Struggling Brooklyn Venues Get Much-Needed Federal Relief, But Smaller Operators Feel Left Behind

Struggling Brooklyn Venues Get Much-Needed Federal Relief, But Smaller Operators Feel Left Behind
The Brooklyn Academy of Music, which was awarded $10 million through the federal government’s Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program. (Image: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)

After getting off to a rocky start, a federal program designed to support entertainment venues and promoters shuttered by the pandemic has finally started to award hundreds of millions of dollars in financial relief to both marquee institutions and lesser-known entities in New York City. But some smaller operators whose applications were rejected say they feel left behind.