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{{Short description|Multi-purpose indoor arena in New York City, U.S.}}
{{About|the arena in New York City|the arena in Hamburg|Barclays Arena|the subway station|Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center station}}
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{{Infobox venue
| stadium_name = Barclays Center
| logo_image = File:Barclays Center logo.svg
| image = File:Barclays Center - May 2 2025.jpg
| image_size = 320px
| caption = Barclays Center (2025)
| address = 620 [[Atlantic Avenue (New York City)|Atlantic Avenue]]
| location = [[Brooklyn, New York]], U.S.
| coordinates = {{Coord|40|40|57.58|N|73|58|30.81|W}}
| pushpin_map = USA New York City#New York#USA
| pushpin_relief = yes
| pushpin_label = Barclays Center
| pushpin_mapsize = 250
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in [[New York City]]##Location in [[New York (state)|New York State]]##Location in the [[United States]]
| broke_ground = March 11, 2010<ref name="nydn-March 11, 2010">{{cite news |title=Atlantic Yards Ground-Breaking Event Marked By Politicians, Pop Star and Protests|first1=Erin|last1=Durkin|first2=Bill|last2=Hutchinson|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/03/11/2010-03-11_atlantic_yards_groundbreaking_event_marked_by_politicians_pop_stars_and_protests.html|newspaper=[[New York Daily News]]|date=March 11, 2010|access-date=March 11, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100314034201/https://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/03/11/2010-03-11_atlantic_yards_groundbreaking_event_marked_by_politicians_pop_stars_and_protests.html|archive-date=March 14, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref>
| opened = September 21, 2012
| owner = [[Empire State Development]] (State of New York) via Brooklyn Arena Local Development Corporation<ref name="ESDBALDC">{{cite news|title=No, Mikhail Prokhorov doesn't 'own' the Barclays Center|url=https://www.cityandstateny.com/articles/opinion/commentary/mikhail-prokhorov-doesnt-own-barclays-center.html|publisher=CityandStateNY.com|date=April 19, 2018|access-date=August 15, 2019}}</ref>
| operator = BSE Global / ASM Global <ref name="AboutBarclays">{{cite news|title=Barclays Center – About Us|url=https://www.barclayscenter.com/center-info/about-us|publisher=BarclaysCenter.com|access-date=August 15, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Ozanian|first=Mike|title=Prokhorov Buys Brooklyn Nets And Arena From Ratner For $1.7 Billion|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikeozanian/2015/12/23/prokhorov-buys-brooklyn-nets-and-arena-from-ratner-for-1-7-billion/#30b3962c5e77|work=Forbes|date=December 23, 2015}}</ref><ref name=BALDC>{{cite news|url=https://atlanticyardsreport.blogspot.com/2014/10/current-management-seen-as-continuing.html|title=Current management seen as continuing at Barclays Center (operating company), though not clear how long; why is Ratner selling for seeming low price?|date=October 21, 2014|publisher=Atlantic Yards Report}}</ref>
| architect = [[AECOM]] ([[Ellerbe Becket]])<br />[[SHoP Architects]]
| project_manager = [[Forest City Ratner Companies]]
| structural engineer = [[Thornton Tomasetti]]
| services engineer = [[WSP Group|WSP Flack + Kurtz]]
| general_contractor = [[Hunt Construction Group]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huntconstructiongroup.com/articlearchive/2010articles/barclays.html |title=Hunt awarded construction contract for the Barclays Center |work=huntconstructiongroup.com |date=November 26, 2009 |access-date=April 29, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509132833/https://www.huntconstructiongroup.com/articlearchive/2010articles/barclays.html |archive-date=May 9, 2012}}</ref>
| seating_capacity = Basketball: 17,732<br />[[Ice hockey]]: 15,795<br />Concerts: 17,000<ref name="constructiondigital" /><br />[[Boxing]]/[[Professional wrestling|Wrestling]]/[[MMA]]: 16,000<br>Tidal Theater: {{abbr|Approx.|Approximately}} 6,000
| tenants = [[Brooklyn Nets]] ([[NBA]]) 2012–present<br/>[[New York Liberty]] ([[WNBA]]) 2021–present<br/>[[LIU Sharks men's basketball|LIU Sharks]] ([[NCAA]]) 2012–present<br/>[[New York Islanders]] ([[NHL]]) 2015–2020<br/>[[Long Island Nets]] ([[NBA D-League]]) 2016–2017<br />New York Mavericks ([[Professional Bull Riders|PBR]]) 2024
| surface = 
| website = {{URL|barclayscenter.com}}
| cost = US$1 billion<ref name="constructiondigital">{{cite news|title=The NBA Comes to Brooklyn |url=https://www.constructiondigital.com/under_construction/the-nba-comes-to-brooklyn |work=Construction Digital |date=August 1, 2011 |access-date=August 4, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111018113358/https://www.constructiondigital.com/under_construction/the-nba-comes-to-brooklyn |archive-date=October 18, 2011}}</ref><br/>(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|1000000000|2012}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}})
| publictransit = *[[Long Island Rail Road]]: [[Atlantic Terminal]]<br/>{{rail color box|system=LIRR|line=Atlantic}}
*[[New York City Subway]]: [[Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center (New York City Subway)|Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center]] ({{NYCS Atlantic-Barclays|time=bullets}})
*[[MTA Regional Bus Operations]]: {{NYC bus link|B37|B41|B45|B63|B65|B67|B103}}
}}

'''Barclays Center''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|ɑːr|k|l|i|z}} {{respell|BAR|kleez}})<ref>{{cite web |title=2016–17 NBA Pronunciation Guide (Start of Season) |url=https://ak-static-int.nba.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2016/10/2016-17-pronunciation-guide-start-of-season.pdf#page=8 |publisher=National Basketball Association |access-date=September 24, 2018}}</ref> is a multi-purpose [[list of indoor arenas|indoor arena]] in the New York City [[Boroughs of New York City|borough]] of [[Brooklyn]]. The arena is home to the [[Brooklyn Nets]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] and the [[New York Liberty]] of the [[Women's National Basketball Association]].<ref name="espn-September 26, 2011">{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/new-york/nba/story/_/id/7022025/jay-z-announces-brooklyn-nets-name-concert|title=Jay-Z: Team to be Brooklyn Nets|first=Christopher|last=Hunt|work=[[ESPN]]|date=September 26, 2011|access-date=September 26, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929145645/https://espn.go.com/new-york/nba/story/_/id/7022025/jay-z-announces-brooklyn-nets-name-concert|archive-date=September 29, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> The arena also hosts concerts, conventions and other sporting and entertainment events.

The arena is part of a $4.9&nbsp;billion future business and residential complex now known as [[Pacific Park, Brooklyn|Pacific Park]].<ref>{{cite web|title=About Atlantic Yards |url=https://www.esd.ny.gov/Subsidiaries_Projects/AYP/AYAboutUs.html |publisher=[[Empire State Development Corporation]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120919030221/http://esd.ny.gov/subsidiaries_projects/AYP/AYAboutUs.html |archive-date=September 19, 2012}}</ref> The site is at [[Atlantic Avenue (New York City)|Atlantic Avenue]], next to the renamed [[Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center (New York City Subway)|Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center]] subway station on the {{NYCS trains|Atlantic-Pacific|type=route}}, as well as directly above the [[LIRR]]'s [[Atlantic Terminal]].

