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mull ways MILITARY STANDOUTS : Veterans Michael Larson and Phoebe Gavin have traded fatigues for business to tighten casual but say employers don’t know what to make of security their skills.

After Boston, races, parades and festivals want to beef up, but not all have the cash

BY LISA FICKENSCHER AND ADRIANNE PASQUARELLI

Less than 24 hours after the bombs ex- ploded at the Boston Marathon last week, Dan Biederman, president of Bryant Park Corp., was meeting with his security director and outlining ways to dramatically ramp up safety measures. “We will be conducting various an- titerrorist activities,” Mr. Biederman said, adding that he wants to double the security budget for all events. The midtown park’s popular summer movie festival has NUMBER4,994 OF PERMITS issued had bomb-sniffing for street fairs and dogs, bag checks block parties in and extra guards for 2012. That’s 195 the past three more than in ’08 years—now every activity there might have the same degree of vigilance. A week after the Boston attack, New York City remains on guard. Of- ficials who manage large public spaces, as well as organizers responsible for the protection of tens of thousands of peo- ple attending races, parades and festi- vals in the Big Apple,are re-evaluating plans and procedures—often with ex- pectations of higher financial costs. Uniform distress Some companies hosting outdoor festivals expect to tack on $50,000 or more to hire security firms to supple- As two wars end and BY ANNIE KARNI “We’re entering a new landscape,” ment efforts by the New York Police said Mike Haynie, the founder and ex- Department. thousands of troops New Yorkers returning from war in ecutive director of the Institute for Vet- Such concerns come at a time when return to NY, vets Iraq and Afghanistan have long strug- erans and Military Affairs at Syracuse events are growing, in both number gled to find a job, and unemployed University.“We’re beginning an accel- and participants—the Macy’s prepare for new veterans worry their ranks will swell as erated reduction of the size of our mil- Thanksgiving Day Parade attracted 4 the country embarks on a five-year, 1.2 itary. It’s yet to be seen if the programs million attendees last year, 250,000 million-troop drawdown. more than the previous year, for exam- battle: landing a job See VETERANS on Page 40 ple. Since 2008, the number of events

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One of the few pleasant stories in the news last week was a New York Big banks don’t measure up Times report on a drily academic study of New York City subway hree months ago, things were looking riders that offered hard data for such good in Big Bank Land.They were timeless mass-transit mysteries as T reporting record profits, and a mending why some choose to stand near the economy seemed to offer more good times door rather than sit on an open ahead. But that was then. Glenn Coleman bench. I looked around my crowded Investors were decidedly unimpressed with subway car and wondered who banks’ quarterly earnings reports last week, would offer a seat to an elderly or pregnant passenger, though, to be fair, that’s at least in part because or who might just sit there, engaging in what the Times great things were expected from Bank of newscom reporter delicately described as “gaze aversion.” But America (CEO Brian Moynihan, right), after the Boston Marathon bombings, there was plenty Goldman Sachs and so on. But the mortgage financing wave that gave profits a lift last year of eye contact, however fleeting, in both my subway car seems exhausted, and a tougher regulatory environment has put the clamps on trading desks that and in Grand Central Terminal.That seems to be part once churned out eye-popping profits. BofA’s stock slipped by 5% after reporting earnings before of our response mechanism following a security shock, recovering a bit later in the week, while Goldman shares lost 7% last week. Until the headwinds as New York commuters suddenly re-engage, for at ease, the big banks look to be stuck in a holding pattern of cutting costs and trying to convince least a day or two anyway.We look around and listen to regulators that they aren’t taking undo risks with their capital. each other in a different way, no longer auto-tuning- The days of huge profits, huge shareholder returns and, of course, huge banker pay seem gone. out those recorded voices that tell us to stand clear of At least for a while. —aaron elstein the closing doors and to say something if we see something.The impact from the Boston blasts may ART GALLERY RAID. The Helly Nah- split later this year. The new entity mad Gallery at the Carlyle Hotel was will include most of the company’s HOORAY! linger longer this time, judging by our Page 1 story on raided by the FBI, which charged businesses, including Fox News THE FIRST-EVER nonstop express rail ramped-up security plans for some of the 5,000-plus owner Hillel Nahmad with leading a Channel and 20th Century Fox film service from Penn Station to the Hamptons, called the “Cannonball,” will city-sanctioned public events that take place each year, multimillion-dollar gambling and studio, while the publishing unit will commence Memorial Day weekend. including the ING New York City Marathon and the money-laundering scheme that retain the News Corp.moniker.Dow spanned Moscow and New York. Jones and HarperCollins will be all Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Jeanne Fleming of The indictment of 34 people in- that remains of News Corp. … the Village Halloween Parade recalls pulling off her cludes a Russian gangster who tried WEINER RISES. Anthony Weiner’s nonprofit group’s annual celebration just six weeks to rig the Salt Lake City Winter sexting scandal may not be hurting Olympics skating competition and a the former congressman’s popularity. after Sept. 11.“It was just starting to get relaxed again,” woman who organized a high-stakes He hasn’t officially entered the may- she said last week.“I’m sure all that will change now.” poker game for Hollywood celebri- oral race, but a new Marist poll ties. … FAIRWAY FINALLY GOES showed him winning 15% of the vote OY VEY! PUBLIC. Fairway Group Holdings among the city’s Democrats, just 11 AMERICAN THIS WEEK IN CRAIN’S raised $177.5 million in its IPO, percentage points behind front-run- AIRLINES which saw the shares rise 33%. The ner City Council Speaker Christine grounded all flights across the grocery chain, which remains under Quinn. … TWO REAL ESTATE BIGS U.S. the afternoon IN THE BOROUGHS------3 the control of private-equity firm SLOW DOWN. Larry Silverstein, of April 16 after its IN THE MARKETS------4 Sterling Investment Partners, has a known as the Energizer Bunny of computer system dozen locations in New York, said he crashed. THE INSIDER ------6 New York, New Jer- would no longer REAL ESTATE DEALS ------9 sey and Connecticut ‘We want serve as chief execu- and plans to open 300 tive of Silverstein launch next month with 6,000 bikes. OPINION ------10 black to be the more across the na- Properties. And … UNIQLO LOVES ART. After nine ALAIR TOWNSEND ------11 tion. Superstorm badge of Bruce Ratner relin- years of sponsoring the free Friday- Sandy slammed its quished his role as night program at the Museum of GREG DAVID------11 Red Hook, Brook- honor for the CEO of Forest City Modern Art, retailer Target will be REPORT: lyn, store, which re- borough’ Ratner. Both will re- passing the baton to Uniqlo on May opened on March 1. tain the chairman- 3.The Japanese retail chain opened a GREEN NEW YORK ------13 —Barclays Center Chief … JOB ‘BOOST.’ The Marketing Officer Fred ships at their respec- store right up the street from the mu- THE LIST ------17 city’s jobless rate fell Mangione on its $1 million tive firms. … CITI seum on Fifth Avenue and West BIKE ON A ROLL. DEFACE FOR THE RECORD------35 to 8.9% last month, campaign to promote the In 53rd Street two years ago. … GOTHAM GIGS its lowest point of the Nets’ playoff season just 30 hours, the PAVEMENT, PAY UP. With more peo- CLASSIFIEDS ------Caryn Davi of Weill Cornell 36 year, as 14,500 jobs highly anticipated ple illegally painting the curb or Medical College serves as a NEW YORK, NEW YORK ------41 were added in March. But half were city bike-share program, Citi Bike, street to reserve parking spots, the confidante, mother hen and school-bus drivers returning to work sold out of its first 5,000 member- city’s Transportation Department SOURCE LUNCH------all-around problem fixer for 42 after a strike. … MEET 21ST CENTURY ships. The city has partnered with has proposed quintupling the fine for med students. P. 7 OUT AND ABOUT ------43 FOX. News Corp.’s entertainment bike-share operator Alta Bikes to in- “street defacement”to $250.It would spinoff will be known as 21st Centu- stall more than 300 stations south of be the first fine increase for the of- CLARIFICATION ry Fox once the media giant’s pub- 59th Street in Manhattan and sec- fense in 20 years. The 2011 cash compensation of Dr. Alan D. Guerci, president and chief executive of St. lishing and entertainment assets tions of Brooklyn. The program will —amanda fung Francis Hospital, included a one-time vesting in a SERP of $1,151,991. 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IN THE BOROUGHS Fight club’s fiercest foe:NY MANHATTAN Upper East Mixed martial arts has Cuomo in its corner, but cagey Silver stands by sport’s ban Side won’t BY AARON ELSTEIN

Jon “Bones” Jones and Chael “The hear defeat American Gangster” Sonnen will meet the press April 25 at the The- Trash transfer station ater at Madison Square Garden two days before their Ultimate Fighting is a done deal, but try Championship light-heavyweight telling that to locals title bout. But because professional ultimate fighting is illegal in the state of New York, the actual fight BY ANDREW HAWKINS will take place in Newark. On a recent Monday morning, a This state of gaggle of gray-haired retirees stood affairs is nuts, ar- out in front of Conte’s Market on gues UFC Chief the corner of East 89th Street and Executive Lorenzo York Avenue talking about the usu- Fertitta, who has al: the weather, turned a sport once de- the traffic, the scribed as “human cock- kids, the neigh- $240M COST of new fighting” into one of the bors—and, of waste-transfer nation’s fastest-growing course, the East station spectacles. For years, he has 91st Street been trying to persuade New marine waste- York lawmakers and the transfer station. 143 courts to let him stage his “It’s the most NUMBER of trucks that will events here, which feature absurd idea,” utilize the facility caged fighters who kick, said Michael daily punch, wrestle or even Cohen, a retired choke each other. advertising ex- “People in New York ecutive, cradling 11 City can already watch our a fluffy white NUMBER of times courts have events on pay-per-view or dog in his arms. ruled against cable or even network TV,” Buttressing that facility opponents said Mr.Fertitta.“The only thing view, he noted they can’t do is buy a ticket.” that out of all the Now Mr. Fertitta is tanta- candidates running for mayor, only lizingly close to bringing a ti- one, City Council Speaker Chris- tle fight instead of just a press tine Quinn, publicly supports the conference to Madison city’s decision to resurrect and ex- Square Garden. His company, pand the trash facility that has which claims UFC events perched above the FDR Drive at would generate $100 million in East 91st Street since 1940 and was See ULTIMATE on Page 40 See WASTE on Page 9

Worried over next occupant of STATS AND THE CITY TARNISHED: Although precious metals have been losing their investment City Hall, tech gets political luster for a while, gold’s value abruptly melted away last Monday.

The thinking was that, from a Techies—typically apolitical and -9.3% $1,200 DECLINE in gold’s price per ounce AVERAGE VC honcho Fred brand perspective, Wall Street was often nonpartisan and hyperra- global production Wilson, Gilt’s Kevin considered toxic whereas tech was tional—are increasingly jumping on April 15, to $1,361.10, the forward-looking and a new source into the political fray. biggest one-day drop since 1980 cost of one Ryan floated as of jobs. While the business community ounce Neither man was interested in has long been wary of the current mayoral hopefuls mayoral hopefuls, the tech commu- $169B nity is particularly concerned about MARKET VALUE that companies in the BY MATTHEW FLAMM Wall Street has losing a kindred spirit,albeit an old- FTSE Gold Mines Index have shed since er and much richer one. Mr. the bullion peak in 2011 New York City business leaders image problems, Bloomberg has doted on the tech hoping to tap a mayoral successor in industry since the collapse of the mold of Mayor Michael but startups win Lehman Brothers in 2008 made it Bloomberg turned last year to the clear that the city relied too heavily 400 DEMAND (IN TONS) for gold jewelry in one industry they believed could hearts, votes on Wall Street. capture the hearts and minds of vot- Along with spurring the growth in China, the fastest-growing market ers: technology. of incubators and workspaces, in the world Among the names that came up, opening up city data to apps devel- according to several sources, were opers and beating the drum for the Kevin Ryan, founder of e-com- running.Mr.Ryan declined to com- industry day and night, the $973M Sources: FTSE Gold merce powerhouse Gilt, and Fred ment on the subject, and Mr. Wil- Bloomberg administration led two ESTIMATED LOSS on gold last week for Mines Index, World Gold Council, Wilson,managing partner of Union son did not respond to a request for major projects regarded as key to the hedge-funder John Paulson Comex, Bloomberg

Square Ventures—two leaders of a comment. But those initial over- sector’s future: the creation of Cor- istockphoto tech scene that was barely on the tures from traditional power brokers nell NYC Tech, the applied- ADDICTED TO NUMBERS? GET A DAILY DOSE AT @STATSANDTHECITY radar in previous mayoral elections. may not have been the last. See TECH on Page 39

April 22, 2013 | Crain’s New York Business | 3 20130422-NEWS--0004-NAT-CCI-CN_-- 4/19/2013 6:36 PM Page 1 IN THE MARKETS by Aaron Elstein gettyimages Suit brings woe for Berkshire

ast July, tiny Berkshire Bank decided to battle with giants when it filed a class-action lawsuit alleging that LBank of America, JPMorgan Chase and more than a dozen other global institutions ripped it off when they manipulated the London interbank offered rate, LIBOR. By monkeying with that key rate, which is used to determine the interest rate on billions’ worth of commercial and consumer loans, Berkshire argued the big banks deprived it of untold amounts of profit.

