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by electricslpnsld 2931 days ago
> taking over a 75,000-square-foot space in South Williamsburg occupied in part by Death by Audio, a local music venue

RIP, DBA! I always found it somewhat ironic that Vice, with roots in being edgy and punk, drove away one of Brooklyn’s top DIY edgy music venues. With Silent Barn also closing it’s been a sad five years for DIY in Brooklyn. :(
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mtalantikite 2931 days ago
Also Glasslands and 285 Kent all in that same block! Sometimes it’s hard to believe how wild things really were 10 years ago.
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electricslpnsld 2931 days ago
> Sometimes it’s hard to believe how wild things really were 10 years ago.

Tell me about it! I moved into a (100% illegal) squat off the Morgan stop in 2008 after high school... that neighborhood was blast back then. The bicycle club below us was shut down because they were moving automatic weapons through a daycare center (who sends their toddlers to an MC-run daycare center?). Kind of crazy how quickly NYC has changed!

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