Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park Report

The Barclays Center last week circulated the June 2026 event calendar to neighbors, including seven concerts, four New York Liberty games, one boxing match, and the NBA draft. the latter on June 23. Also listed are nine private events, at least five of which are graduation ceremonies. Also listed: the weigh-in, on June 26, for the boxing match, with amplified sound on the plaza from 11 am to 2 pm. Note that the calendar is in error, misidentifying June 1-4 as Friday through Monday, rather than starting on Monday. The private events June 1, morning: Baruch College June 1, afternoon: John Jay College of Criminatl Justice June 4, morning: Borough of Manhattan Community College June 4, afternoon: Hunter College June 8: NYC College of Technology I couldn't determine the specifics about private events June 9, June 15, June 16, and June 18. Below is the Barclays Center's list of ticketed events. From Barclays Center June 2025 The June 2025 event calendar , had only eight announced tic...

Stonewalling and Secrecy at the Atlantic Yards Advisory Meeting ( link ) Yes, the state has committed $175M for the first block of the platform, but it's just a start. MOU coming in July. But the meeting was mostly in executive session. 

With Less Than 48 Hours' Notice, New York State Announces an Atlantic Yards Meeting ( link ) ESD's advisory Atlantic Yards Community Development Corporation will meet in Brooklyn tomorrow at 1 pm. (Clairvoyant) public comments are due by 3 pm today.

May Roundup: Waiting for the Subsidy Deal, the MOU, and the "Conceptual" Program ( link ) Coverage of project transparency, Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment, and the Tsais' Social Justice Fund. Shouldn't the operators of MSG and Barclays pay taxes?

If Cirrus/LCOR Now Might Gain $175M in State Budget, Is That a Cut, or Just a Sequencing Issue? ( link ) Developers earlier sought $350 million for platform over railyard. Current budget now has half. But the railyard is two blocks.

Waiting for the MOU: Should the Key Criterion For Atlantic Yards Progress Be "Viability"? ( link ) What about "reconciling project cost, subsidy, and public benefit"? And whether the project can "support the people who will live there"?

As Bergen and Dean Streets Planned for Bike Boulevards (and B65 Re-Route), Some Concerns ( link ) Neighbors near Barclays Center cite event-related congestion, streets narrowed by NYPD and FDNY parking, and poor road conditions. What happens when Atlantic Yards and AAMUP construction surge?