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That Brooklyn Night Bazaar Ain't Happening
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John Del Signore
Published Mar 30, 2011
Modified Mar 30, 2011
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The NIMBY fun police in Greenpoint has put the kibosh on what was to have been the Brooklyn Night Bazaar, a 100,000 square foot arts and crafts market with a beer and wine garden, nightly performances from "emerging bands," and large scale art installations. Rowdy freaks who enjoy eating, drinking, and listening to live music outside on the banks of the river on a summer night will have to go elsewhere to get their perverted kicks this summer (unfortunately, the Water Taxi Beach in Long Island City is also on the rocks).
Although the event's producer Aaron Broudo had backed off plans to keep the party going until 2 a.m. on weekends—instead offering to pull the plug at midnight with live music stopping at 10 p.m.—that wasn't good enough for local residents. Some worried about the trash, others were concerned about the noise keeping them up at night. Their heated opposition at two meetings this week made an impact, and in the end, New York City saved its reputation as America's sleepiest little hamlet.
But Broudo tells us that even though he's pulled the plug on the idea—for which he raised thousands of dollars—he's going to try again next year at the same spot.
"We added everything up and last night made a decision to put things on hold this year," Broudo explains. "The community opposition was a little too strong and we weren't interested in stepping out with that kind of local animosity. We're going to take the next year to solicit more feedback and hopefully partner with some local community groups to come up with an event Greenpoint can rally around rather than be suspicious or feel like it's not in their best interest."
Broudo also pointed out that with so many permits in process, "there's a lot less chance of getting them all approved in this atmosphere." Oh well, there's always 2012. Of course, that also gives local residents plenty of time to solidify their opposition to make sure the location remains an unused vacant lot surrounded by light manufacturing, just as nature intended.
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John Del Signore
Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.
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