Techno Clubs in NYC: Brooklyn, Queens and the Few in Manhattan
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Most of New York's techno clubs are in Brooklyn and Queens: BASEMENT, Nowadays and H0L0 in Queens; SILO, Refuge, Signal and Bossa Nova Civic Club in Brooklyn. Manhattan has a few smaller rooms, like Outer Heaven and Virgo on the Lower East Side.
Quick answer: NYC techno clubs
| Club | Area | Size (source) | Nights | Phones |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BASEMENT | Maspeth, Queens | Brick tunnels + STUDIO room | Fri–Sat into the morning | Not allowed |
| Nowadays | Ridgewood, Queens | 5,000 sq ft indoor room + garden (Time Out) | Thu–Sun; Nonstop Sat–Sun | Not on the floor |
| H0L0 | Ridgewood, Queens | DIY club, no VIP | Events from 10pm; long takeovers | — |
| Mansions | Ridgewood, Queens | About 160 (RA) | Event nights | — |
| SILO | East Williamsburg | About 500 | Most nights; weekends to 4am | — |
| Refuge | East Williamsburg | About 500 | Thu–Sat + weekend day sessions | Strict no-phone |
| Signal | East Williamsburg | 210 | Thu–Sun; Night & Day | Sticker on camera |
| Bossa Nova Civic Club | Bushwick | About 140 | Every night | — |
| Good Room | Greenpoint | Main room + Bad Room | Wed–Sun | — |
| Outer Heaven | Lower East Side | About 140 | Wed–Sat from 8pm | — |
| Virgo | Lower East Side | 350 (RA) | Thu–Sat | — |
Queens: BASEMENT, Nowadays, H0L0 and Mansions
BASEMENT is the room most people mean by 'techno in New York'. It opened in May 2019 in brick tunnels under Knockdown Center, at 52-19 Flushing Ave in Maspeth, with its own entrance. Its second room, STUDIO, opened in September 2022 and leans more toward house. It runs Friday and Saturday into the morning, with no phones, photos or video allowed.
Nowadays, in Ridgewood, mixes house, techno and disco in a 5,000 sq ft indoor room and a garden, and its weekly Nonstop runs from Saturday 10pm to Sunday 10pm. H0L0, on Wyckoff Ave, has been a DIY club for techno, house and experimental music since 2017, with no VIP area and Honcho takeovers that run from 3pm to 7am. Mansions, a natural wine bar with a foggy dance room and a patio, reopened in April 2026 after a winter refit.
East Williamsburg: SILO, Refuge, Signal and more
The industrial blocks around Scott Ave, Morgan Ave and Ten Eyck St are New York's newest techno district. SILO, at 90 Scott Ave, is a 500-capacity warehouse open since 2023 with techno, house, bass and trance. Refuge, on Ten Eyck St since September 2025, holds about 500 people around a four-point hi-fi system and has no VIP, no bottles and a strict no-phone policy. Signal, at 175 Morgan Ave since May 2025, is smaller (210 people) and books names like Ellen Allien and Apollonia; its Night & Day parties run from Friday night into Saturday afternoon.
The Chocolate Factory, at 70 Scott Ave, is a three-floor industrial space with a Void sound system that hosts house, techno and dubstep events on select dates. Closer to the river, Superior Ingredients (74 Wythe Ave, in the building that was Output) runs techno, house and trance in its dark main room. Pacha New York, on Stewart Ave, books the big international house and techno names.
Bushwick and Greenpoint
Bossa Nova Civic Club, a 140-capacity room under the M train at 1271 Myrtle Ave, has played techno, industrial, house and experimental music every night since December 2012. Paragon, at 990 Broadway, reopened in August 2025 in partnership with Detroit's Kevin Saunderson, with techno, house, drum & bass and Jersey club on Friday and Saturday. Elsewhere's club nights cover techno among much else. In Greenpoint, Good Room has run house, techno and disco since 2014.
Techno in Manhattan?
There are only a few dedicated rooms. Outer Heaven, at 191 Chrystie St, is a 140-person house, disco and techno club opened in 2023, with sound by the founder of Cielo and Output; it opens Wednesday to Saturday from 8pm. Virgo, at 324 Grand St, plays house and electronic music on a VOID system from Thursday to Saturday. Musica in Hell's Kitchen books house and techno headliners on its upper floor. If you want a proper techno night, though, cross the river.
What is a techno club?
A techno club is built around one kind of electronic music: repetitive, mostly instrumental and played by DJs for hours. The room tends to be dark, the sound system is the main investment, and there is little or no VIP. In New York, that usually also means long nights and house rules about phones.
House rules
No-phone policies are the norm in this scene. BASEMENT bans phones, photos and video, and has banned smart glasses; Refuge and Nowadays keep phones off the floor; Signal puts a sticker on your camera. Dress is relaxed: come in something you can dance in for hours.
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What are the best techno clubs in NYC?
BASEMENT, Nowadays and H0L0 in Queens, and SILO, Refuge, Signal and Bossa Nova Civic Club in Brooklyn. In Manhattan, Outer Heaven and Virgo on the Lower East Side.
Are there techno clubs in Manhattan?
A few: Outer Heaven (191 Chrystie St) and Virgo (324 Grand St) on the Lower East Side, and Musica's upper floor in Hell's Kitchen for headliners. Most of the city's techno is in Brooklyn and Queens.
Is BASEMENT in Manhattan?
No. BASEMENT is in Maspeth, Queens, at 52-19 Flushing Ave, in tunnels under Knockdown Center with its own entrance.
What is a techno club?
A club built around techno: repetitive electronic music played by DJs for hours, usually in a dark room with a strong sound system and little or no VIP. In New York they often have no-phone rules.
What should I wear to a techno club in NYC?
Whatever you can dance in for hours; most people wear black and comfortable shoes. Techno clubs in Brooklyn and Queens rarely enforce a dress code, but they do enforce phone rules.
Which techno clubs don't allow phones?
BASEMENT (no phones, photos, video or smart glasses), Refuge and Nowadays (no phones on the floor) and Signal (sticker over your camera).
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