by Kim M 
Well, well, the tide of gentrification is officially churning over in our little pocket of Brooklyn. Less than two years after its launch, our very own fun house The Brooklyn Night Bazaar, is leaving the neighborhood. What was once supposed to be a permanent space to play minigolf in a black lit room, pick up that wooden iphone cover you’ve had your eye one, sample some tasty food, or simply grab a brew while…
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The night bazaar was fine, everyone who moved to BK after it was fully gentrified in 2011, enjoyed going to the night bazaar for a twee activity or overpriced snack.
Get a grip, this place opened just a few years ago and catered to the same people driving J Crew and Whole Foods into the neighborhood, it had no claim of right or cultural significance. It will be mourned by the people who never knew brooklyn until their parents paid 1/2 the rent on their studio apartment in a Karl Fischer development after they graduated from Barnard in 2012. Juxtaposing pictures of CBGB is laughable.
Before you start casting stones, check your glass house Be Serious. I am a born and bred NYer, my family still lives here, I graduated college in the 90’s, and yes, I will miss the Brooklyn Night Bazaar. I don’t give a rats ass if it was here since the 80’s or was barely 3 years old. It gave Greenpointers a place to go and have some light-hearted fun. BMW is a billion dollar company who plans on selling luxury cars to rich people.
As for juxtaposing pictures of a city I mourn and truly miss–if you think that’s laughable, then I suggest you pack your bags and your BMW and go back to where ever you came from. You’re exactly the type of person NYC doesn’t need.
Is this Karma, for making our parks (Riis) into for profit institutions? Don’t expect to be lulled to sleep by the crashing waves with the echo of a distant stage or be too relaxed after waiting 2 hours to park your car.
Greedy – Parks Dept.
Greedy – Landlord
Greedy – Night Market
BMW just great engineering…
Seriously?!?!?
Yet no mention or care about Angels Bakery. Who’s property Brooklyn Bazaar came in and took over. I’m glad the rent can be raised enough to kick out industrial business that created and made GP… But weren’t to high for some fly by night bazaar to even start?!? Give me a break.
What’s sad is KIM K trying to push her agenda that Greenpoint is supposed to be some ultra hip fun place to live. Or that it always was. Which is just a lie. No one wants more residents. No one wants more “fun”. We just want industry back and everyone else to leave. Go back to the Midwest or the other parts of NYC. Cause you sure didn’t start here.
Ah actually I did start here. Did you? So what’s up–all the pro-industry groups come out of the woodworks last night? I wasn’t writing for Greenpointers when Angel’s closed. Had I been, I certainly would’ve covered their story as I also mourned their loss as well.