Next Level (arcade) explained
| Next Level |
| Owner: | Henry Cen |
| Building Type: | Video arcade |
| Address: | 874 4th Ave |
| Location Town: | Brooklyn, New York City, 11232 |
| Location Country: | United States |
| Coordinates: | 40.6569°N -74.0022°W |
| Opened Date: | 2011 |
Next Level is a video arcade center located in Brooklyn, New York. The arcade is considered a successor to Chinatown Fair and the new "premier hub" of the United States competitive fighting game scene.[1] [2] Weekly tournaments at the arcade are live streamed.[3]
The arcade opened in 2011 at 4013 8th Ave in Sunset Park, Brooklyn after Chinatown Fair closed down. It is owned and operated by former Chinatown Fair manager, Henry Cen. In July 2016, the arcade moved roughly 12 blocks north to 874 4th Ave after lease expired at its original location.[4] [5] The arcade is featured in the 2015 film The Lost Arcade, a documentary about the arcade community in New York City.[6]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Chinatown Fair Resurfaces in Brooklyn As Next Level Arcade. Jaya Saxena. Gothamist. 2011-03-07. 2016-07-27. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160520071123/http://gothamist.com/2011/03/07/chinatown_fair_resurfaces_as_next_l.php. 2016-05-20.
- Web site: Breaking: Chinatown Fair Now Called Next Level Arcade. Elie . Perler. Bowery Boogie. 2011-03-07. 2016-07-27. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20211015195035/https://www.boweryboogie.com/2011/03/breaking-chinatown-fair-now-called-next-level-arcade/ . October 15, 2021.
- Web site: When Video Game Arcades Were Community Centers. Jessica Leigh Hester. CityLab. 2016-07-21. 2016-07-26.
- Web site: Brooklyn's Next Level Arcade Moving to New Location in July. Webb, Kevin. Shoryuken. 2016-06-30. 2016-07-27.
- Web site: New York City's Next Level Arcade to Shutter Business Early Next Year. Walker, Ian. Shoryuken. 2015-08-21. 2016-07-27.
- Web site: D'Angelo. Mike. 2016-08-10. The Lost Arcade remembers the glory days of a coin-op mecca. The AV Club.