The lawsuit made big news at the named Joseph Fink.Mr.Fink’s back- time, coming only weeks after ground may be unusual for a bank British bank Barclays paid a $450 CEO, but he is the son-in-law of million fine to settle charges that it Moses Marx, a veteran real estate de- had rigged LIBOR for years. Since veloper who controls a 69% stake in then, UBS has paid $1.5 billion in Berkshire. penalties, and its Japanese sub- According to a 2005 New York sidiary has pleaded guilty to a fed- Sun article, Berkshire was co- eral criminal charge. Other big founded by Steve Ross in 1989, the banks are expected to cough up same year the head of Warner hefty fines. Communications merged his compa- But the lawsuit was consolidat- ny with Time Inc. The bank has long ed into a broader case, and a feder- specialized in serving the region’s al judge last month dismissed large Orthodox Jewish community. swaths of it. Worse, the parent of Apart from its accounting the 12-branch, $830 million-in- glitches, Berkshire faces a problem assets bank last week disclosed a shared by most small banks: Its trio of accounting snafus. profits from lending are getting The bank said it discovered er- squeezed by the ultralow interest rors in computing its tax bill, and rates set by the Federal Reserve to jolt deficiencies in arriving at the fair the economy. The difference be- value of its investment portfolio tween what Berkshire pays for and the correct amount of reserves funds and the amount it charges for needed to cover expected loan loss- loans, known as net interest mar- es.It said it had moved to rectify the gin, hit 2.64% last year. It was errors but was still working to ad- 3.09% last year and 3.53% in 2010. dress material weaknesses in its in- That helps explain why net earn- ternal controls that caused the ings slipped to $12 million last year problems in the first place. from $46 million in 2011. Also, Berkshire said it has re- Considering that the Fed has as- placed its former chief executive— sured that it will keep rates at rock- a 20-year veteran of the bank who bottom levels until unemployment also served as chief financial offi- drops,it seems as though Berkshire’s cer—with a part-time periodontist struggles are destined to continue.Ⅲ

THE NUMBER of employees at Goldman Sachs at the end of the 32K first quarter. Under CEO Lloyd Blankfein, head count has shrunk at the elite institution by

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SMALL BUSINESS Advisers flock to incubators for clients Professional services process at many accelerators can be companies in session in the acceler- spot. She came to Green Spaces last helpful in vetting potential clients, ator,he retains less than half of them year to build her online retail busi- firms search for advisers say. as clients.“At the very least,working ness, Marlandia, which sells Fair “Accelerators are doing their own with these companies keeps us en- Trade footwear, but soon noticed owners of future selection process, and we view those gaged in the market we want to that other residents needed legal [startups] as being endorsed,” said know,” he said. advice. Facebooks Chip Korn, a partner in the New To build relationships with start- “I wanted to help people at the York office of multinational law firm ups, Marla Guttman, a lawyer with same time as drumming up business BY MAGGIE OVERFELT Dentons,which provides weekly of- six-employee Whitehouse Law, for Whitehouse Law,” said Ms. fice hours and startup-geared semi- which has an office in Manhattan, Guttman. It has worked: White-

fter a month of search- nars to the Entrepreneurs Round- structures classes around legal issues house has landed one client at buck ennis ing for an accountant, table Accelerator in Manhattan. affecting the entrepreneurs at Green Green Spaces and is in talks to retain CBIZ has been courting startups like Joshua Joshua Niamehr found Mr.Korn estimates that of the 10 Spaces, a New York co-working two more. Ⅲ Niamehr’s jewelry business for clients. one where he least ex- pected: in the elevator Abank at AlleyNYC, the midtown co-working space where he rents an office for his startup,Enchanted Di- amonds,which sells loose diamonds and engagement rings. “We met with seven firms, looked at 20,but there was absolute- ly no authority on startup account- ing who knew how to help us,” said Mr. Niamehr, whose profitable year-old firm brings in more than $2 million in annual revenue. After the initial meeting in the elevator, Mr. Niamehr was formally introduced to CBIZ, a Cleveland- MORE LAPTOP OR based, publicly traded professional services company, and is now work- ing with the firm. In December, CBIZ inked a deal to provide Al- leyNYC’s 250 members with free JUST MORE LAP? accounting, tax and payroll advice. CBIZ wants to “add value to these companies in the beginning at no cost, with the hope that they become MORE WORKSPACE WITH established, developed companies and retain us in the future,” said Ted ™ Chasanoff, managing director and ECONOMY COMFORT. technology services practice leader in CBIZ’s New York office “If I get in a company that ends up to be one-tenth the size of Face- book, I would be happy,” he added. CBIZ, which has on-site office hours at AlleyNYC, isn’t alone in donating billable hours to make connections in the city’s surging startup market. Many others have realized that local incubators, accel- erators and co-working spaces can be ideal places to find clients that are on their way up. Future acquisition targets “I’m a big believer of what Wayne Gretzky said: ‘You have to go where the puck is going, not where it is,’ ” said Jordan Waxman, a New York- based partner and adviser at High- Tower Advisors, which provides fi- nancial planning and investment advice to a growing pool of startups. HighTower recently started men- toring young companies in a Man- hattan business accelerator, which it declined to name. “Small, nimble companies are being acquired at very early stages,”said Mr.Waxman.“The [founders] are going from having nothing to quickly becoming mil- lionaires, needing all of our services.” Of course, many startups never get acquired—and plenty fail. For that reason,the rigorous application DELTA.COM

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April 22, 2013 | Crain’s New York Business | 5 20130422-NEWS--0006-NAT-CCI-CN_-- 4/19/2013 6:37 PM Page 1 THE Specialty retailers are INSIDER winning the underwars by Andrew J. Hawkins Department stores can’t satisfy shopper demand for sex toys with their intimates

BY ADRIANNE PASQUARELLI

Lingerie specialty stores are getting a lift over their department-store competitors from a new trend: the rising popularity of sex toys and massage oils.Macy’s has yet to stock handcuffs and other paraphernalia alongside bras,panties and pajamas. Sister team ponies up to oust Quinn “A lot of these [specialty] stores istockphoto package these items together with UPLIFTING: Sales at intimates shops have gotten a big boost in the past year. lingerie, and they do really well with eet the “Anyone but Quinn” sisters. it,” said Luis Paredes, publisher of Both are business owners: Wendy Kelman Neu is online trade publication Lingerie Once the go-to destination for un- TV ads feature “Angel” models the CEO of Hugo Neu, an electronics recycling Journal, who credits the steamy mentionables, the stores generated a Adriana Lima and Gisele Bünd- M firm with almost 100 employees and facilities in Westchester Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy that hit scant $1.1 billion in intimates sales for chen, saw its sales increase 7% last Jacqueline Kelman Bisbee bookstores two years ago for the cur- the year ended in February, a 2% de- year, to $6.6 billion. Some of those and Connecticut; operates Park rent popularity of items like whips cline from the previous year, taking a sales were for body icing and intima- Pictures, a Manhattan-based film and television production and corsets. toll on big manufacturers. cy love kits complete with feather company that she founded 15 years ago. Sales at intimates shops have “When women come out of a re- body dusters. They are passionate about animal rights, workers’ rights soared—the category raked in $4.2 cession, they tend to gravitate “They’ve done a great job of billion for the 12 months ended in toward the specialty retailers that branding their product and making and the environment. And both will do whatever it takes to February, a 5% rise over the year- cater to specific needs,” said Mar- it appealing,” said Moira Nelson, an sink Council Speaker Christine Quinn’s bid for mayor. earlier period, according to research shal Cohen,chief industry analyst at intimate-apparel industry expert. They are helping to fund a negative ad campaign firm NPD Group Inc. Many sex NPD. “You’re not going to go to a Even specialty shops, lauded for stores, like Journelle, a six-year-old big, broad-based retailer for inti- their knowledgeable sales atten- targeting Ms. Quinn for supporting the carriage-horse chain that boasts three Manhattan mates; you go to an intimates store.” dants and array of unique brands,are industry, extending term limits and delaying paid-sick-leave locations, are in expansion mode. Victoria’s Secret, a unit of L gaining ground. Journelle, which and living-wage legislation.They have poured $200,000 By contrast, department-store Brands Inc., has gotten a real boost. surpassed $5 million in sales last into the $1 million “NYC Not 4 Sale” campaign, which has sales of undergarments are drooping. The 1,019-store company whose See SPECIALTY on Page 38 aired one television commercial and has more on the way.

Ms. Neu had been working Ms. Neu and her husband, in with her husband, John, for fact, both gave $4,950, the maxi- months on an independent expen- mum,to Quinn in 2007.They have diture targeting Ms. Quinn when since done the same for Quinn ri- he died suddenly in March. Ms. val Bill de Blasio,the public advocate. Neu carried on with the campaign to “Of course we want anyone but defeat the speaker, whom many see Quinn,” Ms. Neu said. “But I’m as the only pro-business Democrat hoping in the meantime that we’ve running for mayor.The effort’s oth- elevated the discussion.” er funders are businessman Steve Nis- Ms.Quinn’s reaction to the first lick and union leader Arthur Cheliotes. ad, which aired in early April, was “I’ve never been involved in a swift: In a fundraising blast to her mayoral race before,” said Ms. supporters, she called it “a dis- Neu, addressing the reluctance of grace” and blamed “special inter- businesspeople to speak out about ests...closely aligned with my op- elected officials. “People are very ponents.” She called on her rivals concerned. Whether it’s Christine to denounce such independent ex- Quinn or whoever, I think there’s a penditures (some did) and tried to culture of fear to some extent. But have the ad taken off the air. I think as time goes on, more peo- Ms. Neu’s company handled ple will come on.” the city’s metal,glass and plastic re- For the sisters, the decision was cycling exclusively until 2005, political and personal. Ms. Bisbee, when it merged with Sims Group. who lives in Ms. Quinn’s district in Ms. Neu said she no longer lobbies Chelsea, blames the speaker for or does business with the city. failing to prevent St. Vincent’s She is aware that her efforts, as Medical Center from shuttering in a business owner, to tar and feath- 2010.A few months after it closed, er the ostensibly most pro-business Ms. Bisbee’s 80-year-old mother Democrat in the race might seem was taken by ambulance from strange or affect her ability to ob- Chelsea to an East Side hospital tain city contracts in the future.But with double pneumonia. Ms. Bis- she urged others in the business bee believes not having St. Vin- community to set aside any fears cent’s nearby could have been fatal. and get involved. “It was a wake-up call,” Ms. “If you’re going to complain,” Bisbee said.“[Ms.Quinn] is some- Ms. Neu said, “then do something one I could have supported.” about it.” Ⅲ

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BUSINESS $7.1M Average 2012 CEO pay in NY state. Average worker pay was $48,054. PEOPLE Source: AFL-CIO

EXECUTIVE MOVES

DeVries Global: Laura Pesin, 40, was promoted to president and chief operating officer at the public-relations firm. She was previously executive vice president. Jessica O’Callaghan, 37, was promoted A SHOULDER TO to executive vice president. She was CRY ON: Caryn Davi helps guide students previously managing director. International Trademark Association: through the ups and downs at Weill Etienne Sanz de Acedo, 42, joined the Cornell Medical professional group as chief executive, College. a newly created position. He was previously a member of the cabinet and director of communications at the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market. Audemars Piguet: Xavier Nolot, 42, was promoted to chief executive at the watchmaking manufacturer. He was previously vice president of logistics and information systems. Jewish Association Serving the Aging: Susan Oher, 58, joined the nonprofit as chief development officer. She was previously director of volunteer services and special events for God’s Love We Deliver, New York. Brickman: Steve Klein, 52, was promoted to chief investment officer at the real estate firm. He was previously managing partner. Greenwich Village Funeral Home: Gregory Zannitto, 33, was promoted to licensed managing director. He was previously

buck ennis an associate director. GOTHAM GIGS Kroll Advisory Solutions: Lonnie Keene, 58, joined the risk mitigation and response firm as managing director, a newly created position. He was previously a court-appointed independent monitor overseeing Western Union’s anti-money- Just what the doctor ordered laundering program at Keene Global Consulting. Univision Communications Inc.: Lisa Nolan, 49, was promoted to senior Caryn Davi offers a refuge for med students vice president of network sales at the media company. She was previously In the high-stakes world of medical school, people,” said Dr. Shari Midoneck, associate dean vice president of network sales. ‘It’s my job Claudia Granados, 47, was promoted students sometimes need a shoulder to cry on— of academic affairs. “She can size up people in a to vice president of network sales. She to know’ when a professor yells at them, or they botch an tremendously efficient and astute way.” ¶ When was previously vice president of business development. about exam, or, sadly, a patient dies. ¶ At Weill Cornell students grouse that preceptors don’t let them Ballet Hispanico: Medical College, that shoulder belongs to Caryn interview patients, it’s Ms. Davi who makes the Carolina Alvarez Davi, whose job title, clinical curriculum phone call or sends an email to the mentoring Pusterla, 32, joined students’ the dance company coordinator, belies her true function: politician, doctors. When she noticed that a student was as director of problems diplomat, mother hen and problem fixer. ¶ missing classes, Ms. Davi was the one who development. She was previously and “There’s someone crying in the office—it can be discovered, discreetly, that in addition to her acting deputy over anything—at least two times a week,” said heavy course load, the student was taking care of director, leadership worries gifts, at the U.S. Fund for UNICEF. Ms. Davi. ¶ Most faculty interact with students her seriously ill father. Ms. Davi made sure the Warner Music Group Corp.: Jake for just a year. Ms. Davi, a social worker by student’s schedule was rearranged, and that she Ottmann, 48, joined the music training, guides and nudges students through four got help for her father. ¶ Two years ago, students publishing company as senior vice president, A&R, of Warner/Chappell grueling years and beyond. It’s her job every year performed a satirical musical about the retirement Music. He was previously East Coast to match some 400 medical students with of a longtime dean, choosing Ms. Davi to replace creative vice president at EMI Publishing. physician preceptors and schedule them into him. Another year, students dedicated the Horizons ETFs Management (USA): Joe classes, clinics and hospitals in five boroughs—a yearbook to her, writing: “Caryn knows when you Cunningham, 56, joined the cross between preparing Marines for battle and get a haircut.” ¶ It’s true, Ms. Davi said: “It’s my investment management company as executive vice president and head of old-fashioned matchmaking. ¶ “She so gets job to know.” —judith messina See EXECUTIVE MOVES on Page 8

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CORPORATE LADDER EXECUTIVE MOVES

