thanks to @bennkeel.bsky.social for some updated graphics

From BrooklynSpeaks: In the new Atlantic Yards plan, the public pays more but gets less brooklynspeaks.net/public-pays-... More density (but little new open space); affordable housing outpaced by market-rate; risk of delay/lack of completion; no new oversight measures +Qs for tonight's meeting

While "1,242 of the [remaining] apartments, or roughly 21%," would be affordable, that's only a 16.3% increase in total below-market units, while overall Atlantic Yards project would gain 37% more units, by my calculation @davidfbrand.bsky.social

In @cityandstateny.bsky.social Who's Who in Sports, three Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment connections: the head of the Social Justice Fund (an arm of the business?), the Liberty CEO, & the Chief External Affairs Officer atlanticyardsreport.blogspot.com/2026/06/in-c... + a reciprocal ad

Looks like NY State budget offers *up to* $575M for Atlantic Yards infrastructure An unspecified "portion" of the NY Works Economic Development Fund will go to the project. nyassembly.gov/2026budget/2... Developers sought $350M, latest report was $175M #Murky @joannesimonbk52.bsky.social

If New York Liberty now worth $600M, do the billionaire owners deserve a tax-exempt arena? normanoder.substack.com/p/if-new-yor... As WNBA valuations rocket, $1B goal no longer seems a stretch @demsocialists.bsky.social @mayor.nyc.gov attends debut game. Will he push venue operators on tax breaks?

Barclays Center belatedly releases May 2026 calendar, including Liberty debut and JetBlue pop-up on plaza. normanoder.substack.com/p/barclays-c... The "public" plaza has private use. Also: seven unspecified private events, mostly Commencement ceremonies. Why not more transparency for neighbors?

After jury finds Live Nation a monopoly, a new taint for Barclays Center's "Ticketmaster Plaza" normanoder.substack.com/p/after-jury... Testimony from arena's chief booker, though, complicated the story of Barclays' switch from SeatGeek

Is Type.Set.Brooklyn kaput? atlanticyardsreport.blogspot.com/2026/04/is-t... Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment youth media brand had its last update three months ago.

The Tsais' Social Justice Fund garnered big headlines with a COVID recovery loan program for BIPOC small businesses in Brooklyn It clearly helped. But was it scalable? Why does EXCELerate 2.0 get no publicity (& why couldn't I learn any details)? normanoder.substack.com/p/how-has-th... 2/2

The Tsais' BK-XL accelerator put $4M+ Into 17 BIPOC-led start-ups. Was this "wealth creation in Brooklyn"? Most treated the borough as a way station normanoder.substack.com/p/the-tsais-... The Social Justice Fund has new priorities, so BK-XL won't continue 1/2 #BrooklynNets #BarclaysCenter

There's been a pattern: publicity without transparency. How have these programs and initiatives worked? How do they reflect social justice? How does the spending compare with the couple's gains from a tax-free arena site? normanoder.substack.com/t/joe-and-cl... 2/

A series on the Social Justice Fund of Brooklyn Nets owners Joe & Clara Tsai "Lasting Change" or Strategic Brand Management? normanoder.substack.com/p/the-tsais-... Their "family office–led philanthropy" can be innovative, but claims & spending fuzzy. The parent "Foundation" is a cipher. 1/

When the Liberty Portraits was mounted, it was *not* credited to the Tsais' Social Justice Fund. Now it is. The collection is now on view at the Barclays Center's Suite Level, with the purported social justice message ever more distant. 3/3

Art or advertising? Behind the tricky "You/We Belong Here" signage outside the Barclays Center normanoder.substack.com/p/art-or-adv... The "anthem" of the Tsais' social justice work, or the "linguistic pleasantries of marketing"? 1/ (A new series on the couple's Social Justice Fund)

Barclays Center releases April 2026 event calendar: 11 ticketed events, and no playoffs for the Brooklyn Nets. atlanticyardsreport.blogspot.com/2026/04/barc...

