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Food and bev­er­age ven­dors, bring your busi­ness to Gov­er­nors Island!

Jan 12, 2021 3:04 pm

The Trust for Gov­er­nors Island is seek­ing new con­ces­sion­aires to join our line­up of deli­cious ven­dors. Food and bev­er­age estab­lish­ments are now invit­ed to sub­mit pro­pos­als on a rolling basis to oper­ate on Gov­er­nors Island in 2021. 

The Trust offers flex­i­ble, high-traf­fic sta­tion­ary sites for build­out of semi-per­ma­nent struc­tures, oppor­tu­ni­ties for mobile food carts, and loca­tions for mobile food trucks. In addi­tion to sea­son­al on-Island vend­ing oppor­tu­ni­ties, the Trust is seek­ing a con­ces­sion­aire to oper­ate a year-round café kiosk space in the lob­by of the Bat­tery Mar­itime Build­ing, the Island’s pri­ma­ry Man­hat­tan fer­ry ter­mi­nal. Oper­a­tors should con­sid­er which type of site best suits their busi­ness and offer­ings — pro­pos­als are also wel­come for alter­na­tive loca­tions not specif­i­cal­ly mentioned. 

Gov­er­nors Island is one of New York City’s most beloved des­ti­na­tions. Between the months of May and Octo­ber, vis­i­tors from across the city and around the globe dis­cov­er a world unto itself, filled with his­to­ry and an award-win­ning spec­tac­u­lar park at the cen­ter of New York Har­bor. Just min­utes by fer­ry from Low­er Man­hat­tan and the Brook­lyn water­front, near­ly 1M vis­i­tors come to the Island each sea­son to enjoy a robust cal­en­dar of cul­tur­al pro­grams, pub­lic art, car-free bik­ing, fes­ti­vals, and an expan­sive park with unri­valed views of the city sky­line and the Stat­ue of Liberty. 

Dur­ing the pub­lic sea­son, the Island is open 10AM – 6PM Mon­day through Fri­day and 10AM – 7PM on week­ends with ear­li­er access for ven­dors, staff, and ten­ants. Typ­i­cal­ly, the Island hosts 3,500+ vis­i­tors per week­day and up to 12,000+ on week­end days. On week­days, con­ces­sions also ben­e­fit from the Island pop­u­la­tion that includes employ­ees, ten­ants, a vibrant arts and cul­tur­al com­mu­ni­ty, and day camps. Oper­a­tors also have oppor­tu­ni­ties to cater the many cor­po­rate and non-prof­it retreats, events and vol­un­teer days held on the Island.

Our ide­al part­ners to pro­vide food and bev­er­age are busi­ness­es that:

• pro­vide high-qual­i­ty, afford­able, deli­cious food for our visitors
• have demon­strat­ed suc­cess run­ning sim­i­lar 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

To learn more and sub­mit your pro­pos­al, see the full post­ing about the oppor­tu­ni­ty and down­load a PDF of the Request for Pro­pos­als on our Busi­ness Oppor­tu­ni­ties page.