After months of extensive renovations, the Knitting Factory has announced its official opening in its new incarnation at the former Pyramid Club at 101 Avenue A. Now known as Knitting Factory New York at Baker Falls, the venue will celebrate Opening Day on July 20 with New York and Brooklyn-based rock bands Sunflower Bean, GIFT, and Slow Fiction.
Knitting Factory New York’s return is a collaboration between local entrepreneur Nick Bodor (owner of Library Bar on Avenue A and the former Cake Shop on Rivington Street) and Knitting Factory Entertainment at Baker Falls, an entertainment “complex” that also includes a café and bar, with the intention to make it a neighborhood hub for coffee, food, cocktails and non-alcoholic beverages day and night.
The team writes: “To honor and maintain the unique legacy of The Pyramid Club and Knitting Factory Entertainment’s Manhattan roots, Knitting Factory New York and Baker Falls will bring diverse and emerging programming to the East Village, curated by Knitting Factory Talent Buyer Carson Ehlert with support from Senior Talent Buyer James Irvine.The duo is reprising their roles from Knitting Factory Brooklyn in Williamsburg, which closed in August 2022 with a performance by Hannibal Buress.”
They also promise improved staging and massively upgraded audio-visual production for the historic 298-capacity performance space.
Local author Laurie Gwen Shapiro did a preview with Nic Boder for Curbed when he took over the space with his new partners last November.
