Brooklyn Expo Center

I really like this venue. I’ve been here on several occasions. I was here in March for the Coffee & Tea Festival. In April for the Hot Sauce Expo and just yesterday for The Seed vegan Expo. I don’t know what the other poster was saying when they said it’s not accessible by public transit. The G train in just three blocks away from the center on Greenpoint Avenue! Plus you have several buses that stop a few blocks away. The B32, B43 & Q62. Easily accessible anyway you put it. Located in a very lovely and happening part of Greenpoint. Large, bright and spacious. Love that the walls are all windows. Makes it feel really open. Very clean. They have some outdoor space as well. At the Hot Sauce Expo it was beautiful out so they were able to have some vendors and seating outside. Yes, the bathrooms are a bit of an issue. The idea of the see through frosted doors were ridiculous. When I left the stalls I clearly saw women pulling their pants up, etc. Go to the bathrooms in teams. This way while you are in the stall you can have that person stand in front so no one can see. That, or just use the last stall this way there’ll be less traffic passing the door. Other than that the bathrooms are clean and lovely. They also have ATM’s scattered about the place. Very handy. If you are going to an event here, I guarantee you’ll like it.

We came here for the Hot Sauce Expo a few months ago, this venue was great! Its beautifully first off the big windows and outside area. Its got great views of the Manhattan skyline. It was way more spacious then last years hot sauce venue. And the staff was quick, someone dropped about of sauce and there was like a pit crew out, one to wipe, one to dry and it was like it never happened.
I’ve lived in this area for years, and the gentrification can be overwhelming. But this might be a good thing, I love expos and having to trek to Manhattan isnt’ always an option. I hope they have more interesting events coming up this summer. I’ll be back!

Lapin and I came here for the Coffee and Tea festival. It’s a spacious center with clean bathrooms. Could do with more parking areas though.

Came here recently and for the 1^st time for the 2015 Hot Sauce Expo. The Expo itself was great and I will be attending next years as well. As for the center, it is large in size and spacious for any event with windows all around and garage doors that open to the outside gated area for vendors.
During the Expo the outdoor area needed seating, but that may not be something that is supplied by the center but rather the vendors. It is, however, wheelchair accessible and had 2 ATMs, at the main entrance, for convenience. Should I ever need to host an event I am sure this will be a go to.

Came here for the hot sauce expo. I’ve never been here before but it’s a great space with an outdoor area. If I was ever looking for an empty place to rent, this would be it. Too bad it’s not on any convenient lines. It took over an hour to get here from tribeca.

Ahhh… Good to be back on the Titanic which is the state of New York. We are so done you have no idea.
Obviously Gentrification has seriously sunk its jihad like beard, Beat head phones, hemp shoes, born to lose tattoos and latte sipping fingers into Brooklyn and wont let go of my beloved.
Went to a hot sauce expo and I enjoyed myself a lot. I would give the expo 5 stars. Now if I’m basing everything off the center I give it 3 stars cause all it is, is a parking garage with windows. Nothing more Nothing less. Cheap floors… slap some paint on the pipes and waalaa!!! Give me money!!! and why not? I would do it to if I owned the property.

Here for the hot sauce expo. It’s a lot of fun. I appreciate the small family run vendors more than anything. Come here if you have a stuffy nose. Something here is guaranteed to open up your sinuses

my major peeve is when a place is not within train station distance. i dont mind walking but this is NYC dammit. i shouldnt have to take A BUS after i get off the train. its cool that this place has a parking lot but im paranoid and always feel that my car will not come back in the same condition i left it. lucky for me i found parking on the street. anyway…
the center itself from the outside looks a bit small. when you think «expo center» you would think of something huge. like the javit. this place is about the size of the javit’s bathroom… or a greenhouse. i went here for the coffee & tea expo and the overall set up was small for the presentation but awesome in that the space was used in a way that wasnt too confining. it is clean and the open-​ness makes you feel like you will not be swallowed or lost. there isnt a million booths were you have to register which is a good and bad thing. good in that there is only one line to do everything. bad in that if it is raining or snowing your behind will be outside waiting to get it.

Loved the big windows making it bright and sunny for the Coffee and Tea Festival, though the venue was a little too small in my opinion. The Armory was better for a show of this size, though again, the natural lighting was a huge plus.
HUGE NEGATIVE on the ladies’ bathroom though. The sort of frosted glass on the stall doors is practically see through. I could quite clearly see a lady wiping herself while I was waiting in line and was concerned about my privacy when it was my turn!
And some genius decided it was a great idea to put the hooks for coats/​purses practically over the toilet so your coat sleeves are uncomfortably close to hanging in the bowl. At best your coat is smacking you in the face while you’re trying to pee. And if it’s a longer coat it hides the toilet paper rolls. Really poorly thought out, folks.
Also, what moron designed the sinks? There’s a nice big row of sinks —with soap only at each end! So unless you happen to be at one of the end sinks, you gotta reach over people with your soggy hands and your purse hanging off your arm to get some soap. The faucets are not automatic and I saw one person just leave it running when she left because hello, it’s 2015 and she probably expected it to auto shut off. (Or she thought not touching a potentially germy handle after cleaning her hands was more important than not wasting water.) Either way, seriously bad planning on the part of the designer.

Nice venue at Greenpoint however it was small space for the Chef’s congress. It was very basic and had part of the venue still under construction condition. The event was good though and nice vibrant neighborhood and surroundings. Loved the hipster store in the block!