The Modell family of Modell’s Sporting Goods has learned one thing is for certain in their 120 year history: always listen to the customers.  This is especially true in tough economics times, when you’re not only battling your competition, but also your customers’ disposal income (or lack of it). Read the rest of this entry »

GETTING TANKED: Andy Rosenwach’s 115-year-old firm builds and installs the water tanks that top NYC buildings. Photo credit: Christian Johnston

When the Smithsonian Institution’s Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage undertook its New York City Project some years ago, work was a prominent item on the agenda. As part of the mission to document urban culture in the five boroughs, interviewers sought out people engaged in iconic city trades, from lox smoking to graffiti artistry, and asked them about their jobs.

Now that research has yielded a book, Lox, Stocks, and Backstage Broadway: Iconic Trades of New York City by Nancy Groce. With chapters on Broadway’s backstage artisans, Wall Street traders, subway workers and others, the book celebrates those whose jobs “create, maintain and nurture the very heart of Gotham.”

Our longtime member, Rosenwach Tank, was profiled in the book. Read the rest of this entry »

In January of 1889, five innovative women – barred from full participation in the male-dominated National Academy of Design and The Society of American Artists – founded what was then known as the Women’s Art Club.  The National Association of Women Artists celebrated its 120^th anniversary in 2009.  It joined The Hundred Year Association in 2010. Read the rest of this entry »

Two dozen turn out for inaugural event

On a cold, rainy evening on the last Wednesday in February, the Association kicked off its newest initiative to get members talking with each other and using their fellow Association members as an important benefit of membership.

The series of networking events and casual lectures take place on their namesake last Wednesdays of every month and are themed around specific topics of interest.  “I take pride in telling people how diverse our members are,” says Association Executive Director and Secretary Luke Vander Linden.  “This is a great opportunity for them to share the expertise of their service or industry and to learn a bit about their fellow members or about an issue or topic that affects them directly.”

Read the rest of this entry »

The Manhattan Chamber of Commerce sent us this announcement over the weekend and we would love it if one of our members could qualify!  Please read on below:

If your business has seriously been thinking about Going Green, a unique opportunity has just emerged.  A Certified Green Consultant in New York City is working with CNBC on a career transition segment, possibly called “From Wall Street to Green Street”.  There will be two pieces to the segment: the transition interview and a walk-through with a client of the process to green a business – from assessment through certification.  Each piece will air 1-2 minutes.

This is therefore a request to find a business not just for the show but to actually sign on as a client and go through the process of earning your certification for greening your business practices. Read the rest of this entry »