The Nets have long promised 2,000 cheap ($15) seats per game at Barclays Center, what were once called "screamer" seats. Now, the Daily News and a longtime critic wonder how many go to fans. Some go directly to community groups.

Opening at the end of this season (spring/summer?), then expanding through the end of 2013-14, a new multi-billion dollar transit hub in Lower Manhattan will make commuting to Barclays Center easier and more pleasant for Manhattan and New Jersey fans

When building an arena, developers like Bruce Ratner and Mikhail Prokhorov have a choice on amenities for visiting players: toss them into a tiny space or show off the new digs and their willingness to spend money. Players appreciate the latter.

A smoke condition at the Barclays Center subway station before the start of the Nets-Knicks game caused significant delays for fans. Following discovery of the condition at about 6 p.m., trains on the 2, 3, 4 and 5 lines by-passed the arena station.

A writer for Sports Illustrated for Kids goes after Reggie Evans, basically calls a big phony, campy, of "artifice and exaggeration," according to the most classic definition. But he is of the new Brooklyn, says writer, all hipster and stuff.

No matter what happens vs. the Knicks, the Nets are having an affect on the city and borough, the team cool, the arena iconic. Why else would the Times pay so much attention!? Tuesday, the paper writes of the Brook-lyn chant and a fan's journey.

The Nets quietly unveiled their mobile app in late November and have upgraded if a couple of times since. It's got virtually everything available on Nets official page, including videos, but also permits fans to interact, particularly inside Barclays

If you want to propose to the love of your life on the big board at Barclays, it will cost you $500, donated to the Nets Foundation. Marriage proposals are part of new menu for messages on the Daktronics scoreboard. Best wishes and Good Luck!