Top Financial District Gala Venues

• Spaces for 300 Guests

Weddings are a time for people to come together and celebrate their love. When it comes to The Ritz-Carlton, this means something different for each couple. It can be a fun-filled day at the spa with your bridal party, two people exchanging vows in the middle of a forest under the shade of a canopy of trees, a lavish reception where the dance floor and glasses are always full, or an after-party where the night transforms into day and the sun comes out. Travel to breathtaking locations such as a tranquil Sichuan mountain retreat and a Los Cabos resort nestled between the desert and the ocean. When it comes to a black-tie wedding, our grand ballrooms and exquisite catering are the perfect match! From kosher catering to Hindu ceremonies, you can create a wedding that reflects your personal preferences. Nature provides the perfect setting for a winter wedding, with its snow-capped mountains and towering pines providing the perfect backdrop. Declare your love for one another as the sun sets into the ocean and the waves slap against the shore.

• Spaces for 36-130 Guests
• 2 Restaurants

At the heart of the city's most cutting-edge district, MM Kitchen Studio is a decidedly hip dedicated event space. Having two beautiful floors with views of West Broadway gives you the flexibility to host cocktail and dinner events on different floors or to host a smaller event on just one floor for a more intimate setting. Intimate wine dinners and family-style parties, as well as large-format dinners and wedding receptions, are all catered at the MMKitchen Studio, which can accommodate parties of all sizes. Also available for filming, videography, and photoshoot opportunities are our staff members. MARC MURPHY IS A CHEF AND RESTAURATEUR WHO HAS BEEN IN THE BUSINESS FOR MORE THAN THIRTY YEARS. As the son of a GLOBETROTTING DIPLOMAT, he has honed his culinary skills in kitchens all over the world to perfection. DITCH PLAINS, GREY/SALT, AND LANDMARC ARE THE THREE RESTAURANT CONCEPTS HE HAS OPENED TO POSITIVE REVIEWS, AND HE IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON A FOURTH, MARCOLINO.

• Spaces for 100-125 Guests
• 1 Restaurant

Since New York State's mandatory closings began on March 15th, we've been taking advantage of the opportunity to engage in some serious introspection about our collective safety and our future. Perspective can be gained through the distance created by the pandemic and our separation from the familiar—work, friends, family, and social lives. We have decided to re-locate and transform Bouley at Home and Bouley Test Kitchen into a new concept due to the inherent difficulties of in-person dining in the face of the ongoing dangers of Covid-19. As we prepare to relocate from 31 West 21st Street to a new venue in Lower Manhattan's TriBeCa neighborhood (location to be determined), we are taking advantage of this rare opportunity to envision and plan what the new Bouley will look like. Bouley has been many things to many people over the course of my 35+ years in the business world. In order to achieve unbreakable health, our mission continues to be to create the most nutrient-dense menus possible while immersing guests in a community of shared culinary knowledge. Our international and discerning clientele has always pushed us to try new things and be more creative in our approach. Our reputation as a forum for high food standards has always compelled us to take on social responsibility, which has deepened our commitment to a variety of ways to inform people about how they can celebrate their culinary passions while also maintaining good health and wellness. We want to make available to you the high-quality ingredients sourced from our ardent organic farmers, to share the relationship we have with our fishermen and their values, and to share the people who raise our animals on organic diets in beautiful natural surroundings. As of right now, we continue to provide off-premises catering for private events and special occasions in homes as well as through our extensive network of partner locations. Online purchases are available for our extensive wine list as well as mementos from Bouley's many incarnations throughout the years.

• Spaces for 100 Guests
• 1 Restaurant

The Restaurant The River Café, located riverbank beneath the Brooklyn Bridge, oozes romance with its spectacular NYC skyline views, lovely setting, and, most importantly, our classic American cuisine. The River Café, a Michelin-starred restaurant, also has one of the world's most impressive wine selections. Beautiful floral arrangements, live piano music, and impeccable service add to the romantic mood, making it the ideal location for the numerous engagements that take place. Since 1977, our exquisite dining room, strict dress code, and Michelin-starred menu have delighted locals and guests from all over the world. Chef Brad Steelman's menu, which features a classic American fare of elegance and refinement, proudly compliments the changing seasons. Above all, The River Café has been dubbed "one of the most beautiful restaurants in the world" for more than 40 years. As a result, this magnificent venue provides the ideal setting for one of the most memorable evenings of your life. Across a bridge, over a river and into a dream. The Terrace Room The Terrace Room at The River Café is unrivaled in its ability to provide your guests with an unrivaled private dining experience with stunning views of New York Harbor, the Brooklyn Bridge, and the Manhattan skyline. The Director of Private Events will answer any inquiries regarding special events or corporate dinners (30 to 100 people) and will assist in the planning of every detail. Contact privateevents@rivercafe.com for more details. Weddings The River Café can provide every amenity for your event. Celebrate and dine in our glass-enclosed pavilion overlooking the New York skyline. By appointment only. Please contact privateevents@rivercafe.com