Continued from Page 7 NYU-POLY ENGINEERS A MOVE AT THE TOP capital markets. He was previously EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICIST Katepalli Sreenivasan, 65, was recently selected to be the new president of the Polytechnic Institute director of institutional exchange-traded of New York University to help lead NYU back to the forefront of engineering, technology innovation and entrepreneurship. fund order flow and national account manager at ProShares. Ralph C. Alexander, chair of the board of trustees and himself an alumnus, affectionately calls Mr. Sreenivasan, who will eXelate: Eugene also become NYU’s dean of engineering in July, “Sreevi.” “Sreevi is the best; he has the technical background,” said Mr. Becker, 38, joined the Alexander. “And he is a global citizen, someone credible around the world, but also credible in Washington smart-data company Square.” A professor at Yale and at the International Centre for Theoretical Physics before coming to NYU-Poly in 2008, as senior vice Mr. Sreenivasan takes over as the average SAT score for students admitted to the school is up more than 250 points in president of product the past five years. Mr. Alexander likes to think the American Dream was born at NYU-Poly, where 45% of enrolled management. He was previously vice students are Pell Grant-eligible, and many are the first in their family to attend college. president of analytics “We take students from different segments of life and help them be very productive members of society,” said Mr. at Xaxis. Sreenivasan. “Cybersecurity, wireless networking and bio medicine are our really strong areas. I want to Travel + Leisure: Eric Bizzak, 36, joined recruit students in these areas and make them among the very best in the country.” —EVA SAVIANO the travel brand as vice president, sales. He was previously national advertising director of The Week. Greenberg Traurig: Gabriel Monzon- Cortarelli, 39, joined the law firm as a shareholder in its corporate and securities practice and head of the Italian desk in New York. He was previously counsel and head of the Italian desk at Withers Bergman. M&T Bank: David Hargraves, 49, joined as senior branch manager. He was previously senior branch manager at TD Bank. TD Bank: Melissa M. Hays, 28, was promoted to store manager. She was previously assistant store manager. Dewberry: Mark Work, 54, joined the construction company as deputy department manager. He was previously project manager at URS Corp. Mirae Asset Global Investments: Efrain Fernandez, 39, joined the investment management firm as emerging-market specialist, a newly created position. He was previously regional wholesaler at Prudential Investments. Antonio Lopez, 27, joined as emerging- market specialist. He was previously a sales consultant, mainstay investments, at New York Life. Debevoise & Plimpton: David Grosgold, 38, was promoted to partner in the corporate department and financial institutions group at the law firm, effective July 1. He is currently an associate. Marilyn A. Lion, 33, was promoted to partner in its corporate department and the financial institutions group, effective July 1. She is currently an associate. William H.Taft V, 34, was promoted to partner in its litigation group, effective July 1. He is currently an associate. Reed Smith: Patrick Burke, 55, joined the law firm as counsel in its records and e-discovery group. He was previously senior director and assistant general counsel at Guidance Software Inc. Douglas Elliman Real Estate: Lauren Kramer, 34, joined the firm as a licensed sales associate. She was previously vice president in fixed income sales at Goldman Sachs. HKS Capital Partners: John Chantengco, 49, joined the real estate firm as an associate broker. He was previously senior adviser at Triwest Financial Group Inc. Sutherland Asbill & Brennan: Sahang-Hee Hahn, 29, joined the law firm as an associate. She was previously an associate at Baker & McKenzie. Eastern Consolidated: George Moss, 55, was promoted to senior director of the real estate firm. He was previously director. —eva saviano EXECUTIVE PROMOTIONS The fastest way to get an announcement into Crain’s is to submit online. Fill out the form at www.crainsnewyork.com/section/ executive_moves. The Executive Moves column is also available online.

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IN THE BOROUGHS MANHATTAN

ceived the thumbs-up from the NIMBY whiners, they Army Corps of Engineers. insist nothing could be Waste facility trashed Recently, even the Federal Avia- further from the truth. tion Administration got into the Instead, opponents Continued from Page 3 waste-transfer station as part of a act,ruling that the birds drawn by all note that the facility shuttered in 1999. citywide plan to more equitably dis- the garbage will not pose a threat to will be just a block “Where’s the logic?” asked Pat, a tribute the city’s trash facilities and airplanes taking off and landing at from two public- retired community-college profes- reduce truck traffic by shifting more La Guardia airport. housing develop- sor who lives across the street (and garbage onto river barges, all the i’s Having suffered defeat on all ments, where most

who asked that her last name not be have been dotted and the t’s duly fronts, anti-trash activists have re- residents are elderly city new of york used).She pointed out that the ramp crossed. Low-income neighbor- cently opened a new one.They have and minorities. TRAIL OF TEARS: Rendering of waste-transfer station. the trash trucks will use to access the hoods, which for decades bore the tried to make the facility an issue in facility cuts through the middle of burden of hosting a disproportion- the race to succeed their archenemy ‘Hardly a white enclave’ Asphalt Green,a popular neighbor- ate share of the city’s garbage- and fellow Upper East Sider, May- “This is not a NIMBY issue,” four new luxury high-rise towers hood recreational facility used daily processing facilities, will catch a or Michael Bloomberg, whose offi- said Carol Tweedy,the long-serving have sprouted up within three by thousands of children. break. Under the city’s plan, the old cial residence at Gracie Mansion is executive director of the city- blocks in recent years. “What about all those shrimpy 91st Street facility would be demol- just three blocks downstream. subsidized Asphalt Green and one While many residents still hope kids?” she moaned. ished, and a new transfer station ca- At a debate among the mayoral of the leading opponents of the that somehow the trucks will never Rather than find out, diehard pable of handling more than 4,000 candidates at the 92nd Street Y in waste-transfer station. Standing in roll,inside Conte’s Market,which is opponents are battling on—and on. tons of garbage a day—though the mid-March, activists turned out in front of the recreation center as known for its old-world charm and Some have threatened to lie down in city says it will process only 1,800 full force sporting green “Dump the children, many of them African- Friday afternoon musical jam ses- front of the construction equipment tons—will open in its place in 2015. dump” T-shirts and aggressively American and Latino, streamed sions, opinions are slightly more that could roll in as early as this sum- booing Ms. Quinn’s attempts to tie through the doors, Ms. Tweedy nuanced. mer.Others have vowed to do worse A new battlefront the issue to the need for environ- said: “Look at these kids! This is “Most people who live here are to the intruders. But hard-core opponents con- mental justice. hardly a white enclave.” concerned,” said Parvezur Rahman, While the battle to block the re- tinue to file lawsuits attempting to “You can boo all you want,” Ms. Maybe not,but census data show a cashier. “But as a business, we’re turn of the garbage trucks rages on block the construction.To date,var- Quinn hollered over the din. “But that eight out of 10 of not that concerned.” in the hearts and minds of many res- ious courts have ruled in favor of the we need a city that fights environ- the neighborhood’s approximately On the contrary, Mr. Rahman idents, the outcome has been crys- station no fewer than 11 times. mental racism.” 60,000 residents are white, and that reckons that the big new neighbor tal-clear for months. Almost 10 Meanwhile, the city in March ob- Fully aware that many of their their average household income is could be a boon for his and other years after the Bloomberg adminis- tained a permit to demolish the fellow New Yorkers write off oppo- nearly $100,000—among the high- businesses. After all, he points out, tration first proposed building the original facility, having already re- nents as a bunch of rich, white, est in the city. What’s more, at least garbagemen have to eat, too. Ⅲ REAL ESTATE DEALS

the $50s per square foot.The airline BARE BONES will move in August. Air India lands on Mr. Eisenberg said Air India’s previous lease had stretched for an identical 15-year span and that the company was eager to commit to lower floor at GE what will be a 30-year term at the property. “They like the building, and they ir India did not have to fly far for new office space.The airline, envisioned staying there,” Mr. Eisen- which offers nonstop flights from John F.Kennedy Internation- berg said. al Airport to destinations halfway around the world including The 82-year-old tower was New Delhi, has struck a deal in Manhattan to move one floor built in 1931 as the headquarters down—to 14 from 15—at 570 Lexington Ave., between East for RCA and later became head- A50th and 51st streets. quarters for General Electric. The The company took 7,800 square feet in the deal, a smaller portion of the 50-story, 460,000-square-foot floor than it occupied upstairs. Using a more efficient layout, the airline will property, famed for its ornate, 2 WASHINGTON ST. 125 FIFTH AVE. 5 HANOVER SQUARE be able to fit the same number of workers into 20% less space. golden crown, is a midtown land- “They were able to change their layout by switching floors,” said Robert mark. ASKING RENT; TERM: ASKING RENT; TERM: ASKING RENT; TERM: $36 per square foot; $62 per square foot; five Mid- to high $30s; Eisenberg, a broker with Newmark Grubb Knight Frank who represented The building is owned by the Feil 20 years years 11 years the airline. “They have the same head count, but they’re in about 2,000 Organization,which was represent- square feet less space.” ed in-house by Brian Feil. SQUARE FEET: 166,400 SQUARE FEET: 4,500 SQUARE FEET: 9,750 Air India will occupy its new office for 15 years.The asking rents were in —daniel geiger TENANT; REPS: Nyack TENANT; REP: Shift TENANT; REPS: Escalate; College; Christopher Communications; Arkady Frank Cento and Mansfield and Gerry Smolyansky of CBRE Jonathan Fein of Miovski of CBRE Group Group Inc. Cushman & Wakefield Say cheese! “I would rather be on a street zation, negotiated a lease for law Inc. where there are other food vendors firm Patterson Belknap at 1133 LANDLORD; REPS: LANDLORD; REP: LANDLORD; REPS: Prime Properties Inc.; Savanna; David Wisconsin hits NY so that people will decide to explore, Sixth Ave. with Studley Executive Undisclosed; Jeff Gural Matthew R. Bergey and Menaged of Intrepid Real as opposed to being the only food Vice President Ira Schuman. Last and Adam Leshowitz of Stuart J. Siegel of CBRE Estate Group A small slice of Wisconsin is coming option around,” said Angela Kuz- week, the two men again sat across Newmark Grubb Knight Group Inc. Frank BACK STORY: The to the West Village. 5oz. Factory, a ma, operations partner at 5oz., from each other and signed off on BACK STORY: The marketing and branding food shop that sells cheese melts, which was named for the tradition- the renewal of that lease for 200,000 BACK STORY: The integrated agency will take the frozen custard and beer—all from al Wisconsin custard portion size. square feet that will extend it for an- Christian college will communications agency ground and mezzanine move from 361 will take the entire fourth floors of the 25-story Wisconsin—is opening its first loca- Her shop should open for busi- other two decades. Broadway to a location in floor of the five-story building, according to tion at 24 W. Eighth St. The asking ness in July. “We already put the next one on downtown Manhattan building, moving from its The Commercial rent for the 10-year deal, comprising The tenant was represented in ne- our calendar for 2033, though we that more than doubles current location at 915 Observer. 1,100 square feet on the ground floor gotiations by Jason Pennington and may need a reminder at that age,” its current space. Broadway. and a 1,000-square-foot basement, Zach Nathan of Ripco Real Estate. Mr. Bow joked. was $104 per square foot. Elba Diaz and William Abramson of The deal, for floors 18 through Ave.—and while he would not dis- mon areas to help attract a tenant for The host of nearby culinary es- Buchbinder + Warren Realty Group 26,was well timed for Mr.Bow.The close the price, he did say average the IRS space. The renovated lobby tablishments helped to lure the represented landlord the Jen Co. Internal Revenue Service is poised rents in the Emery Roth-designed reopened in January with new pol- newcomer to the West Eighth —adrianne pasquarelli to vacate its space on the second tower range from $75 to $80 per ished travertine walls and an onyx- Street corridor, which is quickly be- through 10th floors of the 45-story square foot.Patterson Belknap’s cur- inlaid desk.The centerpiece is a light coming a restaurant row. Popular tower next year, so the Dursts were rent lease runs through Dec. 31, sculpture hanging from the ceiling coffee roaster Stumptown is open- Law firm renews concerned about having two big 2014, at which point the new one designed by New York artist Leo ing a café there later this month, big lease on Sixth blocks of space in the building to fill. starts.The tenant will be renovating Villareal, who recently installed a while a wine bar, beer growler sta- Mr. Bow managed to keep the the space at its own expense. nearly two-mile piece on the San tion and gourmet chicken-finger Twenty years ago, Tom Bow, direc- attorneys in the building—they are Meanwhile, the Dursts have Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. shop are already in attendance. tor of leasing at the Durst Organi- the largest tenant at 1133 Sixth been busy freshening up the com- —matt chaban

