Brook-lyn chant at the DNC Convention?

2015 All-Star New York Basketball
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The Barclays Center could host the DNC

On Monday officials from the Democratic National Committee (DNC) plan to visit the Barclays Center as part of a two-day tour intended to exhibit Brooklyn as a viable host for the party’s 2016 Presidential Convention.

The Associated Press reports that New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, a borough resident, and host of other New York officials will escort members of the DNC’s Technical Advisory Group around Brooklyn and Manhattan to sell Brooklyn as an acceptable destination. Since the Borough’s hotels cannot accommodate all the expected visitors, Manhattan’s hospitality sector and the City’s public transit systems are also central to the presentation.

The DNC visitors will take in the usual sights: The Brooklyn Bridge and the Brooklyn Academy of Arts, but The Brooklyn Nets franchise also features prominently in the pitch. The Nets’ home, the Barclays Center, will host the Convention’s main activities and DNC participants will receive customized Nets jerseys. The Brooklyn Game sources added that the retirement of The Brooklyn Knight increased the Borough’s chances of landing the convention exponentially.

Best of luck, Brooklyn. A party convention is an economic boon regardless of party affiliation.

AP – NYC to showcase Brooklyn to Dems in convention bid