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waterfront museum
[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: coney island | space type: nonprofit museum | active since: 1985 …
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pioneer works
space type: nonprofit, skillshare, gallery | neighborhood: red hook | active since: 2012 | links: website, facebook, twitter, wikipedia Pioneer Works is huge. It’s around 27,000 square feet with 40-foot ceilings, which is just truly, absolutely …
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brooklyn historical society
space type: museum, nonprofit | neighborhood: brooklyn heights | active since: 1863 | links: website, facebook, twitter The Brooklyn Historical Society is definitely a bit more conventional than the spaces I usually cover here. But this is a …
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brooklyn lyceum
space type: performance venue | neighborhood: park slope | active since: 1910 | links: website, facebook, twitter This is by far the oldest space I’ve written about. It was built in 1910 as a public bathhouse, boasting 100 …
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gemini & scorpio loft
neighborhood: gowanus | space type: art & events | active since: 2011 | links: website, facebook, twitter, flickr For ten years, Gemini & Scorpio have been throwing huge, immersive themed parties, consistently positioning themselves at the …
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broken angel
neighborhood: clinton hill | space type: living space, maker | active since: 1979 | links: facebook, flickr This article was written for Hyperallergic. See the original here. Most of the coverage you’ll find about the Broken Angel, a …
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south oxford space
space type: rehearsal & performance space | neighborhood: ft. greene | active since: 2000 | links: website, facebook A.R.T. New York (the Alliance of Resident Theatres) has been supporting nonprofit theatre groups for forty years. They provide all …
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the schoolhouse
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 …
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trinity project
neighborhood: east williamsburg | space type: nonprofit, art studios | active: 2009–2012 | link: facebook The Trinity Project is a fantastic, pioneering nonprofit organization working to integrate artists more completely into the communities where they live. It’s an alliance between …
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breuckelen distilling co.
neighborhood: sunset park | space type: commercial | active since: 2010 | links: website, facebook, twitter Brooklynites are makers. We make everything, no matter how weird or difficult. We make gardens in abandoned lots, screen-printed skateboards…