The arena, proposed in 2004 when real estate developer [[Bruce Ratner]] purchased the Nets for $300 million as the first step of the process to build a new home for the team,<ref name="ratner04">{{cite news |title=Brooklyn Developer Reaches Deal to Buy New Jersey Nets|first1=Richard|last1=Sandomir|first2=Charles V.|last2=Bagli|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/21/sports/basketball/21CND-NETS.html|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=January 21, 2004|access-date=October 4, 2012}}</ref> experienced significant hurdles during its development. Its use of [[eminent domain]] and its potential environmental impact<ref name=NYm>{{cite news|url=https://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/topic/55684/|title=Intelligencer: Atlantic Yards, Inch by Inch|date=March 29, 2009|work=New York Magazine}}</ref> brought massive community resistance, especially as residential buildings and businesses such as the [[Ward Baking Company Building|Ward Bakery]] and Freddy's bar<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fahim |first=Kareem |date=April 30, 2010 |title=Last Call Looms at Freddy's, in the Path of Atlantic Yards |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/30/nyregion/30freddys.html |access-date=August 16, 2023 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> were to be demolished and large amounts of public subsidies were used, which led to multiple lawsuits. The [[Great Recession]] also caused financing for the project to dry up. As a result, construction was delayed until 2010, with no secure funding for the project having been allotted. [[Groundbreaking]] for construction occurred on March 11, 2010, and the arena opened on September 21, 2012, which some 200 protesters also attended.<ref name="nydn-March 11, 2010"/> Its first event was a [[Jay-Z]] concert on September 28, 2012.<ref name="nydn-March 11, 2010"/><ref name="NYMN September 2012">{{cite web|title=Barclay's Center Opens In Brooklyn |url=https://nymn.com/barclays-center-opens-in-brooklyn-with-jay-z-new-york-music-news/ |website=New York Music News |date=September 28, 2012 |access-date=September 28, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004031713/https://nymn.com/barclays-center-opens-in-brooklyn-with-jay-z-new-york-music-news/ |archive-date=October 4, 2012 }}</ref>

The arena is owned by the State of New York's [[Empire State Development]] authority through a public entity named the Brooklyn Arena Local Development Corporation.<ref name="ESDBALDC" /> It is leased by Brooklyn Event Center LLC, owned by Brooklyn Nets owner [[Joseph Tsai]], with operations (and associated revenue) managed by Tsai's BSE Global.<ref name="bseglobal.net">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bseglobal.net/news/2019/09/18/joe-tsai-completes-acquisition-of-full-ownership-of-brooklyn-nets-and-barclays-center/|title=Joe Tsai Completes Acquisition of Full Ownership of Brooklyn Nets and Barclays Center|website=BSE Global|date=September 18, 2019 |access-date=September 18, 2019|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412034818/https://www.bseglobal.net/news/2019/09/18/joe-tsai-completes-acquisition-of-full-ownership-of-brooklyn-nets-and-barclays-center/|archive-date=April 12, 2020}}</ref>

==History==
The arena was conceived by [[Bruce Ratner]] of real estate developer [[Forest City Ratner Companies]], the New York division of [[Forest City Enterprises]] that Ratner founded. He acquired the New Jersey Nets basketball team in 2004 for $300 million<ref name=NYm/> (he has since sold most of his shares to continue funding the project) for the purpose of moving them to the [[Pacific Park, Brooklyn|Pacific Park]] development on Brooklyn's [[Prospect Heights, Brooklyn|Prospect Heights]] play in the arena that would be the centerpiece of the Pacific Park commercial and residential redevelopment project.<ref name="ratner04" /> The move had marked the return of [[Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada|major league]] sports to Brooklyn, which had been absent since the departure of the [[History of the Brooklyn Dodgers|Dodgers]] to Los Angeles in 1957. Coincidentally, the original proposal for a [[Brooklyn Dodgers proposed domed stadium|domed stadium for the Brooklyn Dodgers]] was just north of the Pacific Park Brooklyn site, where the [[Atlantic Terminal Mall]], also owned by Forest City Ratner Companies, is located.

[[Image:Barclays-Center-6-19-11.jpg|thumb|left|alt=A photograph of Barclays Center under construction.|Barclays Center during construction June 19, 2011.<ref>{{cite web |title=Barclay's Center|url=https://www.barclayscenter.com|access-date=June 11, 2011| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707212353/https://www.barclayscenter.com/| archive-date= July 7, 2011| url-status=live}}</ref>]]
The arena was initially projected to open in 2006, with the rest of the Pacific Park Brooklyn complex to follow. However, controversies involving local residents, the use of [[eminent domain]], potential environmental impact, lack of continued public financing, as well as a major economic downturn delayed the project.<ref name="nytimes.com">{{cite news |title=Nets Say Brooklyn Move May Be Delayed Further|agency=Associated Press|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/04/sports/basketball/04nba.html|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=January 4, 2008|access-date=October 20, 2010}}</ref> Due to these legal and financial troubles, the development deal seemed headed towards failure or collapse.<ref>{{cite news |title=No Red Dawn for Ratner|first=Will|last=Leitch|url=http://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/51834/|work=[[New York Magazine]]|date=November 2, 2008}}</ref> [[Frank Gehry]], an architect involved in the project's initial designs said, in March 2009, "I don't think it is going to happen,"<ref name=NYm/> and Ratner at one point explored selling the team.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bruce Ratner Explored Nets Sale|first=Frank|last=Isola|author2=Lawrence, Mitch|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/nets/2008/10/27/2008-10-27_bruce_ratner_explored_nets_sale.html|newspaper=[[New York Daily News]]|date=October 27, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081029221207/https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/nets/2008/10/27/2008-10-27_bruce_ratner_explored_nets_sale.html|archive-date=October 29, 2008}}</ref> The [[New York Supreme Court]] ruled in favor of Ratner on May 16, 2009.{{Clarify|date=February 2014}} Opponents appealed the court decision. A hearing for the appeal was scheduled for October 14, 2009, with a decision to be issued no sooner than November 25.<ref name="Thompson">{{cite news |title=The Court Date Is Set for Atlantic Yards in Brooklyn|first=Ryan|last=Thompson|url=https://www.brooklyneagle.com/categories/category.php?category_id=26&id=29432|newspaper=[[Brooklyn Daily Eagle]]|date=July 9, 2009|access-date=September 10, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100325014013/https://www.brooklyneagle.com/categories/category.php?category_id=26&id=29432|archive-date=March 25, 2010}}</ref>

Russian businessman [[Mikhail Prokhorov]] agreed to a $200&nbsp;million deal on September 23, 2009, to become a principal owner of the Nets and a key investor in the Brooklyn arena.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/26/sports/basketball/26nets.html |title=Russian's Stake Gives Ratner a Safety Net |first=Ken |last=Belson |first2=Richard |last2=Sandomir |date=September 25, 2009 |work=The New York Times |access-date=June 13, 2024}}</ref>

The Nets played two preseason games at [[Prudential Center]] in October 2009.<ref>{{cite web|title=Prudential Center To Host New Jersey Nets Pre-Season Basketball|url=https://www.prucenter.com/default.asp?prucenter=107&objId=73|website=Prudential Center|date=March 4, 2009|access-date=March 19, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090315001553/https://www.prucenter.com/default.asp?prucenter=107&objId=73|archive-date=March 15, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> The two preseason games were successful, and a deal that would have the Nets play at the Prudential Center for the 2010–11 and 2011–12 NBA seasons became more likely. Negotiations nearly fell apart, when the New Jersey Sports and Exhibition Authority refused to release the Nets from their lease at Izod.<ref>{{cite news |title=Deal to Move NJ Nets to Newark's Prudential Center Falls Apart|first=Ted|last=Sherman|url=https://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/12/newark_prudential_center_izod.html|newspaper=[[The Star-Ledger]]|location=Newark|date=December 16, 2009|access-date=December 19, 2009}}</ref> Negotiations resumed, and on February 18, 2010, the Nets finalized a deal that would move them to the Prudential Center in [[Newark, New Jersey]] until Barclays Center opened.

The [[New York Court of Appeals]] ruled in favor of the state using eminent domain for the project on November 24, 2009. [[Empire State Development Corporation]] Vice President Warner Johnston indicated that the agency was committed to seeing the project completed and said "we can now move forward with development."<ref name="nj.com">{{cite news |title=New York Court of Appeals Rules State Can Use Eminent Domain to Take Land for Atlantic Yards Arena Project|url=https://www.nj.com/nets/index.ssf/2009/11/new_york_court_of_appeals_rule.html|newspaper=[[The Star-Ledger]]|location=Newark|agency=[[Associated Press]]|date=November 24, 2009|access-date=February 7, 2010}}</ref>

Another potential roadblock to this development resulted from the Appellate Court's negative decision regarding a similar eminent domain case, brought against [[Columbia University]].<ref>{{cite news |title=No Eminent Domain for Columbia University Expansion: Court|first1=Jose|last1=Martinez|first2=Frank|last2=Lombardi |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/real_estate/2009/12/04/2009-12-04_columbia_land_grab_nixed_no_eminent_domain_for_university_expansion_court.html |newspaper=[[New York Daily News]]|date=December 4, 2009|access-date=February 6, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091207071845/https://www.nydailynews.com/real_estate/2009/12/04/2009-12-04_columbia_land_grab_nixed_no_eminent_domain_for_university_expansion_court.html|archive-date=December 7, 2009}}</ref> This landmark case could have given new life to the case being brought by the community group Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn (DDDB).

