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THE NABE - “In Fort Greene, Local Restaurants Unequally Impacted by Barclays Center”, November 7, 2013 http://www.thenabe.me/blog/2013/10/24/fort-greene-local-restaurants-unequally-impacted-barclays-center By Juliette Dekeyser - juliettedk.com
![Nine Inch Nails concert or a Justin Bieber
show, an event at the Barclays Center
means that ten times the regular number
of customers stream through the doors
of 67 Burger, said Carol Come, the
manager of the Lafayette Avenue pubstyle restaurant.
“We see the difference especially on the
weekend, and when the game season
comes on,” Come said. “I have been here
for two years. I can tell the difference.”
But while most restaurants in Fort Greene
say they are flush with dinnertime
crowds, not all spots are raking in extra
customers, noting that they want to
bring the neighborhood visitors to their
restaurant.
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“They can come from [the Brooklyn
Academy of Music] or from the Barclays
Center, we don’t really know,” said Tanya
Snidvongs, a manager of National Thai
restaurant on Fulton Street.
It is only a five-minute walk from
Barclays Center to Fowler Square Plaza
and Portland Avenue, where 67 Burger
and a dozen mom-and-pop restaurants
are located. Except for National Thai
restaurant, all said the Barclays Center
has brought them more customers.
“Business has picked up,” said Lakesha
Williams, a waitress at the Smoke Joint, a
BBQ restaurant. “It’s not just local people
anymore. People come from other
boroughs, other states, because of the
concerts.”
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- 1. FORT GREENE | CLINTON HILL Enter your search... HOME 2 FG/CH NEWS ARTS PUBLIC SAFETY POLITICS NEIGHBORS ABOUT BUSINESS, FG/CH NEWS, FOOD AND DRINK In Fort Greene, Local Restaurants Unequally Impacted by Barclays Center BY THE NABE OCTOBER 24, 2013 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Contribute to The Nabe Do you have a photo, a video or something else to share? Send it to us. Submit a Story Idea Is something happening in The Nabe we should know about? Send us your tip. Throngs of crowds amass outside of the Barclays Center before and after events. (Photo by Willis Arnold) Community Forums Do you have an event announcement or just something to say? See our message boards. By Juliette Dekeyser Whether it’s a Brooklyn Nets game, a WHAT’S HOT
- 2. Nine Inch Nails concert or a Justin Bieber show, an event at the Barclays Center means that ten times the regular number of customers stream through the doors of 67 Burger, said Carol Come, the manager of the Lafayette Avenue pubstyle restaurant. “We see the difference especially on the weekend, and when the game season comes on,” Come said. “I have been here for two years. I can tell the difference.” But while most restaurants in Fort Greene say they are flush with dinnertime crowds, not all spots are raking in extra customers, noting that they want to bring the neighborhood visitors to their restaurant. In Wake of 9-Year-Old’s Death, Locals Demand NYPD Traffic Enforcement Brooklyn Neighbors, Friends and Colleagues Gather in Memory of Alfred Chiodo Top Aide to Letitia James Found Hanged in Apartment NABE SNAPSHOTS “They can come from [the Brooklyn Academy of Music] or from the Barclays Center, we don’t really know,” said Tanya Snidvongs, a manager of National Thai restaurant on Fulton Street. It is only a five-minute walk from Barclays Center to Fowler Square Plaza and Portland Avenue, where 67 Burger and a dozen mom-and-pop restaurants are located. Except for National Thai restaurant, all said the Barclays Center has brought them more customers. “Business has picked up,” said Lakesha Williams, a waitress at the Smoke Joint, a BBQ restaurant. “It’s not just local people anymore. People come from other boroughs, other states, because of the concerts.” Join our Flickr group and send us your photos from around the neighborhood. SOCIAL TIES
- 3. Antony Singh, a waiter at Habana Outpost on Fulton Street, said the restaurant is also crowded after events. The Mexican restaurant has a food cart in Barclays Center, which informs people where Habana Outpost is. Since the inaugural concert to open the arena, by the hip-hop superstar Jay-Z on Sept. 28, 2012, the Barclays Center has hosted 212 cultural and sporting events, and attracted more than 2.1 million people. “The arena has served as a boost to the borough’s economy,” said Carlo A. Scissura, president of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, whom his colleagues describe as “a Barclays Center fan.” Scissura said neighboring businesses have benefited from the center’s presence. Rick Eckstein, a professor of sociology at Villanova University and a co-author of “Public Dollars, Private Stadiums,” said the local businesses most impacted by new stadiums are bars and restaurants. But the crowd of new customers can be a mixed blessing, Eckstein said. The down side, he added, is that regular customers feel less welcome. “They are some new people, but it may displace local people,” he said. Indeed, Williams said local residents are sometimes discouraged from coming in on game nights, because the cafe is too packed and the sidewalk traffic too Find us on Facebook The Local - Fort Greene and Clinton Hill, Brooklyn Like You like this. You and 2,466 others like The Local - Fort Greene and Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. Tweets The Nabe @TheNabeCUNY Follow 21 Nov Craft ice cream, food tastings, and time for dancing. It’s all on The Day, Nabe-ers. bit.ly/1hZyoGA The Nabe @TheNabeCUNY 18 Nov Welcome back to the working week, neighbors. Don’t forget your umbrella today. Here’s what’s going on in the Nabe: bit.ly/17gIkoh The Nabe @TheNabeCUNY 14 Nov Fundraising for Yoga studios, glass-blowing demos, and a memorial for Alfred Chiodo. Check it out on The Day. thenabe.me/blog/2013/11/1… Tweet to @TheNabeCUNY CALENDAR OF EVENTS
- 4. The Nabe Event Calendar dense. Additionally, the positive effects on local businesses are not evenly distributed around the neighborhood, said Robert Perris, district manager of Brooklyn Community Board 2. Based on his casual observation, he said the biggest impact has been on Fifth Avenue, across Flatbush Avenue in Park Slope. “People don’t go too far,” Perris said. “One block or two.” On DeKalb Avenue, three blocks away from Barclays Center, the effect of the venue is irregular. Joe Juliano, the owner of Cammareri Bakery & Cafe said his coffee shop misses the post-show and post-game crowds because it closes before 9 p.m. and doesn’t serve alcohol. Eckstein said it is difficult to predict when a stadium will have a real positive impact. But if it does, Eckstein said we would see it in the first year because of the excitement about a new stadium. However, when the economic argument doesn’t come out, Eckstein said people who support a particular project find other positive aspects. “Usually it rejuvenates culturally and socially an area,” he said. “Here, it brings to Brooklyn something full of life, something that the people would be proud of.” Tags: 67 Burger Barclays Center BBQ Do you have an event to add to our neighborhood calendar? Share it with us here.
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- 6. 2 comments 0 Join the discussion… Share Best Avatar SPIBB • 24 days ago Habana Outpost doesn't have waiters. 67 Burger is absolutely NOT "pub-style." They are both fantastic business though. 1 Avatar • Reply • Share › Robert Perris • a month ago Did I really say a block or two? That's crazy talk. For some events, arena visitors can be seen on Fifth Avenue almost as far south as Union Street. It seems to me that Vanderbilt Avenue has not benefited as much, despite its relative proximity to the Barclays Center. The food cart on the corner of Atlantic Avenue and Fort Greene Place is humming on event nights. 1 • Reply • Share › Subscribe Add Disqus to your site Business In Fort Greene, Local Restaurants Unequally Impacted by Barclays Center
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