Arena Interior Starts Taking Shape

by Net Income on Jan 27, 2012 12:00 PM EST in Brooklyn

Barry Baum - Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment

At a meeting with local residents Thursday, Forest City Ratner officials stated that the arena is on time and that two transportation projects near the arena, the Transit Connection and the Carlton Street Bridge, will be done, as required, by the time the arena is completed seven months from this weekend.

The big news came from Bob Sanna, who has overall charge of the project. "The framing of the arena is now complete, we had a little onsite ceremony with the workers, last of the beams. The framing system is 97% complete," he said. "Much of that [roof] tarping has been put in place, so we can advance the interior construction... We're in the process of finalizing permanent connections to the electrical system."

Under the construction schedule, seating will start to be installed in another 10 days or so; the scoreboard and other video boards in another month; and the ice rink, suitable for college or NHL games in the middle of March.

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If you look closely

You can see where they will hang Dwight Howard’s jersey.

Blocked from view is where they will have the 2012 NBA Champions banner.

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by eLonepb on Jan 27, 2012 12:03 PM EST reply actions 1 recs

If you can squint hard enough you can see where Prokhorov’s helicopter will land

by mytoemytoe on Jan 27, 2012 12:13 PM EST up reply actions

by Anthony Perez on Jan 27, 2012 12:14 PM EST reply actions

haha totally

is this really happening??

"A little boy went out to play. When he opened his door, he saw the world. As he passed through the doorway, he caused a reflection. Evil was born. Evil was born, and followed the boy."

by jrtallent on Jan 27, 2012 1:27 PM EST up reply actions

I don’t see why they shouldn’t do hockey at Barclay’s. So it’ll hold 3,000 fewer than any other NHL arena, does that mean it won’t be profitable? (Maybe it does, what do I know?)

But I’m sure people will pay more money to see the Islanders in Brooklyn than they will to see them in Nassau.

by mytoemytoe on Jan 27, 2012 12:18 PM EST reply actions