Wildly popular NYC venue announces closure amid bitter biz divorce between owners
The Brooklyn Storehouse event space has announced its closure following a dispute between its owners. The venue, popular for hosting major artists, will hold its final show this fall after losing its lease at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The closure is attributed to ongoing legal battles between the two co-owners, who have accused each other of undermining their business partnership.
- ▪Brooklyn Storehouse will close after October due to losing its lease.
- ▪The venue's owners are involved in a bitter legal dispute, each accusing the other of trying to take control of the business.
- ▪The venue opened in June 2024 and became popular after hosting artists left without a venue due to the Brooklyn Mirage's issues.
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Metro Wildly popular NYC venue announces closure amid bitter biz divorce between owners By Katherine Donlevy Published May 17, 2026, 2:58 p.m. ET The wildly popular Brooklyn Storehouse event space announced Friday that it would put on its last show this fall amid a continuous business divorce between its longtime owners. The massive concert hall and dance venue made the disheartening announcement on social media, officially blaming its demise on losing its lease at the Brooklyn Navy Yard — without mentioning the behind-the-scenes battle between the two dueling brothers-in-law who own the business. 3 Brooklyn Storehouse announced it would close after October.
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