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CONFERENCE CENTERS & HIGH-TECH SPACES
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NEW YORK’SULTIMATEVENUEGUIDE
CONFERENCE AND
CONVENTION CENTERS
American Conference Centers
780 Third Ave., 212.527.9000
Located in Midtown, the center has 11 flexible
meeting spaces—including an auditorium with
175 seats—on-site catering, and state-of-the-art
audiovisual services. The space is suitable for corporate meetings, training seminars, trade shows,
and presentations.
American Management
Association New York Executive
Conference Center
1601 Broadway, 212.903.8060
With more than 30 meeting rooms, this Midtown
meeting facility features all the amenities necessary for business meetings and conferences.
Eighteen of the rooms have built-in audiovisual
equipment, and the meeting rooms feature vaulted
ceilings for enhancement of acoustics and an
open, comfortable feel. The center also has beverage centers dispersed throughout its space.
Baruch College,
City University of New York
55 Lexington Ave., 14th Floor, 646.312.1442
In this vertical campus building, Room 14-220
holds 300 in auditorium-style seating and has
seven breakout rooms, of which the largest
holds 40.
Baruch College,
City University of New York,
Newman Conference Center
151 East 25th St., 646.312.1442
The center seats 170 in an auditorium-style
arrangement and also includes breakout rooms.
There are also three conference rooms (each holds
20). In addition to the meeting spaces, an atrium
suits catered functions, seating 120.
Coleman Center
810 Seventh Ave., 212.541.4600
Conveniently located just a few blocks north of
Times Square, the Coleman Center specializes in
small meeting environments and provides audiovisual equipment. The center has 12 meeting rooms
on two floors and can handle meetings for as many
as 150 guests in a theater-style arrangement.
Cooper Union—Hewitt Auditorium
41 Cooper Square, 212.353.4195
This auditorium has 165 seats and is available for
meetings and conferences.
Cooper Union—Peter Cooper Suite
7 East 7th St., 212.353.4195
This penthouse space at the school holds 75
for meetings or receptions and has terraces on
two sides.
Cooper Union—Wollman
Auditorium
51 Astor Place, 212.353.4195
This meeting space holds 185.
The Graduate Center,
City University of New York
Executive Workspace
1120 Ave. of the Americas, 212.626.6500
With seven meeting rooms, this conference center’s
largest space holds 40.
Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT)
Seventh Ave. at West 27th St., 212.217.7644
FIT’s 775-seat Haft Auditorium is equipped with
state-of-the-art audiovisual equipment and is
suitable for conferences and performances. The
Katie Murphy Amphitheater holds 300 and has a
horseshoe stage. Conferences, lectures, seminars,
and presentations usually focus on issues related
to fashion, advertising, design, and liberal arts.
The school also offers two conference rooms.
Additional event facilities are scheduled to debut
in the spring of 2005.
Fordham University, Lincoln Center
Campus
113 West 60th St., 212.636.7900
The Lowenstein Building includes the 400-seat
Pope Auditorium, meeting rooms that hold 60, and
classrooms for as many as 50 people. There is also
a multipurpose room that suits meetings or
dinners for 150.
These venues are designed for
meetings, conferences, and
conventions big and small
NEW Downtown Conference
Center
Great Hall at City College of New
York
157 William St., 212.608.8280
Managed by Benchmark Hospitality, this conference center has 33 meeting rooms and 20,000
square feet of space. The center is owned by
Pace University.
Convent Ave. and West 140th St., 212.650.6400
Located in the School of Architecture’s Shepard
Hall, this recently restored cathedral-like space
seats as many as 1,000 when you include the
hall’s two balconies.
Equitable Center
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
787 Seventh Ave., 212.314.4000
Situated in the core of Midtown, the center has a
493-seat auditorium with state-of-the-art audio
projection and lighting equipment and an atrium
that holds 500. There is also a studio and multicamera production facility.
655 West 34th St., 212.216.2186
The I. M. Pei-designed Javits Center hosts some of
the city’s largest conferences and trade shows. It
has 814,000 square feet of exhibition and event
space, as well as the 3,200-seat Special Events
Hall. Plans for expansion could add as much as
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300,000 square feet of new meeting space and a
6,000-seat ballroom.
John Jay College of Criminal
Justice
899 10th Ave., 212.237.8611
The college has numerous sites suitable for meetings, with conference rooms located throughout
three buildings. Among the institution’s other
spaces are a variety of lecture halls and classrooms, as well as a 625-seat theater.
JPMorgan Chase Conference
Center—Chase Manhattan Plaza
1 Chase Manhattan Plaza, 866.833.2705
JPMorgan Chase’s Manhattan Plaza location in the
financial district has 40 meeting rooms, a 600seat auditorium, an audiovisual department,
an on-site technical team, and a business
services center.
Center—3 Metrotech Center
3 Metrotech Center, Brooklyn, 866.833.2705
This center has 27 rooms, including boardrooms
and all-purpose spaces. There is also a 320-seat
auditorium and a business center that offers inhouse office assistance, including photocopying,
delivery acceptance, and messenger service.
Laura Parsons Pratt Conference
Center
365 Fifth Ave., 212.817.7150
Located in the mammoth former B. Altman department store building, this space is home to CUNY’s
graduate programs and includes a variety of meeting and event spaces. The ninth floor’s dramatic
Skylight Room can hold as many as 74 and shows
off views of the Empire State Building, and four
more conference rooms can be combined. On the
floor below, a glass dome offers light and views to
the Dining Commons area, which is suitable for
dinners or receptions and can hold 300. On the
first floor are the Martin E. Segal Theatre and the
Elebash Recital Hall and its lobby. The 389-seat
Proshansky Auditorium, breakout rooms, and an
additional lobby space are on the building’s concourse level.
the Millennium Broadway hotel and has 37
meeting rooms.
New School University—Parsons
Aronson Theater, Parsons
Galleries
66 Fifth Ave., 212.229.2487
New School University—Wollman
Hall
65 West 11th St., 212.229.2487
New School University—Tishman
Auditorium, Amphitheaters, Orozco
Conference Room
66 West 12th St. 212.229.2487
281 Park Ave. South, 212.777.4800 ext. 300
The center has a large room that holds 75, another
that holds 38, and a small meeting room that holds
26. The space includes audiovisual equipment.
New School University—
Swayduck Auditorium, Wolff
Conference Room, Machinist
Conference Room
Lighthouse International
Conference Center and Auditorium
65 Fifth Ave., 212.229.2487
111 East 59th St., 212.821.9557
This organization is dedicated to assisting the visually impaired and has the 236-seat Lighthouse
Theater, the versatile Benay Venuta Hall space, a
café, and two conference rooms. Only nonprofits can
rent the event spaces. In-house catering is available.
McGraw-Hill Auditorium
and Gallery
1221 Ave. of the Americas, 2nd floor, 212.512.4560
This auditorium seats 345 and has a gallery that
can accommodate trade shows or cocktail receptions for 150.
Millennium Conference Center
145 West 44th St., 212.789.7546
This full-service conference center is located at
New School University—Theresa
Lang Community and Student
Center
72 Fifth Ave., 212.229.2487
Among the numerous locations in its West Village
academic center, the New School’s conferencefriendly spaces include the Parsons Aronson
Theater, which holds as many as 125, and Wollman
Hall, which holds 200. There are two amphitheaters, two Parsons galleries, and a variety of conference rooms and classrooms.
New York Academy of Medicine
1216 Fifth Ave., 212.822.7272
The academy’s conference center has two floors of
meeting space, including Hosack Hall, a 530-seat,
two-tier auditorium.
New York City Seminar and
Conference Center at PC Learn
71 West 23rd St., 646.336.4450
The full-service conference space has 11 meeting,
training, and seminar rooms, each with videoconferencing capabilities. Technical and operations
managers are on-site, and there are two break
rooms.
Practising Law Institute
810 Seventh Ave., 212.824.5700
The institute makes available its large main
conference room, which has 250 seats and features state-of-the-art audiovisual equipment.
There is a small reception area nearby.
Rockefeller University
188 Madison Ave., 212.592.7077
This library facility has two conference rooms that
hold 50 people each.
1230 York Ave., 212.284.7003
In addition to the university’s 430-seat Caspary
Auditorium, there are a number of conferencefriendly spaces, including the Weiss Research
Building Lecture Halls and the Cohn Library. Among
other event spaces are the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller
Dining Room and Patio, two café rooms that can be
combined, and an adjoining lobby.
116 West Houston
Show Piers on the Hudson
New York Public Library—
Science, Industry, and Business
Library
116 West Houston St., 212.379.1274 ext. 201
This complex houses two floors of meeting and
conference space. An event space holds 100 and
meeting rooms can accommodate 25 people.
Pier 94
755 12th Ave. at 55th St., 212.759.7023
With 175,000 square feet of raw space, the pier
takes on trade shows, meetings, conventions, and
other special events.
711 12th Ave., 212.459.1471
Piers 88, 90, and 92 on the Hudson River form the
Show Piers on the Hudson. The piers combined contain 77,000 square feet of space and can accommodate small parties or large events, such as
trade shows and art and antiques fairs.
St. John’s University—Manhattan
Campus
101 Murray St., 212.284.7003
The university maintains numerous conference
spaces at its Manhattan location, including Saval
Auditorium, which seats 128.
H I G H - T E C H S PA C E S
Digital Sandbox
55 Broad St., 212.482.0851
This fully wired, 24,000-square-foot space has
Internet and satellite videoconferencing capabilities. The high-ceilinged space also has a 400-seat
lecture hall and six classrooms.
Digital Sandbox @ 41 Madison
Avenue
41 Madison Ave., 212.482.0851
A sister of Digital Sandbox’s venue at 55 Broad
Street, this space boasts similar technical capabilities in a 7,000-square-foot Midtown locale.
Globix Cyber Space
139 Centre St., 212.625.7566
Globix is a conference and presentation space
that offers classrooms and a reception area; its
largest meeting room can accommodate 150
people. Amenities include full audiovisual capabilities, including videoconferencing, and 16-seat
training rooms for presentations.
HQ Global Workplaces
140 Broadway, 212.858.7500
Used primarily for meeting and training sessions, the
venue has two conference rooms that each hold 12
and a training room for as many as 30.
Nasdaq MarketSite
4 Times Square, 646.441.5200
Nasdaq’s MarketSite Tower, in the heart of Times
Square, makes available a second-floor space
for product launches, presentations, meetings,
and events. Meeting organizers can use satellite
uplinks and data feeds from around the world. A
press conference area seats as many as 130
when configured in theater-style rows. The entire
floor can hold as many as 275 for receptions.
Stratosphere Multimedia
551 Madison Ave., 212.702.0700
Stratosphere, a multimedia company that
specializes in videoconferencing, offers high-tech
satellite, videoconferencing, and Internet broadcasting capabilities at its headquarters. A large suite can
fit as many as 20 people, and a
smaller suite can accommodate five. For large
events, Stratosphere has wired 17 Manhattan hotels
for Internet broadcasting and videoconferencing.
—Edited by Mark Mavrigian
CONFERENCE CENTERS
& HIGH-TECH SPACES
Bridgewaters
VENUE
IDEAS
11 Fulton St., 212.608.8823
The Bridge Room can hold 2,500 for trade shows
or parties.
Cipriani 42nd Street
Gotham Hall
1356 Broadway, 212.244.4300
A grand 17,500-square-foot event space, Gotham
Hall has 120-foot ceilings and can accommodate
1,200 for cocktails or 800 seated.
Hilton New York
The hotel has 42 meeting rooms with 130,000
square feet of meeting space.
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
655 West 34th St., 212.216.2186
With more than 800,000 square feet, Javits is the
place for big trade shows.
Metropolitan Pavilion
125 West 18th St., 212.463.0071
Three different spaces in this single location can
accommodate 1,565 guests.
Millennium Broadway
145 West 44th St., 212.768.4400
The hotel has 100,000 square feet of meeting space
spread over 37 meeting rooms.
New York Marriott at the
Brooklyn Bridge
333 Adams St., Brooklyn, 718.246.7000
The city’s fourth-largest ballroom is located in this
Marriott outpost in downtown Brooklyn.
New York Marriott Marquis
1535 Broadway, 212.398.1900
The giant Times Square hotel has more than
100,000 square feet of meeting and event space,
including a full Broadway theater.
Park Avenue Armory
Crobar
643 Park Ave., 212.879.9713
The space takes up an entire block—from 66th to
67th Street between Park and Lexington Avenues—
with the 55,000-square-foot drill hall.
Pier 94
Roseland Ballroom
3 East 54th St., 212.759.7023
This special event and trade show venue has
140,000 square feet of raw space.
239 West 52nd St., 212.489.8350
There’s room for 2,500 people in this concert and
event venue.
Pier 59 Studios
Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers
Pier 59 at Chelsea Piers, 212.691.5959
This is a 110,000-square-foot multimedia complex.
23rd St. at the Hudson River, 212.336.6060
There’s 20,000 square feet and room for 1,100 guests.
Sheraton New York Hotel
and Towers
When size matters—when you’ve
got a large group, that is—check out
these big spots
811 Seventh Ave., 212.581.1000
This Times Square hotel has a whopper of a
ballroom—it measures 13,000 square feet.
530 West 28th St., 212.629.9000
This massive dance club opened in October 2003
with 40,000 square feet spread over two floors.
The whole place will hold 3,000 and a private V.I.P.
room will hold 300.
TriBeCa Rooftop
Show Piers on the Hudson
711 12th Ave., 212.977.7414
The piers offer 210,000 gross square feet of exhibition space.
69th Regiment Armory
68 Lexington Ave., 212.532.6013
This fortresslike space is used regularly for antique
and art shows.
2 Debrosses St., 212.625.2600
There’s 15,000 square feet of space for events in
this penthouse loft.
Tunnel
224 12th Ave., 212.585.0808
This large space is comprised of 23,000 square feet
and can be divided.
—Edited by Alesandra Dubin
New York’s 20 Biggest Venues
110 East 42nd St., 212.499.0599
Designed for large-scale events, the space can
accommodate 2,000 for cocktails.
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OUTDOOR SPACES
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
1000 Washington Ave., Brooklyn, 718.623.7200
Adjacent to Prospect Park, the Brooklyn Botanic
Garden occupies 52 acres and has more than
12,000 different kinds of plants in its collection.
Garden areas include the Fragrance Garden for the
Blind, the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden, the
Cranford Rose Garden, and the Osborne Garden.
Bryant Park
42nd St. between Fifth Ave. and Ave. of the
Americas, 212.768.4242
Home to New York’s Fashion Week and HBO’s summer film screenings, Bryant Park’s eight-acre
venue is located behind the New York Public
Library and is bordered with promenades and
perennial gardens. Events must be coordinated
with the Bryant Park Restoration Corporation, and
generally require city permits and negotiations
with the park on details from tents to security to
caterers.
Bryant Park—le Carrousel
40th St. between Fifth Ave. and Ave. of the
Americas, 212.712.2334
Featuring 14 fancifully designed animals, the
carousel turns to the sounds of French cabaret music.
Carousel at Prospect Park
Willink entrance at Empire Blvd. and Flatbush Ave.,
Brooklyn, 718.965.7777
Dating from 1912, the carousel was originally
located in Coney Island, and moved to Prospect
Park in 1952. It can accommodate 60 guests.
and a small café. The space has hosted dance
series and educational programs.
Hudson River Park—Pier 26
North Moore St. at the Hudson River, 917.661.8740
A small space that is home to the River Project
research facility, this section of the park suits educational events.
West Houston St. at the Hudson River,
917.661.8740
With indoor and outdoor turf fields and activity
space that includes batting cages and a small
climbing wall, the pier has been the site of film
series and workshops.
Christopher St. at the Hudson River, 917.661.8740
With downtown views, the pier is able to hold
5,000 people.
North of Christopher St. at the Hudson River,
917.661.8740
The space has a turf surface and can hold
1,000 people.
West 13th St. at the Hudson River, 917.661.8740
Its entrance adorned by a historic arch gate, this
Michelangelo’s Campidoglio in Rome that features a
round black granite fountain as the centerpiece. The
space can hold 2,000 people.
New York Botanical Garden
replaces the famous ice-skating rink in
Rockefeller Center. The café seats 175 for banquets and 450 for receptions; there is also a
small private area available.
200th St. and Kazimiroff Blvd., Bronx,
718.817.8773
This Bronx garden offers 250 acres and includes
spaces like the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory (and
the Conservatory Tent, which holds 1,000 and
can be used from May to July). The beautiful
Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden can accommodate
receptions for as many as 350. In addition to its
green spaces, the garden also has the Arthur and
Janet Ross Lecture Hall.
Staten Island Botanical Garden
Palm House
at Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Tobacco Warehouse
1000 Washington Ave., Brooklyn, 718.398.2400
The Palm House is a unique glass Victorian
greenhouse with lily pools and surrounding gardens, and offers a scenic setting for 300 guests
for dinner and dancing. Charles, Sally & Charles
is the exclusive caterer for the Palm House.
NEW Parade Ground
at Prospect Park
Coney Island Ave., between Caton and Parkside
Aves., Brooklyn, 718.965.7777
The southernmost portion of Prospect Park—the
1000 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island,
718.362.1011
Located amid the Snug Harbor Cultural Center
campus, the garden includes the famous New
York Chinese Scholar’s Garden, as well as the
Carl Grillo Glass House—which has both indoor
and outdoor spaces—and the Connie Gretz
Secret Garden. In addition there is a White
Garden and a Rose Garden.
26 New Dock St., Brooklyn, 718.802.0603
The Tobacco Warehouse in the Empire Fulton
Ferry State Park in the Dumbo section of Brooklyn
is—of course—a former tobacco warehouse.
Built in 1871, it has the rustic brick walls and
cement floor you expect to find in such a space.
But it doesn’t have a roof, making it feel like an
industrial fortress in ruin.
Wollman Rink—Central Park
59th St. at Ave. of the Americas, 212.439.6900
Wollman Rink isn’t just for skating. In winter and
summer, it hosts everything from private parties
Central Park—Conservatory
Garden
East Side from 104th to 106th Sts., 212.360.2766
These six acres make up the park’s only formal
garden and actually comprise three gardens that
are colorful and peaceful year-round. The space
has two fountains.
Central Park—Great Lawn
Central Park at 81st St., 212.408.0226
Central Park’s renovated Great Lawn is 13 acres of
Kentucky bluegrass with athletic fields, pedestrian
paths, a special events area, and Turtle Pond.
Central Park—Rumsey Playfield
East 72nd St. off Fifth Ave., 212.408.0226
The playfield’s outdoor stage is home to
SummerStage, and can also be rented to host concerts and special events.
Central Park Zoo
830 Fifth Ave., 212.439.6509
The Central Park Wildlife Center serves as a unique
backdrop for countless events each year, from formal
galas to company picnics. Winter events can be held
in the rain forest building or the penguin exhibit.
Damrosch Park/The Tent at Lincoln
Center
West 62nd St. at Amsterdam Ave., 212.755.8300
The Tent at Lincoln Center covers Damrosch Park
each spring, and now features floor-to-ceiling
glass windows, bathrooms, and bright interior
lighting. Catering is by Restaurant Associates.
