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April 25, 2012
The Barclays Center and Local Businesses
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by Adrian Szkolar
A Stony Brook University journalism student looks at small business hopes for a positive arena effect.
With the New Jersey Nets set to relocate to Brooklyn this upcoming September, local businesses have a sense of hope that with fans flocking to the games, there will be more potential customers.
...“I’m positive there is some impact,” said Asandoh Jones, an instructor at New York Chess and Games, a local chess shop on Flatbrush Avenue which mainly relies on revenue from chess lessons. “The question is, we’re wondering how good it will be for business, it certainly can’t hurt.”
NoLandGrab: Jobs, Housing & Chess!
Posted by eric at April 25, 2012 11:15 AM