NYC Event Space by the Numbers: A Census of Our Catalog
Venues NYC listed 269 event spaces as of 2026-10-27: 197 in Manhattan, 53 in Brooklyn, 12 in Queens and 7 whose listing names no borough. The median starting rate is $450 an hour, the median capacity 100 guests, the median minimum block four hours. Every figure below was computed from the catalog’s machine-readable feed on that date, and this page says so once rather than pretending the numbers stand still.
What this census counts, and the date it was taken
The count is of published listings, one line each, as the catalog’s text feed printed them on 2026-10-27. A listing is a room or a buyout a host has put up for inquiry, with a type, a neighborhood, a capacity, a starting hourly rate, usually a minimum block, and up to six amenities. Multi-room venues can appear more than once if the host lists rooms separately. Nothing here is a booking count, a review or an availability figure; the catalog publishes none of those.
Two conventions govern the tables. Neighborhoods and venue types are reported only where a landing page exists, which on this site means at least five venues, so the long tail is summed, not named. And every number carries its date, because the catalog changes: the same feed held 271 lines three days earlier.
By borough and neighborhood (table)
Manhattan holds 197 of the 269 listings as of 2026-10-27, Brooklyn 53 and Queens 12. The 20 neighborhood pages between them cover 201 listings; the other 68 sit in 44 further neighborhoods too small for a page of their own, from Astoria to Sunset Park.
| Neighborhood | Listings | Capacity | Starting rates | Median rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea | 19 | 50 – 800 | $62 – $10,000/hr | $1,000 |
| Hell’s Kitchen | 19 | 10 – 800 | $85 – $2,000/hr | $275 |
| The Flatiron District | 18 | 35 – 325 | $200 – $2,000/hr | $500 |
| SoHo | 17 | 6 – 500 | $50 – $2,200/hr | $350 |
| Garment District | 17 | 6 – 400 | $50 – $800/hr | $125 |
| Koreatown | 11 | 4 – 350 | $75 – $2,000/hr | $275 |
| Lower East Side | 10 | 25 – 200 | $200 – $2,500/hr | $450 |
| Tribeca | 10 | 25 – 300 | $250 – $5,000/hr | $720 |
| Greenwich Village | 9 | 30 – 300 | $100 – $1,000/hr | $300 |
| Greenpoint | 9 | 30 – 1,400 | $350 – $2,500/hr | $550 |
| The Bowery | 8 | 50 – 250 | $100 – $6,000/hr | $388 |
| Bushwick | 8 | 50 – 250 | $105 – $250/hr | $200 |
| West Village | 7 | 40 – 350 | $690 – $3,125/hr | $1,000 |
| Financial District | 6 | 50 – 550 | $50 – $750/hr | $473 |
| Williamsburg | 6 | 30 – 300 | $50 – $2,000/hr | $225 |
| East Williamsburg | 6 | 50 – 700 | $105 – $1,000/hr | $325 |
| Midtown East | 6 | 11 – 350 | $100 – $1,250/hr | $275 |
| NoMad | 5 | 30 – 200 | $200 – $1,750/hr | $450 |
| Dumbo | 5 | 85 – 250 | $500 – $8,300/hr | $3,000 |
| Gowanus | 5 | 50 – 2,000 | $200 – $2,000/hr | $500 |
Five Manhattan neighborhoods, Chelsea, Hell’s Kitchen, the Flatiron District, SoHo and the Garment District, hold 90 listings between them, a third of the catalog. The Garment District’s median of $125 an hour and Dumbo’s of $3,000 bracket the city.
By venue type (table)
Hosts describe their rooms with 77 distinct type labels as of 2026-10-27; the site groups them onto ten pages, which cover 240 of the 269 listings. The other 29, across 21 labels from Yacht to Synagogue, have no page.
