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May 16, 2008

No More Chafing Dishes!

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nochafing.jpgWhile the Nets did their best to lay on the hype yesterday while kicking of sales of non-existent luxury suites, Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn homed in on the most impressive of all the promised bells and whistles:

Atlantic Yards started out in December 2003 with this slogan: "Jobs, Housing and Hoops." Now?

"NO MORE CHAFING DISHES!"

From WNYC-radio's preview of tonight's Barclays Center luxury skybox party:

...Nets President Brett Yormark says the amenities [of the arena's luxury skyboxes) are [to] be a big draw.

YORMARK: Cork floors, induction burners. No more chafing dishes with fire underneath. So a little bit of technology there. Frank Gehry designed lighting fixtures...

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More DDDB reaction to the Barclays Center luxury-suite-a-thon sales event:

Poor Attendance Modeled for Atlantic Yards

Auto-oriented Atlantic Yards

Posted by eric at May 16, 2008 1:00 PM