If you happen to recurrently attend reveals in Brooklyn, you most likely know that Avant Gardner — the big venue which homes a preferred membership, the Brooklyn Mirage — doesn’t have one of the best security status. The East Williamsburg spot turned notorious in summer time 2023 after two males left separate reveals there and had been later discovered lifeless within the close by creek. Each deaths had been dominated drownings, however the Mirage is not the kind of place you need to be if you’re alone and intoxicated; it’s in an industrial, poorly lit space the place cell service is spotty and flagging down a automotive residence could be tough. The Avant Gardner crew additionally places on the Electrical Zoo pageant on Randall’s Island, which was nothing in need of a complete shitshow final yr. Time for a brand new CEO!
Avant Gardner employed Josh Wyatt as their new chief government in October, and this week, he introduced his $10 million plan to overtake the Brooklyn Mirage. Most significantly, the plan features a greater crew of “visitor ambassadors” in and across the venue. These ambassadors can be educated to manage Narcan, which reverses overdoses. Wyatt additionally says town accredited Avant Gardner to put in extra wifi and cell towers within the space, and that they’ve coordinated with rideshare corporations to create higher pick-up and drop-off spots. They’re additionally making the Mirage’s dance ground greater and upgrading the sound system, which received’t save lives however ought to make going there barely extra nice.
See Wyatt’s social media assertion in regards to the modifications under.
