House of Yes

2 Wyckoff Avenue | also 416 Jefferson Street, 4 Wyckoff Avenue | Bushwick | built 1931

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The lot about 1940
About 1940. Via 1940s.nyc
The lot about 1985
About 1985. Via 80s.nyc

The city photographed every building for its tax records around 1940 and again in the 1980s. NYC Municipal Archives.

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  1. 2015

    Kae Burke, Anya Sapozhnikova and two partners open the House of Yes nightclub at 2 Wyckoff Avenue

    Burke and Sapozhnikova, producers behind Lady Circus who had run an earlier House of Yes events space in East Williamsburg from 2008 to 2013, open a club here with partners Justin Ahiyon and Ilan Telmont. It mixes electronic music with live circus theatre and grew out of the city's DIY and Burning Man scenes. The venue becomes known for wild costume parties, circus performers and burlesque dancers, and for a pro-consent policy enforced by staff called "Consenticorns."

    Source: Wikipedia

  2. 2018

    Time Out ranks House of Yes the second-best thing to do in the world, and DJ Mag calls it the Northeast's best venue

    The Bushwick club collects a run of honors. Time Out magazine puts it at number two on a worldwide list of things to do, and DJ Mag names it the top venue in the northeastern region of North America. It had already topped a 10best.com list of things to do in Brooklyn in 2016, and Forbes later ranks it third among the most risque things to do in New York.

    Source: Wikipedia

  3. 2020

    August

    The state suspends House of Yes's liquor license over pandemic rules, closing the club for a time

    State authorities suspend the nightclub's liquor license in late August 2020, and the owners announce a temporary closure. Investigators faulted the outdoor dining area at Wyckoff Avenue and Jefferson Street for offering food ordered from a sister restaurant, which the owners say did not meet Governor Cuomo's July rule that bars serve food with every drink. Officials also cited the club for loud music and for a few people not following safety rules.

    Source: brownstoner.com

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