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March 3, 2010
Groundbreaking ceremony for arena (now with rooftop advertising!) set for March 11; DDDB announces effort to "protest and disrupt" event
Atlantic Yards Report
Forest City Ratner has announced a groundbreaking for the Barclays Center arena at 1:30 pm on Thursday, March 11, even setting up a countdown clock.
(Apparently, Stephen Witt's "conceptual scoop" about the beginning of arena construction was insufficient.)
From "green roof" to billboard
Note that the design of the arena, above left, has evolved somewhat, with the roof--initially announced as a "green roof"--now appearing to serve as a giant billboard.
...Meanwhile, Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn is calling for arena opponents to "protest and drown out" the event....
NoLandGrab: In one of Forest City Ratner's more outlandish examples of total bull-, er, overpromising, they at one time claimed that the roof of the arena would serve as a meadow-like sanctuary for migratory birds. Not sure if the dodo was one of the species they were expecting.
Posted by eric at March 3, 2010 9:38 PM