Overnight Thursday, construction crews put up a fence along the back (Dean Street) of Barclays Center, signaling the start of construction on the first of three towers at the eastern end of the arena. Expect narrow sidewalks on Dean.
Although New York State Judge Marcy Friedman said the Empire State Development Corporation needed to provide a new environmental review of the overall Atlantic Yards project, she declined to stay any construction on either Barclays Center or any other upcoming phase of the $5 billion development.
Islanders news and notes after a weekend spent getting away.