[[File:Bklyn Nets arena Feb 2012 jeh.jpg|thumb|left|February 2012, just seven months before construction was finished]]
However, on March 1, 2010, Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Abraham Gerges struck down a challenge by property owners, regarding the state's use of eminent domain, which allowed the private property to be condemned. Groundbreaking for the project occurred on March 11, 2010.<ref name="nydn-March 11, 2010" />

The first concrete was poured into Barclays Center's foundation on June 29, 2010.<ref>{{cite news|title=Work Begins on Concrete Foundation for Nets new Brooklyn Home |first=Josh |last=Brennan |url=https://www.northjersey.com/sports/pro_sports/97427054.html |newspaper=[[The Record (Bergen County)|The Record]] |date=June 29, 2010 |access-date=June 30, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110603170433/https://www.northjersey.com/sports/pro_sports/97427054.html |archive-date=June 3, 2011}}</ref> The arena began vertical construction on November 23, 2010, with the erection of the first steel piece.<ref>{{cite news |title=Steel for the Barclays Center in Brooklyn Begins to go Vertical|url=https://www.nba.com/nets/news/Barclays_Steel_Release_101123.html|newspaper=New Jersey Nets News|date=November 23, 2010|access-date=November 23, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101123213833/https://www.nba.com/nets/news/Barclays_Steel_Release_101123.html|archive-date=November 23, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> The arena topped out on January 12, 2012, and was opened to the public on September 21, 2012.

[[Barclays Bank]] agreed to a 20-year naming rights agreement for $400 million in 2007. However, two years later, due to the slump in the economy the deal was renegotiated to $200 million.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Calder |first1=Rich |title=Barclays Center makes it official |url=https://nypost.com/2012/08/08/barclays-center-makes-it-official/ |website=New York Post |access-date=September 2, 2018 |date=August 8, 2012}}</ref>

The [[New York Islanders]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) announced on October 24, 2012, that the franchise would move to Barclays Center in 2015 after the expiration of their lease at the [[Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum]], which the team had called home since its inception in 1972. The deal did not require the involvement of the [[New York Rangers]], as the Islanders' agreement with the Rangers to share the New York area allows them to play their home games anywhere on Long Island, including the two city boroughs on the island, Brooklyn and [[Queens]].<ref>{{cite news |title=New York Islanders Ponder Move to Willets Point|first=Connor Adams|last=Sheets |url=https://yournabe.com/articles/2010/05/20/astoria_times/news/at_islanders_willets_pt_20100520.txt|newspaper=Astoria Times|date=May 20, 2010|access-date=May 30, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718144038/https://yournabe.com/articles/2010/05/20/astoria_times/news/at_islanders_willets_pt_20100520.txt|archive-date=July 18, 2011}}</ref> While Barclays Center was conceived as a multipurpose arena that could accommodate the Nets and an NHL team, it was built mainly for basketball. While it can accommodate an NHL-size rink, the scoreboard was off-centered above the blue line that is closer to the arena's southeast end. Capacity for hockey is 15,795, the second-smallest in the league (behind [[Winnipeg Jets|Winnipeg]]'s [[Canada Life Centre]]). The seating arrangement for hockey is asymmetrical. There are only three rows of permanent seating on the northwest end of the arena, and at least 416 seats were not sold at all due to poor sight lines.<ref>{{cite news |last=DeLessio |first=Joe |title=Everything You Need to Know About Barclays Center's Hockey Configuration|url=https://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2013/09/barclays-centers-hockey-details.html|newspaper=New York Magazine|date=September 13, 2013|access-date=September 13, 2010}}</ref> As a result of the signing of the lease, the two [[KHL]] games scheduled to be played in the arena on January 20 and 21, 2013 between [[HC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]] and [[SKA St. Petersburg]] were moved back to their teams' home venues. As part of the deal, the management of the Barclays Center took over the business operations of the Islanders when the team moved to Brooklyn, though [[Charles Wang]] remained principal owner and continued to oversee hockey operations.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kosman |first=Josh |url=https://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/so_like_isles_start_lookin_like_CXMENQtTB5PWxOamOgIYLO |title=Islanders may change team colors with move to Brooklyn |work=New York Post |date=April 25, 2013 |access-date=August 13, 2013}}</ref> This arrangement continued after Wang sold controlling interest in the Islanders to [[Jon Ledecky]] and [[Scott D. Malkin]]. Business operations were returned to the Islanders following the 2018–19 season.

According to ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' magazine, Barclays Center passed [[Madison Square Garden]] as the highest-grossing venue in the US for concerts and family shows, not counting sports events. That statistic was based on ticket sales between November 1, 2012, and May 31, 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=Garden wilting at No. 2 as Barclays Center named highest-grossing venue in US|url=https://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/garden_wilting_at_no_WroErVTTwgNulGVBhiA4BM|work=New York Post|access-date=July 24, 2013|first=David K.|last=Li|date=July 24, 2013}}</ref> On February 24, 2015, an ironworker was killed when four joists fell on him as he was helping to install the arena's green roof.<ref>{{cite news|title=Iron worker at Barclays Center crushed to death by steel beams: police|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/worker-barclays-center-crushed-death-steel-beams-article-1.2128317|work=NY Daily News|date=February 25, 2015|last1=Stepansky|first1=Joseph|first2=Kerry|last2=Burke}}</ref>

Poor reception of the arena's quality as a hockey venue affected the Islanders' average attendance in comparison to Nassau Coliseum, which fell to an NHL low of 12,059 (the arena itself is also the second-smallest in the league). The team began to seek an exit from Barclays, although NHL officials judged that the Coliseum (even with its recent renovations) would not be suitable as a full-time venue, as it lacked amenities common in new facilities.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/islanders-making-their-move-to-brooklyns-barclays-center-1435625418|title=Barclays Center to Finally Break the Ice With Islanders, Fans|last=Caldwell|first=Dave|date=June 30, 2015|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|access-date=January 24, 2018|issn=0099-9660}} {{subscription required}}</ref><ref name="nyp-barclayssplit">{{Cite news|last1=Kosman|first1=Josh|last2=Brooks|first2=Larry|url=https://nypost.com/2018/01/23/barclays-pressuring-islanders-into-more-coliseum-games/|title=Barclays pressuring Islanders into more Coliseum games|date=January 23, 2018|work=New York Post|access-date=January 24, 2018}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Cyrgalis|first=Brett|url=https://nypost.com/2017/09/09/nhl-on-islanders-nassau-coliseum-hopes-keep-dreaming/|title=NHL on Islanders' Nassau Coliseum hopes: Keep dreaming|date=September 9, 2017|work=New York Post|access-date=October 3, 2017}}</ref> On June 21, 2018, the Islanders announced that they would begin to play a portion of their home schedule at Nassau Coliseum until the completion of [[UBS Arena]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wyshynski|first=Greg|date=January 29, 2018|url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/22254786/new-york-islanders-split-home-games-nassau-coliseum-barclays|title=Net return: Isles get 12 home games at Nassau|work=ESPN.com|access-date=November 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129192355/https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/22254786/new-york-islanders-split-home-games-nassau-coliseum-barclays|archive-date=January 29, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

