Norman Oder

Department of Justice allegations regarding Live Nation's business model, including relationship with Ticketmaster.

In aborted Live Nation antitrust trial, the Barclays Center has a key cameo
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Arena's former CEO alleges "veiled threat" from Ticketmaster parent, which later bypassed Brooklyn for certain concerts.
(Role of UBS Arena?)
Trump's DOJ settles; states resist.

Expanding its ambit, the Social Justice Fund from Joe & Clara Tsai Foundation joins Asian-American groups & NY State in funding (w/$1M) new citywide business loan program.
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Barclays Center/Brooklyn Nets synergy, too.

The passing of the Rev. Clinton Miller, of Brooklyn's Brown Memorial Baptist Church
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A big role in BK.
A smaller, but notable, role in challenging Atlantic Yards.
Memorable eulogies from major political figures: Letitia James, Hakeem Jeffries, Raphael Warnock.

#AtlanticYards developer Cirrus seeking $350M in NYS subsidies to build crucial platform over railyard
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An opportunity to ensure public goods like affordable housing, or a giveaway?
Cirrus/LCOR also seek more bulk (worth $320M?), housing subsidies & tax breaks

Empire State Development schedules fourth Atlantic Yards workshop March 19 (late), promises Draft Community Engagement Report
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I'd bet designed to ratify new developer's goals for more bulk

Sunnyside Yard vs. Atlantic Yards: a Huge Contrast in (Proposed) Scale and Process 12,000 units (or even 24,000) over 140 acres vs. 9,000 units over 22 acres? The ingredients for real planning in Queens vs. a massaged, opaque process in Brooklyn?

Sunnyside Yard vs. Atlantic Yards: a huge contrast in (proposed) scale and process
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QNS: 12,000 units (or even 24,000) over 140 acres
BK: 9,000 units over 22 acres
The ingredients for real planning in Queens vs. a massaged, opaque process in Brooklyn?

Barclays Center releases March 2026 event calendar: 15 ticketed events: eight Nets games, five concerts, plus women's & Latin basketball The Barclays Center yesterday released its March 2026 event calendar for neighbors, with 15 ticketed events. They include eight Nets games, ...

Barclays Center releases March 2026 event calendar: 15 ticketed events: eight Nets games, five concerts, plus women's & Latin basketball atlanticyardsreport.blogspot.com/2026/02/barc...

#AtlanticYards roundup: waiting for a workshop, & key project details
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What "public resources" (subsidies) are sought?
How pay for the platform?
A Community Engagement report awaits.
Much more to review.

One junior partner in Atlantic Yards is suing another, for $888M.
That's alarming.
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Affiliates of the U.S. Immigration Fund & Fortress Investment Group are fighting over a separate project.
Shouldn't we know more about their stake, & clout, in #AtlanticYards?

Why has the advisory Atlantic Yards CDC spent so little of its budget?
Couldn't the $ be used for the public?
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Also, NY State's Empire State Development set to extend contract for law firm Bryan Cave for new environmental review.

Barclays Center reports modest drop in cash receipts in first half of FY 2026, and a slightly larger drop in net operating income.
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Will new premium spaces help?

Unrivaled 3-on-3 women's basketball semi-finals coming to Barclays Center March 2 atlanticyardsreport.blogspot.com/2026/02/unri...

CNBC says Brooklyn Nets and associated businesses worth $6 billion (above Forbes' number, below Sportico's) atlanticyardsreport.blogspot.com/2026/02/cnbc...

@cityandstateny.bsky.social ranks Brooklyn SE's Joe and Clara Wu Tsai #45 (too low IMO) in the Brooklyn Power 100, returns Social Justice Fund head Gregg Bishop to the list.
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A key lobbyist on #AtlanticYards also high on list.
Reciprocal ads common

"No-brainer": Cirrus crows about leveraging $200M of discounted debt to control Atlantic Yards
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The Real Deal asks: can Cirrus's union-built, workforce housing model work?
Answer: maybe. Still, the speculator seems to have achieved a coup in Brooklyn.

OK, Barclays Center finally circulated its monthly calendar for neighbors, four days late.

Has the Joe & Clara Tsai Foundation's Social Justice Fund really invested $25M "in Brooklyn" since 2020?
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The owners of the BK Nets made big promises in 2020.
Their summary shows significant efforts, but big gaps.
Tax breaks & investment gains are far larger.

Barclays Center February 2026 event calendar: 21 ticketed shows. (What about private events? They didn't circulate info.) A few days before each month, the Barclays Center circulates a monthly calendar of events to neighbors, including when doors open, and when ...

