Get Excited: Brooklyn Bazaar Relaunches in Greenpoint Next Friday

GREENPOINT, BROOKLYN — When Greenpoint's Brooklyn Night Bazaar closed in the spring of 2015 to make way for a BMW-owned futuristic co-working space, it was further evidence that north Brooklyn's music scene - and fun nightlife hotspots - were being priced-out.

In a much-welcomed turn of events, the concert hall/adult-funhouse will return to the neighborhood bigger and glitzier than before in the former Polonaise Terrace building, at 150 Greenpoint Avenue. The grand opening is Friday, Sep. 9, at 7 p.m. with a ticketed performance from Clap Your Hands Say Yeah.

For those of us who refuse to fully embrace adulthood, the slightly-renamed "Brooklyn Bazaar" boasts an array of entertainment options with black light mini-golf, classic and modern arcade games, karaoke booths and ping-pong room with multiple tables; and that's just scratching the surface.

With all of the games and activities you'll work up an appetite. Luckily a 70 person capacity new-American eatery by Brooklyn Star will be open inside the venue Sunday - Thursday 5 p.m. - 1 a.m. and Friday and Saturday 5 p.m. - 2 a.m. serving up soul food favorites such as corn dogs and blackened catfish. They will start serving brunch in October as well.

Every Tuesday Nitehawk Cinema will present a movie at the bazaar with the first screening happening Sep. 13 at 4 p.m. with Roman Polanski's "Knife in the Water."

The 400-person capacity venue has three-levels and four bars. The upstairs will host ticketed concerts, while the main entrance remains free where 50 vendors will display and sell their goods.

The Brooklyn Bazaar market will be open Friday and Saturday 7 p.m. to 2 a.m., while the gaming/karaoke area will open Sunday - Thursday 6 p.m. - 1 a.m. and Friday and Saturday 6 p.m. - 2 a.m.

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