Elizabeth Street Gallery Sculpture Garden
Hudson River Park—Bikeway
Battery Place to West 59th St., 917.661.8740
With its two lanes, the bikeway travels the length
of the park and has been home to competitive and
charity walks and runs.
Give guests some fresh air
at these sunny spots
Hudson River Park—
Chelsea Waterside
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pier has hosted many events, among them a Marc
Jacobs fashion show, Heritage of Pride’s celebrations, and a summer jazz festival.
Parade Ground—is chock-full of ball fields.
Corporate outings can be held at Field Three, which
has viewing stands that seat 270.
The Picnic House at
Prospect Park
West 22nd St. at the Hudson River, 917.661.8740
The pier offers benches and planters among its
10,000 square feet near the Chelsea Piers complex.
With the U.S.S. Intrepid residing north of the pier,
this large space has railings, a garden, and a fountain. The pier can hold 5,000 people.
Kate Wollman Rink—Prospect Park
West 22nd St. to West 24th St. and 11th Ave. to
Route 9A, 917.661.8740
Across the highway from the park’s string of riverside space, this activity spot has field and court
facilities.
Near Parkside and Ocean Aves. entrance, Brooklyn,
718.965.7777
The “other” Wollman rink, located in Prospect Park,
can be reserved for ice-skating parties from
November to March or pedal boat parties from May
to October.
Lincoln Center Plaza
North Moore St. at the Hudson River, 917.661.8740
This pier includes volleyball courts, miniature golf,
West 65th St. and Broadway, 212.875.5511
The plaza is a grand open-air space modeled after
Near Prospect Park West and 3rd St., Brooklyn,
718.965.7777
The Picnic House has views of the park’s Long
Meadow and is currently closed for renovations;
the building is slated to reopen in summer 2005.
Queens Botanical Garden
43-50 Main St., Queens, 718.886.3800 ext. 201
Located on 39 lush acres within Flushing
Meadows-Corona Park, the garden includes a
Victorian-style garden, and the Cherry Circle
Auditorium and its attached deck. The garden’s
Great Lawn can be used for events and can
accommodate a tent. The arboretum holds as
many as 2,000.
Rink Bar and Café
Fifth Ave. between 49th and 50th Sts.,
212.332.7621
From May through late September, the Rink Bar
209 Elizabeth St., 212.941.4800
When they’re not using the garden as a space to
show off statuary and architectural pieces such
as decorative fireplaces and columns, this
30,000-square-foot swath of greenery in NoLIta
can be used for corporate events. It has hosted
fashion shows and product launches, and can
be tented.
to product launches. The venue can accommodate 3,000 guests and includes more than
50,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor event
space, theatrical lighting, a party tent, and a
green room.
World Financial Center—
Winter Garden Plaza
West St. between Vesey and Liberty Sts.,
212.945.3148
The 10,000-square-foot open-air piazza provides
breathtaking views of the Hudson River, and
events can be held weekday evenings and weekend afternoons. —Edited by Mark Mavrigian
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Above 60
60 Thompson St, 212.431.0400
SoHo boutique hotel 60 Thompson’s bar and outdoor patio connect to the hotel’s penthouse suite.
Lined with blond wood-framed furniture and
lounge chairs, the space can hold 150 for cocktails
or seat 70.
AMC Empire
234 West 42nd St., 212.398.2597
This cinemaplex offers three terraces that overlook
Times Square. The largest can accommodate 250
for a reception.
American Museum of Natural
History
VENUE
IDEAS
tented garden can seat 200. The spaces can hold
300 and 500, respectively, for receptions.
Café St. Bart’s
109 East 50th St., 212.888.2664
The café’s Great Terrace overlooks Park Avenue,
and can seat 200 or accommodate 300 for a
reception. New this year is the Cloister Garden that
seats 40.
Campbell Apartment Terrace
Grand Central Terminal, 15 Vanderbilt Ave.,
212.980.9476
The Campbell Apartment has a 1,000-square-foot
outdoor terrace dotted with mahogany rocking chairs.
The terrace can accommodate 60 for a reception.
Dos Caminos Soho
475 West Broadway, 212.277.4300
The SoHo branch of B. R. Guest’s original Dos
Caminos on Park Avenue South offers a 60-seat outdoor patio.
Downtown Cipriani
376 West Broadway, 212.343.0999
An outdoor garden is available for al fresco dining in
warmer months.
Dyckman Farmhouse Museum
4881 Broadway, 212.360.8282
It’s the last remaining farmhouse in Manhattan with
gardens kept in 18th-century style on a half-acre
park. Newly renovated and revamped, the museum
will reopen this autumn.
3,200-square-foot Private Park garden on the lobby
level can hold as many as 350 for cocktails.
Icon New York
130 East 39th St., 212.592.8888
Icon offers several spaces for events, including its
65-seat outdoor terrace.
Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
Pier 86, 46th St. at 12th Ave., 212.957.7342
his Navy aircraft-turned-museum-and-event space
can host 2,500 guests on its 900-foot flight deck.
Jean Georges
1 Central Park West, 212.299.3900
A terrace at the famed French restaurant can seat 40.
Central Park West at 79th St., 212.769.5350
The Arthur Ross outdoor terrace just outside the
Powerhouse event space has a spectacular view
of the Rose Center for Earth and Space, especially
at night.
Terraces, Roofs & Gardens
Ava Lounge
210 West 55th St., Penthouse Level, 212.956.7020
The 1,000-square-foot terrace above this stylish
hotel bar has wooden floor tiles, plus lots of plastic
ivy on the walls (it’s much cooler than it sounds).
Avalon
6 West 20th St., 212.807.7780
Avalon, the latest club borne in the old Limelight
space, has a 1,100-square-foot smoking patio.
Barbetta
321 West 46th St., 212.246.9171
Barbetta’s stunning outdoor garden has an intricate stone fountain and details reminiscent of an
old country estate.
Barolo Restaurant and Garden
398 West Broadway, 212.226.2055
Barolo’s lovely outdoor garden seats 170 or accommodates 300 for a reception.
B Bar & Grill
40 East 4th St., 212.475.2220
A spacious 2,000-square-foot patio adjoins this
East Village spot.
OPENING SOON
Bed NY
530 West 27th St., 212.594.4109
Scheduled to open at the end of October, Bed NY’s
8,000-square-foot rooftop garden will feature two
areas: a glass-enclosed atrium and gazebo will
seat 120 guests, and the landscaped garden’s dining beds will seat an additional 20 guests.
Boathouse in Central Park
Fifth Ave. at 72nd St., 212.517.2233
During the warmer months, the Garden Pavilion
opens to include space outdoors, allowing the area
to hold as many as 1,500 guests for a reception.
Bottino
246 10th Ave., 212.206.6766
With its tasty Italian fare and its pretty back terrace, Bottino is a Chelsea neighborhood favorite.
Its enclosed East Garden room seats 26 for events.
NEW Rare View
303 Lexington Ave., 212.481.1999
Located on the 16th floor rooftop of the Shelburne
Hotel, Rare View is a 4,000-square-foot outdoor
lounge catered by Rare Bar & Grill, the hotel's steak
house. Rare View can accommodate 200 guests.
Lenox Room
259 East 30th St., 13th Floor, 212.736.6221
This loft near Penn Station has a terrace overlooking
Eighth Avenue and the Hudson River that can
accommodate 60 guests for cocktails.
1278 Third Ave., 212.772.0404
The newly added outdoor café of this restaurant is
both a dining area and a lounge. Smokers can
rejoice, since part of this café is smoker-friendly.
Bouterin
Chelsea Bistro & Bar
Five Front
Le 26
420 East 59th St., 212.758.0323
Bouterin offers a tented garden (100 seated, 300
for cocktails) during the summer.
358 West 23rd St., 212.727.2026
This French bistro has an outdoor garden.
5 Front St., Brooklyn, 718.625.5559
This lovely spot beneath the Brooklyn Bridge has a
garden that can seat 45.
China Club
41 Madison Ave., 212.545.8555
A lovely outdoor terrace with views of the renovated
Madison Square Park seats 100.
Bridgewaters
268 West 47th St., 212.398.3800
The 7,000-square-foot Jade Terrace rooftop garden
and lounge can accommodate 450 for a reception.
NEW 5 Ninth
Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers
11 Fulton St., 212.608.8823
A narrow outdoor terrace wraps the south and west
sides of the event space, offering views of the
South Street Seaport.
Bronx Zoo
2300 Southern Blvd., Bronx, 718.220.5197
Operated by the Wildlife Conservation Society, the
Bronx Zoo’s outdoor Dancing Crane Café is available for events.
Bryant Park Grill
25 West 40th St., 212.840.6500
The Bryant Park Grill’s roof can seat 175 and the
Cooper-Hewitt National Design
Museum—Smithsonian Institution
2 East 91st St., 212.849.8400
The lovely Arthur Ross Terrace and Garden opens
onto the mansion’s lawn, which may be tented for
sit-down dinners. The terrace seats 500 or can
accommodate 1,000 for a reception.
Django
480 Lexington Ave., 212.871.6600
This restaurant has an 80-seat wraparound outdoor
café perched four feet above the street.
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Eaglesnest Studio
5 Ninth Ave., 212.929.9460
An 800-square-foot outdoor tiki bar is available at
this meatpacking district restaurant.
Gallery at the One Club
21 East 26th St., 212.340.4792
A 250-square-foot terrace overlooking Madison
Square Park is available for events.
Guastavino’s
409 East 59th St., 212.980.2455
Put guests in wicker chairs at umbrella-shaded
tables in this restaurant’s lush garden terrace.
Hotel Giraffe
365 Park Ave. South, 212.685.7700
The 3,250-square-foot penthouse has views of Park
Avenue South and a 700-square-foot rooftop garden.
Pier 61, 23rd St. at Chelsea Piers, 212.336.6144
The Lighthouse features an open-air deck overlooking the water that can be used year-round.
Loggia
135 West 52nd St., 212.887.9400
The 6,000-square-foot outdoor restaurant and
event space at the Flatotel occupies the breezeway
between the hotel and its neighboring building.
Catered by in-house restaurant Moda, Loggia can
accommodate 150 for a sit-down function or 400
for cocktails.
Merchant’s House Museum
29 East 4th St., 212.777.1089
Behind the house is a 25- by 50-foot garden.
Hudson Hotel
Metropolitan Café
356 West 58th St., 212.554.6000
A rooftop garden on the 24th floor adjacent to the
penthouse provides magnificent views. The entire
floor can accommodate 595 for a reception. Also, the
959 First Ave., 212.759.5600
Simple American food is served in a garden setting, with an outside patio, a warm exposed-brick
dining room, and an atrium.
Noche
Roger Morris Park, 65 Jumel Terrace, 212.923.8008
This mansion on the northern edge of Harlem offers
its Great Lawn for special events.
1604 Broadway, 212.541.7070
Noche’s fourth-floor event space has a small outdoor terrace overlooking Broadway.
Mount Vernon Hotel Museum &
Garden
Orsay
421 East 61st St., 212.838.6878
As the name implies, there’s a garden on the
grounds of this Upper East Side historical museum.
1057 Lexington Ave., 212.517.6400
This bustling, classic French brasserie on the
Upper East Side has an outdoor terrace that
seats 35.
Museum of the City of New York
Pampano
1220 Fifth Ave., 212.534.1672
With a back terrace and a front courtyard, the museum has some fine outdoor spaces.
209 East 49th St., 212.751.4545
Pampano’s outdoor terrace can seat 50 diners.
Museum of Jewish Heritage
8 Little West 12th St., 212.463.8345
This small French bistro’s lovely outdoor garden
can seat 50 or hold 70 for cocktails.
36 Battery Place, 212.968.1800
A terrace is part of the museum’s 82,000-square-foot
east wing. The 3,775-square-foot terrace and adjoining lobby can hold 525 for a reception or seat 260.
New Leaf Café
1 Margaret Corbin Drive, 212.568.5323
Located in a 1930’s structure in Fort Tryon Park, this
lodgelike restaurant offers New American cuisine
and affords views of the Hudson River Valley and the
George Washington Bridge.
New York Academy of Sciences
2 East 63rd St., 212.838.0230
The academy’s courtyard features seasonal plantings.
New York Aquarium
Surf Ave. and West 8th St., Brooklyn, 718.265.3427
The New York Aquarium hosts events and meetings,
offering dolphin shows, animal feedings, and tours.
The aquarium can be reserved for large events, or
the Sea Cliffs exhibit can suit a more intimate affair.
Niketown
6 East 57th St., 212.891.6453
The athletic retail mecca has a rooftop garden on its
sixth floor, offering a view of 57th Street. In warmer
months, the roof can be uncovered or tented, and
Niketown offers heated tents for cold-weather events.
Paradou
Splashlight Studios
The space’s Hudson River-facing glass walls
open up to a terrace.
529-535 West 35th St., 212.268.7247
Splashlight’s fourth-floor studio opens to a 2,500square-foot outdoor terrace.
Primal Light Studios
418 West 25th St., 212.741.8000
A deck offers stunning views of the West Side.
OPENING SOON
Steiner Studios
NEW Pure Food and Wine
54 Irving Place, 212.477.1010
In the former Verbena space is Pure Food and Wine,
New York’s first upscale outpost of uncooked vegan
food that isn’t heated above 118 degrees. An outdoor garden seats 50.
Ramscale Studio
55 Bethune St., 212.206.6580
Ramscale has a 1,800-square-foot terrace overlooking the Hudson River.
Riingo
15 Washington Ave., 718.858.1600
When Steiner Studios opens this fall, the rooftop
above the third-floor event space will be available
for events. This open-air space provides views of the
East River and a view of the Manhattan skyline.
Cocktail capacity is 300.
Studio 450
450 West 31st St., 212.290.1400
A large outdoor deck off the penthouse event space
offers a great view of the Hudson River.
205 East 45th St., 212.867.4200
Midtown’s American-Japanese eatery Riingo, situated inside the Alex Hotel, has access to the hotel’s
penthouse and rooftop for events. This space can
hold 60 seated or 100 for cocktails.
Sushi Samba 7
118 10th Ave., 212.352.3313
This Chelsea hot spot has a rooftop deck off the
penthouse. The Park also offers a street-level garden adjacent to the restaurant.
Patio in Dag Hammarskjold Park
River Café
Tavern on the Green
342 East 47th St., 212.980.9476
Rub elbows with diplomats at the Patio inside Dag
Hammarskjold Park. The 2,000-square-foot space
is surrounded by the Katharine Hepburn gardens,
and has a glass-walled Greenhouse café. It can
hold as many as 100 for a reception.
1 Water St., Brooklyn, 718.522.5200
One of Brooklyn’s most famous restaurants, its outdoor patio beneath the Brooklyn Bridge faces the
water and can seat 120 or hold 150 for cocktails.
Central Park West at 67th St., 212.873.4111
A landscaped outdoor terrace complete with canopies
of trees accompanies this classic New York venue.
Seaport Café
95 Pearl St., 212.482.0400
On one of the oldest streets in Manhattan, Ulysses is
an Irish pub that offers a 150-seat sidewalk patio.
Park
Patroon
160 East 46th St., 212.883.7373
This restaurant has space outdoors to seat 50.
Penthouse 15
336 West 37th St., 15th Floor. 212.871.0939
Located in Hell’s Kitchen, Penthouse 15 has a
2,500-square-foot rooftop deck overlooking the
surrounding neighborhood.
Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers
23rd St. at the Hudson River, 212.336.6144
89 South Street Seaport, Pier 17, 212.964.1120
At Pier 17 at South Street Seaport, the Seaport Café
can seat 80 and offers views of the East River.
Shop Studios
442 West 49th St., 212.245.6154
Shop offers an outside deck at its 3,000-squarefoot loft space.
Sky Studios
704 Broadway, 212.533.3030
This swank space features a terrace garden, swimming pool, and rooftop garden.
87 Seventh Ave. South, 212.691.7885
Sushi Samba 7 offers a rooftop garden that can
be closed for events; it can seat 75 or hold 100
for cocktails.
Ulysses
Wave Hill
675 West 252nd St., Bronx, 718.549.3200
The Great Lawn is available after public hours for
outdoor functions.
Water’s Edge
East River at 44th Drive, Queens, 718.482.0033
Water’s Edge offers great views of the East River
and the Manhattan skyline from its terrace.
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Abigail K
Bacon Yacht Charter
Skyport Marina, East 23rd St., 212.463.0010
The Abigail K is a 130-foot yacht operated by
Abigail Kirsch Culinary Productions. The yacht is
available for four-hour charters and features an
open-air sundeck, a glass-enclosed lounge with a
piano bar, and a teak deck. The yacht can hold 150
people for corporate and social events.
West 79th St., Boat Basin off Riverside Park,
212.873.7558
For small private dinners on the water, Bacon
charters a 54-foot sailing vessel that can hold six
people and features gourmet menus.
Adirondack Sailing Excursions
Pier 62, 23rd St. at the Hudson River, 917.447.7245
The Adirondack is a 79-foot schooner decorated in
cedar and birch that’s available for charter from
May to October and holds 49 passengers.
Affairs Afloat
West Houston St. at Pier 40, West Side Hwy.,
212.987.2628
Affairs Afloat books events on the Queen of Hearts,
the city’s largest showboat, and its sister ship, the
Star. Docked at Pier 40, both ships have year-round
climate control and audiovisual systems. The Queen
of Hearts, with its casino gaming equipment and
dance floor, can accommodate 540 passengers. The
Star holds 300.
NEW Atlantis
Fulton Ferry Landing, Brooklyn, 718.624.2083
Permanently moored beneath the Brooklyn Bridge
at historic Fulton Ferry Landing, Bargemusic is a
converted coffee barge that’s now a chamber
music hall. Available for corporate and private
events on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays,
the barge has a maximum capacity of 125.
North Cove Marina, 212.736.1010
The Calypso is a private yacht that can hold 40
passengers. It offers four-hour charters, and packages include dinner, cocktails, and music.
CharterPro Yachts
484 West 43rd St., 212.695.4849
CharterPro hosts events onboard its fleet of 15
yachts in New York Harbor. It can accommodate
groups as large as 600.
Circle Line
This luxury yacht is operated by New York Cruises
and has a formal dining space that seats 250,
or the entire yacht can hold 400 for cocktail
receptions. It has eight-foot ceilings, custom car-
Circle Line Harbor Cruises
peting, teakwood decks, and state-of-the-art
sound and lighting systems for both the inside and
outer areas. It is the only yacht with two
kitchens—one providing kosher meals and the
other for regular nosh.
North Cove Yacht Harbor,
212.619.0885
The Shearwater is an 82-foot sailing
yacht, first launched in 1929. It’s
twice the weight of many similarsized yachts, resulting in a smoother
sail. It features hardwoods, period
staterooms, and has been used by
companies like IBM, Pfizer, and
Merrill Lynch for events, teambuilding, and meetings. It can accommodate 48 passengers, plus crew.
Calypso
Pier 9, Brooklyn, 718.646.8083
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Bargemusic
NEW Shearwater
Pier 83, West 42nd St., 212.563.3200
Circle Line charters cruises around New York for
parties of as many as 500.
