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January 19, 2007
Summary Box: Brooklyn arena to bear name of British bank
Metro NY
Nothing about Barclays' history in the slave trade, or, more recently, apartheid in South Africa, in Metro's sidebar on the deal:
BANKING ON BROOKLYN: Barclays PLC, one of the world's largest banks, will spend nearly $400 million over the next 20 years to stamp its name on the new Brooklyn home of the NBA's Nets.
BIGGER THAN BASKETBALL: The Barclays Center, scheduled to open in late 2009, will be part of a larger development containing 16 skyscrapers, a hotel, offices and 6,400 apartments.
WHAT BROOKLYN THINKS: Some Brooklynites are upset about the project's massive size. Others are celebrating the return of professional sports to a town that still misses the baseball Dodgers.
Posted by lumi at January 19, 2007 7:34 AM