• Spaces for 299 Guests
• 6 Event Spaces

Town Stages is a performance and event venue located in beautiful Tribeca. It provides space and production resources for performances, galas, corporate gatherings, film shoots, photography, fashion shows, film screenings, workshops, networking, celebrations, and rehearsals. Offering two customizable stages and elegant event space, Town Stages supports the entire lifecycle of New York’s hallmark industries.

• Spaces for 295-500 Guests
• 1 Restaurant

Main Dining Room The Main Dining Room at Tribeca Grill is the restaurant's center point, and it has a sleek industrial warehouse feel to it. An ancient mahogany bar from the legendary "Maxwell's Plum," exposed brick walls, and artwork by the late Robert De Niro, Sr. adorn the space. Cocktail parties for up to 350 people or a formal dinner for 175 people can be held in the whole Dining Room. Arrangements can be made to reserve the full Tribeca Grill Duplex for groups of up to 500 people. This allows you to have dancing, food, and beverages all at the same time during your event. Loft The Loft is a bright, open room on the second story with beautiful hardwood flooring, 15-foot ceilings, and exposed brick walls. It also has its own entrance and private facilities. It is a dynamic space that can be dressed up for elegance or down for a fun, laid-back vibe. Although the room can hold up to 120 people for a formal dinner, the design is also suitable for smaller gatherings of 30 people or receptions of 175. The Loft can be used for gallery exhibitions, fashion events, corporate presentations, and even in conjunction with the adjacent screening room. Gallery Breakfast meetings, business luncheons and dinners, birthday celebrations, wine evenings, and a variety of other social occasions are all possible in this private, light, and intimate space. The space can hold up to 40 people for a formal function, but it is also suitable for 20-person board meetings. The Gallery provides a wonderful environment for all your entertainment needs, whether it is in the day or evening. Screening Room The Tribeca Screening Room is a state-of-the-art THX certified screening room located next to the Loft. Our cutting-edge digital cinema projection and film equipment can accommodate Power Point, laser disc, HD presentations, and 16-mm film for mixed media presentations. The theater contains 72 seats but can accommodate up to 95 people. Please call the Screening Room directly at 212.941.3930 for availability and additional information.

• Spaces for 60 Guests
• 1 Restaurant

The Locanda Verde private dining room is a pleasant and versatile environment meant to provide a relaxing and transportive atmosphere. It has recycled New England oak and pine, a working stone fireplace, brick-lined arched windows, and an eye-catching ceiling inlay made of 90,000 wine corks. Our seasonal Italian menus are designed to be shared and served family-style. Our sommelier is on hand to help you navigate our Italian wine and spirits range. A dedicated service staff is also available, as well as a zinc-topped bar. Up to 60 people can be seated in the room, making it ideal for your next private dinner, brunch, breakfast, or business conference. Chef Andrew Carmellini's soul-satisfying urban Italian food is served at Locanda Verde, our TriBeCa neighborhood taverna. Since 2009, our busy corner restaurant has welcomed New Yorkers morning, noon, and night with a warm and inviting ambiance, a leisurely Italian style, and heartfelt cooking. Andrew Carmellini's food is both rustic and polished, soulful and savory. It's a look that reflects his Italian origins and American roots, as well as his work in some of the world's top fine dining restaurants and trips. Andrew is regarded outside of the culinary world as a hit-maker who blends relevant culinary culture with urban social eating situations. His restaurants are regarded as breaking the barrier between great dining and good times. Across four states, they currently operate ten restaurants, a live music and performance venue, a retail and wholesale bakery, three cocktail bars, a beer hall, two fast-casual concepts, and six hotel food and beverage programs. There are no two alike.

• 3 Meeting Spaces

SoHoSoleil is a collection of creative meeting spaces in NYC used for corporate events including meetings, photo, TV, and video shoots. The Soho Soleil has three different event spaces and each unique meeting room is a separate loft. They are conveniently located in the heart of SoHo and provide energizing meeting spaces for all types of innovation.

