This afternoon Bushwick Daily was surprised to see the Observer and Gothamist reporting that East Williamsburg maker’s hub 3rd Ward appears to have abruptly closed shop on its members.

Coworking space members have received no information about the halt of events, but the woodworking, metalworking and photo studios, in addition to classrooms, have been shut down since last night. A disgruntled member posted on 3rd Ward’s Facebook page yesterday afternoon, expressing dissatisfaction that a class he had scheduled to attend that evening had been cancelled on short notice:

Elsewhere on the Facebook page, a link to a page on the 3rd Ward site with information for those interested in investing in the space now appears to be dead.