River Cafe, Giando, WatersEdge

I looked at Water's Edge. It is located in an industrial area of Long Island City. The surrounding area isn't nice but once inside it is very pretty. You have a great view of the city skyline, especially at night. They even have a shuttle boat that will take your guests from Manhattan directly to Water's Edge. I heard the food was very good. You can even rent a yacht as part of the reception. It was around $125 for a Friday night. They did have some extra charges and manadatory florists but otherwise it was nice.

I just saw it...Thought it was great....a must see during this time!!!!

thank you so much for your positive response, i was left with somewhat of an ill taste in my mouth from my original thread about the BBG. as mentioned, i haven't visited the site yet personally, but plan to soon. from your experience is the area as 'scary' as they say? i can't imagine it is that bad, since it is a major tourist site. it's not like the guests will be taking a stroll around the block and admiring the surroundings outside the gardens. as new yorkers we have become quite street smart and are accustomed to traveling in various areas (good/bad). i don't think it's that big of a deal. from what i was reading in the posts, i got the impression that it is sooo bad that the 'heavy security and iron gates' is enough to scare anyone away. ha ha! well, not enough for us. we will definetly check it out. i understand it is quite pricey, but maybe a fri night will be less expensive.

on a side note, are you familar w/ any botanical gardens on LI? this would be ideal because i think the travel to BBG might be far for some. i was thinking of even hiring a bus for the drinkers, but there goes the price too. good thing is we don't have to go crazy with the flowers.

check out the palm house www.palmhouse.com located in brooklyn (botanical gardens). i haven't visited yet, but based on the pictures on the website it looks beautiful. i am thnking of doing the opposite. we are getting married on long island and thinking about the reception at the palm house. the drive might be a little much for people though (about 1 hour). worth checking out.

let me know!

i just called the palm house and received the following info:

all sat nights for summer of 2002 are booked