• Spaces for 85 Guests

It is possible to hold events such as corporate entertaining, team building, meetings, cooking demonstrations, and product launches at the Institute of Culinary Education's expansive facilities in New York City, as well as personal celebrations such as birthdays and wedding showers as well as bachelor/bachelorette parties and graduation celebrations. Guests range from 12 to 300 for signature hands-on cooking, baking, dining, cocktail and mixology parties, and 600 for tasting events. Events such as client entertaining, corporate team building, personal celebrations, and other functions are all possible. Create an event, a menu, and a theme that are specifically tailored to your objectives and needs. Kitchens can be rented for product launches, press conferences, and cooking demonstrations, among other occasions. Chef-instructors with a wealth of knowledge and experience gained from working in some of New York City's most prestigious restaurants and food establishments. Every event planner's dream venue, we believe, and our experienced staff is dedicated to making your event a fun and memorable experience. Please contact us if you have any questions.

In the past, you may have encountered us as Lead Belly, but with the changing of the seasons, it was time for a change, which resulted in the unveiling of our next chapter, Bar Belly. Aside from the name change, everything you enjoy about your life remains the same. With everything from seasonal cocktails to a variety of fresh oysters and now decadent bites to further satisfy your palate, there's something for everyone. Bar Belly is also a great place for a date night or small dance parties — and our costume chest is always ready to welcome you! Located on the Lower East Side, this neighborhood cocktail bar serves seasonal libations along with fresh oysters and decadent bites. Come listen to live music every week! The Lower East Side's neighborhood cocktail and oyster bar, featuring live jazz on a weekly basis. $1 oysters and Happy Hour are available. 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. daily

• 3 Event Spaces

SOHO Lofts has three unique film-friendly open lofts located in the heart of Manhattan's intimate SOHO district. These spaces are available for video, photo productions, corporate special events, and product launches. Three lofts which consist of ground floor / retail location, and attached basement, and a second floor. All these spaces could be either rented separately or combined. Privately owned, one-of-a-kind commercial loft spaces are available for rental on a daily or short-term basis. In the heart of Manhattan's SOHO district, this hotel is ideally situated. Product launches, exhibition spaces, fashion shows, film and television productions, and photo shoots are some of the most common uses for this type of space. The lofts have a total floor area of 30,000 square feet that can be customized to suit your needs. There are currently three lofts available: one on the ground floor, one on the lower level, and one on the second floor. There are also upper built-out floors available on the property as an option. For further information, please contact us and we will be happy to send you additional photos. This cast iron building, built in 1890 in a bustling area of Manhattan, was occupied by a famous textile manufacturing company at the time of its construction. Many of the original details can still be found in the lofts. Each loft is 10,000 square feet (50 x 200), and they are located on a stretch of Broadway between Mercer and Broadway streets. Natural light floods in through 15-foot-high sash windows that look out onto Mercer and Broadway. They also have an elevator. Follow us on social media for information on upcoming events as well as past events we have hosted. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.

• Spaces for 200-300 Guests
• 1 Hotel
• 1 Ballroom

• Spaces for 70-200 Guests
• 1 Museum
• 1 Landmark

WhiteBox is a non-profit contemporary art space in Manhattan, founded in 1998 as an alternative gallery in the then-nascent Chelsea neighborhood. Over more than two decades it has relocated across the city — to the Lower East Side, East Harlem, and most recently to Alphabet City in the East Village — sustaining 27 years of uninterrupted programming along the way. The space describes itself as a radically inclusive institution with a mission to remain freely accessible to everyone, prioritizing underserved communities through exhibitions, educational programs, and participatory projects. Its calendar spans contemporary art exhibitions, performances, artist conversations, and workshops, alongside recurring initiatives such as the FireHouse Lit Lounge, a cultural-literary-performance salon. Docent-led tours are offered in English, Spanish, and Chinese. Open Tuesday through Friday, WhiteBox offers a gallery setting in the East Village suited to exhibitions, cultural gatherings, and community-oriented events.

