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WTF?… Major NYE Underground Parties in Bushwick Were Shut Down

Tickets are refunded but the damage cannot be undone

By Katarina Hybenova

Jan. 2, 2014 · 4 min read

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WTF?… Major NYE Underground Parties in Bushwick Were Shut Down

Tickets are refunded but the damage cannot be undone

Katarina Hybenova January 2, 2014Jan 2, 2014 · 4 min read

We can only imagine how Alex Kay must have felt when he was forced to post on the Unicorn Meat Facebook page just 15 minutes before the gates were supposed to open that this year’s New Year’s Eve party was cancelled.

Only a couple of days ago, we interviewed the man behind the party production collective, Unicorn Meat , who since 2011 have gained a significant notoriety in the New York nightlife…

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