Appraisal suggests #AtlanticYards railyard parcels could be worth $1B to developers. Site 5 compounds value. normanoder.substack.com/p/appraisal-... Were public subsidies + more bulk assumed? Are they merited? Document shared w/investors assumed project completion by 2036. (Nah.) @gothamist.com

#AtlanticYards public meetings: Site 5 tower (across from Barclays) to focus on Flatbush; hotel still possible normanoder.substack.com/p/more-from-... Lingering questions about streetscape & retail. Harsh criticism of community engagement. Could Atlantic Yards CDC fund its own financial consultant?

A new, though murky, focus on the $350M that the #AtlanticYards developers seek for the railyard platform normanoder.substack.com/p/a-new-thou... Is this the only subsidy request? No. Was a privately-funded platform possible? That's murky. @davidfbrand.bsky.social tx @bennkeel.bsky.social 4 graphic

NY State promises 500 (25%) initial low-income Atlantic Yards units. Critics note it wouldn’t make up shortfall normanoder.substack.com/p/state-prom... Shift from earlier plan, but no catch-up. A $3,071 low-income one-bedroom when buildings open (maybe) in early 2030s? Project done by 2040?

Former City Planning Chair Garodnick tells @vitalcitynyc.bsky.social: public money a project should trigger "absolute transparency" normanoder.substack.com/p/former-cit... With Atlantic Yards, it's a black box. Subsidies? Tax breaks? Extra valuable bulk?

In aborted Live Nation antitrust trial, the Barclays Center has a key cameo normanoder.substack.com/p/in-aborted... Arena's former CEO alleges "veiled threat" from Ticketmaster parent, which later bypassed Brooklyn for certain concerts. (Role of UBS Arena?) Trump's DOJ settles; states resist.

Expanding its ambit, the Social Justice Fund from Joe & Clara Tsai Foundation joins Asian-American groups & NY State in funding (w/$1M) new citywide business loan program. atlanticyardsreport.blogspot.com/2026/03/expa... Barclays Center/Brooklyn Nets synergy, too.

The passing of the Rev. Clinton Miller, of Brooklyn's Brown Memorial Baptist Church normanoder.substack.com/p/the-passin... A big role in BK. A smaller, but notable, role in challenging Atlantic Yards. Memorable eulogies from major political figures: Letitia James, Hakeem Jeffries, Raphael Warnock.

#AtlanticYards developer Cirrus seeking $350M in NYS subsidies to build crucial platform over railyard normanoder.substack.com/p/developer-... An opportunity to ensure public goods like affordable housing, or a giveaway? Cirrus/LCOR also seek more bulk (worth $320M?), housing subsidies & tax breaks

Empire State Development schedules fourth Atlantic Yards workshop March 19 (late), promises Draft Community Engagement Report atlanticyardsreport.blogspot.com/2026/03/esd-... I'd bet designed to ratify new developer's goals for more bulk

#AtlanticYards roundup: waiting for a workshop, & key project details normanoder.substack.com/p/february-r... What "public resources" (subsidies) are sought? How pay for the platform? A Community Engagement report awaits. Much more to review.

One junior partner in Atlantic Yards is suing another, for $888M. That's alarming. normanoder.substack.com/p/one-junior... Affiliates of the U.S. Immigration Fund & Fortress Investment Group are fighting over a separate project. Shouldn't we know more about their stake, & clout, in #AtlanticYards?

Why has the advisory Atlantic Yards CDC spent so little of its budget? Couldn't the $ be used for the public? normanoder.substack.com/p/why-has-th... Also, NY State's Empire State Development set to extend contract for law firm Bryan Cave for new environmental review.

@cityandstateny.bsky.social ranks Brooklyn SE's Joe and Clara Wu Tsai #45 (too low IMO) in the Brooklyn Power 100, returns Social Justice Fund head Gregg Bishop to the list. atlanticyardsreport.blogspot.com/2026/02/city... A key lobbyist on #AtlanticYards also high on list. Reciprocal ads common