Category Archives: communal living

mas house

16 May Filed under activism, bed-stuy, brooklyn spaces book, closed, communal living.

[I’m counting down to the release of the Brooklyn Spaces book by doing one mini-post per day, sharing teasers of some of the places you’ll find in it.]

neighborhood: bed-stuy | space type: communal living | active: 2009–2015 | links:…

silent barn redux

17 Jul Filed under art collective, art gallery, art studios, bushwick, communal living, community space, living space, music, parties, performance. 7 Comments.

neighborhood: ridgewood | space type: music, art, events | active since: 2013 | links: website, facebook, twitter

By now everyone probably knows the storied history of the Silent Barn. The band Skeletons started the DIY venue in their …

dead herring

23 Jan Filed under closed, communal living, living space, music, performance, underground, williamsburg. 10 Comments.

space type: apartment & music | neighborhood: williamsburg | active: 2007–2013 | links: myspace, facebook, twitter

For most of its run, Dead Herring—an apartment that sometimes doubled as a DIY music and occasional theatre space was fairly averse …

the schoolhouse

4 Sep Filed under art collective, bushwick, communal living, historic, living space. 17 Comments.

neighborhood: bushwick | space type: art collective | active since: 1996 | links: facebook

According to The Bushwiki, PS 52 was built in 1883 and served as an arts-intensive elementary school until 1945, when it was sold for use …

hive nyc

15 Jun Filed under art collective, bushwick, communal living, living space. 16 Comments.

neighborhood: bushwick | space type: art collective | active since: 2011 | links: website, facebook, twitter

During this year’s Bushwick Open Studios, I had an ambitious roster of spaces to hit, and by a fortuitous chance, one …

treehaus

25 Apr Filed under bed-stuy, communal living, living space. 5 Comments.

neighborhood: bed-stuy | active since: 2007 | space type: community house | links: website, tumblr, facebook

Treehaus is a collective home centered around sustainability, open communication, respect, and cooking. There are thirteen members of the collective sharing a …

newsonic loft

15 Apr Filed under closed, communal living, living space, music, parties, underground, williamsburg. 12 Comments.

neighborhood: williamsburg | space type: music & parties | active: 2000–2011 | links: website

all photos by Maximus Comissar

Newsonic was terrific. It was way way out at the edge of South Williamsburg, virtually unmarked, and a complete shock when …

jerkhaus

11 Mar Filed under closed, communal living, living space, music, sunset park. 6 Comments.

neighborhood: sunset park | space type: music & living space | active: 2004–2011 | links: none (sorry!)

The Jerkhaus is an incredibly lived-in communal-housing and punk-show space. They’ve had almost sixty roommates over the seven years the house has been …