Barclays Center February 2026 event calendar: 21 ticketed shows.
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What about private events?
They didn't circulate info, as they usually do, so I'm just drawing on their website.

Welcome to the Second Supplemental EIS! A $2M+ Contract for Consultant AKRF Expect a judge-proof document easing project changes. Is there any funding for a civic response? Plus: some past bad predictions.

Welcome to the Second Supplemental EIS!
A $2M+ contract for ubiquitous consultant AKRF
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Expect a judge-proof document easing Atlantic Yards project changes.
Is there any funding for a civic response?
Plus: some past bad predictions. (See image)

My Atlantic Yards workshop coverage now updated with full video from the nearly 2-hour event.

Some interesting questions/exchanges in my coverage now hyperlinked to video timestamps, as well

No info yet on subsidies, tax breaks, sought.
Developers didn't quite answer Qs about project's real density, nor their (unmentionable?) junior partners.
State official was very vague when asked if big Atlantic Yards winner, the owner of ArenaCo & Nets, could be asked to pay
2/2

Workshop yields a few clues on the future of Atlantic Yards, but big questions still loom
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Developers might re-start construction in 2 years.
They (vaguely) promise lower-income housing. (It depends on “public resources.”)
Accountability? Stay tuned.
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As Brooklyn Nets’ Value Booms, a Missed Opportunity With the Arena A $688 million Koch family (!) investment shows the enormous upside for NBA team owners.

It is complicated.

The initial developers actually lost a lot of $.
So did their successors.
(Now there's a third developer team.)

The 2nd, and 3rd, owners of the Brooklyn Nets, and the Barclays Center operating company, made bank.
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Just FYI, if you haven't weighed in,
NY State survey on the future of Atlantic Yards (aka Pacific Park) closes tonight at 11:45 pm.
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Survey results will be integrated into the Community Engagement Report, which is anticipated to be released next month

How Dense Would Atlantic Yards Be? Very Dense. At a proposed 9,000 units and 19,000-plus residents over 22 acres, would the project have any peers? Advocate last month: "It does not feel like community. It feels like towers."

How Dense Would Atlantic Yards Be? Very Dense.
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At a proposed 9,000 units and 19,000-plus residents over 22 acres, would the project have any peers?
Advocate last month: "It does not feel like community. It feels like towers."

New (Unofficial) Images Suggest Supersized Atlantic Yards Must Be Far Larger Than Hinted How could 2.1M square feet of bulk be added to five sites over the railyard?

New (unofficial) images suggest supersized Atlantic Yards must be far larger than hinted
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How could 2.1M sq. ft of bulk be added to 5 sites over the railyard?
We need candor from NYS officials
tks @bennkeel.bsky.social for estimating scale based on limited info

After 7.5 Years as BSE Global, Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment Wisely Retakes Original Name, Focusing on Local "The Brooklyn Way," though, relies on secondhand concepts of "Unfiltered Authenticity" & "Relentless Hustle" Also, hints about One Hanson, but not hotel.

After 7.5 yrs as BSE Global, Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment wisely retakes original name, focusing on local
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"The Brooklyn Way," tho, relies on 2ndhand concepts of "Unfiltered Authenticity" & "Relentless Hustle"
Also, hints abt One Hanson, but not hotel.

The aftermath of the Pintchik sale: turnover after new owners of retail in blocks near Barclays Center raised rents, according to Park Slope Pulse
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Note: I think this is mostly about general gentrification, not seeking arena-related crowds

BSE Global's Brooklyn Basketball Training Center hosts a social uplift event, but mainly $65/hour youth classes, with murky info on financial aid. So, is the Brooklyn Basketball Training Center, in the former Modell's store across Flatbush Avenue from the Barclays Center, a place for so...

BSE Global's Brooklyn Basketball Training Center hosts a social uplift event, but mainly $65/hour youth classes, with murky info on financial aid.
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Center is in former Modell's, across from Barclays Center

New Views of Site 5: 2021 Schematic and Glass-Walled Structure. Plus: Unofficial Rendering This contrasts with the flat image, which ignored a Pacific Street loading dock, released at the recent workshop seeking public input.

New views of Atlantic Yards Site 5 across from arena: 2021 schematic & glass-walled structure
+unofficial rendering (tks @bennkeel.bsky.social)
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Vs. the flat image, which ignored a Pacific St. dock, released at the recent workshop seeking public input