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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.
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“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.”

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