local market, event and community space

Purple Waves is a local, sustainability-driven market and intimate event space at Fredrick Douglass Circle, the crossroads of the Upper West Side, Harlem, and Morningside Heights in Manhattan.

Our market features thoughtfully sourced products from regional farmers and makers who care for the earth. Alongside the market, we serve coffee, pastries, wine, and beer, with seating at our outdoor terrace and limited indoor seating.

Our private space hosts events, workshops, panels, pop-ups and community gatherings designed to bring people together.

Everything we do is guided by a simple goal: to help build the world we want to leave behind through local sourcing, low waste and circular systems, and meaningful connection.