Nightlife legend Vito Bruno is using the iconic dance floor from “Saturday Night Fever” to launch his candidacy for Brooklyn Borough President.
The Brooklyn native started his career at 2001 Odyssey nightclub in Bay Ridge, the disco that John Travolta ruled in his white suit in the 1977 movie.
Bruno has owned the dance floor — constructed of 4-by-8-foot panels equipped with multicolor flashing lights — since the club closed in 2005.
The dance floor is being auctioned off by Profiles in History in Calabasas, Calif., on June 26, and the highest bid is expected to be in the range of $1 million to $1.5 million.
“It’s one of the most recognizable pieces of film memorabilia in history, but I’ve decided it’s time to share it with the world,” Bruno told me.
But, on June 22, four days before the auction begins, Bruno will feature the dance floor at Encore Restaurant in Bay Ridge, where he’s hosting a $40-a-head fund-raiser for his campaign to replace Brooklyn BP Eric Adams.
“The job is basically a promoter for the borough of Brooklyn. It’s custom-made for someone like me,” said Bruno, who trained as an architect at Brooklyn Tech HS and Pratt Institute before running such nightclubs as the Roxy, Studio 54, Palladium and Tunnel.
Bruno, a volunteer for the Gay Pride Parade for 30 years, said, “All of Brooklyn needs to be represented, not just a part of it.”