Contentious East Williamsburg club The Brooklyn Mirage secures full liquor license
6,000-person venue set to reopen in May or June
The controversial pop-up club The Brooklyn Mirage was indeed living up to its name last summer after city officials repeatedly shut down the venue for a host of violations.
However, following a long struggle with local law enforcement, Community Board 1 (CB1) and a series of botched raves, the club seems to be on the right track to reopening permanently after the New York State Liquor Authority (SLA) granted the venue a full liquor license on Monday.
SLA issued the license despite CB1 — which encompasses Greenpoint, Williamsburg and East Williamsburg — voting to deny the company a certificate, since the club’s operators refused to close the venue at 1 a.m.