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OPINION CRAIN’S NEW YORK BUSINESS Unshackle east midtown editor in chief Rance Crain publisher, vp Jill R. Kaplan for just one building since its implementation in 1992. EDITORIAL he seven-month public review of a smart editor Glenn Coleman Bloomberg administration plan to rezone The City Council, which will decide the plan’s fate, will managing editor Jeremy Smerd deputy managing editors Valerie Block, east midtown begins this week.The plan hear arguments that the price to create or renovate office Erik Ipsen is essential for the country’s pre-eminent space in excess of current zoning is too low (from Argent) or assistant managing editor Erik Engquist senior producer, news Elisabeth Butler Cordova business center to stay competitive. It too high (from prospective buyers).The council must keep news producer Amanda Fung deserves to withstand the inevitable both sides’ agendas in mind. It should also carefully consider contributing editor Elaine Pofeldt columnists Greg David, Alair Townsend attempts to diminish or delay it. pleas from landmarked houses of worship that need some crain’s health pulse editor Barbara Benson The city estimates the rezoning would trigger the creation changes to the rezoning to sell their air rights. And it should senior reporters Theresa Agovino, Aaron Elstein, Lisa Fickenscher, Matthew Flamm of 4.5 million square feet of office space and the renovation reject calls by the usual crowds for further studies. Seven reporters Chris Bragg, Matt Chaban, T Daniel Geiger, Andrew J. Hawkins, Annie Karni, of 10 million more, accommodating 16,000 more jobs than months is time enough to tweak. Kicking the task to the Adrianne Pasquarelli now. It could generate $500 million for improvements, such next administration would guarantee nothing but a longer web reporter, producer Nazish Dholakia as subway stairwells and escalators to speed commutes. New and even more politicized wait. art director Steven Krupinski deputy art director Carolyn McClain space would have to exceed the city’s energy-conservation staff photographer Buck Ennis code by 15%—achievable with modern technology. copy desk chief Steve Noveck copy editor Thaddeus Rutkowski The details are complicated, but the premise is simple: data editor Suzanne Panara Want the green? assistant data editor Emily Laermer Owners of aging commercial office buildings could researchers Eva Saviano, Amy Stern modernize without losing square footage—which today is intern Ali Elkin impossible if their properties exceed the current zoning, as Gotta come clean ONLINE AND INTERACTIVE SERVICES many do. Developers could build new commercial towers on Incredible: Albany Democrats are pushing for public senior web developer, interactive a few key sites; in exchange, they would help pay for the funding for the state Legislature’s never-ending election Chris O’Donnell infrastructure to accommodate pedestrian and subway traffic. campaigns, saying it will limit donors’ influence. But these ADVERTISING, MARKETING AND PRODUCTION director of sales and marketing To surpass current zoning limits, landlords would first pay same pols won’t give up their second jobs or even divulge Nancy Adler into a district improvement fund at rates the city hired an their incomes and clients, which lead to conflicts of interest senior account managers Irene Bar-Am, David Harkey, Jill Bottomley Kunkes, independent expert to set.To go taller still, developers could and sometimes outright corruption.The vague disclosure Courtney McCombs, Suzanne Wilson pay more into the fund or buy landmark air rights from forms they sometimes deign to fill out reveal almost nothing. director of custom content Trish Henry sales coordinator Lauren Black entities such as Argent Ventures, which owns the land under These elected officials want taxpayers to show them the newsletter product manager Alexis Sinclair Grand Central Terminal. Air-rights transfers would be money, but they won’t show their own. It’s no mystery why credit Todd J. Masura (313-446-6097) director of audience & content simpler than under the current system, which has been used the public has so little faith in them. partnership development Michael O’Connor senior marketing manager Catherine Schutten director of conferences & events COMMENTS Courtney Williams CRAIN’S ONLINE POLL reprint sales manager Lauren Melesio production and pre-press director Simone Pryce advertising production manager God is in the details Suzanne Fleischman Wies TO SUBSCRIBE: A DEVOUT BUSINESSMAN For print and digital subscriptions or customer Grace Meng’s effort to extend nesses, livelihoods and homes? service, e-mail [email protected] Your April 8 article “Design Hurricane Sandy disaster —miriam s. michel or call 877-824-9379 (in the U.S. and Canada) or inspiration” (clever play on funds to houses of worship. 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years would end all by themselves. The chief culprits would be the Social Straight talk needed Security and Medicare costs when baby boomers began to retire, the in- creases in longevity that allow people on cutting deficit to retire for longer periods and rapid- ly rising health care costs. The CBO projected that health and retirement nce upon a time not so long ago,the federal budg- benefits would grow to unsustainable et was running a surplus. President Bill Clinton levels sometime around 2020. The accomplished this good deed,bequeathing to his train was hurtling down the track. So here we are, with a deficit of successor, George W. Bush, black ink for years nearly $1 trillion. Before sequestra- into the future. When Federal Reserve Chair- tion, the CBO estimated that “by man Alan Greenspan testified in January 2001 before Congress, 2023,if current laws remain in place, O debt will equal 77% of GDP and be he cited projections by the Congressional Budget Office that on an upward path.” the surplus in fiscal year 2011 would be $500 billion. Several points should be clear to any unbiased observer.We can’t solve “The highly desirable goal of paying this problem by spending cuts alone off the federal debt is in reach before or tax increases alone. The solution the end of the decade,” Mr. Green- isn’t whacking Head Start; we must span said. But, he warned, running lower health care spending and raise surpluses after the debt is paid off revenue.Those facts make GOP and implies “a major accumulation of pri- Democratic members of Congress vate assets by the federal govern- crazy, because they challenge their ment.” To avoid this terrible turn of basic political postures. Listen to events, he advised reducing surpluses the caterwauling from Democrats by cutting taxes,not raising spending. about the president’s proposed cuts Mr. Bush happily obliged. The in Social Security and Medicare.Lis- Economic Growth and Tax Relief ten to the Republican refusal to con- Reconciliation Act of 2001 cut rev- sider further inroads in the Bush tax enue from 2001 to 2011 by a total of ALAIR TOWNSEND cuts or other revenue-raising efforts. $1.35 trillion,according to CBO es- Unemployment is stubbornly timates at the time. Mr. Bush was an overachiever in high, and the economic recovery is He didn’t stop there. He under- addressing the potential problem Mr. weak. Many families are suffering. took wars in Iraq and Afghanistan Greenspan worried about. The sur- There is good reason to be concerned without proposing measures to pay plus morphed into a deficit in the first about any measure that would crimp for them. He supported enactment budget for which he was responsible. job creation in the short term. But of Medicare prescription-drug ben- Even while the Fed chairman was there is no good reason not to talk efits, which the CBO estimated testifying about the possibility of frankly about where we are and where would have a net cost of $395 billion eliminating all federal debt,the CBO we’re going, and the extreme danger over the 2004-2013 period. and others were warning that the fat of not planning for long-term fixes.

scars have never healed. For Bloomberg, a The mini-controversy over the Garden is a little complicated, but it can be boiled down to this: To con- dish served ice cold struct the Garden on 33rd Street, the beloved old Penn Station was torn down, and many people regret that decision as passionately today as they o City Hall regime has been more appreciative did then. Today’s Penn Station is no of and helpful for private investment in New one’s idea of a good facility. To right York than the Bloomberg administration. One these wrongs, many well-meaning would think that spending $1 billion to reno- people are desperate to find some way to move the Garden and reimagine vate Madison Square Garden, creating hun- Penn Station. Renewing the Garden dreds of jobs and keeping one of the world’s most famous are- permit for a limited time,say 10 years, N would provide a cudgel to do this. nas competitive would earn a thank you. Instead, the The mayor knows this is all crazy mayor-controlled City Planning Commission is giving MSG talk. There have been countless schemes over the past decade to a hard time over renewal of the per- move the Garden, many of them in- mit it needs to operate the Garden. volving the still-moribund Farley Oh, I forgot: James Dolan runs Post Office across Eighth Avenue, the Garden. It’s payback time. and all have failed because they are Remember 2005, when the simply too costly and too impracti- Bloomberg administration was us- cal. He also knows that the Dolans ing every lever at its command to will demand the sun and the moon build a stadium on the West Side in to move—a point that the advocates time to host the 2012 Olympics— of moving the Garden have ignored. an effort that would jump-start de- The city subsidies for Yankee Stadi- velopment in all five boroughs and um, Citi Field and the Barclays solidify New York’s position as the Center would pale in comparison. leading city in the world? In the fiscally constrained future Mr. Dolan, who saw the stadium GREG DAVID in Washington, Albany and at City as a potential rival to the Garden, Hall, there will be no way to pay for threw untold millions into the effort a new Garden or even a new Penn to frustrate the mayor’s ambitions. low pro-stadium ads on Cablevision. Station. So why not have a little sat- For the first time in the city’s histo- The mayor called him “selfish, isfaction on the way out the door ry, community groups opposed to a uncooperative and the worst busi- nonetheless? Remembering 2005 project suddenly had money for TV nessman in the city.” Mr. Dolan and what might have been, I don’t ad campaigns.He even refused to al- replied in kind.He won,too,and the begrudge the mayor, either.

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Glossies turn the page

major U.S. newsweekly—down Timing was also a factor. There Reversal of print ad 13.4%, according to Publishers In- are more car launches this year, slide proves glamour formation Bureau. which helped first-quarter automo- Media observers credit Hearst tive advertising spike 30% for still sells; branding and Condé Nast with keeping their Condé Nast. Some carmakers were savvy leads the herd print editions fresh while turning also saving money last year for the magazines into audience “brands” Summer Olympics, according to that extend across mobile devices, Chief Revenue Officer Lou Cona. BY MATTHEW FLAMM websites, social media and events. A more important fact, maga- But the bump in ad pages remains zine executives say, is that they have Only newspapers have been given the key marker of industry success reshaped their businesses. Condé up for dead more often than maga- and a sign that marketers see a future Nast, for instance, now has a print

zines.But though their print cousins in glossy paper and ink. and digital “footprint” of more than buck ennis continue to lose advertising at a 160 million, up from 50 million five HEARST’S Michael Clinton credits fashion and beauty consumers with the surge in ad sales. brisk clip, some magazine publish- Touchy-feely years ago, according to Mr. Cona. ers are trumpeting a turnaround that “The fashion consumer, the The number reflects how many few could have foreseen in the dark beauty consumer continue to tell us times content is delivered to con- and may stay that way for a while. “Some of those dollars are never days of 2008 and 2009, when nearly that magazines are her primary sumers across the company’s many “They’re having a hard time gaining coming back,” Mr. Kruse said. 1,000 titles shut down. source of information about those channels, regardless of duplication. scale on the digital side,” said Scott The magazine industry not only Both Hearst Magazines and categories,” said Hearst Magazines The number of integrated print and Kruse, director of print for media- has shed titles, but—with Hearst’s Condé Nast, boosted partly by a re- Publishing Director Michael Clin- digital campaigns was up 50% in the buying giant Group M. “Until you 2011 acquisition of Hachette Fili- vival in fashion and beauty advertis- ton, explaining the surge over the quarter. really have scale, you’re not going to pacchi Media—also has consolidat- ing, just marked their best first quar- past year in fashion and beauty ad- The increase in ad pages, he in- be able to garner much in the way of ed into four major players from five. ters in five years.Cosmopolitan,which vertising. He added that this was sisted,was almost a trivial part of the [ad revenue].” Some insiders wonder if it is now has a new editor,a revamped Harper’s one area where digital media were story. moving toward an ecosystem in Bazaar and newcomer Food Network outmatched: “The fashion con- “We find that as money gets Survival of the fittest which only the strongest titles flour- Magazine, registered solid double- sumer wants to hold, feel, touch, fragmented, our clients are looking Mr. Kruse also pointed out that ish. “You’re seeing more dollars go- digit gains in advertising pages, put- turn the page.” for narrower and deeper relation- the erosion in print advertising has ing to a shorter list,” said one long- ting Hearst up by 6.6% in ad pages The economy has also played a ships,” Mr. Cona said. “It’s a much only slowed, not stopped. Industry- time media buyer. overall. Bon Appétit, Details and GQ role. An improvement in the hous- more strategic relationship, as op- wide, ad pages slid 4.8% in the first But though digital advertising is did the same for Condé Nast, which ing market has been good for posed to selling a page in a magazine quarter. A year ago, they fell 8.2%. still in its early stages,industry exec- rose 3.3% versus a year ago. Hearst’s shelter titles,including Elle or a banner on a website.” Mass-audience titles like Ladies’ utives say that audience growth on The improved fortunes come Décor and House Beautiful, while the But despite the audience growth Home Journal and Better Homes and digital platforms is both critical to amid uncertainty for the industry’s euro crisis has led global luxury on digital properties, advertising Gardens at Meredith, and Woman’s the future and the one reason for biggest publisher, Time Inc., which brands to redirect some European revenue from tablets and websites Day and Redbook at Hearst, suffered print advertising’s comeback. will soon be spun out of Time Warn- marketing dollars to the U.S.That’s remains a small piece of the total ad- double-digit declines in the quarter “There are more opportunities to er to become a stand-alone public been a boon to Harper’s Bazaar and revenue pie—about 10% to 12% for owing to weakness in pharmaceuti- partner,” said Brenda White, pub- company. Its ad pages grew by 0.6% sister titles Elle and Marie Claire, as Hearst, and 12% for Condé Nast. cal advertising. Other ad categories, lishing activation director at media- in the quarter, with fashion title In- well as to GQ, Vogue and others over Those numbers are par for the like automotive and financial, have buying agency Starcom USA. Style up 5.5%, and Time—the last at Condé Nast. course for most lifestyle magazines, increasingly moved to the Web. “We’re buying in all assets.” Ⅲ

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GREEN NEW YORK INSIDE Greenwashing Certifying ‘green’ businesses: How legit is it? PAGE 16 The List New York area’s largest REPORT engineering firms PAGE 17

BRANCHING OUT: ABC Home CEO Paulette Cole plans to add two eateries dedicated to local Retailers sustainable foods. stepping up green push Businesses find RAPID RISE ecofriendly initiatives NY member businesses in American Sustainable can provide boost Business Council to bottom line 25.474

17,450 BY ADRIANNE PASQUARELLI

These days, retailers are finding that green might be the most flattering 6,908 trend out there. And while many lo- cal businesses have long incorporat- 917 ed sustainability into their corporate DNA, some are taking things a step 2009 2010 2011 2012 further. Source: American Sustainable Business Council Companies such as women’s clothier Eileen Fisher,furniture sell- sustainability and a business ap- er ABC Home and food maker proach called “triple bottom line”— Greyston Bakery are imbuing their people, profit and planet. About operating practices with ever deeper 25,000 members are in the New shades of green. ABC, for example, York area, a number that has grown is sharing the environmental origins by 15% in the past year,according to of products with shoppers. Eileen David Levine, chief executive and Fisher is considering opening an co-founder of the council. apparel-making factory stateside, “These aren’t just nice things to and Greyston is installing solar pan- do,” he said. “The reason there’s els to help bake its brownies. such an uptick [in membership] The three companies have also across the country—and in New joined the American Sustainable York in particular—is because Business Council, a four-year-old there’s a recognition that this has national association of more than tremendous value for businesses.”

