I wonder what else was rushed in the push to finish the Barclays Center

[concise]

Atlantic Yards Report: Barclays Center opened with defective bolts, not disclosed fully to Department of Buildings; problem hints at why ESD, construction monitor have obscured the issue

The New York Times a scoop today, Problem With Weak Bolts Has Complicated the Barclays Center’s Early Days, reveals that the arena opened even as the developer acknowledged that more than 1700 defective, weak bolts had been used to attach the facade.

The article suggests that the city Department of Buildings (DOB) was not sufficiently informed by developer Forest City Ratner about the bolts, which were half as strong as requested.

Moreover, unmentioned in the article, neither Empire State Development, the state agency overseeing the arena, nor the construction monitor for bondholders have been fully forthcoming about this issue.

 

[DStyles]

 

[malbaker86]

 

[boskey]

Ratner and the Russian about to toss Hov under the bus for this. Those were Rocawear bolts...

 

[Tony D'Amato]

Its amazing how much better the Garden looks compared to Barclays considering it's age.

Which building is more comfortable for fans?

 

[DaRock]

Ratner and the Russian about to toss Hov under the bus for this. Those were Rocawear bolts...

 

[James Worthy]

Ratner and the Russian about to toss Hov under the bus for this. Those were Rocawear bolts...

 

[Heretic]

Ratner and the Russian about to toss Hov under the bus for this. Those were Rocawear bolts...

shyt they mighta even been team roc or state prop bolts breh... either way, I see beans ultimately catchin the flack for this shyt lol

 

[ThaBronxBully]

Looked Good At First Glance But Now It's Falling Apart, Sounds Just Like The Team That Plays In It

 

[NYC Rebel]

fukk Bruce Ratner.

 

[Da King]

the Bolts are weak? SMMFH

 

[FAH1223]

their hardwood looks nasty on tv.. do these nikkas wax the floors?

 

[thelonious21]

Ratner and the Russian about to toss Hov under the bus for this. Those were Rocawear bolts...

And.. you know it's goin to end up Dames fault in the end

 

[Lucky_Lefty]

Memphis Bleek will fall on the sword for this, he's already a millionaire

 

[Montez]

And.. you know it's goin to end up Dames fault in the end

Un fukked up and made Jay take the blame.