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August 22, 2011
Thorny Barclays Center Arena Security Issue Arises Again. Explanations Needed.
Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn
Remember that thorny arena street setback security issue that arose back in 2007? Well it is time to start discussing it again. What it looks like is that Forest City and NY State have a project design that focuses on creating an arena walled off from the neighborhoods, and divides the landscape, but the many barriers they've erected don't actually add up to a secure facility, only one that's separate from the surrounding environment.
In a must-read article on security and sidewalks, Norman Oder reports on the details stemming from a new planning document Forest City has submitted to the DOT.
Posted by eric at August 22, 2011 9:40 PM