Policies & Procedures

Below is an overview of daily operations, including park rules, restocking, staffing, opening and closing, trash and liquid disposal, vendor electrical, fire prevention, and food and beverage guidelines.

  • Park Rules

    1. Smoking is prohibited in NYC parks and on sidewalks adjacent to the park. You must exit the market to smoke.
    2. Glass Bottles for consumption are prohibited in NYC parks - if you are selling beverages, They must be served in paper or plastic. If you are a vendor that sells glass ornaments or fixtures, this does not apply to you.
    3. No storage is permitted outside of your kiosk, including brooms, ladders, cardboard boxes, plastic boxes, etc.
    4. Heaters (1 per booth) must be turned off at the end of the day, as they are a fire hazard.

  • restocking

    Restocking hours: 7am - 10am.

    If midday restock is needed, please contact the General Manager.


    Do not store any merchandise or inventory outside of your kiosk. If our team sees excess product around your kiosk, you are subject to fines.

  • staffing

    1. Your booth must be staffed at all times during operating hours. Fines will be assessed to non-compliant vendors.
    2. There is no hawking of products at any of our Holiday Markets. All employees must stand inside the booth while selling at
      all times, and employees should NOT call out to customers in the aisles.

  • Open & Closing

    Vendors should not close their doors during business hours - please notify an onsite manager if you need to close the
    door for any amount of time.

    If vendors open consistently late or close early, fines may be assessed and/or vendor may not be invited back in future
    seasons.

  • Trash, oil, liquids

    Disposal:

    Vendors should use dedicated trash drops. Trash drops and waste water areas will be communicated prior to opening.

    • DO NOT use Park trash cans under any circumstances.
    • Do not place trash or cardboard outside of your booth; fines may be incurred.
    • Liquids may ONLY be poured in specified waste water bins. DO NOT dump liquids inside of the park or surrounding drains.

    Water, Waste-Water & Oil Removal:

    Potable water is not available onsite. Please plan accordingly.

    • Used cooking oil must be placed in enclosed containers - Please call Urbanspace GM to dispose of your used oil containers.
    • All other liquids may be disposed of in waste water containers located on the east side of the park. (including: milk, tea, hot chocolate, etc.)

  • vendor electric

    THE STANDARD ELECTRICAL PACKAGE
    1 - 60 amp XYZ box
    Each individual outlet offers 20 amps of 110v power.


    Outlets will begin to trip at 16 amps.


    Please plan to distribute your power load across the 3 provided power outlets to avoid tripping.


    Best practices:
    Review electrical specs for your equipment and label your cords.


    If one of your boxes trips, you can reset by unplugging all equipment, pressing reset and plugging equipment back in.


    1 heater per outlet - Plugged directly into the electric drop - heaters use a lot of power, and will cause trips if plugged in with other equipment or into power strips
    Never try resetting power outside of your booth.

    Call the Market Manager to assess and resolve.


    TROUBLESHOOTING – CONTACT MARKET MANAGER


    HEATERS – ONE HEATER PER BOOTH

Fire prevention f&B

All F&B vendors MUST have both (ABC & K Class) Fire Extinguishers, and a fire blanket in your
booth at all times. All extinguishers must be properly charged, tagged (FDNY requirement) and
mounted to the wall in an accessible location. Use links below to purchase. There MUST be
someone present in the booth with an F-04 Fire certificate at all times - you will be asked to
close your booth if there is no certificate holder present.

contacts

Evan Shelton - 646-656-1395
eshelton@urbanspacemarkets.com


Will Talley - 646- 670-1471
wtalley@urbanspacemarkets.com