Battery Park South Ferry and Liberty State Park,
N.J., 212.809.0808
Circle Line Harbor Cruises charters events on seven
ferries, the largest of which can accommodate 700
for cocktails. Ferries cruise past landmarks and
travel up the Hudson River or to Long Island. The
company recently unveiled the Zephyr, a large
yacht decorated with mahogany bars and plasma
monitors that can hold 400 guests.
City Lights Cruises
Piers 11, 40, 63, 86, 81, and the NY Skyport marina, 212.822.8573
Photo: Oliver Palade
BOATS & YACHTS
Manhattan Yacht Charters
P.O. Box 308, Fairfield, Conn., 203.256.8730
Manhattan Yacht Charters offers luxury motor
yachts to charter for events. The company also
offers assistance with entertainment, decor, catering, transportation, and themes; the yachts can
accommodate 600 guests.
Metropolitan Yacht
2415 Richmond Road, Staten Island, 718.351.9395
Cruising from the New York Skyport Marina, the
Metropolitan’s tastefully decorated yacht, the
Mystique, has two enclosed decks, an open-air
observation deck, and heating and air conditioning—making it suitable for year-round rental for
banquets and receptions. As many as 250 guests
can gather for cocktails; 125 can dine for a seated
dinner. Full-service bars, food service areas, and
dance floors are located on each enclosed deck.
New York Water Taxi
New York Harbor Cruises
Pier 11, Pier 63, Pier 45, World Financial Center,
Fulton Ferry Landing, East 34th St., East 90th St.,
West 44th St., 212.742.1969
New York Water Taxi’s bright yellow boats are now
available for private charter. Each of the six boats
can host 40 people for a party and come
equipped with top-of-the-line sound systems and
open-air decks for great views.
Frying Pan
Pier 63, 23rd St. at the Hudson River,
212.989.6363
This prewar lightship was used off the coast of
North Carolina from 1929 to 1964; in the early
1980’s it was raised from Chesapeake Bay,
restored, and brought to its current home on the
Hudson River. The ship accommodates 300.
Horizon Cruises
City Lights Cruises features luxury yachts along
with casual party boats to suit a variety of sizes
and budgets. In-house planners can help create
themed events, like casino games and murder
mysteries.
NEW Eastern Star
Pier 62, Chelsea Piers, 212.505.2214
The Eastern Star is new to the New York marketplace, and can accommodate 60 people. It has
several staterooms for a meeting or event cruise to
Sag Harbor, New York; Newport, Rhode Island; or
Atlantic City.
Lincoln Harbor Marina, Weehawken, N.J., and Pier
63, 23rd St. at the Hudson River, 866.467.4166
Horizon’s flagship looks like James Bond might
drop in at any moment with Pussy Galore.
Three decks can hold 600 and the company also
has three other vessels. Departures are from
Chelsea Piers.
Lots of Yachts/Lots of Spots
1 Irving Place, Suite P27A, 212.505.2214
This company charters various sized boats for
events, including a 167-foot yacht that can accommodate 500.
5 Gotham Ave., Brooklyn, 718.646.8083
This event production company has two yachts for
year-round use for corporate or private functions.
Both boats include sound and lighting facilities
and kitchens, and outside caterers are allowed. You
can cruise around Manhattan or remain docked at
East 23rd Street.
foot-long, three-tier luxury vessel available for
events. The top floor deck can be enclosed for yearround use.
Spirit City Cruises/Bateaux NY
Pier 62, 23rd St. at the Hudson River, 212.352.1366
Bateaux’s elegant, glass-enclosed yacht, the
Celestial, cruises around Manhattan, and offers a
300-capacity dining room that can be divided by a
soundproofed partition for smaller groups.
NEW Windridge Yacht Charters
Pier 59, Chelsea Piers, 212.247.3333
Windridge docks its Lady Windridge at Chelsea Piers
from June through September, and it can accommodate 75 to 500 guests. The yacht is appointed with
leather, suede, Italian granite, and hand-etched
glass, and is Coast Guard-certified.
World Yacht
World Yacht Marina, Pier 81, West 41st St.,
212.630.8800
World Yacht can arrange events with a variety of
menus for brunch, lunch, or dinner, both seated and
buffet. The company can also arrange entertainment, decor, flowers, photography, bus and
limousine transportation, audiovisual equipment,
and gifts.
Yachts for All Seasons
NY Waterway
Pier 78, 212.982.8711
NY Waterway operates vessels in two sizes: 145and 275-capacity boats. They can be chartered for
meetings and events, with catering allowed only by
the company’s in-house team.
Paddlewheel Queen
East 23rd St. off FDR Drive, 212.213.2002
The Paddlewheel Queen is a Coast Guard-certified
charter boat with interior and exterior decks. It can
accommodate 50 to 400 guests.
Skyline Cruises
1 World’s Fair Marina, Queens, 718.446.1100
The Skyline Princess yacht is an all-weather, 120-
1700 York Ave., 212.534.6380
Yachts for All Seasons coordinates corporate and
private events on more than 25 yachts harbored
around New York, ranging from small sailboats to
large dinner yachts. The company has two new
ships, the Atlantica and the Romantica. The biggest
yacht, the Horizon, can host events for 600.
BOATS & YACHTS
Yacht Owner’s Association
of New York
14 Penn Plaza, 212.736.1010
The association represents 400 yachts in the tristate
area that can charter sailing and motor vessels for
as many as 600.
Meeting Site vs. Meeting With Sights.
Spirit City Cruises
Bateaux New York
Spirit of New Jersey
Chic Manhattan bistro.
Gourmet sophistication.
All-out, non-stop fun.
Join us on New York Harbor for a meeting, presentation or social event that will leave all others in its
wake. We offer three ships with three dazzlingly different cruise experiences and one absolutely
spectacular view. All surprisingly affordable. Visit us online or call to arrange a three-ship tour today.
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Now taking reservations for Holiday Parties.
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Avon Salon & Spa
Trump Tower, 725 Fifth Ave., 888.577.2866
With a name like Avon, you expect full-service
beauty treatments. But this spot adds a conference center to the spa, with two state-of-the-art
meeting rooms that can accommodate 75 people; after November 2004, the spa will phase
out one of the conference rooms.
Back to Basics Massage Ltd.
315 West 57th St., 212.974.0988
This day spa promotes relaxation in a serene and
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Faina Day Spa
315 West 57th St., 212.245.6557
This is a small spa that can host groups of
eight for head-to-toe treatments, including
massages, facials, and body scrubs.
Four Seasons Hotel Spa
57 East 57th St., 212.350.6420
Located in the posh Four Seasons Hotel, this
spa was recently renovated and reopened in
September 2003. It now offers an array of new
spa services in nine treatment rooms.
Massage therapists are on call every day for
upscale, luxurious pampering and relaxation
in the middle of New York.
Greenhouse Spa
nurturing setting that offers massages,
myofascial techniques, and reflexology. There is
also a sauna and a steam room.
Bliss Soho
568 Broadway, 212.219.8970
Bliss 57
19 East 57th St., 212.219.8970
Marcia Kilgore’s Bliss spas have attracted a cult
following, thanks to a blend of traditional and
fanciful treatments like the hot salt scrub and
“aromassage.” If there’s an It spa for It Girls,
this is, well, it.
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29 Great Jones St., 212.505.3185
This 15,000-square-foot spa has multiple levels, with three-story waterfalls and a four-story
atrium. There is a 45-ton river-rock sauna, in
addition to 20 treatment rooms and a café.
The space can be used for corporate gatherings, with or without use of the spa facilities.
25 West 14th St., 212.206.9200
The hip health club Clay offers more than treadmills and boxing: A coed lounge contains a flatscreen and a Web-ready computer, as well as a
sunken fireplace with seating along the stone
hearth. There’s also a new spa menu, a roof
deck, individual saunas and massage rooms,
and a wellness spa.
127 East 57th St., 212.644.4449
Greenhouse can host events that incorporate
revitalizing spa services and consulting.
The spa offers several corporate reward
packages, including gift certificates and
on-site wellness programs.
Heaven Day Spa at the
Manning Institute
47 West St., 212.785.0440
Known for its fantastic facials, this spa is a
relaxed haven for holistic healing and health
services. Housed in a former printing press,
the spa has lots of natural light and views of
the Hudson, plus a café.
Hilton Fitness Club & Spa
If you’re scheduling a meeting at the Hilton,
add a trip to the fifth floor for some post-event
relaxation. The Hilton spa offers a variety of
European and Asian massage techniques,
facials, and body treatments, as well as
changes the color of the treatment rooms. The
salon can be used as an event space for 300
people; all of the hair stations can be removed,
leaving a large raw space.
out-of-office meetings. If you can’t take your group
to the spa, the spa can come to you: Oasis will
bring chair massages, mini-facials, and foot massages to events.
John Allan’s Midtown Club
Millefleurs
46 East 46th St., 212.922.0361
This salon is for the boys: Haircuts happen in a cigar
room, and can be followed up with a trip to the billiards lounge.
3 East 17th St., 212.966.3656
This unisex day spa offers everything from aromatic facials and body wraps to tarot card readings.
Catered corporate parties are available.
Peninsula New York Health
Club & Spa
La Casa Day Spa
Nickel Spa for Men
41 East 20th St., 212.673.2272
La Casa Day Spa offers a variety of relaxation
services, including holistic body treatments,
massages, facials, and aromatherapy. For postevent relaxation, the company can provide treatments and therapies designed to rejuvenate and
relieve stress. A number of massage techniques
are available, as well as body wraps, sensory
isolation, flotation, and skin treatments.
77 Eighth Ave., 212.242.3203
The American offshoot of spas in Paris, Nickel is a
male-only spot housed in a former bank. With its
marble columns, the bilevel spa features a cobalt
blue and concrete-block interior that’s masculine
and modern by design. Nickel is currently
undergoing renovations that will expand the space.
manicures and pedicures. Eight treatment rooms
are available.
John Allan’s
95 Trinity Place, 212.406.3000
Maximus
15 Mercer St., 212.431.3333
This SoHo spa features a two-story waterfall at the
entrance. A modern lighting system periodically
Oasis Day Spa
1 Park Ave., 212.254.7722
108 East 16th St., 212.254.7722
The popular Oasis Day Spas in Union Square and
on Park Avenue offer a variety of spa treatments,
plus a conference room that can be used for
700 Fifth Ave., 212.903.3910
Located on the top of the ritzy Peninsula Hotel, this
35,000-square-foot spa combines great views of
New York—thanks to an indoor pool that overlooks
Fifth Avenue and a rooftop sundeck—with a
variety of full-service spa treatments.
NEW Simply Spa
104 West 14th St., 212.647.8919
This spa books by time—not service—so guests
can wait until the day of the appointment to decide
how to luxuriate. It opened in November 2003, with
minimalist decor and four treatment rooms.
SkinCareLab
568 Broadway, 212.334.3142
This spa is cool, modern, minimalist—and a
favorite of Sarah Jessica Parker’s, no less. A nice
bonus: Each client gets an individual treatment
room with a shower, so no one has to see you shuffling around in a terry cloth robe.
Soho Sanctuary
119 Mercer St., 212.334.5550
The women-only Soho Sanctuary offers peace and
relaxation for the mind and body by presenting
Pilates classes and pampering body treatments
and facials.
Spa at Chelsea Piers
Chelsea Piers, Pier 60, Sports Center, 23rd St. at
the Hudson River, 212.336.6780
Tucked into the large Chelsea Piers gym, this spa
has eight rooms for treatments like reflexology,
facials, massage, manicures, and pedicures.
Stone Spa
125 Fourth Ave., 212.254.3045
The spa recently moved into a new two-floor facility
in Union Square, and has the only spa garden in
Manhattan. It offers treatments centered on its
namesake—therapeutic massages using warm
stones. Other relaxing services include Mayan mud
treatments, meditation baths, and body wraps.
SPAS &
RELAXATION PLACES
Rainbow Room
30 Rockefeller Plaza, 65th Floor, 212.632.5000
Atop Rockefeller Center, the Rainbow Room has all
the sleek glamour typical of the style—and amazing views.
Steakhouse at Monkey Bar
6 East 54th St., 212.608.7400
The restaurant has a classy vibe and whimsical
murals that depict—you guessed it—monkeys.
Waldorf=Astoria
301 Park Ave., 212.355.3000
The popular Starlight Ballroom has a lovely grilled
ceiling treatment and a mezzanine level with vintage touches like nickel and brass railings.
MODERN
Lever House
390 Park Ave., 212.888.2700
Situated in the Lever House building—a modern
masterpiece—the restaurant’s funky design features a tube-shaped entrance and honeycomb patterns on the ceilings, carpets, and walls.
Four Seasons Restaurant
99 East 52nd St., 212.754.9494
An architectural gem designed by Mies van der Rohe
and Philip Johnson, the icon of modern design shows
the spare and elegant International Style at its best.
Come for tea and enjoy the lovely Victorian furnishings and high ceilings at this well-tended brownstone near Gramercy Park.
Merchant’s House Museum
BEAUX-ARTS
American Federation of Arts
41 East 65th St., 212.988.7700 ext. 21
This beautiful town house has an elegant marble
entry hall with a spiral staircase and ornamented
ceilings.
Frick Collection
1 East 70th St., 212.547.6871
A picture of refinement, this mansion’s 18th-century style includes a plethora of Ionic columns and a
reception hall inspired by the palace of Versailles.
Gotham Hall
1356 Broadway, 212.244.4300
Evocative of a Roman temple, the event space is
dominated by its oval main hall and is rich in
details such as massive Corinthian columns and a
decoratively patterned floor.
VICTORIAN
Lady Mendl’s Tea Salon
56 Irving Place, 212.533.4466
241 Church St., 212.925.0202
Dine on Chinese food as interpreted by JeanGeorges Vongerichten at this minimalist-looking
restaurant by architect Richard Meier.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
1071 Fifth Ave., 212.423.3670
You can’t ignore the impact Frank Lloyd Wright has
ART DECO
Villard Bar & Lounge
Beekman Tower
3 Mitchell Place, 212.355.7300
Located on the 26th floor, the Beekman’s Top of
the Tower restaurant has high ceilings and city
views.
Eugene
27 West 24th St., 212.462.0999
You won’t have to swill bathtub gin at Eugene, but
the look and feel of the place is evocative of a
1930’s club, with a sunken main lounge space and
private nooks.
Radio City Music Hall
It doesn’t get much more Deco than this—replete
with stylized geometric shapes, the famous hall
has the dramatic Great Stage and the strikingly
beautiful Grand Foyer.
Forget art history classes—these
spots show off the looks of specific
periods with style
24 East 51st St., 212.303.7757
Check out the luxurious surroundings at this twostory bar in the New York Palace Hotel. The decor is
modeled after the palace of Queen Victoria—as well
as those of Napoleon Bonaparte and King Louis XIV.
130 Bowery, 212.334.5500
A former bank from New York’s golden age, the
structure is the design of the superstar architect
(in his day) Stanford White. The palatial BeauxArts-style ballroom has soaring ceilings and is surrounded by Corinthian columns.
had on architecture, and in New York we can claim
only one of his works. The museum’s rotunda
always impresses.
—Mark Mavrigian
VENUE
IDEAS
History by Design
29 East 4th St., 212.777.1089
Dating to 1832, this lovingly maintained town
house has original period furnishings.
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Capitale
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HOTEL BARS
Ava Lounge
210 West 55th St., Penthouse level, 212.956.7020
Located in the former Majestic Hotel—to reopen in
the fall as the Dream Hotel—Ava offers panoramic
views of Times Square, Columbus Circle, and the
Hudson River, and features a rooftop garden terrace on its second level.
Bar Seine
37 East 64th St., 212.734.9100
A traditional hotel lounge fashioned with dark wood
and furniture inside the Hotel Plaza Athénée. It can
hold as many as 100 for cocktails.
Bemelmans Bar
35 East 76th St., 212.744.1600
Located inside the Carlyle Hotel, this famous Upper
East Side spot is named for Ludwig Bemelmans,
the author and illustrator of the Madeline children’s books. His whimsical artwork covers the
walls.
Cellar Bar
40 West 40th St., 212.642.2260
Tucked into the Bryant Park Hotel, Cellar Bar is a
sleek space that resembles a medieval castle, with
golden leather couches and arched ceilings.
Cherry
120 East 39th St., 212.519.8508
One of Rande Gerber’s sleek-and-chic spots, Cherry
is decorated with red leather and velvet, and is
housed inside the W New York—The Tuscany.
Cibar
56 Irving Place, 212.460.5656
The downstairs lounge of the Inn at Irving Place,
Cibar’s lounge and backyard garden have a modern-looking atmosphere with Old World touches.
High Bar
2 Lexington Ave., 800.221.4083
This bar atop the Gramercy Park Hotel has a garden and views of Gramercy Park and the
Manhattan skyline—and it’s where Humphrey
Bogart married Helen Mencken in 1926, the year
the hotel opened. The menu includes seafood dishes and vegetarian options.
NEW Hiro
366 West 17th St., 212.727.0212
The Maritime Hotel’s late-night lounge has a
NEW Ruby Falls
Japanese theme, with paper lanterns, dark wooden
beams, and red upholstery.
Hudson Bar
356 West 58th St., 212.554.6000
Tucked inside Ian Schrager’s large Hudson Hotel, the
in-house bar has a yellow-green floor lit from below
and dramatic painted murals. Also off the lobby is
the hotel’s Library Bar, with shelves of books and a
purple-velvet pool table.
King Cole Bar and Lounge
2 East 55th St., 212.753.4500 ext. 621
A glass of whiskey fits the mood at this intimate,
upscale hangout in the St. Regis Hotel.
Oak Bar
768 Fifth Ave., 212.546.5320
This classic overlooks Central Park from the Plaza.
Paramount Bar
235 West 46th St., 212.764.5500
This is the in-house bar at Ian Schrager’s Philippe
Starck-designed hotel.
Rise
2 West St., 917.790.2626
This 14th-floor patio lounge at the Ritz-Carlton New
York in Battery Park offers views of the Statue of
Liberty and the Brooklyn Bridge. The room, which
holds 200, can be broken up into three areas.
Serena
222 West 23rd St., 212.255.4646
Located in the basement of the Chelsea Hotel, Serena
has a formal front lounge that can hold 45 people
and a back room that holds 80. The lounge has a
Moroccan look.
Thom’s Bar
60 Thompson St., 212.431.0400
Located in the hotel 60 Thompson, this lobby-level
bar features wooden floors, banquette seating, a
wood-burning fireplace, and an Asian-inspired menu.
12:31
12 East 31st St., 212.889.6363
Le Marquis New York hotel’s in-house bar accommodates about 35 people.
Underbar
201 Park Ave. South, 212.358.1560
Underbar is Rande Gerber’s basement boite in the W
New York—Union Square. The dimly lit bar features
private booths with curtains that close—perfect for
sharing corporate secrets or just secret canoodling.
Villard Bar and Lounge
24 East 51st St., 212.303.7757
The two-story bar and lounge in the New York Palace
Hotel has decor modeled after the palaces of
Napoleon Bonaparte, Queen Victoria, and King Louis
XIV. The digs make guests feel like royalty, and the
second floor has its own entrance and restrooms.
