City Hall is the seat of government of the City of New York. City Hall is located in Lower Manhattan on Murray Street between Broadway and Park Row and across from one of the campuses of Pace University. It faces south to the recently renovated City Hall Park.

At that time of construction, the north end of the city was at City Hall.

The New York City Hall building was designed by John McComb Jr. and Joseph François Mangin. Construction of the City Hall building began in 1803 and was completed in 1812.

The building's front facade is marble and granite, while the back is sandstone. The building's distinctive cupola has served as a model for spires on other buildings, notably Eliot House at Harvard University.

City Hall houses the mayor's office and the New York City Council. Press conferences concerning city politics are frequently held on the steps of the building. The official setting for most mayoral news conferences is in the Blue Room. The mayor's staff and thirteen municipal agencies are located in the nearby Manhattan Municipal Building, one of the largest governmental buildings in the world.
Fences surround the City Hall building, with strong security presence by the NYPD. Access to the building is restricted to public tours (by reservation) and to those with specific business there.


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