![]() ![]() Now, as the summer trickled on and the Mirage lay dormant, Cityfox's dreams of creating a raver's paradise seemed to be floating further and further away. Their 2015 Halloween bash was cancelled at the eleventh hour after local residents found out it was taking place on a toxic former factory site-losing the group nearly half a million dollars in ticket refunds and production costs, according to Cityfox. The shutdown wasn't the only time the expat promoters-whose blowout events reflected their deep pockets and elaborate aesthetics-had run into trouble with the authorities. But within a month of the venue opening, city authorities shuttered it, for safety violations. At the beginning of the summer, the promoters had opened the Brooklyn Mirage-a capacious, 2,800-person outdoor venue on the border of Williamsburg and Bushwick, intended to play host to a packed schedule of parties. The party was never meant to be on the water. Following a warm up set from Mike Khoury, Âme and Dixon will headline the event, purveying the brand of polished house and techno with which Cityfox has become synonymous. The 800-capacity vessel sounds its horn and chugs down the East River as the sun beats down on the deck. Unwilling to bend the rules, the crew sends the late-comers away.
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