NEW Gallery at the Gershwin
7 East 27th St., 212.447.5700
The Gershwin Hotel has revamped its lobby with this
new bar and lounge, which has curvy oversize red
banquettes, orange lounge furniture, and a wall
adorned with funky doughnut-shaped light fixtures.
The bar and lounge hold as many as 100 and share
a wall dominated by a large mural depicting red,
pink, and white flowers. A few steps above the
lounge is a screening room that seats 50, and an
upstairs private room called Room 27 holds 40.
Metro Grill
Wetbar
45 West 35th St., 212.947.2500
Atop the Hotel Metro, this rooftop bar with views of
the city can be rented out on the weekends and
holds 175.
130 East 39th St., 212.592.8844
Rande Gerber’s bar in the W New York—The Court
has mohair sofas, black leather ottomans, and red
velour couches.
Morgans Bar
Whiskey
237 Madison Ave., 212.726.7600
Ian Schrager’s recently renovated bar features luxe,
18th-century furnishings in richly colored fabrics.
1567 Broadway, 212.930.7400
Once housed in the Paramount Hotel, the revamped
(and relocated) Whiskey is now the basement bar in
609 West 29th St., 212.643.6464
Ruby Falls is a large club in west Chelsea located
in a converted warehouse. Composed of one main
bilevel room, the club has two bars and 35-foothigh ceilings with skylights. The space, which
opened in May 2004, can hold as many as 600.
the W New York—Times Square, with oil-filled acrylic
floor tiles lit from below and a curtain-enclosed
screening room for 60 with a 19-foot HDTV screen.
BARS, LOUNGES & CLUBS
Whiskey Blue
541 Lexington Ave., 212.486.1591
Get guests a drink at these
cocktail party spaces
Inside New York’s original W hotel, Rande Gerber’s
2,500-square-foot lounge has dark chocolate hues
and a 35-foot mahogany bar. Nearby is Oasis, the
hotel’s lobby bar.
Whiskey Park
100 Central Park South, 212.307.9222
Offering leather couches, Moroccan carpets, and
views of Central Park, Whiskey Park is inside the
Trump Parc residential building.
LARGE CLUBS
Avalon
The old home of Limelight, the 33,000-square-foot
Avalon is the latest club to be born in the former
Chelsea church. Multiple rooms are available,
including a smoking patio and four V.I.P. areas.
New sound and lighting systems have been added
to accommodate performances.
B’Lo
230 West 19th St., 212.206.7665
This basement-level Chelsea lounge offers 5,000
square feet for events.
Cheetah
12 West 21st St., 212.206.7770
This funky Flatiron district nightclub is aptly decorated in animal prints, and a floor-to-ceiling waterfall adds to the Amazon ambience.
China Club
268 West 47th St., 212.398.3800
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China Club is a three-level dance club in Times
Square. Each floor has its own entrance and
theme—like the third floor’s Jade Terrace rooftop
garden and lounge. The entire venue can hold
1,500 people.
Club 101
101 Park Ave., 212.687.1045
During lunchtime, this is a members-only club—
unless you’re booking a private room for 12 to 100
guests. The entire space is available for breakfast
and post-lunch events five days a week, and can
accommodate 350 for dinner or 600 for cocktails.
Copacabana
560 West 34th St., 212.239.2672
This nightclub has a two-tier Copa Room decorated
with palm trees and pink and blue lighting. A
stage can accommodate a 20-piece orchestra, and
the room seats 700 for dinner or 2,500 for a reception. The Carmen Miranda Room is more intimate.
Coral Room
512 West 29th St., 212.244.1965
Fish aren’t the only things swimming at this
underwater-theme club—women dressed like mermaids jump into the 9,000-gallon aquarium. The
former warehouse has a maritime-kitsch-meetspunk-rock feel with a pink and sea foam color
scheme and coral-textured walls. It can hold 400.
Crobar
530 West 28th St., 212.629.9000
This massive dance club has 40,000 square feet
spread over two floors. The whole place holds
3,000 while a private V.I.P. room will hold 300.
Culture Club
179 Varick St., 212.243.1999
This dance club plays 80’s music, and has murals
of icons from the era painted on the walls—who
wouldn’t want to dance under the approving gaze
of Milli Vanilli? It has a capacity of more than
1,000 over its two floors.
Etoile
109 East 56th St., 212.750.5656
This bilevel club on the Upper East Side often features DJs and live music.
Eugene
and dinners. NV has several small V.I.P. lounges
and a multilevel dance floor; the 289 Lounge is a
cavernous room with exposed pipes. The upstairs
area was recently remodeled.
Plaid
tenet. Mind is a holistic environment with treatment areas that offer tarot readings and chakra
balancing. Soul is a restaurant that serves organic
foods. And Body is a 15,000-square-foot dance
floor and performance space.
76 East 13th St., 212.388.1060
In the space that once housed Spa, Plaid is a multiroom club with a 2,000-square-foot dance floor
accented by raised bleachers and cushioned
benches, and a 3,000-square-foot lounge with
convertible wall screens. The entire space can hold
1,100.
Suede
150 Varick St., 212.929.9444
Flow’s decor is part retro and part Jetsons all at
once—a space-age bachelor pad with backlit,
teardrop-shape cutouts in the walls and a fluorescent stripe running down the bar. The bilevel SoHo
venue can hold 500 for cocktails.
NEW Quo
NEW Volume
40/40 Club
515 West 18th St., 212.645.5156
The Roxy is no stranger to large parties and corporate events (or roller-skating)—the Chelsea space
can accommodate 500 people for dinner or 2,000
for cocktails. Two private rooms, which hold 100
and 75 people, are also available.
27 West 24th St., 212.462.0999
With Art Deco decor, Eugene evokes the feeling of a
1930’s private club. Velvet sofas, dark leather armchairs, and vertical columns draped in white complete the look.
Flow
6 West 25th St., 212.989.0040
Rapper Jay-Z opened this club near the Flatiron
building with two V.I.P. rooms and space for
500 guests.
Lot 61
550 West 21st St., 212.243.6555
This Chelsea warehouse space has soaring ceilings, contemporary art, red lacquered tables, and
zebra-print banquettes. It’s equal parts discotheque, restaurant, and bar, and serves 60 different martinis. A private room holds 30; a semiprivate room holds 150 and the entire space can
accommodate 500.
511 West 28th St., 212.268.5105
Situated in west Chelsea, Quo is a nightclub that
features three distinct areas amid its 8,000 square
feet of space. It opened in April.
Roxy
Show
135 West 41st St., 212.278.0988
This is a 6,000-square-foot, trilevel nightclub, bar,
and lounge located in Times Square. The space
features a theater-style stage, several private
rooms, and a mix of decor influences from the
Victorian era, 19th-century Paris, Weimar Germany
cabarets, and American vaudeville. It was renovated in August and can accommodate 500.
LQ
Sounds of Brazil (S.O.B.’s)
511 Lexington Ave., 212.683.1647
LQ is a modern-looking Midtown nightclub that
can hold 1,200 for receptions inside its 15,000square-foot space. It offers two V.I.P. sections and
three bars.
204 Varick St., 212.243.4940
This TriBeCa club has a Latin flavor and a tropical
look. With two bars, a stage, and a large dance
floor, the club can accommodate 450 for a recep-
161 West 23rd St., 212.633.6113
This bilevel nightclub and lounge has suede-covered banquettes and curtained beds lining the
dance floor upstairs. A 60-foot stone bar runs the
length of the room. A private room downstairs has
more suede decor and can hold 50 guests.
99 North 13th St., Brooklyn, 718.388.3588
Volume is a large nightclub and music venue
located in an industrial section of Williamsburg
that opened in January.
Vue
151 East 50th St., 212.753.1144
This bilevel Midtown dance club has a bar on each
floor, and space for as many as 550 people.
Webster Hall
125 East 11th St., 212.353.1600
One of the city’s most famous nightclubs, Webster
Hall spans 40,000 square feet over four floors and
seven rooms, and can hold 2,500 people. Its ballroom is one of the largest in Manhattan, and features a lofty latticework ceiling and a 50-foot
stage.
XL
357 West 16th St., 646.336.5574
This three-floor club caters to a gay crowd. Most
parties are held in a private room that can hold
150 because the entire space, which holds 450, is
available for parties only on Tuesday nights.
Lighting that changes throughout the night sets
the mood.
BREWERIES & PUBS
Brooklyn Brewery
One of the nation’s most celebrated microbreweries, the Brooklyn Brewery offers great beer—and
an interesting space for corporate events.
Dewey’s Flatiron
210 Fifth Ave., 212.696.2337
Just north of the Flatiron building, this dark pub
has two floors that can be combined to hold 300.
Ginger Man
11 East 36th St., 212.532.3740
A 45-foot-long oak bar dominates this spacious
spot’s front room, while a back room features
comfy couches.
Half King
505 West 23rd St., 212.462.4300
The Perfect Storm author Sebastian Junger is an
owner, so this Chelsea pub is known as a mingling
spot for journalists, writers, and locals.
Heartland Brewery & Beer Hall
93 South St., 212.645.3400
Heartland Brewery & Chophouse
127 West 43rd St., 646.366.0235
Heartland Brewery Midtown
NEW Blvd
199 Bowery, 212.982.7767
Blvd is a lounge and cafe in NoLIta that includes a
separate music venue, Crash Mansion, and a
recording studio.
Mannahatta
Deep
Mission
16 West 22nd St., 212.229.2000
With two levels, three bars, and 21,000 square feet
of space, this nightclub decorated like a mansion
from the 1970’s can accommodate as many as
1,800 people for private and corporate events.
217 Bowery, 212.473.3113
This is a 4,500-square-foot bilevel bar, lounge, and
event space on the Bowery that can accommodate
400. Copper-colored banquette seating is paired
with leather and animal-print ottomans on the
main floor, and downstairs an elevated seating
area features purple fabric and faux cowhide-covered chairs.
Discothèque
17 West 19th St., 212.352.9999
This 5,500-square-foot venue was designed to bring
European style to the Flatiron district. Three elevated areas with banquettes overlook the dance floor; a
small lounge is off to the side of a second bar in the
rear. The space can accommodate 500 people .
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Heartland Brewery Union Square
316 Bowery, 212.253.8644
A recent addition to NoHo, this bilevel club has
sofa seating and dim lighting. The entire space
holds 450.
NV
304 Hudson St., 212.929.6868
With two large event spaces for banquets and
receptions, NV offers bar service, catered buffets,
795 Eighth Ave., 212.459.0643
This three-floor bar features an indoor waterfall,
outdoor rooftop seating, and 7,000 square feet of
space for events.
35 Union Square West, 212.645.3400
Designed as traditional American brewpubs, these
chain bars have four locations: The original Union
Square spot has dark wood, exposed brick, original
murals, copper and stainless steel brewing vessels, and space for 400. The 43rd Street pub can
seat 300 or hold 600 for a reception, and the
Midtown outpost can hold 300.
Sound Factory
Jeremy’s Ale House
618 West 46th St., 212.489.0001
This four-floor Midtown nightclub can fit 3,000
people. The first three floors have their own music
and themes, and can accommodate 800 apiece,
and the fourth floor has a cabaret and a hot tub.
228 Front St., 212.964.3537
Why not hold your next event in the Chinatown joint
that has weekday beer specials from 8 until 10
AM—and serves the brew in 32-ounce Styrofoam
cups? In June 2004, Jeremy’s moved down the
block from its old location on 254 Front Street.
tion, and dance pros can teach guests how to
salsa on Mondays.
Social
Spirit
530 West 27th St., 212.268.9477
Spirit is part club, part performance space, and
part restaurant, based on the mind, body, and
spirit connection—and rooms are themed on each
Puck Fair
298 Lafayette St., 212.431.1200
A spacious pub with three floors, Puck Fair can
hold 35 in its downstairs bar, 150 upstairs, and an
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additional 20 on the mezzanine. The beer offering:
20 brews on tap and another 40 bottled.
can help beat the buzz. The space can accommodate 200 and is equipped with Wi-Fi Internet.
Swift Hibernian
NEW Cantina 194
34 East 4th St., 212.260.3600
The smaller sibling to Puck Fair, Swift’s private
room can hold 75 people.
Telephone Bar and Grill
149 Second Ave., 212.529.5000
This East Village pub gets its name from the bright
red British telephone booths that frame the entryway. Inside, an extensive list of brews and BritishAmerican comfort food is served amidst English
pub decor.
Times Square Brewery
210 West 42nd St., 212.398.1234
This microbrewery is a trilevel restaurant with two
bars, serving American classics like burgers and
prime rib. It can accommodate private and corporate functions from 20 to 600 people. Beers are
brewed on premises, which is right in the heart of
Times Square. The space overlooks 42nd Street.
Ulysses
95 Pearl St., 212.482.0400.
This pub in the financial district offers room for
150 guests indoors, and another 150 outdoors.
There’s also room for live music, and a carving
station and raw bar are available for events.
W I N E & C H A M PA G N E B A R S
194 Elizabeth St., 212.965.9511
This wine bar is located underneath the Italian
restaurant Peasant. Decor is relaxed, with a wine
cellar, stone pillars, exposed beams, communal
tables, and lots of candlelight.
Flute
205 West 54th St., 212.265.5169
An intimate space with a sophisticated air, this Art
Deco-inspired champagne bar is hidden away
inside the lower level of a landmark building. The
private lounge can accommodate 100 guests.
Flute—Flatiron
40 East 20th St., 212.529.7870
Like its uptown sister, Flute’s Flatiron outpost offers
a cozy atmosphere for sipping bubbly. Two floors
can accommodate different-size groups; the main
floor and basement can hold 100 guests each.
Rhône
63 Gansevoort St., 212.367.8440
This meatpacking district wine bar serves up vino
and cocktails in a large, sleek, modern setting.
There is a casual menu and live jazz on Sundays.
337B West Broadway, 212.226.6644
This SoHo wine bar features a large fish tank and
plush velvet interiors.
Aubette
119 East 27th St., 212.686.5500
While Aubette can hold 250 people, the wine bar’s
fireplace and candlelight create an intimate setting.
Bubble Lounge
228 West Broadway, 212.431.3433
Not surprisingly, Bubble Lounge serves bubbly in a
TriBeCa space decked out with red couches and
dim lighting. And when the champagne has gone
to your head, a menu of tapas, caviar, and sushi
NEW Social Club
Sliver
SPORTS BARS
Club Bar and Grill at Madison
Square Garden
4 Penn Plaza, 212.465.6290
Celebrate that rare Knicks win at the Club Bar—a
rich, wood-paneled space that incorporates the
entertainment component of the garden with the
swank of a restaurant. There’s room for 225 for dinner or 300 for cocktails.
Jake’s Dilemma
430 Amsterdam Ave., 212.580.0556
This sports bar has darts, pool tables, video
games, and audiovisual equipment, but no
kitchen. The cozy private Living Room space can
accommodate 75, and the medieval-looking, AVequipped Oak Cellar can hold 100; the entire space
holds 300.
14 East 27th St., 212.686.1400
Inspired by Cuban social clubs, this 8,000-squarefoot space, which opened in January 2004, features games, lounge areas, and a light menu of
Cuban-inspired fare.
can arrange appearances by celebrity athletes,
as well as in-house displays for events and
product launches.
Mickey Mantle’s Restaurant and
Sports Bar
Park Avenue Country Club
42 Central Park South, 212.688.7777
One of New York’s first theme restaurants, Mickey
Mantle’s can provide audiovisual equipment and
381 Park Ave. South, 212.685.3636
This is a large space that can fit 500 sports fans to
watch games on 16 big screens and 30 small ones.
Proof
239 Third Ave., 212.228.4200
This upscale sports bar and lounge in Murray Hill
has two floors that can hold 225 people.
NEW 99 Hudson Grill
& Sports Lounge
99 Hudson St., 212.219.0900
Formerly the Sporting Club, this TriBeCa sports bar
has 45 televisions, including six big screens. It
also has velvet booths, an array of martinis, and a
decent number of vegetarian selections—for a
sports bar.
NEW Tonic
727 Seventh Ave., 212.382.1059
Tonic is a Times Square sports bar on three levels
that opened in April, offering large plasma TVs and
projection screens. Each level can accommodate
150 guests for corporate events and parties with
eclectic Cajun, Italian, and seafood cuisine. The
top-floor space, the Met Lounge, has dramatic
color-changing lighting.
BARS & LOUNGES
Absolutely 4th
228 West 4th St., 212.989.9444
This West Village bar draws a young crowd for
drink specials and karaoke.
Alibi
116 MacDougal St., 212.254.9996
Alibi is a small West Village cocktail lounge available for private parties. It opened in the former
Wreck Room space in March 2003 after an extensive renovation that included a new onyx bar.
APT
419 West 13th St., 212.414.4245
Nothing like your own apartment, APT is an übertrendy lounge located in the meatpacking district.
Arshile
166 First Ave., 212.228.0444
Arshile is a bilevel lounge named after ArmenianAmerican painter Arshile Gorky.
distinct rooms for events. Features include six flatscreen televisions and open-air seating.
Art Bar
OPENING SOON
Blue Owl
52 Eighth Ave., 212.727.0244
Mismatched chairs and sofas, a wood-burning fireplace, crystal chandeliers, and art on the walls create a cozy, warm environment at this West Village
bar, which is large by the neighborhood’s standards.
Au Bar
41 East 58th St., 212.308.9455
This space is styled like an English gentleman’s
supper club, with wood paneling, overstuffed
sofas, and a chandelier over the dance floor. It can
accommodate 1,000 for cocktails or seat 175.
NEW Azaza
Bungalow 8
290 Hudson St., [email protected]
Slated to open in late October by restaurateur J.
Ashley Smith (whose industry credits include
Opaline, Picholine, Guastavino’s, and RM), this
amber-lit lounge will host top local DJs in an elevated booth. It can accommodate as many as 200
in its 1,300 square feet, with a private room for 50.
Think SoHo speakeasy, with an extensive wine list
and an espresso machine.
Boat Basin Café
891 First Ave., 212.751.0700
Azaza is a lounge in Midtown that features a light
Asian-fusion menu. The space has three semiprivate rooms and a DJ booth lounge. It opened in
February 2004.
A quaint set of wooden steps leads to the Boat
Basin Café, which overlooks the river. It has two
patios and a covered rotunda accented with limestone arches. The space is open from May to
October and can hold 2,500 for cocktails.
B Bar & Grill
Bob
40 East 4th St., 212.475.2220
B Bar’s main attraction has been the scene itself. A
2,000-square-foot patio, which seats 125, is a plus,
too. A private room can accommodate 75 for dinner.
325 Eldridge St., 212.777.0588
Lower East Side bar Bob has brick walls, subdued
lighting, and red couches for a cozy feel. Rotating
DJs usually spin a mix of hip-hop, reggae, and
R&B, and the crowd is young.
Belmont Lounge
117 East 15th St., 212.533.0009
Around the corner from Irving Plaza, this lounge is
ideal for pre- or post-show meals or drinks, and in
the game room the tabletops are ready for games
of backgammon, chess, or checkers.
