Barclays Center opens, transforming Brooklyn
Ratner overcame court challenges, recession to build $1 billion arena
Friday morning, a day came that some people thought would never happen – the ribbon was cut to the new Barclays Center on Atlantic and Flatbush avenues.
Not only will the arena host Brooklyn’s first major sports team since 1957, the Brooklyn Nets, it will present world-class entertainment with Andrea Bocelli, Bob Dylan, the Who, Jay-Z, Barbra Streisand, Disney on Ice and more.