In the universe of New York City music venues, Avant Gardner is a behemoth.
Its total capacity of roughly 6,000 people — in the heart of an industrial neighborhood in Brooklyn — lags only behind arenas and stadiums like Madison Square Garden and Barclays Center in terms of size. And it’s enjoyed the support of a number of local elected officials since opening full-time in 2017, including Mayor Eric Adams. His close friend, Brooklyn power broker Frank Carone, was Avant Gardner's attorney before serving as the mayor's chief of staff last year.
