A post on Atlantic Yards Watch, No crowd control for Islanders game, shows the scene on the Barclays Center plaza yesterday at 4:35 pm, nearly 90 minutes before the start of the New York Islanders game.
"Long line of ticket holders blocks pedestrian traffic across the plaza. No ushers or police in sight."
"Long line of ticket holders blocks pedestrian traffic across the plaza. No ushers or police in sight."
It shouldn't be that hard to manage that line better. But it does show how the arena plaza is a key safety valve for the operation of the building.
After the game, I walked by, and there was a notably large crowd down in the bowels of the subway waiting for a chance to buy MetroCards. I suspect that basketball fans are already habituated to the rather simple challenge of buying their MetroCards beforehand.
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