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chicken hut
[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. This is the last one—the book is out tomorrow!] neighborhood: bed-stuy | …
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the spectrum
[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: east williamsburg | space type: performance venue | active since: 2011 …
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mister rogers
[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: crown heights | space type: performance venue & coworking | active …
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12-turn-13
space type: parties, events | neighborhood: clinton hill | active since: 1998 | links: website, facebook Art party space 12-turn-13 sits in a huge industrial building dating back to the 1930s, one of only two remaining structures from the …
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silent barn redux
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 …
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running rebel studios (formerly semi-legit)
neighborhood: bushwick | space type: commercial space | active since: 2010 | links: running rebel (website, facebook); proliferation publishing (website, facebook) One of the reasons I started this project is that I was alarmed …
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greenroom brooklyn
neighborhood: bushwick | space type: apartment & party space | active since: 2010 | links: website, facebook, twitter Self-described as “Brooklyn’s underground launchpad for performing artists,” Greenroom Brooklyn is run by violinist and dancer Johnny Arco, with …
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the lab (electric warehouse)
neighborhood: bed-stuy | space type: parties | active since: ? | links: website The Lab—or as it’s known to the dance kids and hipsters, Electric Warehouse—is a 10,000-sq-ft underground party space deep in Bed-Stuy. Once upon a time it was …
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red lotus room
space type: parties | neighborhood: crown heights | active since: 2009 | link: blog, facebook The Red Lotus Room is breathtaking. The first time I went was for BANZAI!!!!!, a surreally crazy art and performance party, full of …
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treehaus
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 …