Not All Quietness as Barclays Center Turned One
Published: 30 September 2013 By Abiodun Giwa
Barclays Center (Courtesy:nydailynews.com)
Few number of people were around the gigantic edifice of Barclays Center in Brooklyn, on a Saturday night, and the eve of the day the center turned one that it opened its doors to the public.
The expectation of a show on such a weekend could not have been unnecessary. But on arrival in front of the building, it was like holiday when people stayed away in their homes with little glitters of light to show there was business in the building.
The Starbucks in front facing the subway opened for business with about nine customers sipping from their coffee cup. Also on the the Flatbush side of the building, Let's Yo! - an eatery, opened its doors to customers. On the Atlantic side of the building, the MetroPcs Store was on hand with attendants and a security officer. There were security officers manning the rear of the building. There was no one inside the building that one could talk about the likely event line up for the center's first anniversary. This prompted a resort to check online if there was any show that night or any program for the anniversary.
The center's official website offered required information that on that Saturday night, there was no show. But the event line up shows there would be a program on the next day, Sunday, with a Canadian Star highlighting the center's first anniversary.
How has the center impact business in the neighborhood in the last one year? Kamal Uddin at A.R. Deli on 5th Avenue and Dean Street said it had been a mixed grill of experience. "When there are games at the center, business is good. But when there are no shows, business is dull." It means the center has positively impacted business in the area. Uddin will like to seem more shows and games at the center.
At the Marine's Grill Bar and Restaurant on the 5th Avenue, Louis Perez, who managed the bar that night said, "The business at the center brings more people. It has been positive. We have more people when there are concerts and not games." He emphasized that he will like to see more concerts at the center than games, because concerts have benefitted the grill's operation than the games.
Nearer the center than the grill is the Yayo's Latin Cuisine on 36 5th Avenue serving breakfast, lunch, dinner with bar and catering as its main core of business. At the manager's table is Carmen Diaz wearing a smile and with readiness to answer questions. She repeated almost what Perez had said at the grill, but with a little addition for variation."The games are not so good for business, but the concerts are good. The concerts bring people who come to buy and drink wine. When the concerts involve older people is better than when they are young people." She says Yayo's Latin Cuisine will like to see more older peoples' concert, because it helps business in the neighborhood based on her own experience of one year with Barclays Center at the corner.
In the words of the anchor of the Atlantic Yard Project, Bruce Ratner, in an interview with the New York's Daily News, overall, Barclays Center has achieved its objective and the center's first year
of operation has proved negative prognosis wrong. He said there had been no traffic bottleneck with other negative developments some people had said the center will bring to the area.
The expectation of a show on such a weekend could not have been unnecessary. But on arrival in front of the building, it was like holiday when people stayed away in their homes with little glitters of light to show there was business in the building.
The Starbucks in front facing the subway opened for business with about nine customers sipping from their coffee cup. Also on the the Flatbush side of the building, Let's Yo! - an eatery, opened its doors to customers. On the Atlantic side of the building, the MetroPcs Store was on hand with attendants and a security officer. There were security officers manning the rear of the building. There was no one inside the building that one could talk about the likely event line up for the center's first anniversary. This prompted a resort to check online if there was any show that night or any program for the anniversary.
The center's official website offered required information that on that Saturday night, there was no show. But the event line up shows there would be a program on the next day, Sunday, with a Canadian Star highlighting the center's first anniversary.
How has the center impact business in the neighborhood in the last one year? Kamal Uddin at A.R. Deli on 5th Avenue and Dean Street said it had been a mixed grill of experience. "When there are games at the center, business is good. But when there are no shows, business is dull." It means the center has positively impacted business in the area. Uddin will like to seem more shows and games at the center.
At the Marine's Grill Bar and Restaurant on the 5th Avenue, Louis Perez, who managed the bar that night said, "The business at the center brings more people. It has been positive. We have more people when there are concerts and not games." He emphasized that he will like to see more concerts at the center than games, because concerts have benefitted the grill's operation than the games.
Nearer the center than the grill is the Yayo's Latin Cuisine on 36 5th Avenue serving breakfast, lunch, dinner with bar and catering as its main core of business. At the manager's table is Carmen Diaz wearing a smile and with readiness to answer questions. She repeated almost what Perez had said at the grill, but with a little addition for variation."The games are not so good for business, but the concerts are good. The concerts bring people who come to buy and drink wine. When the concerts involve older people is better than when they are young people." She says Yayo's Latin Cuisine will like to see more older peoples' concert, because it helps business in the neighborhood based on her own experience of one year with Barclays Center at the corner.
In the words of the anchor of the Atlantic Yard Project, Bruce Ratner, in an interview with the New York's Daily News, overall, Barclays Center has achieved its objective and the center's first year
of operation has proved negative prognosis wrong. He said there had been no traffic bottleneck with other negative developments some people had said the center will bring to the area.
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