Nicki Camp

After eight months without revenue due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Nicki Camp announced the permanent closure of his venue Blackthorn 51 in Elmhurst, Queens. We spoke to him about the unfortunate news.

Owner Nicki Camp says they do plan to reopen in a new location at some point though.

Queens music venue Blackthorn 51 opened up last year after the original Blackthorn club in the North Bronx closed down. It’s located in the space that used to be another music venue known as Arena (80-12 51 Ave, Elhurst, NY)…