Wang Finally Sells The Islanders (Hempstead, Somers: lease, how much, hotel)
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Then why are they making a 13k seat arena?! Who will be the anchor tenant?!
There wont really be one. Ratner never said there would be an anchor tenant that would fill the arena to capacity. It will pretty much be a multi-use facility now for concerts, events etc., a minor league hockey team eventually and a handful of Islander games (those will all be sold out) played there per year.
Brooklyn will be the Isles down fall.
Very few fans if any are going to risk going . Take a good look at the area.
Went to a preseason there last year. Awful Awful arena to watch hockey in. I don't think the immediate area around Barclays is an issue (just don't stray too many blocks from the arena). The issue is getting there sucks and takes forever. Its easier for me to get to MSG then it is to Barclays. If you are a Suffolk Islander fan its even worse. I think this is doomed to fail. But time will tell.
Went to a preseason there last year. Awful Awful arena to watch hockey in. I don't think the immediate area around Barclays is an issue (just don't stray too many blocks from the arena). The issue is getting there sucks and takes forever. Its easier for me to get to MSG then it is to Barclays. If you are a Suffolk Islander fan its even worse. I think this is doomed to fail. But time will tell.
While I haven't been to the Barclay Center, I have been to the Roulette Theater on Atlantic Ave, a few blocks from Barclays. When I looked it up on a map, I made a point of not venturing off Atlantic Ave as the Gowanus projects weren't that far away. The portion of Atlantic I was on wasn't gentrified Boerum Hill as it seemed to have more Middle Eastern shops than hipster hang outs.
With respect to seating at Barclays, there are a number of reports which indicate ice level seats in the ends have seriously impeded views.
The guy is a businessman. He doesn't care about the fans or the team and he damn sure doesn't give a damn about whether or not some people are butthurt about the move/sale.
The guy is a businessman. He doesn't care about the fans or the team and he damn sure doesn't give a damn about whether or not some people are butthurt about the move/sale.
While I haven't been to the Barclay Center, I have been to the Roulette Theater on Atlantic Ave, a few blocks from Barclays. When I looked it up on a map, I made a point of not venturing off Atlantic Ave as the Gowanus projects weren't that far away. The portion of Atlantic I was on wasn't gentrified Boerum Hill as it seemed to have more Middle Eastern shops than hipster hang outs.
With respect to seating at Barclays, there are a number of reports which indicate ice level seats in the ends have seriously impeded views.
Its true. Barclay's was specifically designed with one sport in mind: Basketball. It was never meant to be a hockey or even a multi sport arena.
the original Gehry design did in fact allow for the arena to handle both ice hockey and basketball. Then Ratner started running out of money....
Interesting, never knew that.
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