Bossa Nova Civic Club

#41 of 50 on the PEAKTIME Club Index · Brooklyn, NYC, US · est. 2012 · index score 76.4/100.

Bushwick's beloved, unpretentious dancefloor: small, sweaty, scene-defining.

The room

Bushwick's beloved tropical-themed sweatbox: tiny, unpretentious and entirely scene-defining. 'Bossa' is where New York's underground actually hangs out, and it survived a 2015 fire only to come back stronger.

Reputation

A Brooklyn institution punching far above its 200 capacity.

What makes it singular

Tiny, tropical, and the genuine living room of NYC's underground.

Signature nights

resident-led house & techno

Iconic sets

Resident-driven house/techno where locals, not tourists, set the tone.,The packed, no-ego nights that define Brooklyn's underground.

Capacity: ≈ 200 · Origin: Opened 2012

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