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Thousands of revelers were ready to party the night away at Brooklyn’s biggest Halloween bash — and then something really scary happened.
Firefighters showed up at 11:55 p.m. and shut down the entire shindig, citing safety concerns.
The disappointed crowd, estimated at 4,000 or more, was gathered outside the old Nuhart plastic-manufacturing facility in Greenpoint awaiting the midnight opening.
It was only later that partygoers learned they had been minutes away from entering a registered toxic-waste site the city’s Buildings Department somehow approved for the festivities.
A lawmaker who represents the area is now calling on the state attorney general to investigate the entire “pop-up” party industry, which is spreading in festive neighborhoods like Greenpoint, Williamsburg and Bushwick.
“Organizing a large-scale party of this nature at this location is akin to having a pool party in Newtown Creek,” Assemblyman Joseph Lentol (D- Brooklyn) said in a letter Wednesday to Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. “The thought that over 4,000 people were approved to be in an old industrial building . . . without a sprinkler system installed, defies all rational judgment.”
A company named Cityfox teamed up with the music Web site Resident Advisor to throw the Halloween bash.
A community-advocacy group, Neighbors Allied for Good Growth, said the FDNY shut down the party because there were no sprinklers or fire-extinguishing equipment on site.
The property is contaminated with liquid plasticizers and petroleum, according to the state Department of Environmental Conservation.
But Cityfox still scored a permit from the city Department of Buildings, Lentol said.
Buildings officials said Cityfox got the permits by submitting an “inaccurate and incomplete permit application.”
“The department is investigating,” a spokesman said.
In a statement posted on Facebook, Cityfox claimed it had checked the building for any violations in city records and had found only “one minor heating-related violation that was not applicable” and had no idea there were toxic materials to worry about.
The company said it would refund admission tickets, which started at $50.
“We were compliant with all permitting or ready and able to address any concerns, used certified flame-resistant fabrics, and we were issued no summons for violations,” the company said.
Thousands of revelers were ready to party the night away at Brooklyn’s biggest Halloween bash — and then something really scary happened.
Firefighters showed up at 11:55 p.m. and shut down the entire shindig, citing safety concerns.
The disappointed crowd, estimated at 4,000 or more, was gathered outside the old Nuhart plastic-manufacturing facility in Greenpoint awaiting the midnight opening.
It was only later that partygoers learned they had been minutes away from entering a registered toxic-waste site the city’s Buildings Department somehow approved for the festivities.
A lawmaker who represents the area is now calling on the state attorney general to investigate the entire “pop-up” party industry, which is spreading in festive neighborhoods like Greenpoint, Williamsburg and Bushwick.
“Organizing a large-scale party of this nature at this location is akin to having a pool party in Newtown Creek,” Assemblyman Joseph Lentol (D- Brooklyn) said in a letter Wednesday to Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. “The thought that over 4,000 people were approved to be in an old industrial building . . . without a sprinkler system installed, defies all rational judgment.”
A company named Cityfox teamed up with the music Web site Resident Advisor to throw the Halloween bash.
A community-advocacy group, Neighbors Allied for Good Growth, said the FDNY shut down the party because there were no sprinklers or fire-extinguishing equipment on site.
The property is contaminated with liquid plasticizers and petroleum, according to the state Department of Environmental Conservation.
But Cityfox still scored a permit from the city Department of Buildings, Lentol said.
Buildings officials said Cityfox got the permits by submitting an “inaccurate and incomplete permit application.”
“The department is investigating,” a spokesman said.
In a statement posted on Facebook, Cityfox claimed it had checked the building for any violations in city records and had found only “one minor heating-related violation that was not applicable” and had no idea there were toxic materials to worry about.
The company said it would refund admission tickets, which started at $50.
“We were compliant with all permitting or ready and able to address any concerns, used certified flame-resistant fabrics, and we were issued no summons for violations,” the company said.
