Just when Park Slope locals were beginning to get used to the idea that  there will be noise and traffic in and around the Barclays Center due to Nets basketball games and concerts, the game changes again.

Literally.

Yesterday the New York Islanders owner Charles Wang announced that the team will move to Brooklyn once their lease at Nassau Coliseum expires after the 2014-15 season. That means that locals can expect 15,000 hardcore fans per game. Hopefully, the Long Island fans who attend the games will use the Long Island Railroad and NOT their cars.

Bruce Ratner may have had dreams of a hockey team at the arena, but nobody asked the residents of the surrounding neighborhoods. It just shows you that once a stadium is built, the owners (and the city) can do anything they damn please with it without consulting the community.

Mind you, the Barclays Center was not designed with a hockey rink in mind. When games are played there many seats will be left empty to accommodate the playing area, which is larger than a basketball court.

In fact, the Barclay’s Center will be the smallest arena in the NHL, holding about 14,500 fans. Now they’re trying to figure out how to squeeze in 500 more people.