NEW YORK—New York’s leading politicians pitched the Barclays Center in Brooklyn as the perfect venue for the 2016 Democratic National Convention on Monday to visiting DNC officials, who are on a two-day tour of the city hosted by mayor de Blasio.
Brooklynites have been generally welcoming of the Barclays Center, new home turf for the Brooklyn Nets; but the building’s distinctive architectural design has elicited mixed opinions.