Basement
#39 of 50 on the PEAKTIME Club Index · Queens, NYC, US · est. 2019 · index score 77.9/100.
The Knockdown Center's no-phones black box, New York's most Berlin-minded room.
The room
A no-phones black box inside Queens' cavernous Knockdown Center, Basement is the most Berlin-minded room in New York. Stickered cameras, serious techno and a protected dancefloor brought the Berghain ethos to the US in a way few rooms dare.
Reputation
NYC's most credible techno room.
What makes it singular
A genuine no-phones, music-first techno box, rare in camera-happy New York.
Signature nights
no-phones techno program
Iconic sets
Berlin techno residents bringing the no-photos marathon to NYC.,Knockdown Center's huge adjoining space for festival-scale nights.
Capacity: ≈ 600 · Origin: Within the Knockdown Center (2019)