Est. 1857 · Governors Island · New York
A harbor address for the day that matters most.
Ten thousand square feet on a 172-acre island in New York Harbor. Lower Manhattan on one side, the Statue of Liberty on the other, and a ferry ride that turns an arrival into part of the day.
The Carder opens Memorial Day weekend 2027. We host one party a night — the building is never shared, and the island quiets down the moment the day visitors board the boat home.
10,000
square feet
Under one roof
299
guests
Maximum capacity
½
acre
Of waterfront grounds
8
minutes
By ferry from Manhattan
The building
Five rooms, one evening.
A column-free ballroom under open rafters, a café with a real bar, a private suite facing the bridges, half an acre of lawn, and a taco stand on the sand for eleven o'clock.
The main room
Grand Ballroom
~5,000 sq ft
Five thousand square feet of unobstructed floor beneath open rafters, with exposed brick on every wall and the city across the water.
ExploreBar and café
Illeta
~1,200 sq ft
A year-round café in rich stone and wood that serves the island by day and becomes your cocktail hour by night.
ExplorePrivate quarters
Bridal Suite
~120 sq ft
A private room with an en suite bath and two windows holding the lower Manhattan skyline, the East River bridges and the harbor.
ExploreOutdoors
The Grounds
~½ acre
Half an acre of waterfront land — ceremony lawn, terrace, and open sky, with the harbor doing most of the decorating.
ExploreSeasonal, on the beach
Taco Vista
Open-air
A seasonal concession a hundred yards down the road — Mexican food, two bars, two pergolas, and sand underfoot.
ExploreThe kitchen
Four menus, one Michelin-starred chef.
Our menus are built by Edi Frauneder, a Michelin-starred chef with a genuinely broad culinary background, working in collaboration with a circle of chef friends rather than in isolation.
What came out of that collaboration is four distinct menus — French, Italian, New American and Japanese — each developed to stand on its own rather than as variations on a single house style. You are not choosing a flavour of the same dinner.
Explore the menusFrench
Classical technique, unhurried service, sauces that took all day.
Italian
Regional and seasonal, built for the table rather than the plate.
New American
Market-led and direct, leaning on the best of what the season is doing.
Japanese
Precision and restraint, with a raw bar that earns its place.
Getting here
Everyone arrives by water.
It is the first thing people ask about and the thing they remember afterwards. Three ferry services run to the island, the crossing takes minutes, and a round trip costs less than a coffee.
Governors Island Ferry
Battery Maritime Building — 10 South Street, Manhattan
$5 round trip
Year round
Seasonal weekend service
Red Hook / Atlantic Basin, Brooklyn
$5 round trip
Weekends in the high season
NYC Ferry
South Brooklyn line
$4.50 per ride
Daily
Pricing
Our rates are on the website.
No venue in this market publishes what an evening actually costs. We do, because you should be able to work out whether we are right for you before you spend an afternoon on a ferry.
Peak Season
May – October
$25,000
Site fee
plus $60,000food & beverage
for up to 150 guests
Shoulder Season
March, April, November, December
$20,000
Site fee
plus $40,000food & beverage
for up to 100 guests
Low Season
January and February
$12,500
Site fee
plus $40,000food & beverage
for up to 100 guests
Inquire
Tell us about your day.
We host one party a night, which means every inquiry gets a real conversation rather than a rate sheet. Send us the date you have in mind and we will tell you plainly whether it works.
Doors open Memorial Day weekend 2027.
Reservations open Friday, September 3rd, 2027.