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December 12, 2008
It Came from the Blogosphere...
Nets Daily, D’oh! Did “The Simpsons” Just Trash the Nets?
Bad week for Bruce. First there was a community theatre performance on the downside of Atlantic Yards. Then, there was an “independent” television report on why the city’s media haven’t taken a critical view of the Barclays Center. Now, critics are pointing to Sunday’s Simpsons episode where “Lisa tries to save the endangered Springfield bee population from Mr. Burns and his new sports arena.” D’oh!
Runnin' Scared [Village Voice blog], The News' Amazing Disappearing Carrion Story
Had the long arm of the borough president -- or the Yankees -- reached out and told the News to can it, as Nets owner Bruce Ratner is charged with having done to ex-Voicer Deborah Kolben's coverage of Atlantic Yards?
In the 'Zzone, No Hayes
My two cents on the crowd: Yes, there is a lack of buzz and energy in the building. But there has been, even when the Nets were good. Jason Kidd's first year here, when the Nets set a franchise record with 33 home wins, they averaged 13,761 fans - their lowest since 91-92.
Everyone has their reasons for not coming. Some of you stopped when Bruce Ratner traded Kenyon Martin, or when the Nets announced they were leaving for Brooklyn. And that's your choice. No one can blame you.
(Un)Real Estate [TampaBay.com], Hope it wasn't our mall that broke the bank
Okay, so it's probably a coincidence. But a few weeks after the new Wiregrass Mall opened north of Tampa, its developer, Forest City Enterprises, says "no mas" to new projects.
What I Ate For Lunch and Why, Lentil puree and cheese sandwich
About an hour. That’s how long it takes to walk from my house to my office if you stop at the cafe on the way and shift foot to foot, dithering between the lentils and the salami, settling on the lentils, and then pour yourself down Underhill to Bergen to Vanderbilt to Dean to Carlton to the detour at Atlantic Yards where you crack open your sandwich and gnaw at it, standing on the pedestrian bridge staring out at the tops of the LIRR trains washed in cold blue light...
PlanNYC, Multiple Factors Delay Atlantic Yards
All That Matterz, Will the New Jersey Nets move to Brooklyn fail?
And finally, from some parallel universe...
The Sports Diary Online, Nets new arena will soon rise in Brooklyn
In a couple of years perhaps, the Nets franchise is headed to the Bronx. It could be a new beginning for the ball club. The city of Brooklyn will have it's own pro league team since the Dodgers moved to Los Angeles. Residents of the city should thank rapper Jay-Z for bringing the franchise to Brooklyn. The New York Knicks can soon renew a rivalry with the Nets now that the team will just be a bridge away from the NYC.
NoLandGrab: As opposed to being just a tunnel away...from the NYC. Thanks, Jay-Z.
Posted by eric at December 12, 2008 5:24 PM