On September 18, 2019, Joe Tsai completed the acquisition of full ownership of the Brooklyn Nets and Barclays Center. With the closing of the transaction, Tsai became NBA Governor of the Nets and its affiliates and Chairman of Barclays Center.<ref name="bseglobal.net" /> Additionally, on September 18, 2019, media and sports executive David Levy was named Chief Executive Officer of the Brooklyn Nets and Barclays Center by Joe Tsai.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bseglobal.net/news/2019/09/18/leading-media-and-sports-executive-david-levy-appointed-chief-executive-officer-of-brooklyn-nets-and-barclays-center/|title=Leading Media and Sports Executive David Levy Appointed Chief Executive Officer of Brooklyn Nets and Barclays Center|website=BSE Global|access-date=September 18, 2019}} {{Dead link|date=June 2024}}</ref> Tsai also purchased the WNBA's [[New York Liberty]] in 2019 and relocated the team to the Barclays Center in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/new-york-liberty-announce-barclays-center-as-home-venue-beginning-in-2020/n-5562577 |title=New York Liberty Announce Barclays Center as Home Venue Beginning in 2020 |website=OurSports Central |date=October 17, 2019}}</ref> For Liberty games, ticket sales will initially be capped at about 8,000.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.wnba.com/news/new-york-liberty-announce-barclays-center-as-home-venue-beginning-in-2020/ |title=New York Liberty Announce Barclays Center As Home Venue Beginning In 2020 |publisher=Women's National Basketball Association |date=October 17, 2019 |access-date=December 16, 2019}}</ref>

In July 2021, it was announced that as part of a deal with the Nets and BSE Global, [[SeatGeek]] would take over ticketing duties for Barclays Center events beginning with the [[2021-22 Brooklyn Nets season]], ending the arena's relationship with [[Ticketmaster]] and breaking Ticketmaster's monopoly over ticketing for New York's major arenas.<ref name="Young">{{Cite web |last=Young |first=Jabari |date=July 14, 2021 |title=Software company SeatGeek boosts NBA ticketing partnerships with Brooklyn Nets deal |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/14/seatgeek-boosts-nba-ticketing-partnerships-with-brooklyn-nets-deal.html |access-date=February 20, 2023 |website=CNBC}}</ref> In January 2023, it was announced that the deal would end earlier than expected and that Ticketmaster would return to handle ticketing for Barclays Center events starting with the [[2023 New York Liberty season]], as well for events whose tickets went on sale on or after January 14, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Barclays Center Ticket FAQ {{!}} Barclays Center |url=https://www.barclayscenter.com/events/ticketingfaq |access-date=February 20, 2023 |website=Barclays Center}}</ref> Sources later told ''Billboard'' that BSE Global ended the deal with SeatGeek after encountering multiple technical issues, which led to lower than expected ticket sales for concerts at the arena.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Brooks |first=Dave |date=January 26, 2023 |title=Barclays Center Ditched SeatGeek for Ticketmaster After Recurring Tech Issues |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/barclays-center-seatgeek-ticketmaster-change-tech-issues/ |access-date=February 20, 2023 |website=Billboard Pro|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127000327/https://www.billboard.com/pro/barclays-center-seatgeek-ticketmaster-change-tech-issues/|archive-date=January 27, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Financing==
The arena is formally owned by the Brooklyn Arena Local Development Corporation, a public entity. It is leased to private entity Brooklyn Events Center, LLC for $1.00.<ref name=BALDC /><ref name=esd>{{cite news|url=https://www.esd.ny.gov/Subsidiaries_Projects/AYP/AtlanticYards/ModifiedGPP2009.pdf |title=Atlantic Yards Land Use Improvement and Civic Project Modified General Project Plan |date=June 23, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160207185933/https://esd.ny.gov/Subsidiaries_Projects/AYP/AtlanticYards/ModifiedGPP2009.pdf |archive-date=February 7, 2016}}</ref> Being publicly owned, the financing of the stadium was eligible for tax-exempt bonds, which were issued in 2009 for a total of $510,999,996.50.<ref name=msrb>{{cite news|url=https://emma.msrb.org/EP374892-EP290943-EP686334.pdf|title=Brooklyn Arena Local Development Corporation PILOT Revenue Bonds, Series 2009 (Barclays Center Project)|date=December 16, 2009}}</ref>

==Design==
[[File:Barclays Center Oculus.jpg|thumb|right|The Barclays Center oculus, with a view of the LCD screen inside the structure]]
[[File:Barclays Center Boston Celtics-Brooklyn Nets 2012.jpg|thumb|right|Interior view of the Barclays Center during an NBA game]]
Barclays Center was designed by the architect firm [[SHoP Architects]]. [[Ellerbe Becket|Ellerbe Becket/AECOM]] served as the project [[Architect of record]].

Initial concepts for the area were designed by [[Frank Gehry]], whose design proposed a rooftop park (open only to residents of the Atlantic Yards complex) ringed by an open-air [[Track and field|running track]] and capable of doubling as an [[ice skating rink]] in winter with [[panoramic]], year-round views of [[Manhattan]].<ref name="constructiondigital" /> The famed architect's tallest tower, called Miss Brooklyn at 620 feet, was also part of this plan.<ref name=NYm/> Gehry's plans carried a projected cost of $1&nbsp;billion.<ref name="constructiondigital" /> Forest City Ratner unveiled a scaled-back version of the project in February 2008 reducing Miss Brooklyn's size 40%, and making it {{convert|109|ft}} shorter.<ref name=NYm/> Another redesign unveiled just over two months later scrapped Miss Brooklyn entirely, and in January 2009, the developer started "value engineering" the arena design, cutting its budget even more. In September 2009 the Becket/SHoP proposal with a projected cost (initially) of $800&nbsp;million (ultimately itself revised to $1&nbsp;billion) was unveiled.<ref name=NYm/>

Externally, the arena's shape features three articulated bands, with a glass [[Curtain wall (architecture)|curtain wall]] covered by a "latticework" composed of 12,000 [[Weathering steel|preweathered steel]] panels engineered and constructed by ASI Limited/SHoP Construction<ref>{{cite news|last=Gonchar|first=Joann|date=December 16, 2012|url=https://archrecord.construction.com/projects/building_types_study/stadiums/2012/barclays-center-shop.asp?specs=true|website=Architectural Record|title=Barclays Center}}</ref> meant to evoke the image of Brooklyn's [[Brownstone#Brownstone dwellings|brownstones]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.shop-construction.com/#/projects/featured/barclayscenter|title=Barclays Center|work=SHoP Construction|access-date=October 20, 2011}}</ref> A {{convert|117|by|56|ft|m|adj=on}} [[Oculus (architecture)|oculus]] extends over a {{convert|5660|sqft|m2|adj=on}} section of the plaza outside of the main arena entrance with an irregularly shaped display screen looping the interior face of the oculus.<ref name="bc-09-28-10">{{cite press release|title=Plaza at Barclays Center to Include New Transit Entrance with Green Roof, Landscaping and Open Space for Community Programming |url=https://barclayscenter.com/press/articles/plaza_at_barclays.shtml |publisher=Barclays Center |date=September 28, 2010 |access-date=October 20, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111016140620/https://barclayscenter.com/press/articles/plaza_at_barclays.shtml |archive-date=October 16, 2011}}</ref> The arena floor's location below grade allows people in the plaza to view the scoreboard.<ref name="bc-09-28-10" />

There are two sports lighting systems inside the arena bowl: one for the Nets and one for everyone else.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10000872396390443854204578056850231139058|title=No, You Can't Use the Nets' Specialized Lighting System|last=Cacciola|first=Scott|date=October 15, 2012|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|issn=0099-9660|access-date=June 9, 2016}}</ref> The Nets lighting creates a theater-like effect where the court pops like a stage while the rest of the arena goes dark. Additionally, the Nets basketball court has featured a [[herringbone pattern]] since the arena opened in 2012. The basketball courts used for other events at the arena generally does not feature this pattern.

