Venues / Manhattan Hammerstein Ballroom

Hammerstein Ballroom

311 W 34th St, New York, NY 10001 · ~3,500 cap

Nearest trains: ACE123

A grand 1906 tiered ballroom inside the Manhattan Center by Penn Station, ornate balcony boxes stacked over a big general-admission floor.

What makes it special: One of the last old-school big ballrooms in Manhattan, plush and vertical, with a floor that packs in thousands.

Insider notes

Standing GA floor plus tiered balconies; the first-balcony rail is the sweet spot.
Right by Penn Station, so every train and the LIRR are steps away.
Loud and cavernous, great for rock, hip-hop, and big multi-act bills.