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No Cheers in Brooklyn for Replacing Freddy's Bar

By Dana ChivvisMay 22nd 2010 – 5:14PM
Dana Chivvis, AOL

Dana Chivvis, AOL

NEW YORK (May 22) -- Mikhail Prokhorov, the new owner of the New Jersey Nets, blitzed the media earlier this week, entertaining the press with an artillery of one-liners. In some ways, the story of Prokhorov's latest purchase does seem like a joke: A 44-year-old Russian billionaire, known for being a playboy, buys the...

Newark Mayor Suggests Nets Could Be Up for Sale, Moved Soon

By Tom ZillerMay 16th 2009 – 3:15PM

Newark and the Nets have an uneasy relationship right now. The Nets, waiting for Brooklyn, play in the contemptible IZOD Center, a cavernous, inconveniently located mess, up in East Rutherford. Newark has a shiny new gym, the Prudential Center, home of the Devils and (occasionally) the JoBros. Newark would like the Nets to...

Background on Atlantic Yards

The Atlantic Yards is a mixed-use commercial and residential development project of 16 high-rise buildings, under construction in Prospect Heights, adjacent to Downtown Brooklyn and Fort Greene in Brooklyn, New York City.

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