| Type | Listings | Capacity | Starting rates | Median rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event venues | 55 | 15 – 5,000 | $50 – $2,500/hr | $500 |
| Lofts | 45 | 16 – 650 | $50 – $10,000/hr | $500 |
| Bars & lounges | 37 | 35 – 250 | $50 – $8,300/hr | $500 |
| Meeting rooms | 27 | 4 – 150 | $50 – $500/hr | $150 |
| Studios | 22 | 6 – 350 | $50 – $3,125/hr | $275 |
| Restaurants | 16 | 30 – 1,500 | $100 – $6,000/hr | $575 |
| Retail & pop-up | 12 | 25 – 350 | $50 – $2,000/hr | $500 |
| Galleries | 10 | 50 – 300 | $175 – $2,000/hr | $938 |
| Warehouses | 9 | 120 – 5,000 | $145 – $5,000/hr | $1,200 |
| Rooftops | 7 | 25 – 300 | $300 – $3,000/hr | $500 |
Event venues, lofts and bars together are 137 listings, half the catalog. Meeting rooms are the cheapest group at the median and the smallest; warehouses are the largest and, at the median, the second dearest after galleries, because a warehouse rate buys a floor rather than a room.
Rates: the median, the floor and the top decile
All 269 listings state a starting rate as of 2026-10-27. The median is $450 an hour, the mean $773, pulled up by a handful of large numbers; the floor is $50 and the top $10,000. The distribution is close to flat across four bands: 59 listings start between $100 and $249, 62 between $250 and $499, 64 between $500 and $999 and 64 at $1,000 or above, with 20 under $100. The top tenth, 27 listings, begins at $2,000 an hour; the bottom tenth ends at $100.
The rate is the host’s starting figure for the room alone. Of the 269, 225 state a minimum block, with a median of four hours: 55 sell four-hour blocks, 47 two, 33 three, 30 six, 25 eight and 13 ten. A planner comparing two rooms should multiply before comparing; our price guide explains what sits behind the spread.
Capacity: how the catalog is distributed
The median listing holds 100 guests as of 2026-10-27, and 142 of the 269, more than half, hold 100 or fewer. Thirty-five hold 30 or fewer, 28 hold 31 to 50, 79 hold 51 to 100, 43 hold 101 to 150, 34 hold 151 to 250, 33 hold 251 to 500, 10 hold 501 to 1,000 and 7 hold more than 1,000. The smallest room seats four; the largest, a Brooklyn Navy Yard warehouse, 5,000.
The number on a listing is the host’s maximum, not a seated count. Our capacity guide covers the gap between the two.
Amenities: what share of venues have each
Each line names up to six amenities, so these are floors, not ceilings. As of 2026-10-27:
- Bathrooms 252 of 269 (94 percent); Air Conditioning 243 (90 percent); Heating 199 (74 percent); Chairs 197 (73 percent).
- Kitchen 130 (48 percent); Lighting Equipment 83 (31 percent); Sound System 78 (29 percent); Wifi 76 (28 percent); Projector / TV 76 (28 percent).
- Tables 51 (19 percent); Outdoor Area 42 (16 percent); Wheelchair Accessible 42 (16 percent); Conference Phone 25 (9 percent); Parking 21 (8 percent); Stage 13 (5 percent).
Fewer than three in ten listings name a sound system or a screen, which is why the amenities line decides more corporate bookings than the rate does.
How to get these numbers yourself (llms-full.txt and the API)
The source is public. /llms-full.txt prints every published venue on one line: name, type, neighborhood, borough, capacity, starting rate, minimum hours, amenities and URL, regenerated from live inventory. The read-only API at /api/v1/venues returns the same facts as JSON with rates in integer cents, /api/v1/filters lists the valid neighborhoods and types, and the MCP server at /mcp exposes search and detail tools for assistants. Fetch the file, split on the separators, and this census is a short script.
FAQ
How many event spaces does Venues NYC list?
269 as of 2026-10-27: 197 in Manhattan, 53 in Brooklyn, 12 in Queens and 7 whose line names no borough. The figure moves by a few listings a week as hosts publish and unpublish; the live count is on the search page and in /llms-full.txt.
What is the median hourly rate for an event space in NYC?
$450 an hour as of 2026-10-27, across all 269 listings. The mean is $773, the floor $50, the top $10,000, and the top tenth begins at $2,000. By type, meeting rooms have the lowest median at $150 and warehouses the highest at $1,200.
Which borough has the most event venues?
Manhattan, with 197 of the 269 listings as of 2026-10-27, against 53 in Brooklyn and 12 in Queens. Brooklyn holds the largest rooms, including every listing above 1,400 guests.
The figures above are a snapshot; the catalog that produced them is at Venues NYC.