NEW Bogart’s
99 Park Ave., 212.922.9244
Bogart’s is a Midtown club with dance floors and
private booths behind curtains.
Black Door
NEW Brass Monkey Bar
127 West 26th St., 212.645.0215
Housed in an old industrial building, Black Door
has an old-school bar feel with dark wood and a
black-and-white checked floor. A private room can
hold 125.
55 Little West 12th St., 212.675.6686
Brass Monkey opened in June. It’s an Irish pubstyle bar with lots of wood and a cozy vibe. It can
accommodate about 200 in 2,000 square feet.
Brite Bar
Bliss
297 10th Ave., 212.279.9706
A Chelsea spot with a casual vibe, Brite Bar’s decor
is a mix of black leather banquettes and ottomans
256 East 49th St., 212.644.8750
Recently renovated, Bliss offers two floors with four
and exposed brick walls. Two large picture windows
brighten up the 1,000-square-foot space, which
holds 100.
515 West 27th St., 212.243.6555
Started as a V.I.P.-only venue, Lot 61 owner Amy
Sacco’s hot spot has decor inspired by the
Beverly Hills Hotel, with palm trees and 70-footlong skylights.
OPENING SOON
Cain
544 West 27th St., 212.999.5584
Cain is a club located in west Chelsea decorated
with South African accents like skins and horns by
designer Robert McKinley. The space holds 400 in
its 3,500 square feet. It is scheduled to open in
October.
Campbell Apartment
15 Vanderbilt Ave., 212.980.9476
Located above the bustle of Grand Central
Terminal, the refurbished office of John Campbell
now serves as a classy, wood-paneled cocktail
lounge for 125.
Carnegie Club
156 West 56th St., 212.980.9476
This bar near the theater district blends classic
decor like hand-carved 18th-century bookcases
filled with leather-bound books with contemporary
furniture. The space can hold 175 for cocktails.
NEW Chetty Red
28 East 23rd St., 212.254.6727
Chetty Red is a Flatiron district nightclub and
lounge that opened last spring. It accommodates
280 in 1,500 square feet. It features exposed brick,
hardwood floors, leather couches, and a stage in
the back.
Cielo
18 Little West 12th St., 212.645.5700
A boutique nightclub in the meatpacking district,
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Cub Room
131 Sullivan St., 212.677.4100
A fashionable spot for cocktails, with an upscale
dining room, this SoHo spot is known for its New
American fare, trendy clientele, and elegant decor.
A small, private chef’s table can be reserved for
corporate dinners.
NEW The Dark Light
366 Eighth Ave., 212.279.8628
This Chelsea nightclub, which opened in August,
combines elements of burlesque, Persian-inspired
touches, and a range of music to satisfy a variety
of tastes. It can accommodate 275 people in 2,200
square feet, and features a V.I.P. parking lot.
NEW The Delancey
168 Delancey St., 212.254.9920
This hip Lower East Side club has three levels and
a large roof deck.
NEW Disiac
NEW Gstaad
43 West 26th St., 212.683.1440
This Chelsea bar features natural-toned woods and
holds 200. There is also a small private room with
dark woods that accommodates as many as 20.
Cielo is intimate enough for guests to hold a conversation, but high-tech enough to provide the
ambience of a larger club. The 3,400-square-foot
space features a dance floor and can hold 300.
Circa Tabac
32 Watts St., 212.941.1781
Circa Tabac is exempt from the smoking ban, and
is a smoker’s paradise: More than 150 brands of
cigarettes from around the world are sold (and
smoked) at the 1920’s-inspired Art Deco lounge.
Extractor fans and a high-tech ventilation system
make all that secondhand smoke more bearable.
NEW Clic-NY
32-04B Broadway, Queens, 718.777.5400
Clic, in Long Island City, has a long S-shaped bar,
comfy leather couches and ottomans, billiard
tables, and lots of candlelight.
NEW Clubhouse
700 East 9th St., 212.260.7970
New East Village lounge Clubhouse offers an
array of local DJs and specialty cocktails in an
elegant environment with a downtown feel.
Coda
34 East 34th St., 212.685.3434
Coda is a mix of opposites: Fondue on the menu,
DJs and live music as entertainment. Located in a
former bank, the space features original wood
and brass details and one of the vaults is now a
lounge.
Company
242 East 10th St., 212.420.7101
A black-and-white checked floor and exposed
brick walls decorate this East Village lounge that
holds 80.
402 West 54th St., 212.586.9880
This Hell’s Kitchen bar opened in August 2003. It
offers goat cheese and chocolate fondues, along
with an array of martinis. Disiac can accommodate
80 indoors and in its small back patio.
Divine Bar Midtown East
244 East 51st St., 212.319.9463
Divine Bar Midtown West
236 West 54th St., 212.265.9463
Serving tapas and after-work drinks, the Divine
Bar has two Midtown locations.
Down the Hatch
179 West 4th St., 212.627.9747
Down the Hatch is a casual, inexpensive NYU student hangout in the West Village. It has 11 beers
on tap, and 18 varieties bottled.
NEW Duke and Duchess
65 Fourth Ave.
This new East Village lounge is all about texture,
with wooden cabinetry, tiled walls, and a snake-
skin-imprinted bar. The narrow space widens in the
back, where banquettes and ottomans make for a
comfortable seating area.
OPENING SOON
Earth NYC
116 10th Ave., 212.337.0016
This India-inspired lounge has rich earth tones and
sleek, modern lines. The bilevel space features an
Indian menu, a V.I.P. lounge, and guest DJs from
around the world.
NEW Eleven
152 Orchard St., 917.373.3573
Eleven accommodates 300 people in an upscale
environment (for the Lower East Side) on two
floors. A Scarface-inspired downstairs room has a
massive painting of a sunrise and palm trees on
the walls.
Elmo
156 Seventh Ave., 212.337.8000
Located in Chelsea, Elmo offers two floors of event
space. The first-floor restaurant offers New
American fare, and the basement-level lounge can
accommodate 300 for a reception.
NEW Fashion 40
202 West 40th St., 212.221.3628
This Times Square lounge that opened in November
2003 can accommodate events for 200 among its
deep-set banquettes and candlelit sconces.
Fez
380 Lafayette St., 212.533.7000
Tucked inside the Time Café, Fez is decorated in
neo-Moroccan style and has a stage in the basement with lighting and sound equipment. The club
is available for private parties and can accommodate 350.
Flamingo Room
470 West 23rd St., 212.242.2050
Inspired by the Waldorf=Astoria’s Flamingo Club of
the 1940’s, this Chelsea space features Art Deco
design spiked with kitschy pink-flamingo decor,
including curved banquettes, vintage mirrors, and
pink-and-gold-detailed walls and columns. The
space can seat 125, or hold 150 for cocktails.
NEW The Flat
16 First Ave., 212.677.9477
This bilevel East Village space has a massive solid
concrete bar.
Flatiron Lounge
37 West 19th St., 212.727.7741
A new lounge styled with 1920’s decor, Flatiron
Lounge has a 30-foot bar built during that decade.
The bar can hold 150 and a private room holds 100.
OPENING SOON
49 Grove
49 Grove St., 212.727.4949
Scheduled to open in October, this West Village
lounge was designed by Hamptons restaurateur
Aram Sabet. The space has more than 30 private
tables in four distinct rooms with space to seat 150.
A self-contained V.I.P. room has a private entrance
and an entertainment system with a plasma-screen
television and surround sound. Decor includes dark
woods, oversize leather couches, a faux fireplace,
and shelves lined with leatherbound books.
Fuelray
68 West 3rd St., 212.675.9557
Fuelray can accommodate a party of 250 in its candlelit lounge space that has an attached smoking
garden. All entrées are interactive and designed to
share: DIY s’mores, chocolate and cheese fondue,
and meze platters.
The Gin Mill
442 Amsterdam Ave., 212.580.9080
This Upper West Side bar has the Speakeasy Room
for private parties. It has exposed brick walls and
vaulted ceilings. It can accommodate 125 people,
with a PA system for bands, a stage, and an alcove
of cabaret tables around a gas fireplace.
Glass
287 10th Ave., 212.904.1580
This intimate Chelsea lounge has a patio and a mod
look, with curved white walls and slate tiles.
NEW Marquee
289 10th Ave., 646.473.0202
Located in west Chelsea, this popular event venue
is a nightclub designed by Philip Johnson Alan
Ritchie Architects and nightlife designer Steve
Lewis. Features include drawers beneath the banquettes for purses. The space holds 597. Marquee
opened in December 2003.
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NEW Jack Rabbit Slim’s
266 East 10th St., 212.677.1717
In the East Village space formerly occupied by
Liquids, Jack Rabbit Slim’s is a dance club with pole
dancers and scantily clad bartenders.
K
30 West 52nd St., 212.974.1934
This Kama Sutra-themed bar and lounge located
above the Bombay Palace restaurant opened in May
2003. K has sari-clad waitstaff offering Indian cuisine, and features an elevated V.I.P. room.
Kanvas
219 Ninth Ave., 212.727.2616
Part bar, part lounge, part art gallery, Kanvas has two
floors for events and serves up specialty martinis.
Kemia Bar
630 Ninth Ave., 212.582.3200
Kemia is a Moroccan-inspired bar and tapas lounge
in Hell’s Kitchen.
La Caverna
122-124 Rivington St., 212.475.2126
This is a bar modeled after actual caves in Rome
circa 1500 B.C. It can accommodate 102 seated or
200 for receptions.
Leopard Lounge & Sin Sin
248 East 5th St., 212.519.4181
This five-year old East Village club has two floors,
called the Leopard Lounge and Sin Sin. Each floor
holds 120, or the entire space can be booked for
double the capacity.
Light
125 East 54th St., 212.583.1333
Under new ownership since January, Light is a sleek,
modern Midtown lounge. Dim lighting and plush red
sofas combine with wood and glass elements for a
minimalist look. It can accommodate as many as
400 people for cocktails in three separate spaces;
the main space holds 270.
rant, bar, and lounge was designed by Brinton
Brewster. An upstairs area can be rented separately.
Lobby Lounge
40 West 40th St., 212.642.2255
Lobby Lounge’s (formerly Ilo) sleek black marble surfaces make it an elegant destination for fashionistas
taking a breather from Fashion Week madness
across the street in Bryant Park. A mezzanine level
that overlooks the dining room can be closed for
events: It seats 35 or holds 40 for cocktails. The
entire restaurant, including the lounge, seats 110 or
holds 250 for a reception.
Lotus
409 West 14th St., 212.243.4420
Its time as the city’s hippest hot spot has passed,
but this three-level meatpacking district club still
offers spaces for events. The minimalist look uses
shades of caramel and chocolate, and the food is
Asian. The owners will open a new space across the
street in the fall at 418 West 14th, with a capacity of
150 and a cabaret license.
Luahn
59 Fifth Ave., 212.242.9710
This two-story bar and lounge features three bar
areas and a DJ booth on both levels.
NEW SoHo: 323
eled club space can accommodate 500 and has a
smaller lounge for 50.
Luca Lounge
220 Ave. B, 212.674.9400
Luca Lounge features a large lounge area and a garden strung with white lights for warm-weather days.
In between is an enclosed lounge area with lots of
windows and mismatched furniture for a relaxed
East Village vibe.
Lush
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307 East 53rd St., 212.838.0007
This Midtown space offers seating upstairs for 100
that features a small, elevated private bar in the
back, while downstairs there’s a lounge that can
hold 150.
110 Duane St., 212.766.1275
A hip candlelit lounge in the financial district,
Lush has two V.I.P. rooms that—when combined—
can hold 90 people; the entire space can accommodate 300.
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Mo’s Caribbean Bar & Grill
330 West 38th St., 212.465.2200
This 8,000-square-foot, hotel lobby-theme restau-
1584 York Ave., 212.570.5454
An Upper East Side bar and lounge with a wood-pan-
1454 Second Ave., 212.650.0561
Ever seen Girls Gone Wild? Mo’s is kind of like that.
505 Columbus Ave., 212.989.3600
Mod is available for corporate events and fund-raisers, and features four party rooms. The club has
kitschy, mod decor.
323 West Broadway, 212.334.2232
This 3,000-square-foot club, which opened in May
2004, has two levels including a loftlike upper
space with exposed beams and brick.
It has huge projection screens and colorful lights
and serves Mexican cuisine. Adjacent to Mo’s is
the Havana Room, which can be booked for
private parties.
NEW Odea Bar & Lounge
389 Broome St., 212.941.9222
This Little Italy bar opened in July, with wooden
beams, raw bricks, gilded mirrors, and satin pillows. Selections from the champagne menu and
blackberry martinis make tasty complements to
chef Einat Admony’s tapas menu.
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Remedy
974 Second Ave., 212.754.0277
This Midtown location has a mahogany bar and a
back room with a water wall and an eight-foot projection screen.
Remote Lounge
327 Bowery, 212.228.0228
This lounge houses a subterranean dance floor and a
DJ booth, but it’s known for its spy-cam digital entertainment: There are 60 cameras around the venue,
and 130 monitors so guests can watch—and flirt
with—people throughout the bar.
NEW Romi
19 Rector St., 212.809.1500
Romi is a sleek bilevel bar and lounge in the
financial district. The bar opened in November
2003, and two separate event rooms that hold 375
opened in February.
NEW Rumor
130 West 3rd St., 212.254.3700
In the former space of the Village Underground in the
West Village, Rumor is a 2,800-square-foot bar and
lounge. Rumor, which opened in September 2003,
can hold 350 for cocktails, and has nine unisex bathrooms for extra mingling space.
NEW Canal Room
285 West Broadway, 212.941.8100
Formerly Shine, the Canal Room is a 4,000square-foot lounge with an ivory and black color
scheme accented with red and dark wood touches.
The venue has a new stage and sound system, and
can hold 450.
Off the Wagon
109 MacDougal St., 212.533.4487
The crowd at this bilevel West Village bar is young
and rowdy. The pool tables, Foosball tables, and
dartboards give Off the Wagon that special frat-
house quality. The Balcony, a space that overlooks
the main bar, can be rented out for special events.
space can hold 250, and a smaller V.I.P. room
is available.
Oz Bar and Lounge
NEW Pink Elephant
889 First Ave., 646.840.0800
This Midtown lounge features modern banquettes
and offers a menu of assorted light fare. The lounge
also has smaller 30-person and eight-person rooms.
73 Eighth Ave., 212.463.0000
This meatpacking district nightclub just opened in
September, and caters to the entertainment and
fashion industry crowd. It features house music DJs
from Europe, and can accommodate 250 people.
Pangea
417 Lafayette St., 212.353.2992
Pangea’s African-safari theme plays out in the
decor, including wooden masks on the walls. The
Russian Vodka Room
Pioneer Bar
218 Bowery, 212.334.0484
The 3,000-square-foot Pioneer Bar can accommodate
265 West 52nd St., 212.307.5835
Designed to resemble a private club in Red Square,
with dark mahogany wood and green decor, this
Midtown club can accommodate 70 people.
NEW Second Nature
221 Second Ave., 212.254.2222
East Village bar Second Nature has a 30-foot bar,
chain link curtains, an elevated DJ booth near its
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NEW PM
entrance, and billiard tables in the back. It has a
maximum capacity of 400 for corporate or private
events.
37 West 17th St., 212.924.8676
From the same owners as Suite 16 is 17, a lounge
and sushi bar. The space can accommodate 200
for a reception or seat 52.
50 Gansevoort St., 212.255.6676
PM (which stands for Post Meridien) is a meatpacking district lounge that serves a menu of
Creole-inspired tapas. With decor inspired by the
owners’ Haitian heritage, the club, which opened
in September 2003, is rich in dark woods and banquettes that are accompanied by glossy red cocktail tables and bold green stools. The space seats
as many as 160 and holds 250 for a reception.
NEW Seventeen Home
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17 Stanton St., 212.598.2145
Seventeen Home is a lounge and restaurant with
three bars, including a tented patio area. The space
opened last winter with a capacity of about 200.
Shamballa
407-411 Greenwich St., 212.334.1010
Shamballa is a TriBeCa lounge.
Slipper Room
167 Orchard St., 212.253.7246
This Lower East Side bar and cabaret space has a
slightly scruffy take on retro glamour, with cavernous
booths, small tables, and a velvet-draped stage.
NEW Star Bar
4 West 22nd St., 646.230.1444
This new bar has murals of celebrities like Paris
Hilton, Pamela Anderson, and Will Smith by artist
Howie Keck. It also has a custom light sculpture of
falling stars and a mahogany bar etched with
celestial designs. Kenneth Collins, chef-owner of
Ida Mae, created the menu.
NEW Stone Rose
10 Columbus Circle, 212.823.9769
Rande Gerber—proprietor of Whiskey Blue, the
Whiskey, Underbar, Cherry, and Oasis at the W
Hotels and the Whiskey Park at Trump Parc—
opened this new bar in the Time Warner Center in
February 2004. Contact the Midnight Oil Company
for booking information.
Sugar
311 Church St., 212.431.8750
This spot has been transformed into a slick restaurant and lounge. Upstairs, orange leather banquettes and fertility masks on the walls give the
space a 1950’s Palm Springs feel. The basement
houses a DJ booth.
127 Eighth Ave., 212.627.1680
Formerly Rebar, this Chelsea lounge has a capacity
of 179. It features 16 banquettes, each with a minibar stocked with drinks and candy.
Superfine
126 Front St., Brooklyn, 718.243.9005
This bar sits under the shadow of the Manhattan
Bridge in Brooklyn’s Dumbo section. The exposed
brick warehouselike setting has a bar and dining
area that serves a Mediterranean-inspired menu.
Sway
305 Spring St., 212.620.5220
This Moroccan-theme lounge is located in SoHo with
domed ceilings and tile walls. The space can hold
225, and smaller private rooms are available for 60.
SX137
137 Essex St., 212.674.6931
A bar and restaurant, SX137 is decorated with art by
local artists. The space holds 113.
NEW Table 50
643 Broadway, 212.253.2560
Located below street level in a former speakeasy, this
lounge, which opened in March 2004, features
mohair and leather banquettes tucked under brick
arches. Upstairs is Corner Shop, a 24-hour eatery
that holds 100.
OPENING SOON
Still
192 Third Ave., 212.471.9807
The former Tavaru space will reopen as Still on
September 15. The new bar will have an upscale pub
atmosphere, and a private party room can accommodate 50 to 100.
Tenement
157 Ludlow St., 212.766.1270
Tenement is a Lower East Side spot with exposed
brick walls and cherrywood tables. There’s one small
lounge with a fireplace, and a second-floor lounge
for a V.I.P. area or small event.
13
35 East 13th St., 212.979.6677
This is a bar and lounge in Union Square that spans
three floors and features a private lounge and roof
deck for events.
NEW 13 Little Devils
120 Orchard St., 212.420.1355
This bilevel dance club has dancing poles on the
upstairs bar, and glass slats in between the
two floors.
the main area or as a separate venue.
NEW Level V
675 Hudson St., 212.331.0328
Level V, which opened in April, is a lounge within
Vento, the trilevel trattoria in the meatpacking district.
