Can you set up a proposal at Long Island City?

Gantry Plaza is a New York State park, so it sits under a different permit regime than Central Park or Brooklyn Bridge Park, with its own hours. Vehicle access is good compared with DUMBO — that is the practical advantage of this side of the river — but the piers are exposed and it is consistently windier than it looks from photographs.

When is the best time to propose at Long Island City?

Sunset, facing west at Manhattan, then stay for blue hour when the Pepsi sign and the skyline come on together. Weekday evenings are close to empty.

What kind of setup suits Long Island City?

A square or rounded arch — the industrial lines here suit geometry more than they suit a heart. Uplighting — the waterfront is dark and the skyline across the water will out-expose you otherwise. A custom sign — there is space for it here in a way there is not on a crowded Manhattan pier.

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Long Island City proposals

The best skyline view in the city is from the other side of the East River, and Gantry Plaza is a fraction as busy as the Brooklyn waterfront. You get Midtown end to end, industrial framing that photographs beautifully, and room to actually set something up.

The spots

Where people actually mean

The Pepsi-Cola sign, lit after dark and unmistakably New York
The gantries themselves, which frame a shot like a ready-made arch
The piers at Gantry Plaza State Park, looking straight at the UN and Midtown
Hunters Point South Park, newer and quieter still

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What suits it

What we would put there

Chosen for this setting specifically — scale, shape and how it holds up in the conditions.

A square or rounded arch: the industrial lines here suit geometry more than they suit a heart
Uplighting: the waterfront is dark and the skyline across the water will out-expose you otherwise
A custom sign: there is space for it here in a way there is not on a crowded Manhattan pier

Infinity — A squared green and white archway, geometric and modern, softened entirely by the planting

Worth knowing

State park, not city park

Can you set up a proposal at Long Island City?: Gantry Plaza is a New York State park, so it sits under a different permit regime than Central Park or Brooklyn Bridge Park, with its own hours. Vehicle access is good compared with DUMBO — that is the practical advantage of this side of the river — but the piers are exposed and it is consistently windier than it looks from photographs.
When is the best time to propose at Long Island City?: Sunset, facing west at Manhattan, then stay for blue hour when the Pepsi sign and the skyline come on together. Weekday evenings are close to empty.
What kind of setup suits Long Island City?: A square or rounded arch — the industrial lines here suit geometry more than they suit a heart. Uplighting — the waterfront is dark and the skyline across the water will out-expose you otherwise. A custom sign — there is space for it here in a way there is not on a crowded Manhattan pier.

Elsewhere in the city

Other places people propose

Each one has its own access, its own light and its own rules.

The next step

Plan your proposal at Long Island City

Tell us the date, the place and the person. We will design the rest, deliver it, style it and clear it away before you have stopped celebrating.

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Long Island City proposals

Where people actually mean

What we would put there

Infinity

Golden Square Gates

Uplighting

Neon Signs

State park, not city park

Other places people propose

Central Park

Brooklyn Bridge Park & DUMBO

Rooftops

At home

Hotel suites

Restaurants

Waterfront

Observation decks

Plan your proposal at Long Island City