123 Community Space Goes Out with a Bang

123 Community Space, whose name requires no explanation, is being evicted from its current location at 123 Tompkins Avenue in Bed-Stuy. So to go out with a bang, they're hosting an all-night party tonight starting at 9:00 p.m., with live music and a DJ face-off. Their website is currently down, but if it goes back up you can see examples of the kind of work they do—the Bed-Stuy blog says 123 has hosted bike repair workshops, afterschool programs, and benefits for political prisoners. Brooklyn the Borough wrote back in June that landlord Mayer Friedman initiated court proceedings in May to evict 123 simply because he didn't want a community organization in his building. The community has rallied around the org, and many are now expressing hopes that it can reopen nearby—does anyone out there know 123's plans? Are they looking for a new location or is this the final curtain?
Last Hurrah at 123 Tompkins [Bed-Stuy Blog]
123 Community Space Facing Eviction [Brooklyn the Borough]
Photo from Brooklyn the Borough

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"landlord Mayer Friedman initiated court proceedings in May to evict 123 simply because he didn't want a community organization in his building."

what a major league A-hole.

*rob*

Posted by: Butterfly at September 30, 2009 11:21 AM

I couldn't agree more, rob.

Posted by: Montrose Morris at September 30, 2009 11:26 AM

Could someone post the name of this person? Would be good to out him/her/it

Posted by: cmu at September 30, 2009 12:14 PM

Ebeneezer Scrooge.

*rob*

Posted by: Butterfly at September 30, 2009 12:36 PM

This is terrible! I hope they're able to find another space!

Posted by: Kaonashi at September 30, 2009 1:08 PM

why is a landlord evil for wanting another tenant?

i suspect there is more here than meets the eye.

if you are going to out the landlord, be prepared for all the dirty laundry(if any) on this org to hit the fan.

Posted by: bkn4life at September 30, 2009 1:09 PM

I'm not sure the landlord was on board with the self-named "anarchist" group that met there.

cmu, correct me if I'm wrong but I think the landlords name is right there in black and white.

Posted by: dittoburg at September 30, 2009 1:15 PM

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123 Community Space Goes Out with a Bang

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