BASEMENT NYC: The Techno Club Under Knockdown Center, Explained
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BASEMENT is a techno club in brick tunnels under Knockdown Center, at 52-19 Flushing Ave in Maspeth, Queens, with its own entrance and a second room, STUDIO, that leans house. It runs Friday and Saturday into the morning, and phones, photos and video are not allowed inside.
BASEMENT venue page: nights and how to get in →| Quick answer | BASEMENT (Nov 2026) |
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| Where | 52-19 Flushing Ave, Maspeth, Queens (under Knockdown Center, own entrance) |
| Rooms | BASEMENT (techno) and STUDIO (house) |
| Nights | Friday and Saturday, from about 10:30pm until around 7am |
| House rules | No phones, photos or video; a ticket doesn't guarantee entry |
| Open since | May 2019 |
Where it is
BASEMENT sits under Knockdown Center, a former glass factory in Maspeth, Queens, but it's a separate club with its own entrance. Same address, different door, different night: Knockdown hosts concerts, art and big events upstairs, while BASEMENT is the techno room below. Don't go to the main Knockdown entrance expecting to be let downstairs.
Knockdown Center venue page →BASEMENT vs. STUDIO
The club opened in May 2019 in a set of brick tunnels, and the main room is all techno. In September 2022 it added STUDIO, a second room that leans more toward house. Both run on the same nights. The November 2026 listings give a sense of the booking: Aurora Halal on Nov 6, Wrecked on Nov 7, Schwefelgelb on Nov 13, Lady Starlight on Nov 20 and Function with Nastia Reigel on Nov 21.
Techno clubs in New York →The house rules
BASEMENT is one of the strictest no-phone clubs in New York: no photos and no video inside, and it has also banned smart glasses. A ticket doesn't guarantee you get in either; the door can still say no. Go in expecting to put your phone away for the night, and the rest of the room will be doing the same.
How late it goes
Listings put the doors around 10:30pm on Friday and Saturday and the end of the night around 7am. The bar has to stop serving alcohol at 4am under New York State law (ABC Law §106), but clubs can keep the music going without alcohol, which is how BASEMENT keeps dancing into the morning.
Where to dance after 4am in NYC →What to wear
We haven't found a published dress code for BASEMENT. What matters at the door is the rules above, not what you wear.
Similar clubs
Nowadays in Ridgewood runs Nonstop from Saturday night to Sunday night, also with no phones on the floor, and H0L0, also in Ridgewood, is the DIY techno room with long takeovers.
Frequently asked questions
How do you get into BASEMENT NYC?
Through its own entrance under Knockdown Center, at 52-19 Flushing Ave in Maspeth. A ticket doesn't guarantee entry: the door can still refuse, and you'll have to keep your phone away inside.
Does BASEMENT have a dress code?
We haven't found a published one. The rules that matter are no phones, no photos and no video inside.
What time does BASEMENT close?
Around 7am on Friday and Saturday nights. Alcohol stops at 4am by state law, but the music keeps going.
Can you take photos at BASEMENT?
No. Phones, photos and video are not allowed, and smart glasses are banned too.
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