Credit: Chris Lavado
East Williamsburg’s Brooklyn Mirage, the outdoor music venue that canceled its entire summer lineup amid permit issues and bankruptcy, may be closing permanently. As first reported by The Real Deal , the venue’s operator has filed full demolition permits for the roughly 32,000-square-foot venue, part of its larger Avant Gardner complex. The company filed for bankruptcy in August, citing “several months of financial distress,” exacerbated by the Mirage’s failed reopening, scheduled for May following a major renovation and called off just hours before.
In 2024, the Brooklyn Mirage closed for renovations that included upgraded sound systems, a larger dance floor, and other improvements. But just before its scheduled May 1 reopening, the venue announced that the show