buck ennis 165,000 firms that have pledged See ECOFRIENDLY on Page 14 Farm School NYC: a different kind of urban growth

cate candidates in the inaugural class makes for a natural transition to the nonprofit founded in 1995 that preparing, distributing and/or mar- Program teaches of Farm School NYC, a hands-on farming. manages Farm School NYC. “We keting food.” Its goal is to have 60 to ag biz—from program that trains its students in Farm School NYC sees itself as have more applications than we can 120 students “securing income urban agriculture. She hopes to at- more than just a training ground for accommodate, and we’ve enrolled a streams related to Farm School skills bees to peas— tain her certificate later this year. New York City residents like Ms. diverse group of students.We have a and training.” In an apprenticeship at the Snug Gay to grow food. The school’s am- strong, clear vision of Farm School Ms. Berger said that while Farm to city slickers Harbor Heritage Farm on Staten Is- bitious agenda is to “build as a regional resource for School NYC has so far enrolled land and in academic classes includ- self-reliant communities anyone who wants to learn about 200 paying students, the non- BY DAVID KOEPPEL ing animal husbandry, she learns and inspire positive local how to grow food in the profit also runs a program called about beekeeping and raising chick- action around food access APPLICANTS127 city.” City Farms that has offered 2,300 A typical week finds Petula Gay ens, skills that she hopes will trans- and social-, economic- and for 15 slots in In its submission to the students free agriculture-related planting seedlings for fresh fruits late into a career that involves teach- racial-justice issues.” Farm School USDA, the school cited workshops. NYC’s certificate and vegetables and canning hot pep- ing urban farming to low-income It’s been an auspicious program the three-year objectives In its second year, Farm School pers and sweet dumpling squash— women. Ms. Gay lives in the West first two years,according to of teaching 3,000 to 3,600 had 127 applicants for 15 slots in the not exactly the usual activities of Sayville section of Staten Island,and the head of the school. students about sustainable certificate program and 272 appli- higher-education students in the for many years has worked as a lac- “We’ve succeeded beyond our ex- urban agriculture, and to have be- cants for 171 individual class slots. city. tation consultant. She said her focus pectations,” said Jacquie Berger, the tween 1,600 and 2,400 students ap- So far, eight students have graduat- Ms. Gay, 52, is one of 15 certifi- on nutritional health for women executive director of Just Food Inc., plying their new skills “by growing, See FARM SCHOOL on Page 15

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REPORT GREEN NEW YORK THE BUZZ ON the seed all the way to when it arrives bakes the brownies in Ben & Jerry’s in our distribution center,” said Amy ice cream and began selling cookies BENEFIT CORPS Ecofriendly retailers Hall, director of social consciousness at Whole Foods last year, installed RECENT LEGISLATION has helped at Eileen Fisher.“We want to be able solar panels on its roof this month, for-profit businesses go green. In to tell the stories about the commu- using $50,000 in grants from Green late 2011, New York became the Continued from Page 13 pers to make new clothing from old. nities and workers impacted.” Mountain Energy and the New seventh state to pass a law Irvington, N.Y.-based Eileen The clothier is also making a new York State Energy Research and allowing companies to Saving with solar Fisher has been using natural fibers hire to spearhead an effort to support Development Authority. incorporate as benefit and ecofriendly fabrics for its flowing sustainability in its supply chain. Ecofriendly initiatives seem to Though the panels won’t gener- corporations—a new corporate pants and draped camisoles for a Though most of its apparel is made be paying off. Last year, Eileen ate enough energy to run the entire form that blesses the “double decade, but two years ago it began a in China, as is the case with the ma- Fisher generated $360 million in bakery, they will save at least 5% on bottom line” of financial and giveback program. At its two Green jority of clothiers, Eileen Fisher revenue, a 15% rise over 2011, Ms. electricity costs, said Chief Execu- social or environmental goals. Eileen stores—the second opened manufactures 20% domestically be- Hall said. tive Mike Brady. Also, last year, “Traditionally, maximizing this spring—consumers donate used tween New York and Los Angeles Founded on Buddhist principles, Greyston, which reports more than profit or shareholder value is the Eileen Fisher garments, which are and might open its own local factory. Greyston, a Yonkers bakery that left $10 million in annual sales,switched resold and the profits given to “We really want to know what the Bronx about 20 years ago, is to all recyclable packaging. fiduciary duty of companies, but women’s charities. The shops host goes into our product and who makes striving to reduce its power con- “We’re looking very closely at benefit corporations have a monthly workshops that teach shop- our product at all levels,starting from sumption. The company, which what we can do,” said Mr. Brady. dual duty to maximize value and also deliver environmental benefit,” said state Sen. Daniel Squadron, D-Brooklyn/ Manhat- tan, who championed the benefit- corporation bill in the Legislature. Twenty New York businesses became benefit corporations in GET the law’s first year. Greyston Bakery was the first, according to Mike Brady, its chief executive. Executives at Eileen Fisher are exploring a possible registration. ENERGY EFFICIENT —ADRIANNE PASQUARELLI “We also have a decent amount of AND START SAVING TODAY food waste, so we’re looking at bet- ter ways to compost.” The Green Team can get your 5- to 75-unit building energy fi t. In addition to its environmental initiatives, the company,through its nonprofit owner, the Greyston Foundation, is focused on the com- munity.It hires without background checks or interviews, and provides low-income housing for employees. GET BIG Flatiron-district-based ABC Home has a similar focus on its em- ployees.The furniture seller is look- ing at setting a new floor of $12 an REBATES hour—what advocates call a “living on most high effi ciency light wage”—for its 281 staffers. fi xtures in common areas “We’ve been working on that for GET many years, but the recession hap- pened and slowed us down,” said founder and Chief Executive Paulette Cole. Though the compa- ny’s flagship store already has one eatery—ABC Kitchen—dedicated UPTO to local sustainable foods,it’s adding two more this year, as well as an area GET for cooking classes.ABC also began partnering with the Council of Fashion Designers of America last $20,000 year on eco-conscious clothing. $115 Long-term savings when you install an for each thermostatic Of course, going green often is energy management system radiator valve you install not the cheapest choice.Many busi- nesses agree that such initiatives as switching to solar energy or choos- ing environmentally friendly sup- pliers involve a big outlay of funds. But Mr. Brady said the eventual benefits outweigh the initial price tag. Greyston expects to recover its $30,000 investment in energy- efficient lighting within two years. “There is an up-front cost, cer- tainly,on many of the programs, but there’s long-term savings,” he said. ENERGY EFFICIENCY EXPERTS In addition, finding skilled local 1-877-870-6118 laborers has always been one of the largest obstacles for clothiers who ©2013 Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. Ad: Arnell Group ©2013 Consolidated Edison Company of New York, conEd.com/GreenTeam want to increase domestic produc- tion. Eileen Fisher’s Ms. Hall noted that factories in the U.S.are relative- ly small and can’t handle the large SAVE BIG ON LIGHTING, HEATING AND COOLING UPGRADES. CALL TODAY FOR YOUR FREE ENERGY SURVEY. volume that Chinese facilities do. “Replicating that here is going to take some elbow grease,” she said. Ⅲ

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REPORT GREEN NEW YORK

nancial challenge to Farm School able child care for students and to Farm School teaches city slickers NYC, but said that it plans to com- offer classes in Spanish. pensate by diversifying its fundrais- The biggest challenge,though,is ing and doubling its enrollment. to have graduates find jobs and gen- School officials have also decid- erate sustainable incomes in their Continued from Page 13 ed not to pursue academic accredi- new field. ed from the certificate program. tation—at least not yet. An adviso- It’s still unusual for people to ry committee determined that it Opportune time think of New York as a potential would be too expensive, according “There are careers in urban farm- haven for agriculture. But the city to Ms. Berger. ing,but there are not many,and they does have more than 1,000 commu- For indoor classrooms, the are not well paid,” said Kubi Acker- nity gardens and about 35 working school has relied heavily on the of- man, project manager at the Urban farms, according to a report last year fices of Manhattan Borough Presi- Design Lab. “There is a high de- by the Urban Design Lab at Colum- dent Scott Stringer. Outdoor class- mand for agricultural workers, but bia University’s Earth Institute. es are held at a rotating roster of the they are among the most poorly paid In 2011, Farm School NYC be- five boroughs’urban farms,commu- and some of the worst jobs in the gan offering its highly competitive nity gardens and botanical gardens. country.” certificate program, which teaches Karen Washington,an instructor Mr. Ackerman said that there is production, preparation, distribu- for Farm School and a co-founder of a need for Farm School NYC grad- tion, marketing and advocacy to ur- La Finca del Sur, an urban farm in uates to do food-justice work, food- ban-agriculture students and can be the South Bronx, said that the 10 access research, nonprofit policy completed in two to five years. It certificate students who graduated work in the municipal sector and ur- also offers individual classes for the HANDS FULL: Just at the end of last year are mostly go- ban rooftop farming. less committed. Tuition is based on Food Inc. Executive ing into a variety of farming-related Susan Chin, executive director of Director Jacquie household size and annual income, Berger said Farm businesses, including canning and the Design Trust for Public Space in and the cost for a certificate program School has more animal husbandry. Others are grav- New York, said Farm School NYC can range from $420 to $5,670. applicants than it itating to jobs in social-justice ac- has arrived at an opportune time for The certificate program consists can accommodate. tivism and organization. the urban-farming movement. Ms.

of 15 core courses,advanced course- buck ennis Three recent certificate gradu- Chin sees opportunities for Farm work in a specialized area, an ap- ates were offered temporary jobs School graduates to create new food prenticeship and 40 hours of volun- pitched in with a grant as well, as “Through this grant, Just Food Inc. building a garden on a barge that hubs—networks that “manage the teer work. Classes are offered by part of its corporate social responsi- has hired new teachers and trained houses the offices of World Yacht, a aggregation,storage,processing,dis- season;this spring includes an intro- bility program. beginning farmers in many poor private charter company located at tributing or marketing of locally and ductory class on carpentry and The school also raised $106,730 communities in New York City. Pier 81 in Manhattan. Last year, the regionally produced food,”according building, and another on propaga- on its own, according to its report to This project has not only created school reported to the USDA that to the USDA—and find jobs in com- tion. the USDA. jobs, but it also has the potential to two students had taken on farming- posting, a growing industry. The school received seed money generate additional income and en- related employment, and three had “They’re coming at a good mo- of $426,921 in 2010 from the U.S. Loss of federal funding hance access to locally grown food.” started farming in rural areas. ment because there’s so much inter- Department of Agriculture’s Begin- “In recent years, demand for lo- But after a previous $75 million Farm School NYC has been “ex- est in urban agriculture,” said Ms. ning Farmer and Rancher Develop- cally grown food has increased outlay,Congress did not reauthorize tremely successful,with little bumps Chin. “It can be a catalyst for revi- ment Program,which has as its mis- tremendously, creating new entre- the program’s grants last year,and no along the way,” Ms. Washington talizing cities. There’s a need for sion to “develop and offer education preneurial opportunities—even in new money will be distributed, ac- said, citing several students who food hubs, a need for people in the and mentoring programs” for the urban areas,”said Siva Sureshwaran, cording to the USDA. dropped out because they lacked compost industry. Getting folks “next generation of farmers.”Multi- national head of the farmer and Ms. Berger acknowledged that babysitters for sick children. She plugged into these areas can be a national Dutch bank Rabobank rancher program, in a statement. the loss of federal funding poses a fi- wants the school to provide afford- bridge for so many grads.”

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REPORT GREEN NEW YORK Blessing ‘green’ businesses has become a business itself

known as greenwashing. imate authenticator in Manhattan- Hundreds of firms will Some companies, in their quest based B Lab, which has been in the certify a company as to be perceived as environmentally standards business since 2006. and socially reputable, take short Rather than certifying a single prod- sustainable. But not cuts. A number of them bought uct or building,B Lab began endors- worthless environmental certifica- ing entire organizations. Its rigorous all are legitimate tions for about $550 from a Florida certification process requires not company called Tested Green, only environmental compliance, but which never actually tested the also fair treatment of employees and BY DAVID KOEPPEL companies it provided with envi- strong community relations. ronmental labels, the Federal Trade B Lab has endorsed 707 compa- IceStone manufactures kitchen Commission charged. The agency nies in 24 countries as “certified B counters from recycled glass.Online obtained a settlement from Tested corporations.”Other New York area marketplace Etsy’s mission is to Green in 2011. B corporations include online re- “build a more fulfilling and lasting tailer Uncommon Goods and GREEN POLICE: Andrew world.” The Brooklyn-based com- Greyston Bakery in Yonkers. Kassoy’s B Lab puts panies consider themselves not just ‘Greenwashing companies through the businesses but deliverers of societal Authenticators abound ringer before vouching good,and like an increasing number is more Other validators abound. The for their sustainability of such firms, they have sought an Rainforest Alliance, also headquar- practices. independent stamp of approval. prevalent tered in Manhattan, provides the

