New York's event calendar is dense, and a live press suits more of it than people expect. Here are six New York formats where a station earns its space, and what each one needs.
New York events we print live for
- Javits conventions: a two-press line and a deep size run for all-day aisle traffic.
- Finance and media events: embroidery or a clean one-color print for client nights in the Financial District and Midtown.
- Fashion-week activations: a hat bar or DTF station in a SoHo showroom, placed where it'll be filmed.
- Product launches: one styled station near the reveal, with a short design menu.
- Sponsor lounges: a hat bar or tote station that gives guests a reason to stay in the space.
- Agency and sample-sale events: fast DTF personalization for a crowd that moves quickly.
Matching the station to the event
For high-traffic formats like Javits conventions, a fast screen-print or DTF station keeps the line moving. For smaller, more personal rooms, a hat bar or live embroidery station reads as a gift. The big halls are Javits Center and the Brooklyn Expo Center; most launches and lounges happen in lofts, galleries and hotel spaces.
Not sure which fits? Tell us the event type, the room and the headcount, and we'll suggest a station mix.
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New York planning
One city, very different rooms
The same press works in every one of these formats. What changes is the building. A Javits hall runs on the show's move-in schedule and electrical order, a SoHo loft may have one freight elevator, and a Williamsburg warehouse often has a street-level door. We plan the station around whichever one you've got.
The gear freights from La Habra and the crew flies in a day early, so the station is built and tested before your doors open. A standard station needs about 10×10 ft and two 120V circuits.