April 24, 2008
Studio B Adds Rooftop Bar; Neighbors Already Complaining
Add a koi pond, some palm trees and a wood patio to a New York roof, and you probably get to raise the drink prices by a few bucks (see: The Delancey). Add those things (minus the koi pond) to your Greenpoint venue, and maybe people will start going (see: Studio B).
A press release was sent last week stating: "This May, Studio B will expand to a new full floor rooftop level, featuring an extra large bar area and a full sound system. The coolest thing about the new floor -- Studio B has built a retractable glass roof so that you can take a break from the main room, or relax under the stars, all year round, rain or shine, summer or winter."
Now the NY Post has a shot of the palm trees being raised to this future urban paradise, but warn "certain Greenpoint locals expressed concern that the introduction of fresh air and plant life would make the club's already rowdy patrons even rowdier." How long before noise complaints shut it down? The club's first blow-out with the roof is on May 2nd and features Brazilian Girls and Spank Rock.
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goddamn hipsters.
Spank Rock?
You better go that night, because its DEFINITELY getting shut down.
HA HA. Someone complained about fresh air and plant life? HA! That's priceless. People will complain about anything.
That place is a craphole. I went there for the first and last time to see a rock show while it was still cold out. We had tickets, but were made (along with everyone else) to stand in line BEHIND A DAMN VELVET ROPE for 30-45 minutes in the cold for no apparent reason.
The bouncers were needlessly surly and ornery. It's not necessary to yell at a group of people - who are only standing outside because you are arbitrarily making them do so - who aren't causing any commotion but have slightly deviated from the single file nature of the line in the half hour of standing around you are forcing them to do.
When we finally got inside, the beers were expensive, it looked like MTV Spring Break with a bunch of roped off VIP sections and multiple levels. Oh, and the drinks were extremely expensive. Off the charts for the warehouse district in Greenpoint.
If you like to go to clubs in the west 20s with your dumb little B&T buddies, you will love this place. If you like to go to real, normal venues to see bands play music, don't waste your time.
Should have known with a stupid-ass name like "Studio B".
wow, that is going to suck for the neighbors, the sounds on the rooftop are definately going to carry.
what the hell do you think is going to happen when you install a sound system on a ROOF.
Isn't this the shit Bloomberg was talking about RE: the DOB?
I mean these fuckers at Studio B don't have a permit, get denied for a permit and yet STILL go ahead and build their roof top garden area!!
The nerve! The owners of Studio B must be some totally entitled privileged assholes moran scumbag lowlife mother fuckers.
Studio B is no trouble at all. Everyone is always nice and in good spirits and I've never had to wait in line for more than 5 minutes.
Am a neighbor myself - suffice to say the rooftop is in front of a LOT of the back ends of a lot of residential buildings. May throw water balloons full of over-priced Colt 45 on to the unsuspecting. Maybe not.
step 1: move to a hip warehouse area
step 2: have babies
step 3: complain about and run out of business local venues
step 4: talk about how it used to be such a fun neighborhood, back in the day