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November 14, 2008
It came from the Blogosphere...
Curbed, Even if Nets Sold to Dubai, Barclays Not Bailing on Arena
There's some sorely needed good news for developer Bruce Ratner this morning. Barclays Bank, which paid $400 million for the naming rights to the Atlantic Yards arena is not bailing.
Brownstoner, Barclays Maintains Ties to Atlantic Yards
Awesomeology, Awesome Stuff For Friday November 14 2008
Awesome News: The New Jersey Nets really know how to treat their fans. This is just impressive. Because of the economy, they’re giving unemployed fans free tickets to games and helping them find jobs with companies that sponsor the Nets.
Columnist Ray Ratto manages to see through the awesomeness:
CBS Sportsline, In a year or two, sports might start timing its contractions
So many teams are lining up these days to show their sympathy for the current and future downtrodden that one can almost feel the warmth.
The Won't be Brooklyn Nets For Years, to give the most aggressive example, are offering free tickets to unemployed fans who turn in résumés that the Nets, in turn, can turn in to their sponsors who might be hiring. That sure beats the far more prevalent corporate sentiment of "Hey, we won't raise ticket prices next year, and aren't we good sports?"
But we're not here to break down every act of true, faux or deceptive largesse.
NoLandGrab: Ratto's column, which focuses on the possibility that some professional sports franchises could actually go belly-up in a deep recession, is well worth a read.
Noticing New York, Jane Jacobs Atlantic Yards Report Card #3: Avoidance of Monotony? NO
NNY, in a post noteworthy for its brevity, continues an ongoing evaluation of Atlantic Yards against criteria laid out by the late Jane Jacobs.
Posted by eric at November 14, 2008 12:19 PM