Verlaine
110 Rivington St., 212.614.2494
This long, narrow space on the Lower East Side has a
bar lining one side and candlelit tables on the other.
The 2,000-square-foot space can hold 155 people for
events, and has hosted parties for charities, including the Christopher Reeve Foundation.
Tiki Room
NEW Viscaya Lounge
4 West 22nd St., 646.230.1444
A two-story, 2,700-square-foot tropics-inspired bar,
Tiki has a menu of so-called vacation cuisine and
can accommodate 165 guests. The bar recently
closed for major renovations, and reopened in May
with cool touches like a coconut chandelier, a rock
wall, and a V.I.P. area in the shape of a thatched hut.
191 Seventh Ave., 212.675.5980
This Chelsea bar and lounge opened in September
2003 with three separate rooms and an elevated DJ
space. It features wooden banquettes and holds 500.
Tonic
107 Norfolk St., 212.358.7501
Not to be confused with the sports bar in Times
Square, this scruffy Lower East Side music venue
hosts avant-garde and experimental music and
entertainment.
Water Street Bar
66 Water St., Brooklyn, 718.625.9352
This bar in the Dumbo section of Brooklyn has dark
wooden bars on its two floors. The dining room can
seat 150 and the downstairs has banquette seating
and a theater.
Windfall Lounge & Grill
421 West 13th St., 212.645.7775
This two-floor lounge in the meatpacking district can
hold 200 people on each floor.
23 West 39th St., 212.869.4606
Originally the Grille for the Engineer’s Club in the
1920’s, this restaurant and event space features a
44-foot curved bar, leather couches, and oak-paneled walls. It can accommodate as many as 250
people for a reception.
Union Bar
World Bar
204 Park Ave. South, 212.674.2105
This Union Square bar was featured in Interior
Design for its 50-foot curving mahogany bar, taken
from the Astor Hotel. The space features 200 different liquors and is known for its martinis.
845 United Nations Plaza, 212.935.9361
Located in Trump World Tower, the space features
30-foot ceilings and a mezzanine overlooking the
U.N. gardens.
Upstairs at 54
105 West 27th St., 212.675.7117
Lesser known than some of its Chelsea neighbors,
Wye has a trendy crowd that frequently includes
celebrities. —Edited by Alesandra Dubin
Trust
254 West 54th St., 212.445.0190
Atop the Studio 54 nightclub and theater, this lounge
has leopard prints and red velvet touches, plus a bar
and kitchen, and it can be used in conjunction with
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BRONX
Bartow-Pell Mansion
895 Shore Road, Pelham Bay Park, 718.885.1461
Bronx Museum of the Arts
1040 Grand Concourse, 718.681.6000
Bronx Zoo
2300 Southern Blvd., 718.220.5197
Garden Terrace Room
New York Botanical Garden, 718.220.8714
Lehman Center
for the Performing Arts
Coney Island Museum
Northsix
Wyckoff House
1208 Surf Ave., 718.372.5159
66 North 6th St., 718.599.5103
Dumbo Arts Center
OfficeOps
Fidler-Wyckoff Park, Clarendon Road at Ralph Ave.,
718.629.5400
30 Washington St., 718.694.0831
57 Thames St., 718.418.2509
Fast Ashleys
95 North 10th St., 718.782.9300
Old Stone House Historic
Interpretative Center
Five Front
J.J. Byrne Park, 3rd St. between Fourth and Fifth
Aves., 718.768.3195
5 Front St., 718.625.5559
Galapagos Arts Space
70 North 6th St., 718.782.5188
Giando on the Water
Palm House at Brooklyn
Botanic Garden
1000 Washington Ave., 718.398.2400
Parade Ground at Prospect Park
QUEENS
American Museum of the Moving
Image
35th Ave. at 36th St., 718.784.4520
Arthur Ashe Stadium
Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens,
718.760.6280
412 Kent St., 718.387.7000
New York Botanical Garden
Gleason’s Gym
Coney Island Ave., between Caton and Parkside
Aves., 718.965.7777
83 Front St., 718.797.2872
Peter Luger Steakhouse
Bruno’s on the Boulevard
The Snuff Mill
Grand Prospect Hall
178 Broadway, 718.387.7400
88-25 Astoria Blvd., 718.335.0505
New York Botanical Garden, 718.220.8714
263 Prospect Ave., 718.788.0777
The Picnic House at Prospect Park
Clic-NY
SoBro Studios
Center—3 Metrotech Center
Near Prospect Park West and 3rd St., 718.965.7777
32-04B Broadway, 718.777.5400
Prospect Park Audubon Center
at the Boathouse
Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning
3 Metrotech Center, 866.833.2705
Kate Wollman Rink—Prospect Park
Near Lincoln Road and Ocean Ave., Prospect Park,
718.965.7777
Museum for African Art
200th St. and Kazimiroff Blvd., 718.817.8773
2417 Third Ave., 718.665.1157
Van Cortlandt House Museum
Van Cortlandt Park, Broadway at West 246th St.,
718.543.3344
Wave Hill
Near Parkside and Ocean Aves. Entrance,
718.965.7777
River Café
675 West 252nd St., 718.549.3200 ext. 209
Kensington Stables
1 Water St., 718.522.5200
Yankee Stadium
51 Caton Place, 718.972.4588
The Stable
161st St. at the Harlem River, 718.293.6000
Keyspan Park
16 Main St., 718.246.7440
1904 Surf Ave., 718.449.8497
Steiner Studios
Lefferts Homestead
15 Washington Ave., 718.858.1600
Flatbush Ave. at Empire Blvd., 718.789.2822
Superfine
B R O O K LY N
Arts at Saint Ann’s
126 Front St., 718.243.9005
38 Water St., 718.834.8794 ext. 13
42-76 Main St., 718.461.8910 ext. 14
161-04 Jamaica Ave., 718.658.7400 ext. 31
36-01 43rd Ave., 718.784.7700
New York Hall of Science
47-01 111th St., 718.699.0005 ext. 371
P. S. 1 Contemporary Art Center
22-25 Jackson Ave., 718.784.2084
Play
77-17 Queens Blvd., 718.476.2828
Queens Botanical Garden
43-50 Main St., 718.886.3800 ext. 201
Queens County Farm Museum
73-50 Little Neck Pkwy., 718.347.3276
Queens Museum of Art
New York City Building, Flushing Meadows-Corona
Park, 718.592.9700
Sculpture Center
44-19 Purves St., 718.361.1750 ext. 114
718 Restaurant
35-01 Ditmars Blvd., 718.204.5553
Shea Stadium
123-01 Roosevelt Ave., 718.507.6387
Terrace on the Park
52-11 111th St., 718.592.5000
Water’s Edge
44th Drive at the East River, 718.482.0033
S TAT E N I S L A N D
Alice Austen House
2 Hylan Blvd., 718.816.4506
Historic Richmond Town
441 Clarke Ave., 718.351.1611
Jacques Marchais Museum
of Tibetan Art
Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern Pkwy., 718.501.6423
BAM Rose Cinemas
30 Lafayette Ave., 718.636.4198
Bargemusic
Fulton Ferry Landing, 718.624.2083
Brooklyn Academy of Music
30 Lafayette Ave., 718.636.4198
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
1000 Washington Ave., 718.623.7200
Brooklyn Brewery
Photo: Ruby Washington, The New York Times
Brooklyn Conservatory of Music
58 Seventh Ave., 718.622.3300
Brooklyn Music School
Tobacco Warehouse
338 Lighthouse Ave., 718.987.3500
10 Jay St., 718.813.8404
26 New Dock St., 718.802.0603
Lundy Bros. Restaurant
Volume
Richmond County Bank Ballpark
at St. George
Lunatarium
1901 Emmons Ave., 718.743.0022
Mark Morris Dance Center
99 North 13th St., 718.388.3588
Waterfront Museum and
75 Richmond Terrace, 718.720.9265
Snug Harbor Cultural Center
3 Lafayette Ave., 718.624.8400 ext. 202
Montauk Club
25 Eighth Ave., 718.638.0800
Micro Museum
123 Smith St., 718.797.3116
New York Aquarium
Surf Ave. at West 8th St., 718.265.3427
New York Marriott
at the Brooklyn Bridge
There’s more to New York than Manhattan.
Here’s a list of the venues in the other four
boroughs included in our guide
333 Adams St., 718.222.6520
Showboat Barge
Staten Island Botanical Garden
New York Transit Museum
699 Columbia St., 718.624.4719
Boerum Place and Schermerhorn St., 718.694.1579
Water Street Bar
Staten Island Children’s Museum
Grand Army Plaza, 718.230.2198
96 Magnolia
66 Water St., 718.625.9352
1000 Richmond Terrace, 718.273.2060 ext. 264
Carousel at Prospect Park
96 Fort Greene Place, 718.522.4436
Willink Entrance at Empire Blvd. and Flatbush Ave.,
718.965.7777
Northside Bank
Williamsburg Art &
Historical Center
Staten Island Institute
of Arts and Sciences
33 Grand St., 718.218.0055
135 Broadway, 718.486.6012
75 Stuyvesant Place, 718.727.1135
126 Saint Felix St., 718.638.5660
Brooklyn Public Library—
Central Library
Outer Boroughs Venue Index
Brooklyn-Queens Conservatory
of Music
250 Bedford Park Blvd., 718.960.8833 ext. 5
VENUE
IDEAS
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CONFERENCE & CONVENTION
CENTERS
Arden Conference Center
1001 Arden House Road, Harriman, N.Y.,
845.351.2171
Owned by Columbia University and designated as a
national historic site, Arden Conference Center has
a 2,300-square-foot auditorium, three seminar
rooms, and 10 boardrooms. Situated atop a 1,300foot ridge in the Ramapo Mountain range, the
secluded conference center is only an hour’s drive
from New York City.
Caramoor
149 Girdle Ridge Road, Katonah, N.Y., 914.232.5035
Caramoor bills itself as a “garden of great music,”
but you may see it as a gorgeous garden with an
equally gorgeous house museum, done in full-blown
Italian Renaissance style. An open-sided, tile-floored
pavilion connected to a tent can hold events. Le
Potager is the exclusive caterer.
Doral Arrowwood
North Maple Inn at Basking Ridge
Capitol Theatre
975 Anderson Hill Road, Rye Brook, N.Y.,
914.939.5500
Doral is a conference center and resort, integrating
three dozen meeting spaces with a golf course,
sports center, and four restaurants on 114 acres.
300 North Maple Ave., Basking Ridge, N.J.,
908.953.3000
Attractively situated on 35 acres, this facility covers the bases for conferences and events. In addition to 20,000 square feet of high-tech meeting
space, there are overnight accommodations,
restaurants, and a fitness center.
149 Westchester Ave., Port Chester, N.Y.,
914.934.9362
This old playhouse with a fully functional stage can
host a variety of events. The orchestra level can
hold 1,800 for cocktails or 700 for seated dinners.
Doral Forrestal
100 College Road East, Princeton, N.J.,
609.452.7800
Meetings come fully loaded here, with everything
from ergonomic chairs to a Philips sound system. A
total of 35,000 square feet of space includes 33
conference rooms and two ballrooms. Restaurants,
a bar, and a complete spa are also on the grounds.
Edith Macy Conference Center
550 Chappaqua Road, Briarcliff Manor, N.Y.,
914.945.8000
Forty-five minutes from Midtown, 400 wooded acres
are home to a conference center with meeting
rooms and an amphitheater. Also on the property is
Ocean Place Conference Resort
1 Ocean Blvd., Long Branch, N.J., 732.571.4000
On the Jersey Shore just an hour from Manhattan,
this conference center has boardrooms, meeting
rooms (some with floor-to-ceiling windows with
ocean views), guest rooms, dining, and a digital
media center for slide shows, video presentations
and teleconferencing.
Westchester County Center
198 Central Ave., White Plains, N.Y., 914.995.4050
Frills aren’t part of the package, but this center
doesn’t need them—it has the goods: a nearly
Crystal Bay
5 John Walsh Blvd., Charles Point Marina, Peekskill,
N.Y., 914.737.8332
This Peekskill venue has Hudson River views from
all of its rooms; there are two private banquet
rooms that can accommodate 250 together, as well
as a dining room for 90. Additional outdoor seating
can accommodate 70.
Dave & Buster’s
1856 Veteran’s Memorial Hwy., Islandia, N.Y.,
631.582.6615
The Long Island outpost of the Dave & Buster’s
entertainment venue chain can provide space for a
business luncheon or sales meeting. And, afterward, it offers entertainment options: more than
200 games—from the latest in high-tech interactive play to more laid-back choices like Skee-Ball.
QUICK TRIPS
Deep Hollow Ranch
Route 27, Montauk, N.Y., 631.668.2744
America’s oldest cattle ranch offers a range of
events on the range, including horseback tours
(with a ride on the beach) and barbecues. The
ranch has customized many corporate events and
can handle groups of 500.
Dia: Beacon
3 Beekman St., Beacon, N.Y., 212.989.5566
This gigantic space (encompassing almost 300,000
square feet) is the Dia Art Foundation’s latest outpost. It’s housed in a former printing plant on 31
acres on the banks of the Hudson River. Space
rentals are limited to corporate members, who can
utilize the 70,000-square-foot lower level or 10,000square-foot West Garden outdoor space for events.
NEW Menla Mountain Retreat
& Conference Center
375 Pantherkill Road, Phoenicia, N.Y.,
212.807.0563
Located 1,500 feet above sea level, this retreat in
the Catskills sits on 320 acres and offers meeting
and conference space as well as holistic workshops and treatments. Menla can house as many
as 85 people overnight and 270 in its Nalanda
Conference Center during the day.
Chauncey Conference Center
Rosedale Road, Princeton, N.J., 609.921.3600
On 370 wooded acres (including a three-acre lake),
this technologically up-to-date conference center
offers a serene environment for small to midsize
meetings, plus a separate house on the property for
executive retreats.
C. W. Post Campus,
Long Island University
Fox Sports Grill
the Creedon Center, designed for smaller groups
who need a more secluded atmosphere.
Garden State Convention &
Exhibition Center
50 Atrium Drive, Somerset, N.J., 732.469.4000
This exhibit hall with 62,000 square feet can hold
440 8- by 10-foot booths. There’s a concrete show
floor (so load capacity isn’t an issue), a food court,
and a loading dock with four truck bays.
Harrison Conference Center
at Glen Cove
Dosoris Lane, Glen Cove, N.Y., 516.671.6400
On the Gold Coast of Long Island, a glamorous
Georgian mansion built in 1910 now has 27 conference rooms with teleconferencing capabilities and
all the other high-tech gizmos. It also works well for
dinners—and guest rooms await after dessert.
720 Northern Blvd., Brookville, N.Y., 516.299.2781
This isn’t just another pretty campus—it has 50
meeting and conference rooms available year round.
The largest room holds 2,200 (but is currently under
construction until May 2005), and the school can set
up teleconferencing facilities and PC and Mac labs.
When school is out during the summer, 1,400 beds
are available.
Inn at East Wind Conference
Centers
Digital Sandbox at Long Island
Technology Center
575 Washington Blvd., Jersey City, N.J.,
201.595.6597
This new 28,000-square-foot facility offers 12
rooms for conferences. Three of the conference
rooms can be combined to accommodate as many
as 320 people in a theater-style setup. There’s also
a boardroom for 20, six small meeting rooms, and
two lounges. Videoconferencing is available. The
center has its own technical staff and offers inhouse food service, or outside catering can be
arranged.
3500 Sunrise Hwy., Great River, N.Y., 631.859.0500
This 11,400-square-foot high-tech space is a sister
of two more Digital Sandbox venues in Manhattan.
But this venue is wired to include digitized videoconferencing, electronic whiteboards, broadband
Internet connections, and satellite digital broadcast
television capabilities.
Dolce Tarrytown House
49 East Sunnyside Lane, Tarrytown, N.Y.,
914.591.8200
This late-19th-century estate with views of the
Hudson River Valley morphed into a conference center with 30 conference rooms about 30 years ago.
There’s no laurel-resting, though: The 30,000 square
feet of meeting space is up to technological snuff
and, after work, there’s dining, swimming, tennis,
and volleyball.
5720 Route 25A, Wading River, N.Y., 631.929.3500
The Inn at East Wind offers accommodations for
overnight guests, as well as a conference center
and a ballroom for 1,000 guests.
Center—Newport
Merrill Lynch Conference and
Training Center
900 Scudders Mill Road, Plainsboro, N.J.,
609.282.2672
Able to host small groups of executives or large
meetings, this conference center has 44 rooms, an
auditorium, overnight accommodations, dining
facilities, and recreation options.
27,000-square-foot refurbished main hall; an
exhibit hall (12,800 square feet); a 2,800-squarefoot theate; and eight meeting rooms.
E V E N T S PA C E S
4540 Palisades Center Drive, West Nyack, N.Y.,
845.727.4265
This sports bar and grill in Rockland County’s
Palisades shopping center serves contemporary
American cuisine and has billiard tables and private
rooms for corporate events.
Jillians
Abigail Kirsch at Tappan Hill
81 Highland Ave., Tarrytown, N.Y., 914.631.3030
It would be hard for any meeting not to have a celebrato air at this enchanting mansion with views of
the Hudson; social events, of course, are a perfect fit.
You can use two ballrooms or book the whole mansion, which is about 45 minutes from the city.
1504 Old Country Road, Westbury, N.Y., 516.542.6916
261 Airport Plaza Blvd., Farmingdale, N.Y.,
631.249.0708
Both Jillians locations have more than 50,000 square
feet of space, including billiard lounges, 12-lane
retro-style bowling alleys, interactive game rooms,
and ample private meeting rooms and banquet
space for 2,000 guests.
Whisk guests away to these venues
just outside of New York City—great
for easy getaways and meetings
Antonees on Broadway
Elks Manor House, 115 North Broadway,
White Plains, N.Y., 914.328.5672
This Italian eatery has a banquet hall in White
Plains that can accommodate 180 people.
Antonees can also provide catering and gift baskets for corporate events.
Bridgeview Yacht Club
80 Waterfront Blvd., Island Park, N.Y.,
516.432.2400
Bridgeview Yacht Club is situated on Barnum
Island Wharf, easily accessible by car, boat, or
train. There is an outdoor deck as well as an indoor
lounge space, and the venue’s glass walls offer
panoramic views of the water.
NEW Brookville Estates
Wheatley Road, Brookville, N.Y., 516.882.6400
This 15-acre property on Long Island’s North Shore
can host corporate outings and teambuilding
events for 700 people.
Jericho Terrace
249 Jericho Turnpike, Mineola, N.Y., 516.742.5251
A grand space on Long Island’s North Shore, Jericho
Terrace features manicured gardens and a marble
lobby at the entrance. Inside, waterfalls, skylighted
ballrooms, and fireplaces light up the space. Garden
atriums, indoor and outdoor cocktail rooms, and ballrooms can hold 500 guests.
Lasdon Park
Route 35, Somers, N.Y., 516.326.2156
On 234 acres, this Westchester estate has a colonial
house that overlooks a reservoir and an arboretum of
gardens, lawns, meadows, and woodlands. An openair tent behind the house can hold 500 for cocktails,
or seat half that number with a dance floor.
