What is Barclays Center?
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2020}} {{Infobox stadium | stadium_name = Barclays Center | logo_image = | image = [[File:Barclays_Center_western_side.jpg|250px]] | caption = The western entrance of Barclays Center, taken from the corner of Atlantic Avenue and Flatbush Avenue. | location = 620 [[Atlantic Avenue (New York City)|Atlantic Avenue]], [[Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]] 11217, [[United States]] | coordinates = {{Coord|40|40|57.54|N|73|58|28.88|W|}} | broke_ground = March 11, 2010 | opened = September 21, 2012 | owner = Forest City Enterprises (majority)<br>[[Mikhail Prokhorov#ONEXIM Group|ONEXIM Sports & Entertainment]] (minority) | seating_capacity = [[Basketball]]: 17,732<br>[[Ice hockey]]: 15,813<br>Concert: 19,000 | tenants = [[Brooklyn Nets]] ([[National Basketball Association|NBA]]) (2012–present)<br>[[New York Islanders]] ([[National Hockey League|NHL]]) (2015-2020) | acreage = | website = [http://www.barclayscenter.com Official website] |cost = $1 billion}} '''Barclays Center''' is an indoor arena in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]]. It is about {{convert|5|mi}} east of downtown [[New York City]]. The arena is the home court for the [[Brooklyn Nets]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA) and the arena for the [[New York Islanders]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). The arena was opened on September 21, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.barclayscenter.com/news/detail/barclays-center-the-new-jewel-in-new-yorks-crown-opens-its-doors|access-date=2014-09-22|title=Barclays Center, the new jewel in New York's crown, opens its doors|publisher=Barclays Center}}</ref> The arena cost more than US$1 billion to build.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-09-26/jay-z-concerts-to-open-rusty-1-billion-barclays-center.html|access-date=2014-09-23|title=Jay-Z Concerts to Open Rusty $1 Billion Barclays Center|publisher=Bloomberg News}}</ref>