REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (“RFEI”) FOR PERMANENT OR TEMPORARY AND SEASONAL IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAMMING, AMENITIES, EVENTS, AND DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL ENHANCE OCEAN BREEZE PARK, STATEN ISLAND

The New York City Department of Parks and Recreation (“Parks”) is seeking responses to this Request for Expressions of Interest (“RFEI”) for permanent or temporary and seasonal implementation of programming, amenities, events, and development that will enhance Ocean Breeze Park, Staten Island.

There will be a recommended remote informational meeting on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, at 11:00am. 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:

LINK - https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/245334517183900?p=UPHYe0ZnAuLliDlnTg

You may also join the remote proposer meeting by phone using the following information:

Meeting ID: 245 334 517 183 900

Passcode: RS9SL2US

Phone conference: +1 646-893-7101

Phone conference ID: 921 860 453#

Subject to availability and by appointment only, we may set up a meeting at the potential concession site, located in Ocean Breeze Park, Staten Island.

All proposals submitted in response to this RFEI must be submitted no later than Friday, November 13, 2026, at 3:00pm.

Hard copies of the RFEI can be obtained, at no cost, commencing on Friday, September 18, 2026, by contacting Jeremy Holmes, Deputy Director of Concession Compliance at (212) 360-3455 or at Jeremy.Holmes@parks.nyc.gov.

The RFEI is also available for download, commencing on September 18, 2026, to November 13, 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 Jeremy Holmes, Deputy Director of Concession Compliance at (212) 360-3455 or at Jeremy.Holmes@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).