Leonard’s of Great Neck
555 Northern Blvd., Great Neck, N.Y., 516.487.7900
This Great Neck venue can accommodate from 75 to
1,500 guests. The palatial property features cherubcovered gilded ceilings, crystal chandeliers, and a
courtyard filled with fountains and statutes.
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QUICK TRIPS
Lodge at Windham
C.D. Lane Road, Windham, N.Y., 518.734.4300
A little more than two hours from the city, Windham
Mountain offers three event and lodging options: the
Winwood Inn (once a hotel, now condos) and a pair
of mountain lodges.
MacMenanin’s Grill
115 Cedar St., New Rochelle, N.Y., 914.632.4900
MacMenanin’s is a restaurant, as well as a cooking
school for events. It has maple flooring and a brick
fireplace in a turn-of-the-century factory building.
New Huntington Townhouse
124 East Jericho Turnpike, Huntington Station, N.Y.,
631.427.8485
The New Huntington claims to be the largest catering
hall in the country with 100,000 square feet, and it
can hold 3,000. It is situated on a 20-acre Long
Island estate and comes with full catering and
audiovisual support.
Newark Club
1 Newark Center, Newark, N.J., 973.242.0658
On the 22nd floor of an office building, the Newark
Club’s ballroom has fantastic views of Manhattan,
with room for 350 at a banquet or meeting.
Newark Museum
49 Washington St., Newark, N.J., 973.596.6550
Enjoy your hors d’oeuvres with Edward Hopper,
Georgia O’Keeffe, and Mary Cassatt (their paintings, that is) when you rent the museum’s formal
Engelhard Court. Other options are a sculpture
garden, an auditorium, and the handsome
Ballantine House.
Nyack Seaport Center
21 Burd St., Nyack, N.Y., 845.353.3200
The Tappan Zee Bridge is especially charming when
you’re not on it—it’s better to see it at night from
this waterfront property. The center can host events
for as many as 220 people. Lanes Catering is the
exclusive caterer.
Omni Diner
333 Earle Ovington Blvd., Uniondale, N.Y.,
516.794.2107
A classic 1950’s diner, complete with everything but
Fonzie, Omni can accommodate as many as 350. For
more serious matters, the Omni also has a teleconference center, boardroom, and breakout rooms.
Philip Stone Caterers handles the food.
OPENING SOON
The Palace at Somerset Park
333 Davidson Ave., Somerset, N.J.,
www.palace-park.com
This event venue can accommodate 700 guests
among crystal chandeliers, couture fabrics, soaring
ceilings, and grand staircases. It also has a conference center with modern technology and IT services.
Scheduled to open in Summer 2005.
Swan Club
Shore Road, Glenwood, N.Y., 516.621.7600
The family-run Swan Club encompasses seven acres
of landscaped gardens and vistas overlooking Roslyn
Harbor on Long Island, giving it a distinctive ambience. Three rooms hold as many as 230 for a banquet with dancing.
The Studio
250 Jericho Turnpike, Suite 601, Floral Park, N.Y.,
516.355.2400
Close enough to New York to see the city’s skyline, this
studio is housed in the penthouse of a historical movie
theater at Silverfox Studios. The site has a rooftop terrace and high-tech amenities like plasma and projection screens and in-house audio and video production.
Thatched Cottage
445 East Main St., Centerport, N.Y., 631.261.1900
This intimate cottage venue overlooks the water and
is surrounded by lush gardens and patios.
Tides Estate
1245 Belmont Ave., North Haledon, N.J.,
973.423.2282
Seven acres of gardens distinguish the Tides,
which can host a banquet for 340. The estate
includes a ballroom and patio, with white-glove
service all around.
Trenton War Memorial
200 Barracks St., Trenton, N.J., 609.984.8484
It’s not the jazziest name for a party venue, but this
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lovely restored theater seats 1,807, and also has an
Art Deco ballroom (which seats 250) and conference
and meeting rooms.
Vintage Restaurant & Bar
171 Main St., White Plains, N.Y., 914.328.5803
This Westchester County restaurant has live music
Thursday through Saturday with no cover charge.
Watermill Restaurant
711 Smithtown Bypass, Smithtown, N.Y.,
631.724.3242
Serene gardens, an outdoor courtyard, and five
function rooms (the largest can seat 500) are
some of the amenities at this Long Island restaurant and catering establishment. Audiovisual
equipment is available.
natural for corporate golf and special events. You can
be on the links in about an hour from Manhattan.
Village Club at Lake Success
318 Lakeview Road, Great Neck, N.Y.,
516.829.5364
On the grounds of the Lake Success golf course,
this Spanish villa is situated at the edge of the
lake and boasts a banquet hall with a terrace. The
venue can hold 600 for cocktails, or seat 300.
Philip Stone provides catering.
The Castle on the Hudson
400 Benedict Ave., Tarrytown, N.Y., 914.631.1980
They’re not kidding. This is a castle with everything
but a moat, 25 miles north of the city. On a hilltop,
the castle has views of the Hudson and a restaurant on the grounds. Two ballrooms and a library
can host events.
Delamar
500 Steamboat Road, Greenwich, Conn., 203.661.9800
The Delamar is a luxury hotel on the harbor in
GOLF COURSES & CLUBS
Bethpage State Park Golf Course &
Carlyle on the Green
Bethpage State Park, 99 Quaker Meeting House
Road, Bethpage, N.Y., 516.501.9700
Bethpage’s golf course is one of the region’s most
well-known public courses—it hosted the 2002 U.S.
Open. Carlyle on the Green, the club situated in the
park, handles planning for all corporate golf outings
and events. Its event spaces include a ballroom
with windows on three sides, the Oak Room restaurant, a courtyard, and a lounge. The club can host
picnics for 1,000.
Brooklake Country Club
139 Brooklake Road, Florham Park, N.J.,
973.377.2235
This 150-acre golf club has the requisite hills,
lakes, and greenery, making it a nice setting for a
corporate golf outing or company picnic.
Casperkill Country Club
2330 Route 9, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., 845.433.2200
You’ll want to get your business done quickly (in one
of the nine meeting rooms) so you can use
Casperkill’s calling card: an 18-hole, Robert Trent
Jones-designed golf course. There are also three
swimming pools, tennis and racquetball courts, and
a bowling alley.
Centennial Golf Club
185 John Simpson Road, Carmel, N.Y., 845.225.5700
Bear Stearns, JPMorgan, and Eastman Kodak have all
held events at this bucolic golf club, which has full
banquet facilities, about an hour north of the city.
Sixteen to 220 people can be part of a golf outing.
Crest Hollow Country Club
8325 Jericho Turnpike, Woodbury, N.Y., 516.692.8013
Crest Hollow’s well-manicured 23 acres on Long
Island’s North Shore have a wide variety of settings
for events and meetings. A state-of-the-art grand
ballroom can hold 1,500, but smaller gatherings can
be held in the courtyard, poolside, or in the halfdozen indoor function rooms.
NEW Crystal Springs Golf
& Spa Resort
2 Chamonix Drive, Vernon, N.J., 973.827.4357
An hour drive from New York, Crystal Springs is a
golfer’s dream: There are four 18-hole courses and
one nine-hole executive course. For nongolfers,
there’s a resort with tropical pools, European spas,
and salon services. The new Minerals Hotel, added
late last year, features 175 guest rooms and 12,000
square foot of indoor/outdoor catering and conference space for weddings, events, and meetings.
Kutsher’s Country Club NY
Kutsher’s Road, Monticello, N.Y., 845.794.6000
This country club resort is less than a two-hour
drive away from Manhattan and 45 minutes from
Stewart International Airport. Located in the
Catskill Mountains, Kutscher’s selection of meeting
space includes more than 20 banquet and meeting
rooms, the 16,900-square-foot Stardust Room, the
7,052-square-foot Launching Pad featuring a
lounge and terrace, Fort Kutscher, and a large
recreation hall. The property also has a championship 18-hole golf course and driving range, yearround ice-skating, waterskiing, and fishing.
Royce Brook Golf Club
201 Hamilton Road, Hillsborough, N.J.,
888.434.3673
With 36 holes of golf in two courses (the East
Course is a little easier than the West), this is a
Montclair Art Museum
3 South Mountain Ave., Montclair, N.J.,
973.746.5555
The museum’s great hall—3,000 square feet, with
40-foot ceilings—can hold 300 people theaterstyle or 200 for dinner. An additional conference
room is suitable for small meetings.
Greenwich with a conference room for 12. Its private
rooms, the Deauville and the Antibes can seat 220
when combined. The hotel’s L’Escale Restaurant and
Bar is also available for events, and during warmer
months it has terrace seating for 100.
Foxwoods Resort & Casino
Woodbury Country Club
884 Jericho Turnpike, Woodbury, N.Y., 516.692.6200
Forty-five minutes from Manhattan, this 18-acre
estate can handle 350 in its banquet facilities and
dining salons. A wall of windows looks out on a
fountain and reflecting pool, which is illuminated
at night.
HOTELS, INNS & CASINOS
The Atlantic
1655 Country Road 39, Southampton, N.Y.,
631.283.6100
The Atlantic is a contemporary motel with 62 rooms
set on five acres. Amenities include a swimming
pool, a sundeck, and tennis courts. Events for as
many as 1,000 (even seated) can be held here.
The Bentley
161 Hill Station Road, Southampton, N.Y.,
631.283.6100
The stylish Bentley is run by the same people who
own Nick & Toni’s, the well-known Hamptons
restaurant. Thirty-nine large suites, a kidneyshaped pool, a sundeck, and tennis courts are part
of the package. The venue can handle events of
500 or more.
Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa
1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J., 609.317.1000
Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa features a column-free
ballroom with a 2,000-square-foot stage, a 5,800square-foot prefunction area, and full audiovisual
capabilities, as well as a 2,400-seat event center,
two boardrooms, eight full-service restaurants, 11
retail shops, a 50,000-square-foot salon and spa,
and 2,002 guest rooms.
Bullis Hall
88 Hunns Lake Road, Stanfordville, N.Y.,
845.868.1665
For been-there, done-that executives, a retreat at
this luxurious country inn can add foxhunting to the
mix for an offbeat treat. The hotel maintains a relationship with local hunt organizers as well as polo
groups. Built in 1832, the Greek Revival-style hotel
features classic country inn design.
The Capri
281 Country Road 39, Southampton, N.Y.,
631.283.6100
Major events are easily handled by this mini motel
chain, which also owns the Bentley and Atlantic
hotels. At the Capri, the sand-filled courtyard and
the Cabaña restaurant can accommodate more than
1,000 guests.
39 Norwich Westerly Road, Mashantucket, Conn.,
800.488.7777
With more than 55,000 square feet of meeting
space, this Connecticut resort and casino can host
10 to 2,000 guests for everything from national trade
shows and conventions to sales meetings and private board meetings.
Garden City Hotel
45 7th St., Garden City, N.Y., 516.877.9388
This Long Island hotel, 30 minutes from Manhattan,
has been in existence since 1874 and recently underwent a multimillion-dollar renovation. It currently
offers extensive facilities for state-of-the-art meetings, galas, and other events. A grand ballroom,
banquet rooms, and boardroom can be used in various configurations.
Griswold Inn
36 Main St., Essex, Conn., 860.767.1776
Operating continuously since 1776, the “Gris” is
a charming piece of Americana with 31 countrystyle rooms. Across the street is the John Hayden
house, which is designed for small meetings and
other gatherings.
Gurney’s Inn Resort, Spa &
Conference Center
290 Old Montauk Hwy., Montauk, N.Y., 631.668.2345
Long before the Hamptons traffic crunch, the Gurney
Inn was welcoming guests with eight conference
rooms, “beach Olympics” for teambuilding, and a
full-service spa.
Hampton Hall
230 Elm St., Southampton, N.Y., 631.283.2600
Hampton Hall is the largest event facility on the
Hamptons’ South Fork. The facility has 35-foot ceilings and its 200-square-foot kitchen can take care
of 450 for dinner or 750 for cocktails. Guests can
also use the six-lane bowling alley in the basement.
Inn at Great Neck
30 Cutter Mill Road, Great Neck, N.Y., 516.773.2000
Ballrooms and boardrooms are here for events and
meetings at this Art Deco-style hotel on Long Island’s
Gold Coast. The inn is part of the Small Luxury Hotels
of the World group.
NEW Inn at Longshore
260 Compo Road South, Westport, Conn.,
203.226.3316
This inn on Long Island Sound has 12 rooms with
three suites. Shore swimming, tennis, golf, boating,
and cross-country skiing are accessible.
Inn at National Hall
2 Post Road West, Westport, Conn., 203.221.1351
There are no clues from the outside of this 1873
building that such a plush hotel is within—but it is.
Each room and suite is completely different from
the next, and there’s a bright and gracious boardroom with river views.
Hyatt Regency Jersey City
2 Exchange Place, Jersey City, N.J, 201.469.1234
Just minutes from Manhattan on the PATH train,
this new Hyatt has views of the city skyline, plus
20,000 square feet of meeting and conference
space, including a ballroom and a 600-square-foot
boardroom.
Mohegan Sun
1 Mohegan Sun Blvd, Uncasville, Conn.,
800.862.8970
Created by the Mohegan Tribe of American Indians
of Connecticut in 1996, the Mohegan Sun is a 34story luxury hotel with 276,000 square feet of gaming space, 29 restaurants, and three live entertainment venues. Hold your event in the grand ballroom or convention center.
A sanctuary with a spiritual—though strictly nondenominational—bent, Wainwright is a reproduction of a 17th-century chateau just 30 miles from
Manhattan. Groups can come for meetings or conferences with as many as 300 people and enjoy the
views of Long Island Sound.
Hotel Westminster
550 West Mount Pleasant Ave., Livingston, N.Y.,
973.548.0040
This hotel is designed to accommodate receptions
and corporate meetings for crowds of 800 in its
15,000-square-foot space. It has banquet and
conference facilities, and offers on-site audiovisual
technicians, a 24-hour fitness center, spa services,
a jacuzzi, an indoor swimming pool, and shuttle
service. The hotel is also home to the New Jersey
branch of the Strip House restaurant owned by the
Glazier Group.
MANOR HOUSES
The Carltun
135 West Gate Drive, Cold Spring Hills, N.Y.,
631.692.2707
Billed as the second-largest residence ever built in
the United States, this 1921 French chateau with
126 rooms has a Dangerous Liaisons feel to it. You
can stay overnight, or throw a grand party. A new
ballroom can hold 350 for dinner and dancing.
Eisenhower Park, East Meadow, N.Y., 516.542.0700
It’s only eight years old, but this Gold Coast estate
looks straight out of The Great Gatsby. Parties can
be held in the grand ballroom, drawing room, wine
cellar, or formal gardens, and the well-reviewed
restaurant, Palm Court, is also on site. The
Havanas members-only club is open for public
events on Sundays.
225 Route 202, Basking Ridge, N.J., 908.221.1100
No kidding, it really is olde: The building that
houses the restaurant was built in 1768. The rest
of the inn can host corporate retreats or meetings
in its 18 function rooms, which can hold 500.
Renaissance Westchester Hotel
80 West Red Oak Lane, White Plains, N.Y.,
914.694.5400
Set on 30 acres, near five golf courses, and only 35
minutes from New York, this hotel has 26 meeting
rooms, including a ballroom with 5,400 square
feet. Also on the property is the Red Oak Mansion
from the 1800’s with function and meeting space.
Roslyn Claremont Hotel
1221 Old Northern Blvd., Roslyn, N.Y.,
516.625.2700
On Long Island’s North Shore, about 30 minutes
from Midtown, the Roslyn Claremont features an
elegant ballroom that can seat 200 for a banquet
or 300 theater-style. A smaller room can hold 125
Hilton Rye Town
699 Westchester Ave., Rye Brook, N.Y.,
914.939.6300
Only 35 minutes from Manhattan, this resort has a
convenient location, with several Fortune 500 companies in the neighborhood. More than three dozen
event spaces include several ballrooms, the largest
of which can hold 1,100.
Hilton Short Hills
41 JFK Pkwy., Short Hills, N.J., 973.379.0100
Far more sumptuous than you might expect, this
resort has 19 business-ready spaces, including
meeting rooms, boardrooms, and ballrooms. But
there’s plenty to do after the meeting: The resort
has a pool, tennis court, and spa, and the posh
Short Hills Mall is across the street.
Mohonk Mountain House
Oheka Castle
Olde Mill Inn
and spa that supplies its lobby, yoga studio, and
massage room for events. There is also an outdoor
space that can be tented.
Crystal Plaza
305 West Northfield Road, Livingston, N.J.,
973.992.8100
You can practically hear Vivaldi playing as you
walk through this restored mansion’s ballroom,
dining room (which has plenty of chandeliers, of
course), terrace, gardens, and chapel, all designed
by Stanford White.
Dolphin Cour
1 Beach Ave., Larchmont, N.Y., 646.732.2240
Historically a carriage house for the Schaefer
estate, this Tudor-style house has a total of 5,658
square feet of space, four levels, and 14 rooms.
There is a dolphin mural on the south side of the
home. Available for receptions and meetings for
150 guests and dinners of as many as 90, Dolphin
Cour also offers a 16-seat theater installed by
Walter Kerr.
Estherwood
49 Clinton Ave., Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., 914.693.3322
1000 Mountain Rest Road, New Paltz, N.Y.,
845.255.1000
Parlors, reading rooms, lounges, suites, and
straightforward conference rooms are available at
this large Victorian resort—which is also a national
landmark—about 90 miles north of New York. Its
setting at the edge of a lake offers added appeal.
Montauk Manor
236 Edgemere St., Montauk, N.Y., 631.668.4400
While the Montauk Manor can add some audiovisual support to a meeting, this isn’t the place for the
latest in conference technology. But there are plenty of other reasons to head east from New York to
Montauk: The manor’s 12 acres have an indoor and
outdoor pool, a driving range, squash and tennis
courts—and fresh lobsters.
Saybrook Point Inn and Spa
2 Bridge St., Old Saybrook, Conn., 860.395.2000
Taking full advantage of its waterfront locale two
hours from New York, this attractive resort has a
grand ballroom overlooking Long Island Sound and
several smaller meeting rooms.
SPORTS & ACTIVITY VENUES
2054 Route 83, Pine Plains, N.J., 518.398.1034
Spread across 70 acres in Duchess County, Cedar
Crest offers Irish sport horses for group lessons.
Trail rides in the countryside are an additional
option.
234 Conklintown Road, Ringwood, N.J.,
973.831.9000
The club is on 26 acres, offering outdoor and covered space for 2,000 guests. Facilities include
heated pools, softball fields, roller rinks, and tennis courts.
Miss Freeport V
85 Woodcleft Ave., Freeport, N.Y. 631.491.1497
Miss Freeport is a 72-foot-long party boat with
oversize decks available for parties. The ship sails
in Long Island’s Nautical Miles and can hold 150.
1 Center St., Newark, N.J., 973.642.8989
The jewel of Newark’s revitalization, the main
spaces at NJPAC include the shimmering Prudential
Hall and Victoria Theater. The center accommodates
banquets and cocktail receptions—and also offers
additional rooms, such as the Chase Room, which
make ideal meeting settings.
