‘Weaponization of 311’: Speculation swarms after Brooklyn’s Saint Vitus shutdown

Who filed more than a dozen complaints with New York City’s buildings department against the venerated Greenpoint bar and metal music venue Saint Vitus?

That’s the burning question swirling within the city’s metal music scene after the venue closed on Friday due to building violations, which include a certificate of occupancy that doesn’t match a bar that serves food and drink and can, on some nights, fill with several hundred people. Dave Castillo, a booker and co-owner of Saint Vitus, told Gothamist that staff are working to reopen, though it’s unclear when that will happen.