NYC – In response to the Corona Virus Pandemic, Drape Kings was one of the first vendors to provide critical support to their local area by delivering drape and building Temporary Field Hospitals in both Queens and Brooklyn. Beginning with the Jacob Javits center, Drape Kings’ dedicated stagehands delivered 320 feet of 30’ h and 160 feet of 16h drape which was used to manage ambient lighting and create privacy as this large Exposition Center was transformed into the first public space to house the NYC hospital overflow. This critical area became the press backdrop for Governor Cuomo and the Army Corp of Engineers.
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As the support ramped up, Drape Kings crews also erected 560 temporary hospital rooms in the USTA Billy Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens, NY, then added another 200 to meet increased capacity needs. This temporary hospital is being housed in the 100,000 square foot Indoor Training Center and opened on 4/9/2020.
The Disaster Response Team then reached out to Drape Kings to build 800 temporary hospital rooms in the 182,000 square foot Brooklyn Cruise Terminal. Drape Kings’ dedicated team worked around the clock to meet the tight deadlines and enabled the city to be ready to open the facility on 4/17/2020. While their stagehands were building temporary hospitals, the Drape Kings Fabrication Team built hundreds of protective face masks to help keep employees, friends and families safe.
Dru Whitacre, CEO and Founder states, “We are grateful that our live event industry experience with speed to market has allowed us to re-tool and build a temporary hospital within hours of the call. The fact that we can continue to employ our staff in the office, warehouse and in the field, while becoming a critical asset to our community, is a win-win. We are proud to be a part of the Events Industry that has so quickly adapted to this current crisis. We continue to meet the current COVID-19 market need for masking drape and crowd control and look forward to serving our industry again when it is safe for us to return to live gatherings.”
About Drape Kings:
Drape Kings continues to “Raise the Standard” as the worldwide leader of Pipe & Drape and AV Drop Modular Scenic. They offer one of the largest collections of drape styles and colors from Broadway quality velour to basic trade show banjo. Their expansive “ready to go inventory” includes a full complement of related décor, event support and theatricals including traveler tracks, kabuki and roller reveals, event carpet, and stanchions for crowd control and social distancing. Drape Kings serves many industries including government agencies and is registered on the US Government’s System for Awards Management (SAM).
Providing unparalleled 24/7 rental & staging services, they also offer custom fabrication and sewing solutions for other industries as well as cleaning services making them the foremost single one-stop-shop for event and contract drape needs.
Drape Kings is a privately held company with offices in New York Metro, DC Metro and Chicago and nationwide capabilities. For more information on Drape Kings call 888.DRAPE.ME or visit www.drapekings.com You may also follow us on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.
