New York City Hall

The City Hall of New York

The City Hall of New York is the historic seat of the municipality, in Lower Manhattan. The New York audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this elegant building, one of the oldest city halls still in activity in the United States.

The seat of the municipality

The City Hall of New York houses the mayor's office and the city council. An elegant building of the early nineteenth century, blending French and English influences, it is among the oldest city halls still in function in the United States. Surrounded by a park, City Hall Park, it lies in the Civic Center, the administrative district of Lower Manhattan, and testifies to the institutional history of the city.

What to see

You admire the elegant façade of the City Hall and the park that surrounds it, City Hall Park, in the administrative district of Lower Manhattan. The building testifies to the institutional history of New York. It is a stop for lovers of architecture and history, near the Brooklyn Bridge.

Practical information

The City Hall of New York lies in the Civic Center, in Lower Manhattan, near the Brooklyn Bridge, reachable on foot and by public transport. The façade and City Hall Park can be freely admired; as the building houses the municipality, access inside is reserved and subject to conditions. It is mainly discovered from the park.

What is the City Hall of New York?

It is the seat of the municipality, one of the oldest city halls still in activity in the United States, surrounded by City Hall Park, in Lower Manhattan.

Where is the City Hall of New York?

In the Civic Center, in Lower Manhattan, near the Brooklyn Bridge.