The summer has flown by, and Labor Day weekend is officially just around the corner. While many will make their way out East or elsewhere to celebrate, NYC has plenty of incredible ways to give summer a proper send-off. Here, we’ve rounded up our favorite ways to celebrate Labor Day weekend in NYC.
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159 Bridge Park Dr., Brooklyn Heights / 718.490.7136 / Website
For those spending the day on the waterfront, there’s no better spot to dock than Estuary at ONE°15 Brooklyn Marina. Enjoy discounted dockage at the marina by making a reservation for a day stay and a meal at the restaurant, where you’ll find a host of seafood-forward, American-style dishes sourced from local fisheries. Signature dishes include fresh shucked East Coast & West Coast oysters with mignonette and cocktail sauce, Calabrian shrimp and a lobster roll.
231 Hudson St. / 212.390.8484 / Website
Celebrate the final days of summer at Arlo SoHo’s rooftop A.R.T. Soho for music, bites, cocktails and more, at their first annual White Out Labor Day party on Sunday, September 4. As a perfect excuse to show off your summer wardrobe, guests are required to wear all-white attire for the themed party. Festivities will include an open bar, passed appetizers, DJ, prizes, and the most memorable send-off of the season with friends, sunsets and a cocktail in hand. Tickets can be purchased here.
218 Lafayette St. / 212.965.8777 / Website
Famed hospitality brand Altamarea Group has just launched their new outdoor Lafayette Street lounge at Morini, alongside a summer Friday Aperol Hour series. Soak in the last of summer in the gorgeous outdoor setting, where Morini’s Aperol Hour series will feature Happy Hour specials like $3 oysters, $5 beers and $7 glasses of wine, all enjoyed with incredible music and special guest appearances. The restaurant has also brought back its Morini Mondays this summer which means from 5pm to close, all Morini pasta classics are available for $15.
108-10 Rockaway Beach Dr, Queens / 718.474.1216 / Website
Surfing and swimming only an hour outside of Manhattan? Count us in. Located on Rockaway Beach in Queens, Rockaway Hotel + Spa sits just steps from the only designated surfing beach within NYC limits. This Labor Day, celebrate with a complimentary daily wellness class on the roof deck, cool down in a cabana by the buzzy outdoor pool, escape to the spa for a signature treatment and end the night with a delicious meal at Margie’s.
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78 South St Pier 15, 212.742.8200 / Website
On Monday, Sept. 5, Watermark will change transform for the day to host a Labor Day Rose All Day Festival featuring a rotating lineup of DJs, endless rosé and frosé, a full bar, activities and delicious hot off-the-grill bites. Gather your friends, reserve a VIP table and enjoy incredible views of the Brooklyn and Manhattan bridges and skylines while drinking all the rosé you can handle.
78 South St Pier 15, 212.742.8200 / Website
What better way to ring in fall than through Oktoberfest? Watermark’s legendary Oktoberfest is coming back in full swing beginning on September 2nd and running for eight weeks through October 31st. On Saturday and Sunday, Pier 15 will host New York’s most well-known Oktoberfest with authentic German beer and food such as giant pretzels, turkey legs and brats.
It's only right to give such an incredible summer a proper send-off, and all of these NYC events do just that. So whether you decide to take a spa and pool day, drink beer and eat brats, or enjoy an Aperol spritz in Morini's outdoor lounge, have an incredible Labor Day weekend.
Photography by: courtesy of Estuary at ONE°15 Brooklyn Marina; courtesy of Arlo SoHo’s rooftop A.R.T. Soho; courtesy of Morini; courtesy of Rockaway Hotel + Spa; courtesy of Watermark
