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December 2, 2006
“It’s all about being here”: the energy and emptiness of a Nets game
Atlantic Yards Report goes to the game, and suggests that even though the stands were less than half full (the low turnout was proudly announced over the intercom), an arena might expand Brooklyn's dining options:
In the back of the free program--props to the Nets for handing them out--was a Restaurant Guide listing four restaurants in New Jersey that offer discounts to ticketholders. The first of the four: Hooter’s.Should the Atlantic Yards project get built, could we expect a new Hooter’s to emerge near the corner of Atlantic and Flatbush avenues, perhaps in one of Forest City Ratner's malls? Or would Junior’s and Applebee’s pick up the slack?
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At the Nets-Sonics game, I wore, as I often do, a hat that said “Brooklyn,” but it wasn’t easy to stimulate casual conversation about the Atlantic Yards project. A couple of Jerseyites said it was too far a trip. Another didn’t even know about the plans. An arena worker said he worked for the building and wouldn’t move. A concessionaire said, “I’ll believe it when I see it.” Still, that's not scientific sample, so we really don't know how many would make a move.
Posted by amy at December 2, 2006 10:41 AM