Shoots
Music videos, film, photo and podcasts on ten storefront sets inside a soundproof studio.
5,000 sq ft soundstage
696 E 135th St · Mott Haven, Bronx
A New York block, built inside the Bronx.
Shoot your video on it. Throw your show on it. Learn to make music on it.
Next up: Comedy Night · Oct 10Now booking shoots and eventsShows and comedy nights all yearUp to 360 guests for private eventsYouth program waitlist open for summer 2027696 E 135th St · Bronx, NY
Three ways in
Pick your door
Shoot on the set, throw a night on it, or send a kid to learn the craft. Every door leads to the same block.
Shows & Events
Concerts, album releases, private parties and brand nights, with a stage and a full bar.
Up to 360 guests
Youth Program
Eight weeks of lyricism, beat-making and recording for students in grades 5 to 12.
Run by La Bodega BX, a nonprofit
The Block · Ten sets, one street, indoors
Walk the block
Ten storefronts, a stoop and a city bus, rebuilt as a 1990s New York street inside a Bronx soundstage. Fly from set to set, then book the ones you want.
Shows & events
Coming up on the block
Comedy nights, salsa parties, brand battles and hip-hop residencies. New dates drop on Instagram and Eventbrite.
Comedy
Coming upOct 10
Comedy Night
Stand-up night
2026 · La Bodega NY
Community
Coming upOct 18
Open House New York
Tours of the block
2026 · La Bodega NY
Salsa
Coming upOct 24
Salsa Tonight
Details soon
2026 · La Bodega NY
Party
Coming upOct 31
Halloween Party
Details soon
2026 · La Bodega NY
Brand
PastAug 2026
Lite It Up Litefeet battle
Converse × Foot Locker
2026 · La Bodega NY
Salsa
PastAug 22
Salsa Pa' La Cultura
With The Salsa Project
2026 · La Bodega NY
Festival
PastJun 20
Power Up! Gaming + Music Festival
With the Mayor's Office of Media & Entertainment
2026 · La Bodega NY
Your date
Book it
Throw your show on the block
Plan an event
Seen on the block
The receipts
Performance series, brand nights, city partners and the youth work that started it all.
On set at La Bodega
- Performance seriesHOT 97 · Live From The Bodega2025
- Brand nightConverse × Foot Locker · Lite It UpAug 2026
- Comedy seriesSay Sumptin Comedy · Vols. 7 & 82026
- City partnerNYC Mayor's Office · Power Up! FestivalJun 2026
- YouthThrive Collective · R.H.Y.M.E. workshop2020
- PressamNY · Open House New YorkOct 2025
Brands, labels and organizations that have worked on the block
La Bodega BX · Youth music program
Bronx students write, record and release their own music.
An 8-week summer program for students in grades 5 to 12, built around creative writing, music production and audio recording. It's designed to be therapeutic and educational: a place to find your voice, stay original and make music at a professional level.
- Length
- 8 weeks
- Middle school
- Grades 5 to 8
- High school
- Grades 9 to 12
- Finale
- A live concert on the block
- Release
- Spotify, Apple Music and more
- 2027 dates
- To be announced
“I created this program because I know what it’s like to be a kid from the inner city with no outlet.”