Unlike most other urban venues in the US, Barclays Center has no dedicated parking lot; however, it is easily accessible by [[New York City Subway|subway]], [[MTA Regional Bus Operations|bus]], and [[Long Island Rail Road|railroad]].<ref name="transit">{{cite web
 | title = 6 ways to maximize home-field advantage in sports venue design
 | date = September 26, 2013
 | website = Building Design + Construction
 | author = Niemuth, Jon
 | url = http://www.bdcnetwork.com/6-ways-maximize-home-field-advantage-sports-venue-design}}</ref> To accommodate entry to the facility, the arena's {{convert|38885|sqft|m2|adj=on|0}} entrance plaza features a $76 million transit connection hub<ref name="Times317">{{cite news|title=With Federal Case and Modular Building Plan, New Attention for Atlantic Yards Project|first=Charles V.|last=Bagli|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/18/nyregion/18yards.html|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=March 17, 2011}}</ref> that serves as the plaza's focal point. The transit structure connects with the refurbished [[Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center (New York City Subway)|Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center subway station]], whose renovation was designed by New York City firm Stantec.

The original plan promised indoor room for bicycles, but the plan was scrapped before the arena's opening with outdoor racks for 400 bicycles, which were eventually taken away. The Empire State Development corporation also promised spots for 550 cars eventually, next to the arena.{{Where|date=July 2015}}<ref>{{cite news|last=Fractenberg|first=Ben|url=https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20120507/prospect-heights/no-indoor-bike-parking-for-barclays-center-opening|title=No Indoor Bike Parking for Barclays Center Opening|date=May 7, 2012|work=DNAinfo|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323081335/https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20120507/prospect-heights/no-indoor-bike-parking-for-barclays-center-opening|archive-date=March 23, 2014}}</ref>

Because of the constrained site, there are only two truck and bus entrances into the building. They consist of two side-by-side {{convert|80000|lb|kg}} capacity elevators which lower vehicles {{convert|34|ft|m}} below street grade into a loading dock area. Vehicles roll out onto an enormous turntable which rotates them into position opposite one of four loading docks arrayed around the turntable.<ref>{{cite news|first=Steve|last=Romnes|url=http://www.meielevatorsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/BARCLAYS-CENTER.pdf|title=Barclays Center Freight Elevators|work=Elevator World|date=April 2015|pages=84–87}}</ref>

===Artwork===
[[File:2013 Parla working at Barclays Center.jpg|thumb|Artist José Parla working on the mural ''Diary of Brooklyn'' in the Barclays Center]]
The building features the mural ''Diary of Brooklyn'' by painter [[José Parlá]], which measures {{convert|10|ft|m}} wide and {{convert|70|ft|m}} tall. According to Parlá, the painting is all about language; the painting contains words and phrases such as "immigration," "Brooklyn is" and "Big Daddy Kane." The piece was commissioned in 2012 and took six months to complete.<ref>{{cite news |last=Murphy |first=Tim |date=June 12, 2013 |title=José Parlá, Barclays Center Muralist |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/13/fashion/jose-parla-barclays-center-muralist.html?mtrref=www.google.es |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date= January 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180128132719/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/13/fashion/jose-parla-barclays-center-muralist.html?mtrref=www.google.es|archive-date=January 28, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Naming rights==
[[File:Barclays-center.jpg|thumb|left|Seen in 2018]]
On January 18, 2007, it was announced that the arena would be called Barclays Center, after London-based banking group [[Barclays]]. It was reported that the banking and financial services company agreed to pay the team $400&nbsp;million over the next 20&nbsp;years for the [[naming rights]] of their Brooklyn home,<ref>{{cite news |title=Nets' New Arena Reportedly To Be Called "Barclays Center"|url=https://www.ny1.com/?SecID=1000&ArID=65958|work=NY1|date=January 17, 2007|access-date=July 1, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609125058/http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/65958/nets--new-arena-reportedly-to-be-called--barclays-center-|archive-date=June 9, 2012}}</ref> eclipsing the previous record for naming rights to an American indoor arena, set by [[Royal Philips Electronics]] in 1999, for $185&nbsp;million over 20&nbsp;years for [[Philips Arena]] in Atlanta. However, the rights were renegotiated by the end of 2009, and are somewhat more than $200&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite news |title=Nets Arena in Brooklyn Atlantic Yards Fends Off Challenge|first=Charles V.|last=Bagli|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/02/nyregion/02yards.html|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=December 12, 2009|access-date=June 9, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Barclays Center Project POS|page=80|url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/23597152/Barclays-Center-Project-POS|access-date=June 9, 2010}}</ref> Barclays does not have any retail banks in the US nor does it have its own ATMs in the arena.<ref>{{cite news |title=Barclays Has No Game Despite Its $400M Arena Deal|first=Mark|last=Decambre|url=https://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/banking_airball_Y0KPqD89vF37VR9XCAp8XI#ixzz2739Ws9Iu|newspaper=[[New York Post]]|date=September 20, 2012|access-date=September 22, 2012}}</ref>

==Accessibility and transportation==
Barclays Center is located next to [[Atlantic Terminal]], which services the [[Long Island Rail Road]]'s [[Atlantic Branch]]. Barclays Center is also accessible via the [[New York City Subway]], via the {{NYCS trains|Atlantic-Barclays}}, which stop at [[Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center (New York City Subway)|Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center]].<ref>{{NYCS const|map}}</ref>

[[MTA Regional Bus Operations]] service is provided by {{NYC bus link|B37|B41|B45|B63|B65|B67}}, and {{NYC bus link|B103}} buses.<ref name=MTA-BrooklynBusMap-Current>{{Cite NYC bus map|B}}</ref>

==Notable events==

===Basketball===
[[File:Boston Celtics-Brooklyn Nets.jpg|thumb|right|The Brooklyn Nets playing against the [[Boston Celtics]] in 2012]]
The first NBA basketball game played at the new arena was an NBA preseason game between the Nets and the [[Washington Wizards]] on October 15, 2012.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nba.com/nets/schedule|title=Nets Schedule|publisher=Brooklyn Nets|access-date=September 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120907071256/https://www.nba.com/nets/schedule/|archive-date=September 7, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>

The first regular-season NBA game at the Barclays Center took place on November 3, 2012, when the Nets beat the visiting [[Toronto Raptors]] 107–100. The originally scheduled season opener home game was supposed to take place on November 1 against now-cross town rivals the [[New York Knicks]], in what was planned to be a historic event; however, the game was canceled by NYC Mayor [[Michael Bloomberg]] due to mass transportation outages and a shortage of available police caused by [[Hurricane Sandy]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Chaban |first=Matt |date=October 31, 2012 |url=https://observer.com/2012/10/nets-dunked-by-sandy-mayor-bloomberg-cancels-thursdays-nets-knicks-opener-at-barclays-center |title=Nets Dunked By Sandy |work=New York Observer |access-date=December 13, 2012}}</ref>

The venue hosted the [[NBA draft]] starting with the [[2013 NBA draft|2013 event]] on June 27, 2013<ref>{{cite web|last=Harper|first=Zach|date=April 23, 2013|title=2013 NBA Draft will be held in Brooklyn at the Barclays Center|url=https://www.cbssports.com/nba/blog/eye-on-basketball/22132413/2013-nba-draft-will-be-held-in-brooklyn-at-the-barclays-center|work=CBS Sports|access-date=April 24, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514000104/https://www.cbssports.com/nba/blog/eye-on-basketball/22132413/2013-nba-draft-will-be-held-in-brooklyn-at-the-barclays-center|archive-date=May 14, 2013}}</ref> and it has been ever since, except the [[2020 NBA draft|2020 event]] was held via videoconferencing. In addition to that, they have also hosted the [[NBA All-Star Weekend]] festivities in [[2015 NBA All-Star Game|2015]].

Barclays Center was also the home for the [[Long Island Nets]] of the NBA Development League, now the [[NBA G League]], during the 2016–17 season while the [[Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum]] was being renovated for the 2017–18 season.

The first WNBA game held at Barclays Center came on May 14, 2021, when the host New York Liberty defeated the [[Indiana Fever]] 90–87. The arena hosted three games of the [[2024 WNBA Finals]], in which the Liberty won its first WNBA championship at home following a 67–62 win in Game 5 against the [[Minnesota Lynx]]. 

