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East Williamsburg Venue, Shea Stadium, Launches a Kickstarter to Fund a Reopening

And they're almost at their goal mere hours after launching!

East Williamsburg Venue, Shea Stadium, Launches a Kickstarter to Fund a Reopening

East Williamsburg Venue, Shea Stadium, Launches a Kickstarter to Fund a Reopening

And they're almost at their goal mere hours after launching!

East Williamsburg Venue, Shea Stadium, Launches a Kickstarter to Fund a Reopening

Shea Stadium, the beloved East Williamsburg DIY venue that closed abruptly earlier this month, launched a Kickstarter campaign this morning to raise $50,000 to fund renovations and permit applications. The love for the space is so big that they have already raised over half of what they asked for with more money pouring in every second.

The venue’s founders acknowledge that their goals were different when they first started: “When we first opened Shea Stadium in 2009, we never expected the space would become…

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