Also, operators of the #BarclaysCenter also could be asked to fund independent monitoring of arena impacts, as per BrooklynSpeaks
@joannesimonbk52.bsky.social
@normanoder.bsky.social
#Brooklyn journalist focusing on Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park megaproject (including Barclays Center) blog: AtlanticYardsReport.com newsletter: normanoder.substack.com. Sign up for the newsletter, keep up with the blog. Yes, it's pretty niche.
Also, operators of the #BarclaysCenter also could be asked to fund independent monitoring of arena impacts, as per BrooklynSpeaks
@joannesimonbk52.bsky.social
If #AtlanticYards Consultants Have Earned $63.4M+, How About a Few Bucks For the Public?
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Could there be an independent voice on #PacificParkBK's financial viability, scale, and community impact?
Past independent reports have been credible.
There was supposed2B an #AtlanticYards traffic study after 1,500 #PacificParkBK apartments were built
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@nyc-dot.bsky.social decided2 wait
Maybe that makes sense, as plan changes are pending.
Current scope omits #BarclaysCenter impacts, but could change
Bi-Weekly #AtlanticYards Digest: An Advisory Meeting Awaits
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What might we learn about an "engagement" process? Also, project consultants make bank, the Tsais' BSE Global forges ahead, and "Atlantic Yards down the memory hole."
Barclays Center releases August 2025 event calendar: 12 ticketed events, plus one free one.
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Four events have amplified sound on the plaza.
Does support for development preclude asking Qs like:
--what were metrics for the RFP evaluation?
--does NYC provide land for free? does NYC participate in any upside?
--what's the blend btw market & affordable units?
--what's AMI configuration for the latter?
--what's best-/worst-case timeline?
#AtlanticYards CDC advisory meeting rescheduled for Aug. 6 in Brooklyn.
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Same Agenda as before. Will any news re developers and process emerge?
Cirrus-LCOR alliance, aiming for Atlantic Yards, gets momentum, awarded rights by city to develop former Flushing Airport site atlanticyardsreport.blogspot.com/2025/07/cirr...
#AtlanticYards is a state project.
Alliance includes union pension funds from building trades
Who else made bank on #AtlanticYards?
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By now, the law firms and consultants have earned $63.4 million of the developers' funds.
Norman Oder
Is #AtlanticYards "Next to" the Arena? Was the Project Delayed Because of Gentrification Fears?
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For the New York Times, it's "Atlantic Yards down the memory hole."
Stale photo, too.
Tomorrow 2-6 pm, Brooklyn Steel Pan Fรฉte, first of two summer concerts on #BarclaysCenter Ticketmaster Plaza sponsored by the ArenaCo owners' Social Justice Fund
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Not much publicity for it--hmm.
Art, social justice, and promotional statements; a softball interview with BSE Global's Clara Wu Tsai about #BarclaysCenter, NY Liberty portraits, & more
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"You belong here" = the borough, or the arena?
As part of BSE Global's plan for "generational fandom" for Brooklyn Nets/NY Liberty, school hoops clinics distributed 32,000 t-shirts this past year, while STEM curriculum engaged 1K+ students
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+what if the STEM math assessed #BarclaysCenter subsidies?
FWIW, I'm not sure the @brooklyneagle.bsky.social should have identified de la Uz--or allowed her to ID herself--as "founding member of BrooklynSpeaks," because the coalition doesn't have a position on BMT plan
+ @joannesimonbk52.bsky.social doesn't get identified w/the coalition
Regarding Brooklyn Marine Terminal Plan, BrooklynSpeaks leaders Simon & de la Uz at odds re #AtlanticYards Lessons
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With task force vote scheduled today, @brooklyneagle.bsky.social offers useful essays.
I'm not convinced BMT can escape #AtlanticYards doubts.
Does the Pacific Park Conservancy, which governs #AtlanticYards open space, have Directors from "civic groups active in park matters," as required?
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Unlikely.
#AtlanticYards Digest: Key Meeting on Project's Future Postponed; BrooklynSpeaks Starts Petition on #AffordableHousing Penalties
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At 38 Sixth tower, new troubles (flood damage, lease waivers); Nets' parent BSE Global talks of "Brooklyn DNA"
#PacificParkBK
At 38 Sixth tower, new troubles: flooding leads to apartment damage, elevator outage; landlord Avanath pursues, then retracts, illegal lease riders
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#AtlanticYards #affordablehousing
In latest city lobbying report, real estate firm Cirrus reports targeting Mayor's office, NYC EDC, and NYCHA.
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That suggests it's (also) looking beyond #AtlanticYards.
Click through for a curious set of campaign contributions.
After press conference & letter from elected officials, BrooklynSpeaks launches petition asking NY State 2enforce penalties4 absent #AtlanticYards #affordablehousing
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@joannesimonbk52.bsky.social @cmcrystalhudson.bsky.social @jabaribrisport.bsky.social
BSE Global CEO Zussman: #BarclaysCenter should offer a "Brooklyn DNA-based experience." (OK, sure.)
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Says Tsais are "long-term builders."
#AtlanticYards Community Development Corporation advisory meeting cancelled for lack of a quorum, but the topics could've been/could be discussed publicly, right? atlanticyardsreport.blogspot.com/2025/07/atla...
#PacificParkBK
After Less Than One Year, "Pacific Park" Has Faced Significant Wear
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Worn Main Lawn open space has required new turf, but yellow patches (from dog urine, likely) persist. What happens when more buildings open?
#AtlanticYards #PacificParkBK
How could 303-unit 38 Sixth Ave.--which has maintenance issues--open and operate without an on-site super, but rather one 1,100+ feet away?
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Has it been out of compliance for eight years? #AtlanticYards FYI @cmcrystalhudson.bsky.social
#AtlanticYards Digest: Can "Public Engagement Process Planning" Restore Legitimacy?
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Much has been lost.
Meanwhile, an "art" exhibit on Ticketmaster Plaza just happens to feature the Liberty, the #BarclaysCenter's main tenant right now.
Plus: a DJT irony.
Agenda for #AtlanticYards meeting Tuesday: "public engagement process planning."
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Also, developer Cirrus ramps up lobbying, both city and state.
#PacificParkBK
As new Trump Kings County Republican Club slams #AtlanticYards for "systemic failure," remember: it's bipartisan (& developer Trump worked the system, duh)
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Something's brewing. (A new permitted developer?) State sets July 15 for meeting of advisory #AtlanticYards Community Development Corporation.
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#PacificParkBK
How a ethically dubious Emirati sheikh and the investment fund he chairs own, via Fortress, a slice of #AtlanticYards
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Recent power moves (post deadline for that ranking, OK) =
Art, Promotion, or Both? The "Liberty Portraits" on Ticketmaster Plaza #BarclaysCenter Are a BSE Global Power Move
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