Due to the upcoming [[2024 NBA draft]], the Liberty's [[2024 WNBA Commissioner's Cup|Commissioner's Cup]] championship game against the Lynx was moved from Barclays Center to [[UBS Arena]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Feinberg |first1=Doug |title=Liberty to play Commissioner’s Cup final at UBS Arena in Long Island. Barclays out due to NBA draft |url=https://apnews.com/article/liberty-lynx-commissioners-cup-9b294ab6cc49ffc4b7f4389b2faa219a |access-date= June 21, 2024 |work= [[Associated Press]] |date= June 18, 2024}}</ref>

====College basketball====
Since its opening, the center has hosted a number of college basketball events. [[Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball|Kentucky]] and [[Maryland Terrapins men's basketball|Maryland]] signed multi-year agreements to play games at the arena after competing head-to-head in 2012.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/college/kentucky-maryland-multi-year-deal-play-barclays-center-article-1.1290820 |title=Kentucky and Maryland agree to multi-year agreements to play games at Barclays Center in Brooklyn |last=Brennan|first=Sean |date=March 16, 2013 | work=[[New York Daily News]]}}</ref> The arena hosts three early-season basketball tournaments: [[Barclays Center Classic]], [[Coaches vs. Cancer Classic]], and [[Legends Classic (basketball tournament)|Legends Classic]]. The arena has also been an alternate home arena for the [[LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds|LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds men's basketball]] (now [[LIU Sharks men's basketball]]) team since 2012.

The [[Atlantic 10 Conference]] announced Barclays Center as the new home of the conference's men's basketball tournament beginning in 2013.<ref>{{cite news |last=Katz |first=Andy |title=A-10 to hold tourney at Barclays |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7022534/atlantic-10-moving-conference-tournament-new-jersey-nets-arena |work=ESPN |date=September 27, 2011 |access-date=September 27, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930062153/https://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7022534/atlantic-10-moving-conference-tournament-new-jersey-nets-arena|archive-date=September 30, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Atlantic Coast Conference]] announced the 2017 and 2018 [[ACC men's basketball tournament]] to be hosted at the Barclays Center. This is a break of tradition from being hosted at the "unofficial" home of the tournament at the [[Greensboro Coliseum]] in [[Greensboro, North Carolina]] where it is usually held.<ref>{{cite web |date=March 26, 2013 |url=https://www.wralsportsfan.com/acc-postseason-tourney-headed-to-brooklyn-in-2017-2018/13513212/ |title=ACC: Postseason tourney headed to Brooklyn in 2017, 2018 |website=WRALSportsFan.com}}</ref> As part of a three-way agreement with Barclays and the ACC, the A-10 returned its men's basketball championship to the Barclays Center in 2019, 2020 (which was cancelled after the first round due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] and 2021 (which was moved to campus sites due the ongoing pandemic). The arena and the A-10 agreed to extend the partnership for the 2023 and 2024 championships.

In 2016, Barclays Center hosted games in the [[2016 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament]] for the first time. Notable moments at the Brooklyn site include a tip-in at the buzzer by Adam Woodbury to lift the [[2015-16 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team|Iowa Hawkeyes]] past [[2015-16 Temple Owls men's basketball team|Temple]] in overtime,<ref>{{cite news| url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/woodberrys-rebound-gives-iowa-72-70-ot-win-215503848--ncaab.html |title=Woodbury's rebound gives Iowa 72–70 OT win over Temple |last=O'Connell|first=Jim |date=March 18, 2016 |location=New York | agency=[[Associated Press]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322191156/https://sports.yahoo.com/news/woodberrys-rebound-gives-iowa-72-70-ot-win-215503848--ncaab.html |archive-date=March 22, 2016}}</ref> 14th-seeded [[2015-16 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team|Stephen F. Austin]]'s upset win over 3rd-seeded [[2015-16 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team|West Virginia]],<ref>{{cite news| url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/walkup-no-14-stephen-f-austin-upset-west-015754618--ncaab.html |title=Walkup, No. 14 Stephen F. Austin upset West Virginia 70–56 |last=Russo|first=Ralph D. |date=March 19, 2016 |location=New York | agency=[[Associated Press]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160321004337/https://sports.yahoo.com/news/walkup-no-14-stephen-f-austin-upset-west-015754618--ncaab.html |archive-date=March 21, 2016}}</ref> and Rex Plfueger's last-second tip-in to help [[2015-16 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team|Notre Dame]] avert an upset bid by Stephen F. Austin in the second round. The arena was scheduled to host an NCAA Regional in 2021; however, the NCAA moved all games of the [[2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2021 championship]] to the Indianapolis area. The arena and the Atlantic 10 will serve as a First and Second Round site for the [[2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2024 NCAA tournament]].

===Hockey===
[[File:Barclays Center - New York Islanders 03.jpg|thumb|right|The New York Islanders playing against the [[Washington Capitals]] in 2016]]
The [[New York Islanders]] moved from [[Nassau Coliseum]] to Barclays Center before the [[2015–16 NHL season]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Honan|first=Edith|title=New York Islanders to move to Brooklyn in 2015|url=http://ca.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idCABRE89N1B420121024|agency=Reuters Canada|access-date=October 24, 2012|date=October 24, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703050354/http://ca.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idCABRE89N1B420121024|archive-date=July 3, 2013}}</ref> The Islanders played the first NHL hockey game at Barclays Center in a preseason game on September 21, 2013, losing to the [[New Jersey Devils]] 3–0 in front of a crowd of 14,689. The first goal in the arena's history was scored by [[Jacob Josefson]] of the New Jersey Devils. An Islanders game was scheduled for the previous preseason but was canceled due to the [[2012–13 NHL lockout]]. The Islanders and Devils played again on September 26, 2014. This time, the Islanders defeated New Jersey 3–2 in a shootout. The first goal in Islanders Brooklyn history was scored in the first period on a power play (and a delayed penalty call) by defenseman [[Ryan Pulock]].

The first regular-season game was played on October 9, 2015, against the [[2015 Stanley Cup]] champions the [[Chicago Blackhawks]], who won the game 3–2 in overtime. This was the sixth NHL game at Barclays Center, following five total preseason contests (three in 2015), and one Islanders rookie scrimmage. The first NHL regular-season goal scored in the Barclays Center was a shorthanded goal by [[Artem Anisimov]] for the Blackhawks in the first period, while [[John Tavares]] scored in the second period and was the first Islander to do so.

The first [[Stanley Cup playoffs]] game at Barclays Center was held on April 17, 2016, when the Islanders defeated the [[Florida Panthers]] 4–3 in game three of the first-round series between the two teams. Seven nights later, the arena hosted game 6 of the series, which turned out to be the longest home game in Islanders history. In that game, the Islanders were trailing 1–0 when Tavares scored the game-tying goal with 53.2 seconds left in regulation; he would score the series-clinching goal in double overtime to give the Islanders their first playoff series win since 1993.

