Brooklyn Vegan is reporting that Studio B is set to close by the end of July. The Greenpoint club, located at 259 Banker St., has already switched management once this year, opening a rowdy rooftop area that has angered sleepy neighbors. News of the closing of the popular venue has sparked a venomous exchange online, as commenters search for someone to blame for the demise.
It's just another day in the episodic battle
between New York's nightclub patrons and the neighbors who want quiet.
A little more than two weeks ago, the Brooklyn Paper reported that the
North Brooklyn Community Board 1 unanimously recommended that Studio
B's liquor license not be renewed. This was yet another move by the
neighborhood to shut down the late-night partying. New York Magazine
posted a blog yesterday with some of the best comments, both sides
accusing each other of being "whiny" and (gasp) "suburban:"
"Studio B always seemed to me to be better suited for a small college town that had just discovered dance music. Would have made better sense to have a giant parking lot for the suburban dregs that congregate there."
"Nah, more like the neighborhood got invaded by whiny little self-important ninnies that thought they were still back in the midwestern suburbs. They couldn't understand why anyone would want to dance until the wee hours of the morning, so they started crying about it to local politicians."
"I am happy that the young hipsters are having fun getting drunk and dancing and yelling. Just don't want them doing it in my living room on a Sunday afternoon while I'm trying to relax. I can't even open my window… Want to be like Ghandi, but starting to feel more like Malcolm X."
"The fact remains that that club sucked, and so did the people who ran it. They got every bit of hassle that they deserved. Nobody in that area of Greenpoint will miss them."
Meanwhile, the dispute remains online as crotchety neighbors and club-goers furiously type away their frustration, nearly drowning out the early morning techno beat.
