Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment

Company profile

Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment company profile

Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment (BSE) develops and operates state-of-the-art venues and manages premier sports franchises, delivering dynamic content and experiences for audiences. BSE oversees programming, marketing, sales, and operations for Barclays Center and Long Island’s NYCB LIVE, home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, and manages and controls the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets and its Development League team, the Long Island Nets, as well as the business operations of the NHL’s New York Islanders. Barclays Center, which opened on September 28, 2012, offers 17,732 seats for basketball, 15,795 for hockey, and up to 19,000 seats for concerts, and has 101 luxury suites, four bars/lounges, four clubs, and 40/40 CLUB & Restaurant by Tanduay. NYCB LIVE, reopened on April 5, 2017 after extensive renovations and offers 13,000 seats for hockey, 13,500 for basketball and 14,500 for standard concert configurations, with the ability to flex up. The bowl also has the Coastline Theater set up seating option that can accommodate 4,000 guests. With a focus on emerging businesses, BSE identifies and creates alliances, strategic partners and other business opportunities to ensure the success of its assets.