Fort Hamilton Catering and Event Planning

SUBWAY

• R line to 95th Street, Brooklyn. Walk to 101st Street, left onto 101st Street. Walk straight into Fort Hamilton Army Post.
   

FROM LONG ISLAND and QUEENS 

• Via Northern State Parkway, Long Island Expressway to Brooklyn Queens Expressway toward Staten Island, exit 92nd Street, make right onto 92nd Street go one block and make a left at the traffic light onto Fort Hamilton Parkway to 101st Street. Make a left into Army Base at 101st Street. 
• Southern State Parkway to Belt Parkway West to Exit #2 (4th Ave./ Fort Hamilton Parkway), go to 100th Street and make a right, go one block and make another right onto Fort Hamilton Parkway to 101st Street, left turn at the dead end into the Army Base. 
   

FROM BRONX and MANHATTAN 

• (West) Major Deegan, RDR Drive Brooklyn Bridge (BQE to Verrazano, Narrows Bridge) or Brooklyn Battery Tunnel straight on the BQE to the last exit before the bridge at 92nd Street (note stay to your right, the Belt Pkwy is to the left). Turn right at traffic light onto 92nd Street, go one block to traffic light (Fort Hamilton Parkway) make a left onto Fort Hamilton Parkway continue to 101st Street, make a left into the Army Base.
   

FROM NEW JERSEY and STATEN ISLAND 

• Via Verrazano Narrows Bridge to 92nd Street exit (1st exit). Make a left unto 92nd Street, go two blocks to Fort Hamilton Parkway and make a left. Go straight to 101st Street and then make a left into the Army Base on 101st Street. 

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Note: Upon entering the Military Installation of Fort Hamilton at 101st Street and Fort Hamilton Parkway, you will need to check in with the Military Police on duty in the guard house. Please have your driver’s license available along with your current registration and insurance card. Inform the police what event you are attending at the Community Club (Bldg. 207).  Do not follow GPS directions to the 7th Ave gate. To get to the Community Club after leaving the guard house, make the very first right, and you will see the Club on your left. The building is the actual Fort itself. Please observe all installation speed limits and parking regulations. Be sure to wear your seat belt and drive safely. Spot checks are done periodically, and in that case, you will be asked to show your driver’s license, registration, and insurance Card. 

Menu Selections

The staff at Fort Hamilton Community Club takes great pride in creating unique menus to make your special event memorable. Please consider the enclosed to as a starting point for your function.  We are more than happy to accommodate the special dietary needs of your attendees with notice.  Meal substitutions made during an event, without prior notice, will result in an additional charge.

Selections should be made a minimum of two weeks before the event.  Meal prices are guaranteed 90 days before your event.  For all plated meals a guaranteed entrée count is required seven days in advance, designating specifically how many of each type of entrée you will need (pre-ordered). All guests will receive the same first course, second course, and dessert course selection unless discussed further with your FHCC Catering and Event Supervisor.

Buffet Menus are available with a minimum of 50 guests.

No food or beverages intended for the function may be brought into or removed from Fort Hamilton Community Club per Army and Preventive Medicine Regulation.

Banquet Room Rental & Deposits

A banquet room rental fee will be charged for all catered functions at Fort Hamilton Community Club. A signed contract for the banquet room(s) and deposit will be required to guarantee the event space and dates to you.  Upon receipt of your food & beverage selections, an estimate for all food and beverage services provided by a Fort Hamilton Community Club representative will be prepared for your approval, and the balance is due in full seven days before the event. 

Weather Disruption

We are happy to accommodate changes in your ceremony or event location, space permitting, as a backup for rain or cold weather. However, your catering manager must receive a final decision 6 hours before the event.  If any changes are made to the final set-up after arrival, a $150 late set-up fee will apply.

Guarantees

The estimated number of guests attending your function is requested two weeks before your event.  The final guaranteed number of guests attending your function will be required seven working days before the function to ensure our correct ordering of food & beverage product.  If the final guarantee is not provided, the two-week estimate will be considered the guaranteed count.  If the two weeks estimated count is not provided, we would consider the number of guests reflected on your contract as the final count.  Final billing is based on the guaranteed count. If attendance should exceed the final number of guests guaranteed, you will be responsible for the balance at the conclusion of the function.

Cancellations

Fort Hamilton Community Club requires a written notice of cancellation to be received by your catering manager a minimum of thirty days before your function to be responsible for paying any less than 100% of the estimated total amount due and forfeiting all deposits paid. 

Service Charges

All catering charges (including food & nonalcoholic beverage items) are subject to a service charge of 20%.  Facility fees are exempt from the 20% service charge.

Payment & Refunds

Please contact the Fort Hamilton Community Club for detailed Payment & Refunds Policies.

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