Want to motivate a team or go for a little group bonding time? Here's a look at 10 new spots in New York for group activities, staff parties, and teambuilding outings.
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1. Make Meaning
Make Meaning's new Upper East Side location can host groups for activities like cake decorating and ceramics. The 7,000-square-foot space has five floors including three private-event floors: the loft holds 50 people, the sky box has room for as many as 70, and the second floor has the capacity for 100.
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2. Elizabeth Arden Red Door Spa
On January 26, the Elizabeth Arden Red Door Spa relocated to its new location on Fifth Avenue. The 21,000-square-foot spa has a relaxation lounge, spa café, outdoor penthouse terrace, and a rooftop garden with treatment rooms and a sundeck. Groups can receive treatments in private rooms or relax in the spa's library.
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3. World Yacht's 'Rendezvous'
World Yacht introduced a new, modern addition to its fleet in February, the Rendezvous. The 112-foot-long motor yacht has a 180-square-foot dance floor, a 15-seat cocktail bar, and capacity for up to 149 people.
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4. The Kitchen NYC
The Kitchen NYC is an 8,000-square-foot cooking facility, where teambuilding activities include interactive cooking demos with celebrity chefs, Top Chef- and Chopped-style competitions, and hands-on cooking instruction. The tasting room seats 22 guests for dinner or, when combined with the kitchen space, can hold as many as 40. The studio seats 75.
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5. Museum of the Moving Image
The second-floor gallery in the core exhibition "Behind the Screen" at the newly renovated Museum of the Moving Image has 11 playable classic video arcade games for groups to use. More interactive elements will be opening in the temporary exhibitions gallery later this year.
Photo: Stefan Hagen/Museum of the Moving Image
6. Greenwich Village Country Club
The 16,000-square-foot Greenwich Village Country Club opened in November in the space above Bowlmor Lanes. Groups can take part in miniature golf on a course decorated with fiberglass animals, greenery, and sandy flooring.
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7. Corkbuzz Wine Studio
Corkbuzz Wine Studio is a wine bar and education center in Union Square with more than 1,800 square feet of space. The venue offers classes for groups and two private studios with room for as many as 30.
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8. Hommage Atelier
Men's spa Hommage Atelier by Julien Farel can host 20 guests for spa treatments and cocktail receptions. Male guests can take advantage of grooming services, facials, and massages, as well as relax in a front lounge area filled with black leather couches and an LED TV screen.
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9. Brooklyn Winery
Brooklyn Winery is debuting a 1,000-square-foot atrium space this spring, which will be available year-round. The atrium will serve as an extension to the wine bar space as well as outdoor space for events designed with reclaimed materials and a transparent glass ceiling.
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10. Field Station
Educational venue Field Station Dinosaurs is a 20-acre outdoor science exhibit in the New Jersey Meadowlands, which will open in May. Groups can explore more than 30 life-size dinosaurs, trails, and workshops.
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