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Call for food and drink on Gov­er­nors Island in 2019

Dec 14, 2018 11:29 am

Gov­er­nors Island invites cre­ative pur­vey­ors of food and bev­er­age to sub­mit pro­pos­als to oper­ate on the Island for the 2019 sea­son. There are sev­er­al flex­i­ble, high-traf­fic sta­tion­ary sites as well as oppor­tu­ni­ties for mobile food carts. The Trust for Gov­er­nors Island will select mul­ti­ple food oper­a­tors or a sin­gle food ser­vice provider for the 2019 sea­son with poten­tial options to renew, mul­ti-year pro­pos­als will be considered. 

Gov­er­nors Island is one of New York City’s most beloved sea­son­al attrac­tions. Today, between the months of May and Octo­ber vis­i­tors from across the city and around the world dis­cov­er a mix of his­to­ry and new open, breath­tak­ing land­scapes in the cen­ter of New York Har­bor. Just 8 min­utes by fer­ry from Low­er Man­hat­tan and the Brook­lyn water­front, the Island is a back­yard for New York­ers, with hun­dreds of thou­sands vis­it­ing each year to enjoy pub­lic art, car-free bik­ing, fes­ti­vals, exhi­bi­tions and a park with unri­valed views of the city sky­line, har­bor, Brook­lyn Bridge and the Stat­ue of Liberty.

Ide­al part­ners that would pro­vide food and bev­er­age are busi­ness­es that: 

• pro­vide high-qual­i­ty, afford­able, deli­cious food for our diverse visitors;
• have suc­cess­ful pri­or expe­ri­ences run­ning out­door concessions;
• are enthu­si­as­tic about part­ner­ing with the Trust for the best pos­si­ble menu, design and service;
• share the Trust’s goals of pro­mot­ing a sus­tain­able and zero-waste envi­ron­ment (we encour­age the use of com­postable ser­vice ware and ban straws, sin­gle use plas­tics and Styrofoam).

This is a unique oppor­tu­ni­ty to be part of one of New York City’s most beloved pub­lic spaces with a fast-grow­ing audi­ence. Find out more.

Pro­pos­als are due no lat­er than Feb­ru­ary 15, 2019.