Getting one,though,is no simple RA-Cert, a certification and verifi- buck ennis matter. Establishing green certifica- than ever’ cation service to forestry,agriculture tion standards has itself become big and carbon/climate clients. The ronmental benefit, but it remains tisers use it for marketing rather business,with hundreds of organiza- Northeast Organic Farming Asso- the leader in the construction sector. than to reflect organizational values. tions across dozens of industries ciation of New York certifies organ- In 2011, legislation let New York Urvashi Rangan, the director of competing to vouch for a company’s ic products from local farms and companies incorporate as public- consumer safety and sustainability sustainability practices. The growth “Greenwashing is more preva- processing operations. benefit corporations. While that law for Consumers Union, said judging of these businesses is a testament to lent then ever. There’s so many cer- The nonprofit U.S.Green Build- provides a legal structure for compa- which certifications are greenwash- the widespread consumer and entre- tifications, it’s difficult to keep ing Council pioneered the concept nies to combine financial goals with ing is difficult because there are preneurial interest in all things track,” said Charles Margulis, the of green certification in 1998, with environmental and social ones,B cor- many gray areas. Her organization green. But it can be tricky to distin- communications director for the its LEED rating system,designed to porations pay fees to be sanctioned by recommends that green labels be guish between legitimate independ- Center for Environmental Health, encourage environmentally superi- B Lab.The social and environmental credible,verifiable,consistent across ent green verifications and rubber an organization that tracks green- or commercial and, later, residential objectives, however, are similar. products, transparent, independent stamps that exaggerate a company’s washing issues. “It’s easy to fake it.” projects. LEED has been criticized B Lab co-founder Andrew Kas- and without conflicts of interest, environmental bona fides, a practice IceStone and Etsy found a legit- for being a clumsy measure of envi- soy said hundreds of entities offer and created with stakeholder input. green certifications,but few have as- Ms. Rangan said many certifica- sessment processes as comprehen- tions fulfill just one or two of these sive and transparent as his compa- criteria. Consumers Union’s Eco- ny’s.It can take months,and requires labels.org weighs in on hundreds of applicants to amend their bylaws to green labels and their reliability—or ensure that they take more than the lack thereof. bottom line into account. Certifica- In October, the Federal Trade tion fees start at $500 for companies Commission updated its “Green with under $2 million in sales, and Guides” to address these issues.The climb to $25,000 for companies with guides, first published in 1992, lay sales of $100 million or more. out principles to “help marketers Mr. Kassoy calls the city a robust avoid making misleading environ- area for B corporation growth.“New mental claims.” One new section York is uniquely positioned as a hub covers certifications and seals of ap- of innovation,” he said. “There is a proval, and “cautions marketers not strong spirit of entrepreneurship to use environmental certifications here and a sense of community. or seals that don’t clearly convey the There is also growing support,espe- basis for the certification.” cially in Brooklyn, for locally Laura Kim,an assistant director in sourced products.” the enforcement division of the com- One Brooklyn-based B corpora- mission’s Bureau of Consumer Pro- tion is the Freelancers Insurance Co., tection,advises consumers to research owned by the Freelancers Union. It any certification and to determine its became a B corporation in Novem- environmental or scientific basis. ber 2010,a process that required sev- Businesses that want legitimate certi- eral months of effort by company fications should be willing to put in staff, said Sara Horowitz, the parent the time and money that assures the organization’s founder and director. public they aren’t greenwashing. Ms. Horowitz said companies “This is definitely an area of inter- use green certification as a way to est,” Ms. Kim said. “Anecdotally, we improve their brand image so the see more certifications in the market- public sees them as environmental- place making environmental claims.” ly and socially sound. Ms.Rangan of Consumers Union “It’s like sprinkling fairy dust,” argued that while changes to the she said. “I think there’s green and agency’s guides are admirable, the then there’s green. You see the mon- FTC hasn’t done enough to enforce strosities some of those real estate violations. developers are building, and it’s “The ‘Green Guides’ are a fine highly doubtful that their certifica- first step, but we’d like to see re- tion is meaningful.” quired third-party certification,” Mr. Kassoy cited “widespread said Ms. Rangan. “Right now, some skepticism” among consumers. certifications are so vague as to have Many believe companies and adver- no meaning.” Ⅲ

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For full list THE Largest Engineering Firms of the top 25, see LIST Ranked by number of New York area engineers CrainsNewYork.com/lists THE SCOOP ENGINEERING SALARIES Mean NYC salaries for most popular engineering jobs: s if the spotlight that the Cornell NYC Tech campus on Roosevelt Island Employment Mean wage shined on the local engineering scene weren’t big enough, Superstorm Environmental engineers 780 $97,280 Sandy came along. Boosted by the storm as well as by the improving economy, engineering Electrical engineers 2,180 $93,580 jobs at the top 20 New York area firms, ranked by the number of local li- Civil engineers 5,270 $90,840 Acensed engineers, rose 9.8%, to 2,411, at the end of 2012, according to Crain’s research. Mechanical engineers 1,890 $88,550 In fact, 22 of these firms saw an increase in engineers. Electrical and electronic engineer technicians 1,330 $70,410 “There’s been a buildup of pent-up demand from the downturn that’s now being re- leased,” said David Cooper, president and chief executive at WSP USA, No. 6, which Source: NYS Department of Labor saw its local engineering head count increase 12.7%, to 151, primarily because of an in- crease in activity in the high-rise residential, commercial and education markets. But for other engineering firms, it was Sandy that spurred job creation. At No. 5 BEST ENGINEERING SCHOOLS Thornton Tomasetti, engineering head count nearly doubled, thanks in part to an influx Cornell NYC Tech, expected to create 30,000 permanent tech jobs, may be making the most noise, but it’s not the of business after the storm. Initially, the work focused on fixing damaged buildings, and region’s only engineering school. Here are the best, as ranked by U.S. News & World Report. now the firm is helping landlords create more resilient structures to withstand future dis- Total graduate Full-time faculty asters. School engineering enrollment Full-time tuition members “It’s not an issue driven by requirement. It’s driven by the market because tenants will not want to stay in a building that’s susceptible to damage,” said Aine Brazil, vice chair- Columbia University 2,525 $47,340/year 149 man at Thornton Tomasetti and co-chair of the mayor’s Building Resiliency Task Force, Fu Foundation a group dedicated to helping prepare the city’s buildings for future storms. Polytechnic Institute of 2,114 $1,304/credit 64 The group includes 19 members of the American Council of Engineering New York University Companies,including Ms.Brazil,in addition to property managers,city officials and at- Stony Brook 1,433 $9,370/year (in-state); 131 torneys. University-SUNY $16,680/year (out-of-state) Engineers are helping landlords design ways to move infrastructure to higher floors, create flood-proof temporary walls and otherwise retrofit their buildings. Stevens Institute of 1,728 $28,800/year 73 Industry experts believe engineering jobs will continue increasing beyond the real es- Technology (Schaefer) tate and construction industries. The Bloomberg administration, through its Applied New Jersey 1,340 $16,836/year (in-state); 141 Sciences NYC initiative,has contributed land and $100 million to the Cornell tech cam- Institute of Technology $24,370/year (out-of-state) pus project and $15 million in financial assistance to expand Columbia University’s en- gineering school. The entire initiative—which also includes New York University’s applied-sciences campus in downtown Brooklyn—is expected to create 945 spinoff companies and more than 48,000 jobs. —emily laermer

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OPINION HANSIKA SHERGILL big steps to improve energy efficien- 50 W. 23RD ST. cy in old and new buildings. Mayor has been Energy-audit law is approved for Michael Bloomberg’s sustainability grants and rebates agenda, PlaNYC, includes compre- to improve energy an aid to landlords hensive measures to reduce efficiency. greenhouse-gas emissions by 5% over the next 10 years. Its Greener, echnological advances,as well as the protracted re- Greater Buildings Plan targets large buildings, which account for almost cession born out of the 2008 financial crisis, have 75% of the city’s emissions.New city cast sustainability in a new light.Going green,once laws will make it difficult to burn regarded as the environmentally friendly thing to dirty fuels in large buildings, paving the way for efficient, sustainable do, is now seen as an economic choice. Moreover, technologies and job creation in the Ta new city law gives property owners a push to save energy costs clean-energy sector. Buildings will while cutting their carbon footprints. be able to save $700 million in an- nual energy costs using these basic For private buildings covering of uninterrupted power. When measures. 50,000 square feet or more, Local Sandy left most of lower Manhattan Local Law 87 may seem like an Law 87 requires that energy audits without heat and electricity, New undue imposition on building own- be performed to identify potential York University’s co-gen plant,fired ers, but energy audits and retro- improvements, after which they are commissioning by certified profes- required to perform retro- sionals can cut energy costs by 40%. commissioning for restoring Owners who act early will have energy-consuming systems to their A government more access to incentives,grants and

original performance levels. This rebates that can help reduce the cost buck ennis year, and every 10 years thereafter, mandate that of the audits and upgrades identi- owners of qualifying buildings must fied in them. early can remain a sound investment 1 million LED lights. submit an energy-efficiency report helps building Energy-efficiency incentives are instead of a financial black hole. Fossil fuels may have sustained documenting the findings and ac- owners a finite commodity—a limited pie to The cost trend of fossil fuels sug- the economy in the past, but the tions taken. be divided among qualified build- gests a long-term increase in the future demand for energy will need Businesspeople generally dislike ings.Those who comply soonest will price of heating oil, coal and gaso- to be met largely through renew- government mandates, but this one take home a bigger piece,while those line. Perhaps that is why the com- ables, alternative-energy sources should help them. who wait may be left with little or mercial and retail sectors view ener- and conservation. Buildings with large-enough nothing. Furthermore, late adopters gy efficiency as a “new fuel” source. heating needs to justify co-genera- of energy efficiency will find them- Macy’s has cut its energy bill by 30% Hansika Shergill is a compliance tion or CHP (combined heat and by natural gas, kept 22 campus selves struggling with underper- since 2002 by installing sensors that associate at Associated Renewable, power) systems during retro- buildings warm and bright. forming buildings in a marketplace turn off stockroom lights, turning an energy-consulting and carbon- commissioning can gain the benefit New York City has taken other with rising costs. Buildings audited off signs at night and installing management firm.

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Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center CONFERENCE The newly designed Alice Tully Hall CENTERS & continues to be one of the most prestigious and sought-after venues in VENUES New York City. It features state-of-the-art capabilities with exceptional acoustics, 80 5th Avenue Penthouse automated screens for film and other The Manhattan Penthouse is the only true, media presentations, all new interior full-floor, traditional penthouse for events finishes including exceptional glowing in Manhattan. The space is 8,000 square walls and generous leg room. In addition, feet and has many rich details, including Alice Tully Hall offers three new exciting large Palladian windows that feature event spaces that scale from intimate with amazing 360 degree views, a magnificent warm sculpted wood walls to grand with oak and stained glass bar, paneled three-story glass curtain windows. window seats, tall ficus trees, mirrored ADDRESS: 1941 Broadway at 65th Street band area, grand piano, custom lighting New York, NY 10023 and beautiful oak floors. PHONE: (212) 875-5037 ADDRESS: 80 Fifth Avenue CONTACT: Venue sales team New York, NY 10011 E-MAIL: [email protected] PHONE: (212) 627-8838 WEB SITE: www.lincolncenter.org CONTACT: Samuel Milliken E-MAIL: [email protected] Almond NYC WEB SITE: www.manhattanpenthouse.com A continued commitment to local, seasonal fare, alongside friendly and 300 New York knowledgeable service, creates a warm Come strike up your next meeting of the yet lively atmosphere perfect for groups. minds at 300 New York, where all the Menus are reasonably priced and party best ideas happen between the frames. areas, including one with a pool table, With 40 bowling lanes, casual dining with make this location the neighborhood full-service bar and professional wait gathering place for groups anywhere from staff, and our Game On video arcade and 15 to 200. gaming room, calling us an “alley” just ADDRESS: 12 East 22nd Street doesn’t cut it. New York, NY 10010 ADDRESS: Pier 60 at 23rd Street and the PHONE: (212) 228-7557 West Side Highway CONTACT: Lee Felty New York, NY 10011 E-MAIL: [email protected] PHONE: (212) 835-2695 WEB SITE: www.almondnyc.com CONTACT: Catrina Reid, sales manager E-MAIL: [email protected] AMA New York Executive Conference WEB SITE: www.300newyork.com Center GROUP EVENTS: Meeting rooms can accommodate up to Everybody's having 1776 Broadway Event Space 120. Executive chairs. High-speed Internet The event space at 1776 Broadway access. Complimentary Wi-Fi in lounges. fun−for some it's hoisting a 12−lb consists of two levels of customizable Complimentary continuous beverage ser- bowling ball, for others, it's an 8 oz. space with a rooftop deck. With 3,800 vice. Optional catering. No service charges square feet and breathtaking views of and no guest room commitment required. Central Park and Times Square, our chilled martini. ADDRESS: 1601 Broadway at 48th Street, event space is the perfect place to host 8th Floor a wedding, a corporate event, a product New York, NY 10019 launch, a fundraising event or a holiday PHONE: (212) 903-8262 party. CONTACT: John Murphy ADDRESS: 1776 Broadway E-MAIL: [email protected] New York, NY 10019 WEB SITE: www.amaconferencecenters PHONE: (212) 957-1776, ext. 411 .org/nyc CONTACT: Dr. René Zemp E-MAIL: [email protected] American Institute of Architects New WEB SITE: www.1776broadway.com York Chapter / Center for Architecture This three floor 15,000 square foot Abigail Adams Smith Auditorium modern exhibition space located in the and the Mount Vernon Hotel Museum heart of Manhattan’s historic Greenwich and Garden Village neighborhood offers a dynamic A 2,300 square foot open space suitable backdrop to a variety of events. Tafel Hall, for parties, meetings and concerts. named for a protégé of Frank Lloyd Wright, Features street-level access, galley is the anchor space, with high ceilings, kitchen and Colonial-style garden and a mezzanine overlook and natural light. grounds surrounding historic house Installation space and an outdoor patio museum. are also available. ADDRESS: 417-421 East 61st Street ADDRESS: 536 LaGuardia Place (between New York, NY 10065 Bleecker and West 3rd) PHONE: (212) 838-5489 New York, NY 10012 CONTACT: Allison Coliskey PHONE: (212) 358-6111 or (212) 358-6112 E-MAIL: [email protected] CONTACT: Laura Elbogen, director of WEB SITE: www.colonialdamesofamerica.org marketing or John LoPresto, events and marketing coordinator Book your next celebration at 300 New York E-MAIL: [email protected] Pier 60/23rd & West Side Hwy. / 212.835.2695 / 300newyork.com WEB SITE: http://cfa.aiany.org Crain’s 2013 Meeting Planner’s Guide