The Islanders moved to the newly constructed [[UBS Arena]] in 2021–22 season. New York State governor [[Andrew Cuomo]] announced on February 29, 2020, that the Islanders would play all home games in the 2020–21 season at [[Nassau Coliseum]], their former home.<ref name="nhl-2020-02-29">{{cite web | title=Islanders to host all Stanley Cup Playoff games at Nassau Coliseum|last=Compton|first=Brian|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/new-york-islanders-to-play-playoff-games-this-season-all-next-season-nassau-coliseum/c-315693992|publisher=[[National Hockey League]]|date=February 29, 2020|access-date=February 29, 2020}}</ref> It was also announced that the Islanders would play all of their home playoff games during the [[2020 Stanley Cup playoffs]] at Nassau Coliseum, meaning that their final game played at the Barclays Center was scheduled to be on March 22, 2020, against the [[Carolina Hurricanes]]. However, all NHL games were postponed on March 12 due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in North America]]. At that point in time, the Islanders had six home games left in the regular season, two in Brooklyn and four in Nassau County, as well as six road games, and were one point shy of the eighth and final playoff spot in the [[Eastern Conference (NHL)|Eastern Conference]]. While the Nassau Coliseum was closed indefinitely in June 2020, and the Islanders were reported to return to Barclays Center for the 2020–21 season if the Coliseum remained unavailable,<ref>{{cite news |title=Nassau Coliseum shuts down; Islanders' home uncertain |url=https://nationalpost.com/pmn/sports-pmn/nassau-coliseum-shuts-down-islanders-home-uncertain |work=NationalPost.com |publisher=[[Reuters]] |date=June 16, 2020 |access-date=July 31, 2020}}</ref> a new leaseholder allowed the Islanders to play their 2020–21 home games there, meaning the final game at Barclays Center was March 3, 2020, a 6–2 loss against the [[Montreal Canadiens]].<ref name="New leaseholder 2020a">{{cite web |last1=Baumbach |first1=Jim |title=Nassau reaches deal with developer to take over Coliseum lease |url=https://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/nassau-coliseum-mastroianni-curran-1.48307559 |website=Newsday |access-date=March 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200917182412/https://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/nassau-coliseum-mastroianni-curran-1.48307559 |archive-date=September 17, 2020 |date=August 20, 2020}}</ref><ref name="New leaseholder 2020b">{{cite web |last1=Baumbach |first1=Jim |last2=Ferrette |first2=Candice |title=New Coliseum leaseholder gets break on rent |url=https://www.newsday.com/long-island/politics/coliseum-nassau-mastroianni-lease-rent-1.50071056 |website=Newsday |access-date=March 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121061356/https://www.newsday.com/long-island/politics/coliseum-nassau-mastroianni-lease-rent-1.50071056 |archive-date=November 21, 2020 |date=November 20, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Gross |first1=Andrew |title=Islanders co-owner Jon Ledecky expects games at Nassau Coliseum if there are no NHL bubbles |url=https://www.newsday.com/sports/hockey/islanders/jon-ledecky-nhl-season-northwell-health-1.50099693 |website=Newsday |access-date=March 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201222070020/https://www.newsday.com/sports/hockey/islanders/jon-ledecky-nhl-season-northwell-health-1.50099693 |archive-date=December 22, 2020 |date=December 21, 2020}}</ref>

===Boxing===
Several boxing matches have taken place in the arena, including [[Danny Garcia vs. Zab Judah]] and [[Paulie Malignaggi vs. Adrien Broner]] in 2013, [[Ruslan Provodnikov]] vs. [[Chris Algieri]] in 2014, [[Deontay Wilder vs. Robert Helenius]] in 2022, and [[Devin Haney vs. Ryan Garcia]] in 2024.

===Mixed martial arts===
The venue hosted [[UFC 208: Holm vs. de Randamie]] on February 11, 2017, and it hosted [[UFC 223: Khabib vs. Iaquinta]] on April 7, 2018, and [[UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw]] on January 19, 2019.

===Gymnastics===
On November 6, 2016, the arena hosted the Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions 2016|url=https://www.barclayscenter.com/events/detail/kelloggs-tour-of-gymnastics-champions-2016|publisher=barclayscenter.com|access-date=March 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161017072016/https://www.barclayscenter.com/events/detail/kelloggs-tour-of-gymnastics-champions-2016|archive-date=October 17, 2016}}</ref>

===Music===
In addition to many concerts from various musical acts, the center hosted the [[2013 MTV Video Music Awards]] on August 25, 2013, bringing the show to a New York City borough other than Manhattan for the first time. The [[2020 MTV Video Music Awards|2020]] ceremony was supposed to take place in Barclays Center but due to COVID-19 restrictions, the ceremony took place outdoors in New York City instead. The show would later take place there for the [[2021 MTV Video Music Awards|2021]] ceremony.<ref>{{cite web|date=March 25, 2013|title=Barclays Center To Host 2013 MTV Video Music Awards|url=https://www.ny1.com/content/ny1_living/entertainment/179301/barclays-center-to-host-2013-mtv-video-music-awards|website=NY1|access-date=March 26, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130525144337/https://www.ny1.com/content/ny1_living/entertainment/179301/barclays-center-to-host-2013-mtv-video-music-awards |archive-date=May 25, 2013 }}</ref>

===Professional wrestling===
The arena has also hosted many [[WWE]] wrestling events since the arena's opening. The first show held at the venue was the ''[[TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2012)|Tables, Ladders, and Chairs]]'' PPV event which famously held the first match for [[The Shield (professional wrestling)|The Shield]] ([[Roman Reigns]], [[Seth Rollins]], and [[Dean Ambrose]]). They would continue to hold several ''[[WWE Raw]]'' episodes including its [[WWE Raw 25|25th anniversary episode]] in January 2018.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Herzog|first=Kenny|date=January 19, 2018|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/sports/features/monday-night-raw-25th-anniversary-wwe-superstar-triple-h-w515638|title=Triple H Is Already Thinking About Tuesday Morning|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=January 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180120200537/https://www.rollingstone.com/sports/features/monday-night-raw-25th-anniversary-wwe-superstar-triple-h-w515638|archive-date=January 20, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cagesideseats.com/wwe/2018/1/22/16920886/sneak-peak-pics-raw-25-manhattan-center-set-scott-hall|title=Scott Hall gives us a sneak peak[sic] of Raw 25's Manhattan Center set|work=Cageside Seats|last=Reuter|first=Sean|date=January 22, 2018|access-date=January 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180123010439/https://www.cagesideseats.com/wwe/2018/1/22/16920886/sneak-peak-pics-raw-25-manhattan-center-set-scott-hall|archive-date=January 23, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> In August 2015, Barclays Center hosted [[SummerSlam (2015)|SummerSlam]] along with [[NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn]] the night before and a post-SummerSlam ''Raw'' the next day, resulting in three consecutive nights of sellouts. They would continue annual weekends of SummerSlam events for the next three years with the inclusion of a post-SummerSlam ''[[SmackDown Live]]'' broadcast to the events.<ref name=tagline>{{cite web|author=WWE.com Staff|date=September 28, 2015|title=WWE SummerSlam returns to Barclays Center in 2016 and 2017|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam/summerslam-barclays-center-brooklyn-2016-2017|work=[[WWE]]|access-date=September 28, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150930201817/https://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam/summerslam-barclays-center-brooklyn-2016-2017-27967171|archive-date=September 30, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=SummerSlam 2018 Travel Packages available Jan. 31 at 10 a.m. ET|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam/article/summerslam-travel-packages-2018|work=[[WWE]]|date=January 23, 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180124083640/https://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam/article/summerslam-travel-packages-2018|archive-date=January 24, 2018}}</ref>

The arena held another weekend of events in April 2019 for [[WrestleMania 35]]. This weekend included [[NXT TakeOver: New York]], the 2019 [[WWE Hall of Fame]] induction ceremony, along with post-WrestleMania editions of ''Raw'' and ''SmackDown Live''.<ref>{{cite web|title=WrestleMania 35 Travel Packages will be available Monday, Nov. 5 at 12 p.m. noon ET|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/article/wrestlemania-35-travel-package|work=[[WWE]]|date=October 29, 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181029170607/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/article/wrestlemania-35-travel-packages|archive-date=October 29, 2018}}</ref> In addition, the arena hosted [[Survivor Series (2021)|Survivor Series]] on November 21, 2021, followed by ''Raw'' the next day.<ref name="2021confirmed">{{cite web|last=Lambert|first=Jeremy|title=WWE Announces Tour Schedule Through The End Of 2021 Including Survivor Series Date And Location|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/wwe-announces-tour-schedule-through-end-2021|work=Fightful|date=August 16, 2021|access-date=March 3, 2023|archive-date=August 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816141826/https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/wwe-announces-tour-schedule-through-end-2021|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Esports===
The arena has hosted ESL One New York in October 2016,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.barclayscenter.com/events/detail/esl-one-new-york|title=ESL One New York|last=Center|first=Barclays|website=www.barclayscenter.com|access-date=October 3, 2019}}</ref> September 2017,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.barclayscenter.com/events/detail/esl-one-new-york-2017|title=ESL One New York|last=Center|first=Barclays|website=www.barclayscenter.com|access-date=October 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170814005525/https://www.barclayscenter.com/events/detail/esl-one-new-york-2017|archive-date=August 14, 2017}}</ref> September 2018,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.barclayscenter.com/events/detail/esl-one-new-york-powered-by-intel-2018|title=ESL One New York powered by Intel|last=Center|first=Barclays|website=www.barclayscenter.com|access-date=October 3, 2019}}</ref> and September 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.barclayscenter.com/events/detail/esl-one-new-york-2019|title=ESL One New York 2019|last=Center|first=Barclays|website=www.barclayscenter.com|access-date=October 3, 2019}}</ref>

