The top conference venues in the East Village

With ten event rooms and 13,282 sq. ft. of space, The Moxy Hotel's East Village location is ready to welcome you for your next conference, big or small. The Alphabet Bar & Café is a sophisticated but comfortable area, accommodating up to 250 guests. The intimate ground-floor meeting rooms have adjustable furniture that fits the exact needs of your group. Additionally, The Ready is a laid-back rooftop with a retractable roof that acts as a backyard in the sky.

Depending on your event, the spaces can have seating configurations, including banquet, conference, E-shape, U-shape, and T-shape, theater, and classroom. Additional features include audio-visual equipment like TVs, teleconferencing, videoconferencing, and WiFi, business services like computers and printers, and in-house catering. Oh, and if you need assistance putting this all together, a certified meeting planner will help you.

Buildings in the East Village are known for being historic and unique, catching the eye of the passerby, and Bathhouse Studios follows suit. Originally home to the NYC Public Baths, his 6,000 sq. ft. East Village conference venue has 19' ceilings and two studios– A and B. With tech-savvy features like touchless doors, a Void Premier sound system, and 900-AMPS power distribution, the space will impress guests.

Studio A is 3,00 sq. ft. and can seat 125 guests or stand 250 guests. Studio B is a 2,500 sq. ft. space accommodating 40 seated or 75 standing guests. There's also a chef's kitchen, a private shower, five private bathrooms, and in-house equipment rentals.

Not far from Tompkins Square Park is The Standard, a hotel with eight event spaces, and we bet one will be a match. Whether you are looking for outside or inside, casual or sophisticated, light or dark, one of these spaces is for you. The Garden, Café Standard, and No Bar are more relaxing spaces with a social atmosphere, including cocktail hours, dance floors, and DJ booths. But we get it – sometimes, you gotta focus on business, and that's what the corporate spaces are for.

The Overlook (max. 16) is a sleek boardroom with a long table, glass walls letting in natural light, and a 60" HDMI-compatible TV. And don't worry about beating the clock; if you plan on working late, the space can be turned into a dining room. The Perch is for more private meetings (max. 6), with comfortable seating and floor-to-ceiling windows looking over the garden. There is also The Penthouse, a 2,600 sq. ft. space on the 21st floor with panoramic city views, accommodating up to 150 guests

Civic Hall is ready to make "space for every ambition," so whether you are hosting a conference about employee engagement, business seminars, or just want to have a fun day out of the office, this venue is ready to host your event. The Craig Newmark Auditorium has streaming cameras and a video wall and can hold a 500+ standing event, 300+ keynote address, and a 250-person gala dinner. If you don't think you need a space to that scale, they also have conference rooms accommodating 8 to 12 guests, event rooms fitting up to 75, and classrooms seating 10 to 50.

All of these spaces total 85,000 sq. ft., spanning seven floors, and it's easily accessible being 100 ft. from various forms of public transportation. Other amenities include a reception area, green room, catering kitchen, and coat check.

Hotels operate like well-oiled machines, so they're a good place to start when looking for a venue for your next conference. The Hyatt Union Square takes its events a step further with Project Farmhouse, a 3,500 sq. ft. sustainable event space with an open floor plan and white walls in order to bring any vision to life. Operated by GrowNYC, a non-profit organization, there’s a hydroponic wall and recycled materials incorporated throughout the venue. This conference room can fit up to 205 people for a standing event or 85 for a lecture or presentation. There are also smaller meeting rooms and private dining spaces to accommodate smaller groups.

This East Village conference venue has a sound system, built-in projection, seating equipped with A/V hookups, and a wireless microphone. The Bowery Road catering menu, made with local ingredients from Union Square Greenmarket, is at your disposal so you and your guests won't go hungry.