Coldplay Playing Barclays Center, Co-Headlining with Jay-Z on NYE

Jay-Z and Coldplay at Barclays Center (12/31/12) It’s no secret that Shawn Carter and Chris Martin are pals, so it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that Jay-Z and Coldplay are teaming for a massive New Year’s Eve party at the house that Hova built. But wait, there’s more… Just a day before the…

The Islanders Are Coming to Brooklyn!

The deal was to be officially announced Wednesday afternoon at a news conference at the new arena in Brooklyn with Charles E. Wang, the owner of the Islanders, and Bruce Ratner, the owner of the Barclays Center. Under the 25-year agreement, which has to be officially approved by the National Hockey League, the Islanders would…

Brooklyn Nets Amex Presale Info, Barclays Center Set To Open in Sep 2012

If the massive steel skeleton on Flatbush and Atlantic wasn’t enough of a reminder, the nightmare of almost every South Brooklyn resident just got one step close to reality today. Bruce Ratner’s much reviled Barclays Center is scheduled to open on Septmber 28, 2012, at least according to this e-mail blast that I received from…