Downtown Brooklyn, Boerum Hill and Prospect Heights
NU Hotel Brooklyn
A boutique hotel on Smith Street with artist-painted NU Perspective rooms and continental breakfast included. Its FAQ puts the arena at a 17-minute walk, citing Google Maps.
The hotel has no parking; an independently owned garage is next door. The minimum check-in age is 21.
Getting to the game
Walk to the arena. NU Hotel puts it at a 17-minute walk, citing Google Maps. The Main Atrium Entrance is at the corner of Flatbush and Atlantic Avenues.
Getting back
Walk back the way you came. All exits are final, so you can’t step out and come back in.
The hotel’s pages give different distances to the arena: 1 mile and a 7-minute drive on one, 1.6 miles and a 20-minute walk on another. The hotel doesn’t allow pets.
Getting to the game
Take the R to Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr, directly below the arena: two stops from 4 Av-9 St, the hotel’s nearest station, or one stop from Union St.
Getting back
Ride the R back from Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr to Union St or 4 Av-9 St.
From Downtown Brooklyn on footDowntown Brooklyn, Boerum Hill and Prospect Heightswalk
Getting there
Walk to the arena along Atlantic Avenue or Flatbush Avenue. NU Hotel puts it at a 17-minute walk. Use the entrance your ticket names: the Main Atrium is at Flatbush and Atlantic, and the Dean Entrance is on Dean Street.
Getting back
Walk back the way you came. All exits are final.
The Flatbush Entrance is temporarily closed; the arena says to use the Main Atrium or Dean Entrance instead. Bags larger than 10 × 6 × 2 inches aren’t allowed, and there’s no bag check.
From DUMBO and Brooklyn Heights on the 2 or 3DUMBO and Brooklyn Heightstransit
Getting there
Take the 2 or 3 from Clark St to Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr, which the arena says is directly below it. There’s no transfer.
Getting back
Board the 2 or 3 at Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr back to Clark St.
MTA line maps show weekday service; weekend and late-night service can differ, and the 3 doesn’t run late nights. Check the MTA before a late ride home.
From Park Slope on the RPark Slope, Gowanus and Carroll Gardenstransit
Getting there
Take the R from 4 Av-9 St, the hotel’s nearest station, two stops to Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr, directly below the arena. From Union St it’s one stop.
Getting back
Ride the R back from Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr to Union St or 4 Av-9 St.
MTA line maps show weekday service; weekend and late-night service can differ. Hotel Le Bleu’s free parking lets you drive instead, but the arena’s garage list gives no prices.
From Williamsburg on the L and GWilliamsburgtransit
Getting there
Take the L from Bedford Av one stop to Lorimer St and change to the G at Metropolitan Av. Ride the G to Fulton St, exit at Fulton Street and Lafayette Avenue, and walk two blocks south to the arena.
Getting back
Walk back to Fulton St, ride the G to Metropolitan Av and change to the L for Bedford Av.
MTA line maps show weekday service; weekend and late-night service can differ, so check the MTA before a late ride home.
Downtown Brooklyn, Boerum Hill and Prospect HeightsWalking to the game and the most restaurant choice
Stay in the neighborhoods that ring the arena and walk to the game, with Junior’s and DeKalb Market Hall on Flatbush Avenue Extension, north of the arena.
To the arena
Walk to the arena. NU Hotel puts it at a 17-minute walk, citing Google Maps. The Main Atrium Entrance is at the corner of Flatbush and Atlantic Avenues.
After the game
Walk back the way you came. All exits are final, so you can’t step out and come back in.
The tradeoff
This guide lists one hotel here, NU Hotel Brooklyn, which has no parking of its own and a minimum check-in age of 21.