Overpeck Stables
MasterCard’s board of directors spent an evening
here, as have many other corporate and private
groups. The grand mansion, completed in 1895,
has all the rooms you’d expect—dining room,
library, drawing room—and one you might not: a
cake room.
The Mansion at Coindre Hall
theater-style, and there’s a conference suite available as well.
Troutbeck
Leedsville Road, Amenia, N.Y., 845.373.9681
Worth the two-hour drive from New York, this
Merchant Ivory-ready English estate has meeting
space, 42 bedrooms, fine dining, swimming, and
tennis—the whole nine yards (actually, 600 acres).
Wainwright House
260 Stuyvesant Ave., Rye, N.Y., 914.967.6080
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101 Brown’s Road, Huntington, N.Y., 631.277.7800
Built in 1912, this elegant chateau, complete with
fireplaces and teak staircases, is the focal point of
a 135-acre estate, which overlooks Huntington
Harbor on Long Island’s Gold Coast. Maximum
capacity in the primary function room is 200.
RESORTS, RETREATS & SPAS
40 Fort Lee Road, Leonia, N.J., 201.242.0022
Minutes from the George Washington Bridge,
Overpeck Stables offers group lessons to riders of
all abilities, in outdoor and indoor rings, as well as
in the fields.
Playland Park
Playland Pkwy., Rye, N.Y., 914.813.7010
Playland Park is an outdoor venue for retreats and
private parties. The park has a boardwalk along
Long Island Sound, water activities, and children’s rides. Catering includes barbecues and
lobster bakes.
RexPlex
1001 Ikea Drive, Elizabeth, N.J., 908.355.7797
A recreational sports complex in New Jersey that
offers five acres of indoor and outdoor fields, courts,
skate parks, rock climbing walls, and meeting rooms.
NEW Escazu
Sports Plus
55 Lumber Road, Roslyn, N.Y., 516.299.4445
Opened in March 2004, Escazu is a wellness center
110 New Moriches Road, Lake Grove, N.Y.,
631.737.2100
M U S E U M S & AT T R A C T I O N S
Jersey City Museum
350 Montgomery St., Jersey City, N.J., 201.413.0303
The Jersey City Museum opened in 2001 with multiple rooms for events, including a theater that can
seat 152. There’s also a 1,000-square-foot atrium
that can hold 300 and two meeting rooms that can
hold 15 each—one with American-designed furniture from the museum’s permanent collection and
one with views of the area’s brownstones.
Liberty Hall Museum
1003 Morris Ave., Union, N.Y., 908.527.0400
Built in 1772, the hall was transformed into a
museum after 1949 and now is available for weddings and other events. The Georgian-style country
mansion consists of a two-story central building,
which is flanked by a pair of single-story wings.
Rental of the 26-acre property includes access to
its historic gardens. The venue is closed between
January and March.
Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk
10 North Water St., Norwalk, Conn., 203.852.0700
Sharks (in a tank) and Long Island Sound are the
backdrop to events at this aquarium. Capacity is 400
for sit-down dinners and 1,000 for receptions. An
IMAX theater and meeting rooms are also available.
Stone Barns Center for Food and
Agriculture
630 Bedford Road, Pocantico Hills, N.Y.,
914.366.6200
Situated in Westchester County, this former
Rockefeller Center property is a nonprofit farm and
educational center devoted to all-natural food production. Opened in May 2004, Blue Hill restaurant
(914.366.9606 ext. 277), which includes a private
dining room that seats as many as 60 and can be
split into two for meetings, is adjacent to the center.
Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum
Cedar Crest Farm Equestrian
Center
Fountain Springs Country Club
New Jersey Performing Arts Center
(NJPAC)
Part sports complex, part meeting center, Sports
Plus is a spacious facility that can hold 3,000 people. Meeting facilities include audiovisual capabilities and full-service catering, and the sports complex features a bowling alley and ice rink.
180 Little Neck Road, Centerport, N.Y.,
631.854.5555
This Spanish revival mansion, built for William K.
Vanderbilt II on Long Island’s Gold Coast, has 24
rooms and 43 acres. There is a golf course, a planetarium, a rose garden, and a lawn leading down
to the waterfront. The museum can accommodate
300 guests.
V I N E YA R D S & W I N E R I E S
Bedell Cellars & Corey Creek
Vineyards
36225 Main Road, Cutchogue, N.Y., 631.765.4168
Located on Long Island, the cellars can accommodate 70, and the vineyards can accommodate 200
outdoors and indoors. Off-premises catering may be
allowed, if approved by the staff, although there are
no kitchens on site now; they will be added when
the property undergoes renovations after harvest in
the fall.
Martha Clara Vineyard
6025 Sound Ave., Riverhead, N.Y., 631.298.8577
This site offers its vineyards, restored barns, and
tasting room for corporate and private lunches,
receptions, picnics, weddings, buffets, and sitdown dinners. Martha Clara’s preferred caterers can
create personalized menus paired with Martha
Clara wines. Horse and carriage tours through the
vineyards are also available; each carriage can
accommodate 10 people.
Wölffer Estate Vineyard & Stables
139 Sagg Road, Sagaponack, N.Y., 631.537.5106
Wölffer Estate is located on the South Fork of
Eastern Suffolk County in Long Island. The property
can accommodate dinners, luncheons, or cocktail
parties, and can arrange specialty tours and library
wine tastings and dinners hosted by winemaker
Roman Roth. The facility also has a conference
room equipped with a TV and VCR with an adjacent
terrace space that can accommodate 30 people for
a meeting. —Edited by Alesandra Dubin
Photo: Esto
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Screaming Queens Entertainment
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Alden Image Network
For more than 20 years, STOY
has been providing music and
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Alden Image Network is your
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imagery that generates ROI.
Our services also include
singers, dancers, musicians,
entertainers for children’s parties, virtual-reality, karaoke, giveaways, photo-novelties, caricaturists, fire-eaters and more. To give the room a special
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From theme development,
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Teambuilding
Transportation
UNiREC
The Institute of Culinary Education
Regency Limousine International
Unique Fun for Every Venue!
Hands-On Cooking Parties
Luxury VIP Transportation
UNiREC* [*unique recreation],
now in our 30th year of event
planning, is the leader in new and
innovative ideas for creating fun
events for corporate functions.
We can help with training programs and product launches to
company picnics and team building events. Regardless of the
venue, we customize every
aspect of the entertainment and
activities.
Our custom games (like Surgery), game shows, parlor games
and teambuilding scenarios are the most unique in the industry.
We have the most comprehensive list of one-of-a-kind activities
that guarantee the success and excitement of all of our events.
Winner of the 2003 NY Metro ISES Big Apple Award for Best
Technical Creativity for “An Enchanted Holiday.”
UNiREC
Contact: 552 Valley Road
West Orange, NJ 07052
Phone: 973.325.9111 Fax: 973.325.1119
www.unirecgames.com
Where do investment bankers
wear aprons and chef hats,
creative directors roll out
ravioli and good friends spicerub lamb loins for one another?
At ICE!
We’ve perfected the recipe for
hands-on cooking parties. For
groups of 12 to 84 people, we
guarantee a unique evening of
partying, cooking with our
expert chef instructors and full-service dining.
So for your next client or teambuilding event, social celebration, or wedding rehearsal dinner, consider roasting and
toasting at ICE. You won’t leave hungry, we’ll do the dishes
and your group will have an incredibly fun night.
The Institute of Culinary Education
Contact: Lynne Granat Stark
50 West 23rd St.
New York, NY 10010
Phone: 212.847.0716
[email protected]
Regency limousine is the
transportation company of
choice for corporate VIPs. Our
clients always get the personal touch and white glove service. Often they have the same
chauffeur, which is very helpful during a pick-up with many
drivers and cars.We guarantee we will be there on time.
We offer a complete line of
vehicles, and feature the best
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and buses.To us, all clients and passengers are important
and all are treated like VIPs. Regency Limousine
International has years of experience working with corporate
travel departments and planners,consistently providing all of
their transportation needs.
Regency Limousine International
Contact: 23-57 83rd Street
East Elmhurst, NY 11370
Phone: 866.302.2201 Fax: 718.507.8283
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Venues
41 Wooster Street Galleries
Located in the historic Soho
district, home to an estimated
150 galleries, 200 restaurants,
100 stores, and four museums,
exhibits Contemporary art and
glass sculpture in a 4,000
square foot space. A grand
front hall and intimate multilevel glass gallery can graciously accommodate both
large and small scale events,
with ample space for seamless production of all aspects of
event planning.
41 Wooster Street Galleries anticipates your arrival and looks
forward to hosting your next event!
Contact: 41 Wooster Street
New York, NY 10013
Phone: 212.334.9364 Fax: 212.334.9424
[email protected]
630 Second
Arno Ristorante
The Perfect Venue for Your Next Event
Quality in Food, Service and Decor
From our canopied, streetlevel
entrance, your guests will
descend a beautiful winding
marble staircase into a luxurious central lobby. The perfect
welcoming atmosphere, it sets
an elegant tone for your event
before they enter the Grand
Ballroom, which accommodates 660 for cocktails and 500
seated for dinner and dancing.
Adjacent to the lobby are two additional rooms (with seating
for 100 and 50 people, respectively) which may be utilized in
addition to the Grand Ballroom, or separately for smaller
events, such as conferences, seminars or smaller parties.
At Arno Ristorante quality in
our food, service, and decor is
our number one priority. At
Arno Ristorante we feature a
warm, relaxing and ambitious
dining room area where you
could enjoy lunch or dinner
with a client, family member or
even a close friend. We also
offer a cocktail lounge where
you can enjoy some of our
exclusive oysters or clams on
a half shell and sip on some of our various amounts of malt
scotches and bourbons, to loosen up before a game at the
Garden or even a show in the nearby theatre district. We
also offer private rooms available to cater your needs.
A large, state-of-the-art kitchen with an open catering
arrangement accommodates all your food preparation needs.
630 Second
Contact: Frank Avakian Stoneson
630 Second Avenue, New York, NY 10016
Phone: 212.252.1171 Fax: 212.686.0160
[email protected]
www.630second.com
If it is either a corporate meeting, a wedding or even a simple
get-together, at Arno Ristorante we cater to any occasion.
Arno Ristorante
Contact: 141 West 38th Street
New York, NY 10018
Phone: 212.944.7420 Fax: 212.944.0540
[email protected]
Delmonico's
Flow
Le Pain Quotidien
A Taste of New York
Bar/Lounge/Event Space
The Unique Experience of the “Table
d’hôtes” in the Heart of Soho
Delmonico’s is a Wall Street
area steakhouse with a cosmopolitan elegance reminiscent of the late 1930’s. The
restaurant’s detailed decor
includes mahogany paneling,
octagonal stained glass chandeliers and Currier & Ivesstyle prints. Delmonico’s private function spaces include a
boardroom for 15 people and
a private room that can seat
as many as 125 people for dinner.
The entire restaurant can accommodate 300 people for dinner and 400 for cocktails. Delmonico’s kitchen was the birthplace of classic entrees including Lobster Newburg and
Baked Alaska and Delmonico’s was central to cultural life
during the Gilded Age in New York City.
Flow is imaginatively designed,
providing the backdrop for exciting and unrivaled events. The
main floor can accommodate up
to 300 guests for a cocktail
reception with room for an additional 200 people downstairs.
The two levels can be used separately or in conjunction, making
Flow the ideal venue for events
of all sizes.
From the drinks, to the food, to the music, you are encouraged
to go with the Flow...we take care of the rest.
Our European “rustic chic”
style restaurants with sand
and ochre walls, soft lighting,
elegant long pine tables, and
cathedral ceilings create an
atmosphere of conviviality
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perfect for group breakfasts,
cocktails & dinners.
Let our catering department bring the high quality food
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Le Pain Quotidien
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Delmonico's
Company name
Contact: 56 Beaver Street, New York, NY 10005
Phone: 212.509.1144 Fax: 212.509.3130
[email protected]
www.delmonicosny.com
Contact: Beth Superfin
Phone: 212.929.9444 Fax: 212.929.9817
[email protected]
www.company.com.
Contact: Deirdre Regan
100 Grand Street
New York, NY 10013
Phone: 646.613.8442
[email protected]
www.painquotidien.be
The Park South Hotel
Find Space When You Need It
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Whether it’s a private party,
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affairs in sophisticated Manhatten Penthouses to largescale parties at Industrial Warehouses in Brooklyn - we
have space for you.
Check out our inventory of no fee spaces at
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This leading destination company offers unique locations
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From concept to completion, Lots of Yachts/Lots of Spots
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space and entertainment to make your event a memorable
success!
We offer services in New York, Florida, the Caribbean and
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Loft Rent
Contact: 343 Canal Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10013
Phone: 212-226-7454 Fax: 212-226-7476
[email protected]
www.loftrent.com
Nestled in a beautifully restored
townhouse, the Park South
Hotel continue to satisfy clients
by providing superior service,
attractive rates and value added
amenities such as deluxe continental breakfast, high speed
internet access, newspaper
delivery, in-room fax and copier,
dvd’s with dvd library, all complimentary. Next door in an equally
lovely townhouse is the Black
Duck Restaurant serving innovative Pan Atlantic fare. The
plush, intimate, candlelit lounge features Victorian red velvet
furniture and a fireplace. In the warmer months the french
doors are opened offering an outdoor seating area. The entire
space can be booked for private events and may accommodate 100 people for a cocktail reception. Alternatively, you may
use one of our three conference rooms for your business meeting or social gathering. Our warm and professional staff will
make your stay or event a memorable one.
The Park South Hotel
Contact: Bonnie Goodman
122 East 28th Street, New York, NY 10016
Phone: 212.448.0888 Fax: 212.448.0811
email: [email protected]
www.parksouthhotel.com
Contact: Sheila Schwartz
Phone: 212.505.2214 Fax: 212.677.5212
[email protected]
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TedKruckel
At Home at the End of the World
ON PAPER, I had no reason to be miserable. I was at
a party, hosted and attended by old friends, nestled
at the base of an architectural landmark, being
handed food and drink of unquestionable quality.
Yet somehow I felt the scene wasn’t clicking. I realized that I wanted to sit down and have a cigarette.
Well, of course you couldn’t do either of these
things. Not because of the smoking laws, which
are a little draconian, not to mention unAmerican. This was an outdoor party with a nosmoking policy. And the three sofas and handful
of café tables and chairs were all taken. Looked
nice though.
I was just about to get snarly about hosts who
don’t take their guests’ needs into account, when I
realized, “Oh, it’s like a museum. I bet they have
rules.” So the location, while lovely, had its limits,
as many do.
How many times have you heard, “They’ve
never let this place be used for an event before”?
Often there’s a reason. Hosts and sponsors like to
use unusual places because doing so makes them
look like they have clout and imagination.
Independent event planners like exclusive and
remote locations because the extra demands allow
them to charge higher fees.
Sometimes it works, and you stand on some
promontory with a bird’s-eye view, thinking, “See
ye gods what I have wrought.” But who wants to
hear about that? Instead, as a cautionary tale, I
offer some reconnaitre des events passé where
aiming lower might have been fine.
ICE ICE BABY At the Food & Wine Festival in Aspen
one year, there was a luncheon to explain how ice
wine is made. Ice wine is very good, which may
explain why I forget exactly how it’s made…something about ice and mountains. Anyway, to
emphasize the idea, the June luncheon was held
under a canopy at the summit of Ajax Mountain.
(This was before it had the big club facility.) Well,
the novelty wore off when it snowed.
As squash-ball-size clumps of wet snow fell on
muddy turf, even the bravest souls started wondering, “What the hell am I doing up here?” Some
went right back down. To me, it was just like the
ice palace in Dr. Zhivago, and I loved it. But I was
getting paid for it.
TERMINAL ILLNESS I don’t know what made me
think closing down the Main Concourse of Grand
Central Terminal for a party (not just Vanderbilt Hall,
which lots of people use now) would be a good
idea. But here’s what I learned when I did it 10
years ago:
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1. It’s a union house.
To dim the lights as a test
the night before the event,
I had to bribe two guys on
custodial duty. The next
day I met the stationmaster, who was none too
happy that I bribed the
custodial guys instead of
using the house crew, and
he made sure I knew it.
2. There are
commuters everywhere,
and if you look like you
are working, hundreds of
people will ask you for
directions. After going
through stages of denial
and hostility, eventually I
learned it was easier to
show them where the
Oyster Bar is.
3. The slight grade that leads from Vanderbilt
Hall to the Main Concourse is just steep enough
to render coat racks unstable. This only becomes
apparent when they are full.
4. Even with a fancy permit to reroute
commuters for two lousy hours—which required
quite the bureaucracy dance—they were everywhere, including in the party. Eventually, I
stopped chasing them out; their briefcase/folded
newspaper thing really worked for the setting.
All that said, the event came off. And for all I
know, it might be easier there now.
“SO THIS IS THE TALE OF OUR CASTAWAYS...” Here’s the
setting: Al Capone’s 110-foot, all-wood cabin cruiser,
redubbed Americana. If there is better paneling on
any boat, I haven’t seen it. (Paco Rabanne’s was
close.) We had caviar, lots of it. Oysters provided
by Petrossian. A Seagram’s corporate sponsorship,
which in those days got you the best of everything, and lots of it. Perfect weather. A full house
of important guests, including Robert De Niro. A
fashion show, reggae band, and DJ.
Well, the lesson here is you are never the
biggest fish in the sea that is New York. After
chugging up the river, our captain told us that the
Coast Guard was closing off our return route
because some big bank was doing a Grucci fireworks show at the South Street Seaport.
We could circle and enjoy the fireworks, then
head back on the planned course, or soldier on all
the way over the top of Manhattan. Either way, a
three-hour tour became a five-hour tour. “Don’t
worry,” the captain consoled me. “We won’t
charge you any more rental time.”
Well, he did charge me for gas. And the waiters
had to be paid for their time, as did the models if
they were smart enough to ask. (About half did.)
Did I mention that the docking fees tripled? At
least the free champers was poured copiously, and
most guests were having a great time.
Or so it seemed. My first inkling that all was
not right in Capone’s paradise was a pretty young
girl who complained that her boyfriend had
thrown her shoe overboard. Could we send a diver?
Then I saw one host executive making out with a
married fashion designer. And the guests who
weren’t imbibing quickly noticed that we were
going in circles and started looking at their watches.
I tried to keep a brave face as we docked and
people leaped dangerously from the unmoored
stern, desperate to escape my cruise and annoyed
that their prearranged cars had long since departed.
Surprisingly, many of the evening’s passengers
still speak to me. Judy Lotas and Joanna Patton of L&P
Advertising, my ad agency at the time, over lunch
recently said they had fun. But, of course, they
were getting paid for it.
Columnist Ted Kruckel is an experienced and opinionated
former event and PR pro who ran events for 20 years for
high-profile clients like Vanity Fair, Elle Decor, Christian
Dior, and Carolina Herrera. He shuttered his firm, Ted Inc.,
in 2003. You can email him at [email protected].
Photo illustration by Toni Lucatorto
Tales of out-of-the-ordinary venue choices gone awry
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