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American Museum of Natural History Barbetta we accommodate everything from press ADDRESS: Broadway at 74th Street Bill’s Bar and Burger More than 40 exhibition halls, showcasing A palazzo-like interior and verdant garden conferences and movie premieres to New York, NY 10023 Rockefeller Center some of the greatest treasures and are available for large receptions. For award shows, product launches, bar/bat PHONE: (212) 465-6106 The flagship location of Bill’s Bar and natural wonders of the world, are smaller parties, Barbetta offers the mitzvahs and much more. E-MAIL: [email protected] Burger in Rockefeller Center offers their available for special events. patrician rooms of its land-marked 1874 ADDRESS: 237 West 42nd Street WEB SITE: www.beacontheatre.com/ “mouthwatering” (New York Magazine), ADDRESS: W est 79th Street and Central townhouses. Accommodates four to New York, NY 10036 specialevents “classic” (Daily Candy) and “flavorful” (New Park West 400 guests. PHONE: (212) 997-4511 York Post) burgers, in addition to American New York, NY 10024 ADDRESS: 321 West 46th Street CONTACT: Jessica Rothstein Berman, The Beer Bar staples—salads, chicken B.L.Ts, hot dogs, PHONE: (212) 769-5350 New York, NY 10036 CMP director of sales and Ideal for birthdays, corporate events and spinach artichoke dip and more—at one CONTACT: Audrey Isaac, director of sales PHONE: (212) 246-9171 special events other special occasions. Outdoor patio: of New York City’s premiere destinations. and marketing, event and CONTACT: Suzanna Gardijan E-MAIL: [email protected] 30-200 guests; main dining room: ADDRESS: 16 West 51st Street at conference services E-MAIL: [email protected] WEB SITE: www.bbkingblues.com 75-150 guests. Fifth Avenue E-MAIL: [email protected] WEB SITE: www.barbettarestaurant.com ADDRESS: 200 Park Avenue at East 45th New York, NY 10111 WEB SITE: www.amnh.org/hostanevent The Beacon Theatre Street (MetLife Building) PHONE: (212) 331-0328 BB King Blues Club and Lucille’s Grill Designated a New York landmark building New York, NY 10166 CONTACT: Special events department Apella Legendary music and event venue located by the NYC Landmarks Preservation PHONE: (212) 949-8248 E-MAIL: [email protected] Apella is New York City’s most innovative in the heart of Times Square offering Committee in 1979, the Beacon Theatre CONTACT: Sharon Colabello WEB SITE: www.billsbarandburger.com meeting and event space located within conception to completion event services. has become a venerable rock room and E-MAIL: [email protected] The Alexandria Center for Life Science Huge built in stage, state of the art sound, an intimate setting for unforgettable WEB SITE: www.patinagroup.com offering ten thoughtfully designed rooms lighting and video and wireless capabilities concerts and events. with contemporary interiors, state-of-the- art technology and expansive East River and city skyline views. Events at Apella are managed by Backal Management Group and are exclusively catered by Riverpark, a Tom Colicchio Restaurant, and ’wichcraft. ADDRESS: 450 East 29th Street (between First Avenue and the East River) New York, NY 10016 PHONE: (212) 706-4100 E-MAIL: [email protected] WEB SITE: www.apella.com

Armory on the Hudson Home of the National Track and Field Hall of Fame and a world class 60,000 square foot arena, Armory on the Hudson provides a variety of rental options for events such as sports, expos, large lectures, commencements, concerts and social functions. ADDRESS: 216 Fort Washington Avenue New York, NY 10032 PHONE: (212) 923-1803, ext. 7012 CONTACT: Kimberly Ver Steeg, director of special events E-MAIL: [email protected] WEB SITE: www.armoryonthehudson.org

Astra by Chef Charlie Palmer A café by day, chef Charlie Palmer’s Astra is an ideal location for New York City private events. Located in midtown Manhattan’s exclusive Decoration & Design building, the panoramic river view from Astra’s 14th floor terrace is only one of its spectacular offerings. Under the direction of chef de cuisine Adam Bordonaro, the kitchen turns out personalized menus from cocktails and hors d’oeuvres to full dining, while the airy event space offers sophisticated but friendly service for both corporate and social events. ADDRESS: 979 Third Avenue (D&D Building), 14th Floor New York, NY 10022 PHONE: (212) 644-9394 WEB SITE: www.charliepalmer.com

Aureole Featuring signature Michelin-starred Charlie Palmer fare, an award-winning wine selection, impeccable service, flawless planning and execution, our dining experience is an unforgettable way to express appreciation for your employees, clients and partners. ADDRESS: 135 West 42nd Street (at Bryant Park) New York, NY 10036 PHONE: (212) 319-1660 CONTACT: Yulia Florinskaya E-MAIL: yfl[email protected] WEB SITE: www.charliepalmer.com

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Blue Fin Brasserie Located in the heart of Times Square, Award-winning interior with contemporary Blue Fin serves up the freshest seafood and classic French brasserie fare. Entire and expertly prepared sushi in a modern, restaurant or smaller private room beautiful setting. Get away from the available for ten to 300. mainstays of tourist food and treat ADDRESS: 100 East 53rd Street yourself to a true culinary experience. New York, NY 10022 Blue Fin continues to wow tourists and PHONE: (212) 829-9577 New Yorkers alike with top-notch seafood CONTACT: Stefan Watstein in the heart of Times Square. E-MAIL: [email protected] ADDRESS: 1567 Broadway at 47th Street WEB SITE: www.patinagroup.com New York, NY 10036 PHONE: (212) 331-0328 Brasserie 8 1/2

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y Trainings / Product Launches / Receptions / Alumni Events separates the front bar area, main dining WEB SITE: www.patinagroup.com Corporate Retreats / Photo Shoots / Films / Social Events room and jazz room. Its classic elegance Aaron

aian 536 LaGuardia Place, New York, NY 10012 makes it well-suited to take all types, from BR Guest Hospitality rd a. (between Bleecker St & West 3 St / Greenwich Village) eter nearby NYU overachievers to Grill regulars. From 4am starts at the fish market © P cf ADDRESS: 31 Union Square West at to consuming 1,500 avocados daily, 16th Street BR Guest is passionate about quality New York, NY 10003 produce and great tasting food. Since PHONE: (212) 331-0328 its first restaurant opening in 1987, BR CONTACT: Special events department Guest Hospitality has rapidly expanded E-MAIL: [email protected] to include 25 plus bars and restaurants WEB SITE: www.bluewatergrillnyc.com in New York City, Atlantic City, Fort Lauderdale and Las Vegas. Bowlmor Lanes Union Square ADDRESS: 315 Park Avenue South Bowlmor Lanes, the longest contiguously New York, NY 10010 running bowling alley in the U.S., has PHONE: (212) 331-0328 been described as “an art gallery you CONTACT: Special events department can bowl in.” With dramatic architecture, E-MAIL: [email protected] exceptional food and drinks and incredible WEB SITE: www.brguesthospitality.com service, bowling is just the beginning. The Greenwich Village landmark, established Brite Spokes in 1938, is a hot spot for New York City Brite Spokes, a Kuoni Company, where hipsters and has hosted celebrities from work trips just got turned on their Drew Barrymore to Michael Phelps – even axis. From visiting the Hall of Fame Richard Nixon bowled a game there. in the company of a sports legend, to ADDRESS: 110 University Place discovering health and wellness regimens New York, NY 10003 designed by industry trendsetters, Brite PHONE: (212) 255-8188, ext. 1133 Spokes delivers fresh, innovative and CONTACT: Laura Altman, vice president of exclusive travel experiences to a wide sales spectrum of active, social, sophisticated E-MAIL: [email protected] individuals, couples, groups, families and WEB SITE: www.bowlmor.com/union-square yes, businesses. Brite Spokes: thematic travel, exclusive experiences and personal Bowlmor Lanes Times Square enrichment. Bowlmor Lanes Times Square is 90,000 ADDRESS: 500 Seventh Avenue square feet of fun and excitement. This New York, NY 10018 multi-faceted entertainment venue offers PHONE: (212) 596-1094 numerous ways to celebrate a special CONTACT: Jordana Waxman, head of event of any type or size. Voted “Best marketing New Event Venue,” Bowlmor features 50 E-MAIL: [email protected] lanes of luxury bowling divided into seven WEB SITE: www.kuoni.com New York City themed lounges, Boomer Esiason’s Stadium Grill and the unique Brooklyn Botanic Garden Carnival event space with boardwalk-style Expansive grounds with plantings of games and private lounge seating. cherry trees, roses and herbs and ADDRESS: 222 West 44th Street Japanese garden. The Palm House is a New York, NY 10036 beaux arts-style pavilion with audio/visual PHONE: (212) 680-0012, ext. 1617 equipment and catering. CONTACT: Shannon Hynes ADDRESS: 1 000 Washington Avenue E-MAIL: [email protected] Brooklyn, NY 11225 WEB SITE: www.bowmor.com/times-square PHONE: (718) 398-2400 CONTACT: Charles Krause E-MAIL: [email protected] WEB SITE: www.charlessallycharles.com

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Brooklyn Children’s Museum ADDRESS: Central Library: salmon and an award-winning wine dinners and 350 for cocktails and ADDRESS: 830 Fifth Avenue Experience the world’s first children’s 10 Grand Army Plaza list that is sure to please. Conveniently receptions. New York, NY 10021 museum in a new and exciting way…as Brooklyn, NY 11238 located next to Grand Central Terminal. ADDRESS: 881 Seventh Avenue PHONE: (718) 741-3836 an adult! Take the boredom and monotony Business and Career Library: ADDRESS: 155 East 42nd Street New York, NY 10019 E-MAIL: [email protected] out of meetings, corporate events, holiday 280 Cadman Plaza West New York, NY 10017 PHONE: (212) 903-9770 WEB SITE: www.wcs.org parties and weddings by hosting your next Brooklyn, NY 11201 PHONE: (212) 953-2000 WEB SITE: www.carnegiehall.org event at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum. PHONE: (718) 230-2198 CONTACT: Erika Farber Chelsea Piers Sports and ADDRESS: 145 Brooklyn Avenue CONTACT: Craig Hayes E-MAIL: [email protected] Caroline’s on Broadway Entertainment Complex Brooklyn, NY 11213 E-MAIL: [email protected] WEB SITE: www.thecapitalgrille.com A unique and versatile events venue Manhattan’s 28-acre sports village PHONE: (718) 735-4400, ext. 127 WEB SITE: www.brooklynpubliclibrar y.org/ situated in the heart of New York City’s features a golf driving range and golf CONTACT: Natalya Mills locations/central/rental Carmine’s 91st Street Times Square district. An ideal location course simulators, twin indoor ice E-MAIL: [email protected] Our Little Room seats up to 40 guests. for your next daytime meeting, seminar, rinks, rock climbing, indoor athletic WEB SITE: www.brooklynkids.org Café Centro Our main room can accommodate up to product launch or corporate outing. Full fields, team-building programs, Sophisticated French specialties and an 240 for a buyout. kitchen staff and state-of-the-art audio/ riverside meeting rooms, waterfront Brooklyn Museum air of 1930s Paris makes Café Centro one ADDRESS: 2450 Broadway visual capabilities available for all events. reception spaces and over 20,000 The Brooklyn Museum, one of the largest of midtown’s most popular restaurants New York, NY 10024 ADDRESS: 1626 Broadway square feet of open space with high and most comprehensive art museums for corporate or private events. Art deco PHONE: (212) 221-3800, ext. 225 New York, NY 10019 ceilings for trade shows, conventions in the country, is an extraordinary venue touches, a glass-enclosed kitchen and a CONTACT: Penny Kaplan, director of special PHONE: (212) 974-7615 and special events. located in the heart of Prospect Heights, hearth rotisserie add style to your event, events and catering CONTACT: Jason Rosoff, director of special ADDRESS: W est 23rd Street and the Brooklyn. The museum’s spaces provide while the patio offers a fun alternative E-MAIL: [email protected] events Hudson River stunning, one-of-a-kind backdrops for in the warmer months. Located in the WEB SITE: www.alicart.com E-MAIL: [email protected] New York, NY 10011 private events, including receptions, MetLife Building, adjacent to Grand WEB SITE: www.carolines.com PHONE: (212) 336-6777 cocktail parties and corporate events. Central Terminal, Café Centro enjoys Carmine’s Theater District CONTACT: Sherwin Johnson, director, ADDRESS: 200 Eastern Parkway easy access from anywhere in and Private room on the second level offers its Central Park Boathouse special events Brooklyn, NY 11238 around the city, as well as on-site parking. own entrance, a coat check and private Central Park landmark retreat overlooking E-MAIL: [email protected] PHONE: (718) 501-6409 Accommodates 250 for seated events bar area and seating for up to 200. Other the lake. Lush landscaping and catering WEB SITE: www.chelseapiers.com CONTACT: Stephanie Latscu and 400 for cocktail receptions. location at 2450 Broadway. Contact us facilities for up to 1,500 with chef /specialevents E-MAIL: [email protected] ADDRESS: 200 Park Avenue about our new, full-service off-premise Fred Mero. Open year-round, serving WEB SITE: www.brooklynmuseum.org New York, NY 10166 catering. contemporary American cuisine. Children’s Museum of Manhattan PHONE: (212) 949-8248 ADDRESS: 200 West 44th Street ADDRESS: East 72nd Street and Five floors of interactive exhibits and Brooklyn Public Library, CONTACT: Sharon Colabello New York, NY 10036 Park Drive North museum space available for press events, Central Library and E-MAIL: [email protected] PHONE: (212) 221-3800, ext. 225 New York, NY 10021 product launches, fundraisers and private Business and Career Library WEB SITE: www.patinagroup.com CONTACT: Penny Kaplan, director of special PHONE: (212) 517-2233 parties. Event planning and catering Brooklyn Public Library’s limestone- events and catering CONTACT: Catering manager available. A full list of space and services clad Central Library may be the perfect The Capital Grille Chrysler Center E-MAIL: [email protected] WEB SITE: www.thecentralparkboathouse.com are available upon request. location for your next special event. The Your guests will marvel at the architecture WEB SITE: www.alicart.com ADDRESS: 212 West 83rd Street landmarked art deco building, located of our Trylon Towers, our elegant Chrysler Central Park Zoo New York, NY 10024 in the heart of Brooklyn at Grand Army Room and our stylish wine vault, while Carnegie Hall Provides a unique urban setting for PHONE: (212) 721-1223, ext. 232 Plaza, boasts a variety of spaces ideal enjoying classic steakhouse fare such Reception and meeting rooms available special events: weddings, cocktail parties, CONTACT: Lauren DeCaro for meetings, small receptions and as our dry aged porterhouse, creative for business and entertainment events. casual picnic dinners or elegant black-tie E-MAIL: [email protected] intimate cocktail parties. seafood dishes like our citrus glazed Accommodates 240-300 for seated affairs and galas. WEB SITE: www.cmom.org

