REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR BUILDING #604, FORT TOTTEN, QUEENS (Q458-EX)

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 building #604 for a parks-use at Fort Totten, Queens.

There will be a recommended remote informational meeting on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, 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/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NTgyZTg2MDYtYjBkNy00OTkyLWJmOWQtOTU3N2YxM2VmY2Q3%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2232f56fc7-5f81-4e22-a95b-15da66513bef%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22e00b9d94-6eed-47f7-97f7-61b320e5435e%22%7d

You may also join with:

Meeting ID: 297 293 545 649 7

Passcode: 3aY2Te3p

Dial in by phone: +1 646-893-7101

Phone conference ID: 886 000 56#

Subject to availability and by appointment only, we may set up a meeting at the proposed concession site (“Licensed Premises”), which is located In Fort Totten, Queens.

All proposals submitted in response to this RFEI must be submitted no later than Friday, October 17, 2025 at 2:00 p.m.

Hard copies of the RFEI can be obtained, at no cost, commencing on Friday, August 22, 2025, by contacting Lindsay Schott, Senior Project Manager at (212) 360-3405 or at lindsay.schott@parks.nyc.gov.

The RFEI is also available for download, commencing on August 22, 2025, to October 17, 2025, 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 Lindsay Schott, Senior Project Manager, at (212) 360-3405 or at lindsay.schott@parks.nyc.gov.

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Alternatively, a message can be left on the Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD). The TDD number is 212-New York (212-639-9675).