In May 2018, [[Blizzard Entertainment]] announced the Grand Finals for the inaugural season of the [[Overwatch League]] would be held at Barclays Center. The event was held on July 27–28, 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/23445673/barclays-center-host-inaugural-overwatch-league-finals|title=Barclays Center to host Overwatch League finals|work=ESPN.com|access-date=June 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512115958/https://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/23445673/barclays-center-host-inaugural-overwatch-league-finals|archive-date=May 12, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Bull riding===
In 2024, Barclays Center became the home venue of the New York Mavericks; one of ten bull riding teams of the [[Professional Bull Riders]] (PBR) Team Series held in the summer and autumn. Each team has their own hometown event. There are also two "neutral site" events during the season, which culminates at [[T-Mobile Arena]] in [[Las Vegas|Las Vegas, Nevada]], in October to determine the PBR Team Series Champion.<ref>{{cite web|last=Camille|first=Jada|date=August 13, 2024|title=Mavericks make history! Brooklyn's first bull-riding team secures back-to-back wins in historic showdown|url=https://www.brooklynpaper.com/mavericks-make-history-wins-showdown/|website=Brooklyn Paper|access-date=August 17, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240813225429/https://www.brooklynpaper.com/mavericks-make-history-wins-showdown/|archive-date=August 13, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> 

In 2025, the New York Mavericks changed their home venue to [[UBS Arena]].<ref>{{cite web|title=New York Mavericks announce homestead move to UBS Arena|url=https://www.pbr.com/news/2025/01/new-york-mavericks-announce-homestand-move-to-ubs-arena/|website=Professional Bull Riders|access-date=January 6, 2025}}</ref>

===Commencement ceremonies===
Barclays Center became the location of [[Brooklyn College]]'s annual commencement venue ever since 2017 when U.S. Senator [[Bernie Sanders]] returned to his hometown and delivered the address,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.brooklyn.edu/bc-news/bernie-sanders-inspires-the-brooklyn-college-class-of-2017-at-commencement-ceremony-held-at-the-barclays-center/ |title=Bernie Sanders Inspires the Brooklyn College Class of 2017 at Commencement Ceremony Held at the Barclays Center }}</ref> except 2020 and 2021 due to [[COVID-19 pandemic]] and had to be held virtually. 

23 May, 2025, marks the 100th annual commencement of [[Brooklyn College]] and it's to be held at Barclays Center.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.brooklyn.edu/dosa/administrative-services/graduation/commencement/ |title=100th Annual Commencement  May 23, 2025, Barclays Center }}</ref>

==Issues==

===Legal actions===
During its construction, the center was the source of a number of controversies involving local residents, the use of [[eminent domain]], potential environmental impact, lack of continued public financing, as well as a major economic downturn that delayed the project.<ref name="nytimes.com"/> The [[New York Supreme Court]] ruled in favor of Ratner on May 16, 2009. Opponents appealed the court decision, and a hearing for the appeal was scheduled for October 14, 2009, with a decision to be issued no sooner than November 25.<ref name="Thompson"/>

On November 24, 2009, the [[New York Court of Appeals]] ruled in favor of the state using eminent domain for the project. [[Empire State Development Corporation]] Vice President Warner Johnston indicated that the agency is committed to seeing the project completed and said "we can now move forward with development."<ref name="nj.com"/>

Barclays Center was accused of mistreating [[luxury box]] holders who are African-American. Three employees of Ludwig's Pharmacy in Prospect Heights claimed in a lawsuit filed in October 2013 that they were singled out for bad treatment at the arena because they are black.<ref>{{cite web|last=Evans|first=Lauren|date=October 31, 2013|title=Luxury Box Holders Accuse Barclays Center Of Racism, File $4 Million Lawsuit|url=https://gothamist.com/2013/10/31/box_holders_accuse_barclays_center.php|work=Gothamist|access-date=November 3, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102225014/https://gothamist.com/2013/10/31/box_holders_accuse_barclays_center.php|archive-date=November 2, 2013}}</ref> In 2016, the federal lawsuit was summarily dismissed. https://casetext.com/case/ludwigs-drug-store-inc-v-forest-city-enters-inc 

===Labor issues===
A group of 120 part-time construction workers who work to convert the arena from a concert hall to a sports venue unsuccessfully tried to switch unions in February 2013. The pay for part-time work is structured differently than that of the same work at [[Madison Square Garden]], and workers have complained about not being able to make a living on one-day-a-month work at $14/hour, and being barred from collecting unemployment.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20130228/BLOGS04/130229858|title=Barclays Workers Fail to Break From Union|last=Bragg|first=Chris|date=February 28, 2013|work=Crain's New York Business}}</ref>

===Quality as a hockey venue===
[[File:Barclays Center - New York Islanders 02.jpg|thumb|right|Seats with obstructed view]]
As the arena was not originally designed with hockey in mind, the New York Islanders' move to Barclays Center resulted in complaints about seats with obstructed views and the arena's ice quality.

Some seats were singled out for having poor and obstructed sightlines during hockey games.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-best-and-worst-seats-in-hockey-1443832148|title=The Good Views and Bad Views About Barclays Center|last=Raskin|first=Alex|date=October 2, 2015|work=The Wall Street Journal}}</ref> ''[[Business Insider]]'' has called sections 201 to 204 and 228 to 231, "the worst seat in American professional sports".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/barclays-center-new-york-islanders-seats-2015-10|title=Brooklyn's Barclays Center might have the worst seat in American professional sports|last=Garber|first=Jonathan|date=October 12, 2015|work=Business Insider}}</ref> In an interview with ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'', Barclays Center CEO Brett Yormark acknowledged the issue, but insisted nothing can be done: "There's really nothing we're going to do from a capital improvement standpoint. You can watch the game on your mobile device. The game is on the scoreboard."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/nhl/2016/02/03/new-york-islanders-barclays-center-troubles-brett-yormark-interview|title=Islanders tackling many challenges during first season in Brooklyn|last=Fuchs|first=Jeremy|date=February 3, 2016|magazine=Sports Illustrated}}</ref> There have also been complaints over the quality of the ice during hockey games. The arena uses [[PVC piping]] instead of steel piping under the ice surface, making it much harder to maintain ice consistent with NHL standards for quality and temperature.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.lighthousehockey.com/2016/10/22/13369316/barclays-center-ice-islanders-complaints|title=In Year 2, Barclays Center Ice Still a Problem|date=October 22, 2016|work=lighthousehockey.com}}</ref>

===SeatGeek technical issues===
[[SeatGeek]]'s time as the ticketing provider for events at the arena was met with multiple technical issues, as well as lower than expected ticket sales for concerts that were partly caused by these issues. ''Billboard'' reported that a 2021 New Year's Eve show by [[The Strokes]] (which was later delayed to April 2022 due to concerns over the [[SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant|Omicron COVID-19 variant]]) experienced technical issues during a presale that cost the band hundreds of thousands of dollars according to their booking agents (the show ended up only selling 13,548 tickets and grossing $1,570,000 in total, which was 2,000 tickets and $400,000 less than the group's 2019 New Year's Eve show at the arena, which their booking agents blamed on SeatGeek's user interface and not the popularity of the band). In addition, a show by [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]] as part of their [[The Last Domino? Tour]] that was booked for the arena due to high demand for the tour's other shows in New York also experienced technical issues after tickets went on sale and saw lower than expected ticket sales, which led to the show later being canceled.<ref name=":1" />{{Clear}}

==Gallery==
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File:Barclays Center - front view.jpg|Barclays Center as seen on 2 May, 2025 near subway station entrance
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