{"id":32680,"date":"2025-11-08T01:05:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T01:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/32680\/"},"modified":"2025-11-08T01:05:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T01:05:13","slug":"brooklyn-mirage-plans-rebrand-demolition-amid-safety-woes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/32680\/","title":{"rendered":"Brooklyn Mirage plans rebrand, demolition amid safety woes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A party at the Brooklyn Mirage. Photo by @aLIVEcoverage<\/p>\n<p>Share this:<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"a2a_button_facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/facebook?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fbrooklyneagle.com%2F349133%2Fbrooklyn-mirage-plans-rebrand-amid-safety-woes%2F&amp;linkname=Bankrupt%20Brooklyn%20Mirage%20plans%20rebrand%2C%20demolition%20amid%20safety%20woes\" title=\"Facebook\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a class=\"a2a_button_twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/twitter?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fbrooklyneagle.com%2F349133%2Fbrooklyn-mirage-plans-rebrand-amid-safety-woes%2F&amp;linkname=Bankrupt%20Brooklyn%20Mirage%20plans%20rebrand%2C%20demolition%20amid%20safety%20woes\" title=\"Twitter\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a class=\"a2a_button_reddit\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/reddit?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fbrooklyneagle.com%2F349133%2Fbrooklyn-mirage-plans-rebrand-amid-safety-woes%2F&amp;linkname=Bankrupt%20Brooklyn%20Mirage%20plans%20rebrand%2C%20demolition%20amid%20safety%20woes\" title=\"Reddit\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a class=\"a2a_button_flipboard\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/flipboard?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fbrooklyneagle.com%2F349133%2Fbrooklyn-mirage-plans-rebrand-amid-safety-woes%2F&amp;linkname=Bankrupt%20Brooklyn%20Mirage%20plans%20rebrand%2C%20demolition%20amid%20safety%20woes\" title=\"Flipboard\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a class=\"a2a_button_email\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/email?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fbrooklyneagle.com%2F349133%2Fbrooklyn-mirage-plans-rebrand-amid-safety-woes%2F&amp;linkname=Bankrupt%20Brooklyn%20Mirage%20plans%20rebrand%2C%20demolition%20amid%20safety%20woes\" title=\"Email\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a class=\"a2a_dd addtoany_share_save addtoany_share\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>EAST WILLIAMSBURG \u2014 THE BANKRUPT OUTDOOR venue Brooklyn Mirage is preparing to rebrand under a new name as part of a broad restructuring by its parent company, Avant Gardner LLC, which filed for Chapter 11 in August.<\/p>\n<p>Stereogum reports Avant Gardner has applied for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stereogum.com\/2328852\/bankrupt-venue-brooklyn-mirage-seeks-new-name-demolition\/news\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">permits to demolish<\/a> roughly 32,000 square feet of the site while redesigning it to meet fire and occupancy codes. The planned overhaul follows canceled 2025 shows and years of safety violations that derailed its reopening.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Employees were recently invited to propose <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bkmag.com\/2025\/11\/05\/avant-gardner-brooklyn-mirage-rebranding-employees-submitting-new-names\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">new venue names<\/a> as part of the relaunch effort. 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Photo by Arthur De Gaeta\" decoding=\"async\"  \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u2730PREMIUM <br \/>Canarsie Park holds 9\/11 vigil, other ceremonies hosted throughout Brooklyn<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSeptember 11 |<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBrooklyn Eagle Staff\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a id=\"comments\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A party at the Brooklyn Mirage. 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