NEW YORK—Brooklynites have been generally welcoming of the Barclays Center, new home turf for the Brooklyn Nets; but the building’s distinctive architectural design has elicited mixed opinions.
The Barclays Center is the first major sports and entertainment indoor arena built in New York since Madison Square Garden, which opened in 1968.
The 19,000-seat arena is essentially a basketball stadium that also operates as a concert facility. Its location at the crossroads of Atlantic and Flatbush avenues is accessible from the B, D, N, Q, R, 2, 3, 4, and No. 5 subway lines.
Some people like the rustic look, while others think it is ugly; some say they think it is too heavy and perhaps that it should be more uplifting. Another local was hoping for a more futuristic exterior style, with more glass.
