About Atlantic Ave - Barclays Center
Atlantic Avenue - Barclays Center is the primary transit hub for Brooklyn, with nine subway lines converging - more lines than anywhere except Times Square. Barclays Center (above the station) is Brooklyn's premier sports and entertainment venue, home to the Brooklyn Nets NBA team. The surrounding neighborhoods of Park Slope, Boerum Hill and Fort Greene contain some of Brooklyn's finest brownstone architecture, boutique restaurants and the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
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Traveller Tips
- 1Barclays Center hosts NBA games (Brooklyn Nets), concerts and boxing - book through Ticketmaster
- 2Park Slope neighbourhood (walk west on Atlantic Ave) has excellent weekend brunch options
- 3Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) is a 10-minute walk and is Brooklyn's most important arts institution
- 4Smorgasburg food market (Saturdays at Prospect Park) is a 20-minute walk south
- 5The Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) connection at Atlantic Terminal serves Long Island
Accessibility
✓Wheelchair accessible
✓Step-free access
✓Audio announcements
✓Visual displays
✓Accessible toilets
✓Tactile guides
Facilities
Toilets
ATMs
Free Wi-Fi
Shops
Cafés
Info Desk
Nearby Attractions
Barclays Center
Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM)
Park Slope
Boerum Hill
Fort Greene Park
Atlantic Terminal (LIRR)
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Zone 2
Travel Zone
Est. 1908
Zone 2 Stations
Step-free access available