‘Rave’ Moved Out of Crown Heights Following Outcry
A controversial techno festival set to take place at the Bedford-Union Armory in Crown Heights next week is moving to Sunset Park due to community concerns.
From DNAinfo by Rachel Holiday Smith:
The promoters of the Time Warp festival said “out of respect to the community of Crown Heights and the concerns expressed by its leaders,” the event will move to the 39th Street Pier, where the festival was held last year.
“We appreciate the quick efforts of the city toward making the move possible, and look forward to working with the local teams that helped make last year such a resounding success,” read a statement from Time Warp released Friday afternoon.
A City Hall spokeswoman confirmed the move, saying “after closely reviewing the event, the city along with the organization is moving Time Warp to 39th Street Pier in Brooklyn where it was successfully held last year.”
The change in venue comes a day after local elected leaders in Crown Heights held a press conference railing against the two-day electronic music festival, imploring the city to find another location for the event, set for Nov. 20 and 21.
Community residents have pushed their local representatives to cancel the “rave” for weeks over concerns about possible drug use, noise and crowds, they said.
After hearing of the move Friday, Assemblyman Walter Mosley said the location change is “an appropriate outcome” after weeks of back-and-forth with the city about Time Warp. He added he hopes to set up a meeting soon with “local stakeholders” and the Department of Citywide Administrative Services — the city agency in charge of permitting events at the armory — to determine “why they thought it was fitting to co-sign” the event in the first place.
Councilwoman Laurie Cumbo thanked those in Crown Heights who came together to voice their issues with the event, especially concerning public safety.
“Today really demonstrates the success we can have as a community when we unite as one,” she said.
This is the second time Time Warp has had to scramble to find a new location in the city. Last year, the group was forced to hold the festival at the Sunset Park pier after a community outcry and permitting mix-up at the Kingsbridge Armory in The Bronx, the New York Daily News reported.
reb Yoel
Out of respect or unfair power might money pressure,
This is Judaism or Islam ?
Pedant
Rest assured (the other) reb yoel, there will be no beheadings so you can cross the latter off of your list.
No need to thank me.
ymg
Good. Next we send terrorists to outer space. For good.
Bullshooot
They only moved it because that’s the Jewish side of crown heights and the whole community complained. Let it have been the other side.
Let em Rave
Why did they move it?? What were the complaints?? Raves are generally peaceful and the noise is maintained since it is indoors.
Weird!!
Pedant
When did rave become a verb. Good for you. It’s all good man.
Milhouse
Rave was a verb long before it became a noun.
Pedant
Wow, Millhouse, that’s even more pedantic than I was being. It’s so pedantic it’s dumb. Rave in the sense of this discussion was first a noun. The ‘rave’ you mention has nothing at all to do with either the noun used in the article or the verb used by OP.
Let Em Rave
Milhouse..i was just about to say that : )
Zalmy Schapiro
can someone please explain to me what is a Rave and secondly Rav Yoel what is Islam and Judaism have to do with this ?
Let Em Rave
A Rave is an event where several thousand people gather to dance and have a good time to a variety of DJ’s playing electronic music. Historically while raves are known for high drug use they are also mostly peaceful and bring $ to the community where they are located, especially if they are multi day.