• Spaces for 100-150 Guests
• 1 Restaurant

We welcome you and your guests with the renowned hospitality of the Mediterranean right in the heart of Midtown. ABOUT A transportative Mediterranean getaway in the midst of Soho, Pera Soho is a must-visit. Inspired by the renowned Istanbul neighborhood where cuisine, art, culture, nightlife and the cosmopolitan converge, Pera SoHo seduces with an environment that is simultaneously warm and vibrant. Take a journey through mouthwatering, re-imagined, shareable plates, or let our kitchen delight your taste buds with a tightly curated selection of composed mezes and main courses. As part of its culinary philosophy, Pera Soho seeks to go beyond the current day geographical limits of the Eastern Mediterranean in order to embrace the region's rich culinary and cultural diversity as a whole. While presenting original recipes in a modern setting, Pera Soho's food also highlights the use of Eastern Mediterranean ingredients and cooking methods to produce its own unique dishes, in addition to the presentation of authentic recipes. To achieve the flavors that our visitors will appreciate and keep coming back for, Pera Soho thinks that simple recipes using fresh, high-quality ingredients, combined with loving and consistent execution, are required. Additionally, Pera Soho has a unique configuration that includes indoor open dining and private dining areas, outside garden open dining and private outdoor dining areas, as well as a heated Winter Terrace to ensure that our guests can enjoy the outdoors no matter what the weather is like. Pera Mediterranean Brasserie in Midtown Manhattan is the exquisite and ethereal older sister of Pera Soho, whereas Pera Soho is the adventurous, bubbly younger sister of Pera Mediterranean Brasserie. The neighborhoods of New York, where each has its own particular character and set of expectations, mix in with their surroundings. Aside from the dishes, beverages and wines that share the same philosophy, but are unique to each location, what really differentiates the locations is the clientele’s reasons for being there. It is typically business in Midtown, however in Soho, it is always a celebration, no matter how basic or sophisticated, and no matter how small or enormous the gathering may be. At Pera Soho, the hustle and bustle of the city gives way to the warmth, comfort, and conviviality that is the trademark of the Mediterranean lifestyle. Allow yourself to be spoiled by the delicious cuisine and joyful love for the outdoors that are the hallmarks of the Mediterranean experience. ​

• Spaces for 125 Guests
• 1 Event Space

Thompson Square Studios is an Elevated Private Members Club located in the heart of fashionable Soho, New York, that is ideal for both work and play. A full-floor penthouse featuring a collection of boutique private studio spaces, open kitchens, F&B, screening and conference rooms, among other amenities. Thompson Square Studios' team of Membership Managers and Assistants treat each member as if they were a family member. In keeping with our legacy of bespoke design and taste, Thompson Square Studios curate exquisite experiences that appeal to the refined palates of our clientele. Located in Thompson Square Studios, a 2,000 square-foot event space with seating for up to 125 people. There is a cleaning service, air conditioning, WiFi, and an in-house Sonos sound system included in the rental price of the space, which is fully furnished and includes one event manager and one event assistant. Among the many features of the Studio are an open kitchenette, which is ideal for catering preparation, a "Snug Room," a 5-by-3-foot bar, two refrigerators, an ice machine, two restrooms, and an elevator, all conveniently located in the heart of SoHo, New York.

• Spaces for 200 Guests
• 1 Hotel
• 1 Ballroom

Arlo SoHo is a contemporary wedding venue in the heart of New York City. This hotel is in close proximity to Hudson Square, Tribeca, and SoHo, giving guests with a taste of the city's ambiance. The facility includes a rooftop terrace with views of Manhattan as well as an art deco-style restaurant and bar. Meetings & Events Arlo SoHo offers a total of ten separate meeting and event venues with capacities ranging from 20 to 200 people. If you have any questions, please refer to our Events Kit or email eventssoho@arlohotels.com. Thank you. Right now, if you would like to reserve your space as well as food and beverage selections for a Large Party, you can do so by visiting this page. Weddings Nautilus by Arlo offers you a stylish, sophisticated unique wedding venue with a vintage yet modern glamour. There is something for everyone, whether you want a small and personal ceremony, an elegant celebration with a hint of South Beach glamour, or a fantasy destination wedding! Our property features fantastic outdoor event venues with breathtaking views of the Atlantic Ocean and the surrounding mountains. A team led by Chef Andres personalizes every event with refinement and an elegant offering, while our Event Specialists team ensures faultless execution to ensure that your wedding dreams become a reality. While planning your wedding reception at Arlo SoHo, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with our Events Team, who will assist you in finalizing any and all elements for your event. Their personnel will also assist you with setting up everything on the day of the wedding so that you can relax and concentrate on getting ready for one of the most important days of your life.