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August 31, 2012
Barclays Center will have 1 am last call
The Brooklyn Paper
by Natalie O'Neill
Spectators and club-goers at the soon-to-open Barclays Center won’t be able to score booze after 1 am thanks to a state decision that residents are calling a small win for the neighborhood.
A very small win.
Vendors at the 18,000-seat stadium must stop selling alcohol prior to the fourth quarter of basketball games, one hour before concerts end — and no later than 1 am if any event runs that late, the State Liquor Authority ruled on Wednesday.
...The 1 am rule is roughly three and a half hours later than the cut-off Wrigley Field in Chicago, which is comparable to Barclays Center because of its size and proximity to residential streets.
That’s part of the reason some arena neighbors say the serving times must be scaled back further.
“I’d like to see it much earlier,” said Peter Krashes of the Dean Street Block Association. “These streets are not designed to withstand noise and crowds.”
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