Public Service, the creative studio affiliated with Brooklyn’s community hub Public Records, has announced a collaboration with a New York City development agency to establish a new event space along the Brooklyn waterfront.
This initiative sees Public Service join forces with the non-profit New York City Economic Development Corporation (EDC) to open a ground-floor venue at MADE Bush Terminal in Sunset Park. The space will accommodate up to 1,000 people and is situated within a historic cluster of buildings that EDC is gradually transforming into studios and creative workspaces.
The masterplan for MADE (Manufacturers, Artisans, Designers, and Entrepreneurs) Bush Terminal, unveiled on November 24, details the conversion of four maritime brick buildings into studios and creative maker spaces, a project led by nArchitects.
An adjacent five-acre pier is also being redeveloped into a linear park, extending the full length of the pier.
Restoration work on the buildings has been completed, though they are yet to be fully programmed.
Public Service, led by Shane Davis and Francis Harris, will occupy a large open area in Building A, the biggest of the four structures, creating an event space for music, art, and community programming.
The design team for the venue includes acoustics experts Arup, speaker and sound system designers NNNN and Ojas, as well as lighting designer Ben Kreukniet, all contributing to the development of the space.
The founders emphasize that the new venue will mark a departure from their current project, Public Records—a dynamic cultural center located in Gowanus within a former ASPCA facility—and will operate under a new name.
“There will never be another Public Records,” Davis shared.
“But we’re motivated to pursue other projects that are equally ambitious and challenging. The opportunity to work within such a historic building and to infuse it with our own interests and ideas is something that excites us, much like our approach with Public Records.”
