The L Train, After Years of Deliberation, is Staying Open
On Thursday January 3rd, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced that the L train was not completely shutting down for repairs after all. Despite nearly three years of community meetings and general upheaval to prepare for the so-called "L-pocalypse," the governor announced a new plan that would avoid requiring a full closing. While residents of Brooklyn's most populated neighborhoods are celebrating, no one is more excited about the announcement than business owners in Williamsburg, Bushwick, Ridgewood and Bed-Stuy. The MTA was expected to shutter the tunnel for 15 months beginning April 27 to fix subway infrastructure that was damaged by flooding during superstorm Sandy in 2012. Now, the governor says the work can be done in a less disruptive way using a new design that was developed after he toured the tunnel in December with engineers from Columbia and Cornell universities.
The MTA confirmed that the recommendations could be achieved and accepted the proposed changes, reversing years of planning in a matter of hours.
"We have a shared goal in this effort: to make sure New Yorkers are subjected to the least possible disruptions as a result of this necessary repair work," MTA chairman Fernando Ferrer had said. "With the L Project, and all our major projects, we’re consistently looking for new and innovative methods, and the guidance and recommendations we have received today will ease the strain on customers and help us ensure we are providing a consistently reliable service."
This of course means that Brooklyn Fire Proof, conveniently located right next to the Morgan L Train stop, will be operating at full capacity for the remainder of the year, without the expected MTA hiccups.
Super Special Rates in the Seltzer Rooms Throughout February!
In celebration of the L Train staying open, we are offering a huge sale throughout February. Our Seltzer Rooms are incredibly popular with indie features, music videos, photos shoots and commerical pieces and include a white cyc, a green cyc, full grids, cam-lock power, sound-proofing, direct street access, two hair and make-up stations, and are eliglble for the New York State production tax incentive (QPF Level 1).
More information about the spaces can be found here on our website and just a few of the projects shot in those rooms can be found on our blog here.
For the entire month of February, mention our newsletter promotion and get 50% off of our rack, or published, rate in the Seltzer Rooms. (This does not include the equipment rental.) The discount does not include our ever-popular Nut Roaster Stages, but we do have some availability in February in those rooms, too.
Email us at [email protected] or call us at 718-456-7571 for availability and rates.
New York Asian Film Festival Ticket Giveaways
The New York Asian Film Festival, who Brooklyn Fire Proof is proud to sponsor, is doing their first ever winter showcase. The opening night festivities feature a Q&A with actress Ha Ji-Min and an opening party. We're giving away a pair of tickets to the event. (We will also be doing more giveaways and a feature with the fest in the coming weeks, so stay tuned.)
Lee Ji-won, South Korea, 2018, DCP, 98m
Cast: Han Ji-min, Kim Si-a, Lee Hee-jun
Korean with English subtitles
In a riveting against-type performance, popular Korean actress Han Ji-min embodies the titular antihero, scruffy and reckless ex-con Miss Baek. From car washer to masseuse, she struggles to rise above her social outcast status until she meets an imperiled child who mirrors her own traumatic past. She sets out to save the little girl from her abusive parents, only for the child's conniving mother to scheme against her. This impressive debut by director Lee Ji-won is a personal story, in which she comes to terms with her own inability to help a neighborhood child.
New York, NY 10011
The first person to email [email protected] with "MISS BAEK Tickets" in the subject line wins a pair of tickets to the event.
Introducing Brooklyn Fire Proof Classroom
We've been working on this for the longest time, but we're finally moving forward on Brooklyn Fire Proof Classroom. Brooklyn Fire Proof Classroom is a new program where we'll use our on-site facilities to put together film educators and professionals with a variety of organizations to provide students who otherwise might not be in film programs.
Our first foray into the program pairs the storied non-profit experimental film teaching center the Millennium Film Workshop with JobPath, who places adults with developmental disabilities into employment, and to utilize their skills within the community. The class is a focus of filmmaking with New Media, mainly cell phones and laptops, with a focus on art cinema.
There will also be an integrated art show, with many of the same students, who are part of Job Path's Art//Division program–and opening on February 1st–co-curated by our sister company, BFP Creative.
A screening of the films created will happen later in February as well.
Stay tuned for way more details about this. The first session of the program was a great, positive experience.
Built in the DIY spirit, Brooklyn Fire Proof Stages is dedicated to providing a low stress and productive environment, encouraging the creative pursuit of both independent and commercial art. With 17,000 square feet of full-service film, television, and photography sound stages, we are a New York State Qualified Production Facility, with on site grip and electric rentals, a cafe and bar, an event space, and a multitude of interior and exterior locations. Our stage crew is dedicated to providing a friendly, full-service experience to all productions, at all budgets.
