‘Wrigley’ Nets plan
They want the Brooklyn Nets to be more like the Chicago Cubs — except without all the losing.
Frustrated over Barclays Center developer Forest City Ratner’s plans for dealing with local traffic and other quality-of-life issues once the Nets’ new arena opens in September, civic groups and elected officials yesterday unveiled their own Wrigley Field-inspired plan for arena patrons.
It rips a page out of the Chi-town playbook, including advocating for residential permit parking in Park Slope and other densely populated neighborhoods near Barclays Center.
The plan also follows the Cubs’ lead by having Nets brass dig deep into their pockets to provide extra sanitation services and more traffic cops near Barclays Center. The Cubs in 2011 shelled out $750,000 to fund such measures.
