8-Ball Community

8 Ball Community is a public institution, come visit our space at 1 East Broadway on the 4th floor! Check out our zine library, listen to 8 Ball Radio, watch 8 Ball TV. Graphic by @imwoobaek

On Saturday @trap_burrito facilitated a wonderful workshop at @blackzinefair sharing valuable knowledge on plastic and metal binding using binding machines. Thank you to Black Zine Fair for inviting us to share our resources and knowledge with your community! Please take a moment to check out, donate, and support the incredible work @sojourners4justice are doing for so many Black independent artists and publishers. If we met you at the fair, whether you’re curious about zines or an experienced zine maker, we’d love for you to stop by our space in Chinatown and get acquainted! Our open hours are listed in our bio and an 8 Ball Community member will be available to answer any questions you might have about our zine archive, getting involved with 8 Ball, or just using the free materials and resources we have available to everyone in the space. 📷: @wahala.wav

Good morning New York - have you or a loved one ever shaken ass to 8 Ball Radio? You may be entitled to audio compensation. Call 1-800-THA-BALL, our team of asstorneys are committed to your sonic experience and won’t settle for low ball club tracks. Meet our legal team Thursday May 21st at @bossanovacivicclub : 7-8: @primordian_ 8-9: @ethereal.mvp 9-10: @tormentaenllamas 10-11: @trap_burrito 11-12: @larptine_ 12-1: @kyxm.fm 1-2: @mau5.am 2-3: @leo.nerd b2b @radicchiooo 3-4: @cortexbrane b2b @o.negativ.e_ 21+. Free before 11pm. $10 after. ad by @kailyndibian.co 🧑🏻‍⚖️

8-Ball wants your radio drama! You can find more information in the submission form, linked in our bio. Submit by May 15!

🌸 Another successful cassette shop in the books 🌸 Thank you again to @secret_riso_club for hosting us, and to all seventeen cutie patooties in attendance. We're airing the class mixtape at 8ballradio.nyc on 4/19 7PM EST. Tune in!! Credit to @genderfail for the font used on slide 2! <3

✄ – Spiral Binding | Facilitated by 8-Ball Community @8ballcommunity ✄ – – May 9 | 2-3:30pm | at Powerhouse Arts ✄ – – – Register at the link on profile Gain hands-on experience with how spiral binding techniques shift the form and circulation of handmade zines. In this session, participants will bring their own pages to bind with provided binding machines and demonstrated techniques, leaving not only with a bound zine but also the confidence to use these methods independently. ✄ – – – – Meet the workshop facilitator Allen is a Black creator from South Carolina who works with 8-Ball community. 8-Ball Community is a collective that produces art, publishes media, and creates opportunities to collaborate, create, and learn regardless of background or identity. Through this work, they promote the exchange of knowledge, cultural understanding, and independent publishing.

After months of quiet negotiation, we are ready to share something we have been holding close. We are excited to announce the logical next step for our community: the acquisition of 8-Ball Community by Spotify, Inc. Effective immediately, 8-Ball Community will transition to serve as the exclusive provider of Spotify’s internal corporate radio programming. Exclusive to Spotify employees, all broadcasts, DJ sets, and radio programming will be produced for and distributed to Spotify’s global employee network. 8-Ball Community was selected following a competitive RFP process initiated by Spotify’s People and Culture division in Q3 of last year. This transition was brokered entirely by Daniel Um, ( @danielum90 )8-Ball Community’s CEO and the sole architect of this deal. Daniel’s vision, connections, and leadership made this possible. Going forward, Daniel will personally oversee all programming, approve all new shows, and MC Spotify’s daily internal listening experience. 8-Ball Community’s traditionally non-hierarchical structure will be formally restructured under Daniel’s direct oversight. We acknowledge this represents a meaningful departure from how 8-Ball Community has operated. What we can say is that this move ensures the long-term financial sustainability of our organization. Current radio hosts will be retained. We are not onboarding new volunteers at this time, though internship applications are open via our website (sorry, compensation isn’t possible at this time, but you will receive a certificate of completion). If quarterly benchmarks are met, a celebration will be held at the wine bar downstairs; show hosts receive a 2% discount on admission. Happy April Fools. We love you. It’s never 2 L8. — The 8-Ball Community Team

WEDNESDAY 4/8 7-11 PM | we welcome you to join us for a highly anticipated fundraiser at one of our favorite NYC spaces @lightandsounddesign . get cozy while 8 ball radio residents assemble an audio tapestry for your deep-listening pleasure. come to chill, make zines, have a bite to eat (vegan catering by @cakeflourr ), and bathe in the musical creations of our talented new radio heads 💚 TICKET LINK IN @8ballradio BIO

Come out and see us 😎🎱❣️🎵 Tickets info incoming 🪄

THIS SATURDAY 1-3PM @8ballradio and @8ballzinelibrary team up with @newmuseum for their grand reopening! @danielum90 and @kyxm.fm will be bringing experimental and musical nyc soundscapes from their heads to your ears, followed by an hour of soulful, grooving house music curated by @larptine_ , and a thoughtful selection of our zine library for your perusing pleasure 🎱

❤️‍🔥BUTCH MONTHLY X PLANET QUEER FUNDRAISER❤️‍🔥 Date: Thursday, 3/12/26 🗓️ Time: 8:00 PM - Late ⏰ Where: The Bush 📍 333 Troutman Street, Brooklyn NY ( @bushdykebar ) PLANET QUEER & BUTCH MONTHLY PRESENT ⛓️ BUTCH NITE OUT ⛓️ Join us for a night of connection, community building, and butch visibility! We are raising funds to help 8 Ball @8ballcommunity keep the lights on. 8 Ball is a volunteer-led collective that provides a vital gathering space in Chinatown for individuals of all ages and identities to get inspired, build lasting connections, and create amazing zines, videos, radio shows, events, and merch, while feeling a sense of shared ownership over the space and its operations. ***This event is open to ALL!*** Sliding Scale admission will be collected at the doors ~ $0 - $10 *Please note that no one will be turned away for lack of funds!!! THIS PARTY IS QUEER YEARNING THEMED !!! WRITE A YEARNING CONFESSION ON YOUR SHIRT AND MAYBE SOMEBODY WILL BE THERE TO MAKE IT COME TRUE 🫦 🎱 DJ’s 🎧 : Brooke Steele @brookesteele kyxm @kyxm.fm b2b tormenta @tormentaenllamas Mayon @mayonnnnnn_ Stola @stealingfish VENDORS 🏷️ : Affirming Accessories @gendergalaxies Beaded lighters & more @baked.and.beaded Chokers / necklaces / jewelry @bad2thebead ***8Ball Zines for sale 🎱*** TAROT ✨ : by El LIVE BUZZCUTS BY BUTCH BARBER : @sammysnipppps 💈 Flyer by: @lissoms_ok Photo on flyer by @kadejoyphotography of @onlycaroli from our January fundraiser

8 Ball Valentine’s Zine fair is beginning to start! Today, 2/14/2026. 2 - 7pm. At @come.to.life.world ! 43 independent zine vendors, crafting table to make your love a valentine, Tarot, and zine swap table. The after party starts at 9pm!