According to the The NY Times, Jared Hoffman, owner of the Knitting Factory, will be moving the music venue cornerstone of Manhattan to Williamsburg, Brooklyn and will also be opening two other Knitting Factory venues in Boise, Idaho and Spokane, Washington.

For local New Yorkers, this move from Leonard St. is a downsize from the current three room, multi-level performance space. The Knitting factory will be replacing the Luna Lounge on 361 Metropolitan Ave in Williamsburg, Brooklyn; a space that only has a capacity of 300 or less. Mr. Hoffman says capacity of the new Knitting Factory location will be “reduced in order to lessen the pressure to draw larger audiences, bringing the venue closer to it’s roots as a club that could take risks.

(via The NY Times)