phone: (212) 360-3407
email: katherine.cognata@parks.nyc.gov
PIN#M96-EX-2026 Due:
The City of New York Department of Parks & Recreation (“Parks”) is seeking responses to this Request for Expressions of Interest (“RFEI”) for the repurpose of the Broadway Malls, W96 Street Building and surrounding park area for a parks-use at Broadway Malls, Manhattan.
There will be a recommended remote informational meeting on Friday, November 13, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. If you are considering responding to this RFEI, please make every effort to attend this recommended remote proposer meeting. The link for this remote site meeting is as follows:
https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/2924741961106178?p=MsKHXb4op1oOize4Fo
Meeting ID:
292 474 196 110 617 8
Passcode:
sp2e5Ah7
Dial in by phone
+1 646-893-7101,,899924325# United States, New York City
Phone conference ID: 899 924 325#
Subject to availability and by appointment only, we may set up a meeting at the proposed concession site (Block #1243 & Lot #55) (“Licensed Premises”), which is located at W96 Street and Broadway in Manhattan.
All proposals submitted in response to this RFEI must be submitted no later than Friday, December 11, 2026 at 2:00 p.m.
Hard copies of the RFEI can be obtained, at no cost, commencing on Friday, November 6, 2026 by contacting Kat Cognata, Senior Project Manager at (212) 360-3407 or at katherine.cognata@parks.nyc.gov.
The RFEI is also available for download, commencing on Friday, November 6, 2026 on the Parks’ website. To download the RFEI, visit www.nyc.gov/parks/businessopportunities, click on the link for “Concessions Opportunities at Parks” and, after logging in, click on the download” link that appears adjacent to the RFEI’s description.
For more information, prospective proposers may contact Kat Cognata, Senior Project Manager, at (212) 360-3407 or at Katherine.Cognata@parks.nyc.gov
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