When you think "black pioneering athlete" and "Brooklyn" you likely think Jackie Robinson. But Brooklyn played a role in integrating basketball too. Claude Johnson amateur historian researching the...
View ArticleText: Bloomberg's Final State of the City Address
The following is the text of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s 2013 State of the City address as prepared for delivery at Barclays Center. “Thank you, Marty – and happy 36th birthday to you, too. Speaker...
View ArticleItzhak Perlman Brings Borough Park to Barclays Center
Thursday night at the Barclays Center arena in Brooklyn, a couple dozen men in dark suits were seen praying in a corridor near the food court. These weren’t Brooklyn Nets fans desperately searching for...
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