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Citi Field / Metropolitan Hospitality 100 for seated events and 150 for Citi Field is designed as an event cocktail receptions. destination, delivering warmth, intimacy ADDRESS: 200 Park Avenue and modern amenities to enhance the New York, NY 10166 experience of attendees and organizers PHONE: (212) 949-8248 alike. Our event coordination team will CONTACT: Sharon Colabello assist you every step of the way. Wow your E-MAIL: [email protected] guests and provide a once-in-a-lifetime EB SITE: www.patinagroup.com experience that no one will ever forget. ADDRESS: 120 Roosevelt Avenue The Culinary Loft Flushing, NY 11368 The Culinary Loft is an integral part of PHONE: (718) 507-3663 both you and your client’s vision. We help CONTACT: Gina Pizzutello you create an event that will have a major E-MAIL: [email protected] impact for your clients and their products. WEB SITE: www.metropolitanhospitality.com Our clients say that our attention to detail, ideal location and gorgeous space make City Hall The Culinary Loft the perfect setting for Located in landmark 1863 building, City product launches and media events. We Hall features classic New York fare for the pride ourselves in understanding the Modern Fresh 21st century. Accommodates events for specialized needs of chefs, media and mixology Olympics five to 500. PR people. We aren’t just a partner, we Drumming ADDRESS: 131 Duane Street become part of your team. We are often Tribal Music fitn New York, NY 10013 called upon to manage event details such nutrition PHONE: (212) 964-4118 as procuring ingredients, sourcing specific Memorable Imaginative Memorable CONTACT: Amira Gertz, director of private culinary tools and executing a smooth celebrity SuperBowl celebrity dining sales run-of-show. E-MAIL: [email protected] ADDRESS: 515 Broadway, Suite 5A www.britespokes.com | [email protected] | 212-596-1079 WEB SITE: www.cityhallnewyork.com New York, NY 10012 PHONE: (212) 431-7425 Classic Car Club CONTACT: Corinne Colen, founder and With soaring 23-foot ceilings, dramatic owner, ext. 11 or Najat Arkadan, columns, black epoxy floors and a event planner, ext. 10 collection of amazing classic and exotic E-MAIL: corinne@culinar yloft.com or cars, Classic Car Club is the perfect [email protected] setting for your next event. Our flexible WEB SITE: www.culinaryloft.com space can be prepared with cars as a backdrop or with clear, open floor Daniel to accommodate events from private Available for corporate events, business cocktails and weddings to media launches meetings, and product launches. Breakfast, and fashion shows. Ground floor, garage lunch, dinner and cocktails. Bellecour door entrance makes for easy load-in Room accommodates up to 90 guests and flexible house lighting system can be for sit-down meals and 150 for cocktails. adapted to your needs. Floor to ceiling Main dining room accommodates up to a windows provide great light during the day maximum of 140 guests. and enticing visual presence at night. Can ADDRESS: 60 East 65th Street accommodate events from 25-450 guests. New York, NY 10065 ADDRESS: 250 Hudson Street PHONE: (212) 933-5261 New York, NY 10013 CONTACT: Joan Chiang, director of private PHONE: (212) 229-2402 dining CONTACT: Jeannette Klein E-MAIL: [email protected] E-MAIL: [email protected] WEB SITE: www.danielnyc.com WEB SITE: www.classiccarclubmanhattan .com David Rubenstein Atrium, Lincoln Center Crimson The David Rubenstein Atrium is our newest 8,000 square foot space for private and most exclusive venue at Lincoln parties, social occasions, nightclub, Center. The long rectangular shape of the corporate and charity events. Full-service space is perfect for meetings, product event planning available. Flatiron/ launches, book signings, informal concerts Gramercy/Union Square location. and cocktail parties. A 44-foot media wall ADDRESS: 915 Broadway offers various multimedia possibilities New York, NY 10010 for presentations, art installations, brand PHONE: (212) 505-7400 awareness or short films. The vertical CONTACT: Emily Gould gardens, floor-to-ceiling fountain and felt E-MAIL: [email protected] installation all contribute to the hip, unique WEB SITE: www.metronomenyc.com flair of this venue. ADDRESS: Broadway at 63rd Street Cucina & Co. New York, NY 10023 Cucina & Co. was designed reflect the PHONE: (212) 875-5037 comfortable environment and mood of an CONTACT: Venue sales team old-style European kitchen. Conveniently E-MAIL: [email protected] located in the lobby of the MetLife WEB SITE: www.lincolncenter.org Building adjacent to Grand Central Terminal, Cucina & Co. enjoys easy access from anywhere in and around the city, as well as on-site parking. Accommodates Page S6 Crain’s 2013 Meeting Planner’s Guide

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Doral Arrowwood ADDRESS: 157 William Street Empire City Casino at ADDRESS: 214 West 43rd Street cuisine. Glass-enclosed atrium, open- 45 minutes north of midtown Manhattan. New York, NY 10038 Yonkers Raceway New York, NY 10036 air plaza and on-site valet parking. 369 guest rooms, 33 meeting rooms, PHONE: (212) 618-6998 or Dan Rooney’s Cafe and Bar is situated PHONE: (212) 556-4750 Accommodates 60 to 2,000. three restaurants, golf course, indoor and (877) 322-6338 directly inside the new valet entrance of the CONTACT: Sue Barsoum ADDRESS: 263 Prospect Avenue outdoor pool, fitness center, tennis courts, CONTACT: Steve Weber, director of sales Empire City Casino. Conveniently located in E-MAIL: [email protected] Brooklyn, NY 11215 team building and spa services. E-MAIL: [email protected] southern Westchester County, Dan Rooney’s WEB SITE: www.foxwoodstheatre.com PHONE: (718) 788-0777 ADDRESS: 975 Anderson Hill Road WEB SITE: www.downtownmeetings.com a comfortable sports pub that features a CONTACT: Michael Halkias Rye Brook, NY 10573 broad mix of Irish and American food, cre- Frames Bowling Lounge E-MAIL: [email protected] PHONE: (914) 939-5500 Edith Macy Conference Center ated by celebrated two-time Michelin star Frames is a complete entertainment WEB SITE: www.grandprospecthall.com CONTACT: Jack Meehan 52 guestrooms, seven meeting rooms chef, Chris Lee. Dan Rooney’s features the center, featuring 26 bowling lanes, E-MAIL: [email protected] and three private meeting buildings. only venue in America with a pari-mutuel additional private VIP lanes, billiards Greater Newark Convention and WEB SITE: www.doralarrowwood.com Full-range of audio/visual equipment, horse betting cage located within a sports lounge with two tables and intimate Visitors Bureau including wireless Internet access and pub setting. In addition, the pub telecasts seating, two full bars with specialty Newark, NJ, located just eight miles Dos Caminos Third Avenue videoconferencing capabilities. every type of live sporting events to suit your sangria and fruit-infused vodka, west of New York City, offers visitors Dos Caminos on Third Avenue and 50th ADDRESS: 550 Chappaqua Road mood on 30 TV monitors. sophisticated lounge areas and a high- world-class attractions and affordable Street is a modern Mexican restaurant Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510 ADDRESS: 810 Yonkers Avenue end visual/sound system. Frames is accommodations. The ideal location serving up tremendous flavors that are PHONE: (914) 945-8000 Yonkers, NY 10704 the perfect venue for your corporate or for meetings and conventions, situated just as bold as the Mexican architecture- CONTACT: Sherri Hoy, director of sales PHONE: (914) 968-4200 personal events. minutes away from Newark Liberty influenced interior, helping to create E-MAIL: [email protected] WEB SITE: www.empirecitycasino.com ADDRESS: 550 9th Avenue at 40th Street International Airport, Newark has a delicious food in a unique environment WEB SITE: www.edithmacy.com /contact New York, NY 10018 plethora of traditional and unique that has been recognized by customers PHONE: (212) 268-6909 locations perfect for meetings large and and critics alike – especially the famous Ed’s Chowder House Empire Hotel Rooftop CONTACT: Event staff small. freshly-made guacamole. They are known Setting of old world elegance and classic The indoor-outdoor rooftop allows for E-MAIL: [email protected] ADDRESS: 744 Broad Street, Suite 1110 for their extensive tequila and margarita cuisine in the private dining room that seated dinners up to 250 and receptions WEB SITE: www.framesnyc.com Newark, NJ 07102 menus. seats 30. Choose from an extensive wine up to 800 people. Perfect for groups PHONE: (862) 902-2857 ADDRESS: 825 Third Avenue at 50th Street list and menu specializing in naturally looking to have multiple spaces and Gramercy Tavern CONTACT: Allen Kantorowitz, director of New York, NY 10022 raised meat, sustainable seafood and breakout areas. Entertain a maximum of 22 guests for sales CONTACT: Special events department organic produce. The main dining room ADDRESS: 44 West 63rd Street lunch or dinner while dining on a specially E-MAIL: [email protected] PHONE: (212) 331-0328 can be split into private space for up to New York, NY 10023 prepared menu from chef Michael WEB SITE: www.gonewark.com E-MAIL: [email protected] 165 seated. PHONE: (212) 956-3313 Anthony. WEB SITE: www.doscaminos.com ADDRESS: 44 West 63rd Street CONTACT: Teddi Pickard ADDRESS: 42 East 20th Street Hard Rock Cafe New York, NY 10023 E-MAIL: [email protected] New York, NY 10003 708-seat restaurant located in Times Downtown Conference Center PHONE: (212) 554-6507 WEB SITE: www.chinagrillmgt.com PHONE: (212) 477-1025, ext. 308 Square. Multiple spaces available for up to Situated in New York’s Financial District, CONTACT: Elizabeth Katusa, Northeast CONTACT: Darlene Lacovara 1,000. Customizable state-of-the-art audio/ we feature 26 purpose-designed meeting regional sales and catering Foxwoods Theatre E-MAIL: [email protected] visual options, catering, entertainment and rooms for groups ranging in size from five manager Theatre and event space in the heart of WEB SITE: www.gramercytavern.com event merchandise available. to 110 meeting participants. Highlights E-MAIL: elizabeth.katusa@chinagrillmgt. Times Square. Auditorium, grand lobby, ADDRESS: 1501 Broadway include an 80-seat tiered amphitheater, com dress circle, rehearsal rooms and VIP Grand Prospect Hall New York, NY 10036 penthouse boardroom, on-site food and WEB SITE: www.chinagrillmgt.com room can accommodate groups from A national historic landmark, music hall, PHONE: (212) 343-3355 beverage services, information technology 20 to 1,900; the elegant Apollo Link holds entertainment and conference center. 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Highline Ballroom Keens Steakhouse Renovated music and event venue in the 121 year-old midtown Manhattan Meatpacking District features minimal landmark. Four authentic period dining industrial décor providing column-free rooms for business lunches, dinners, open sightlines of the stage from every receptions and cocktails for small or large area within the club. Add state-of-the-art parties. PA, digital sound boards, superb lighting, ADDRESS: 72 West 36th Street LED video projection, flexible space and a New York, NY 10018 huge stage, the Highline Ballroom is the PHONE: (212) 268-5056 perfect location for any event. E-MAIL: [email protected] ADDRESS: 431 West 16th Street WEB SITE: www.keens.com New York, NY 10011 PHONE: (212) 414-4314 Kuoni Destination Management CONTACT: Colleen Hendricks, event sales The largest, wholly-owned destination manager management company. E-MAIL: [email protected] ADDRESS: 500 Seventh Avenue WEB SITE: www.highlineballroom.com New York, NY 10018 PHONE: (212) 596-1089 Hornblower Cruises and Events CONTACT: Lisa Paul, head of marketing and Personal, Customizable and Spectacular Events Hornblower Cruises and Events offers manager, national accounts the newest, most innovative state-of- E-MAIL: [email protected] tQBOPSBNJDUInPPSWJFXT the-art yachts in New York Harbor. The WEB SITE: www.kuoni.com t inspiring menus Hornblower Hybrid offers stunning views t sophisticated & friendly service from a glass-enclosed atrium deck, in La Fonda Del Sol addition to its eco-friendly attributes for One of midtown’s most vibrant restaurants, Contact us today to book your event t[email protected] up to 600 guests. Hornblower Infinity La Fonda Del Sol offers an unprecedented %%#VJMEJOHt5IJSE"WFtUIGMt  tDIBSMJFQBMNFSDPN offers interactive luxury and flexible stage for modern Spanish cuisine, with space for intimate groups of 20 to a focus on tapas. Designed by Adam D. large-scale events of 1,000. The Respect Tihany and awarded two stars by Frank and John J. Audubon complete the fleet, Bruni in The New York Times, the split- accommodating groups of 350 and 600, level design consists of a striking bar and respectively. lounge on the ground floor and an elegant ADDRESS: Hornblower Landing at Pier 40 formal dining room on the upper level. 353 West Street Both are perfect backdrops for executive New York, NY 10014 chef Chris De Luna’s modern take on PHONE: (212) 337-0001 Spanish cuisine. Lounge reception: 175- E-MAIL: [email protected] 250 guests; main dining room: 100-120 WEB SITE: www.hornblower.com guests; private dining room: 25-30 guests. ADDRESS: East 44th Street and Vanderbilt Iguana New York Avenue (MetLife Building) Restaurant is open seven days a week. New York, NY 10166 Mexican cuisine. Private parties for 20 to PHONE: (212) 867-6245 600 guests. Lounge/disco on the lower CONTACT: Jill Halferty h ost your event level. New private room on the second E-MAIL: [email protected] level. WEB SITE: www.patinagroup.com at our house ADDRESS: 240 West 54th Street New York, NY 10019 Laura Parsons Pratt Conference PHONE: (212) 765-5454 Center CONTACT: Nino G. Brusco Three conference rooms accommodate E-MAIL: [email protected] 26 to 74 people. Suitable for small WEB SITE: www.iguananyc.com meetings or all-day conferences and presentations. Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum ADDRESS: 281 Park Avenue South As one of the most unique and historic New York, NY 10010 spaces in New York City, the Intrepid Sea, PHONE: (212) 777-4800, ext. 300 Air and Space Museum offers a full range CONTACT: Emma Morales, conference of event options. We offer 25,000 square center coordinator feet of interior event space, including E-MAIL: [email protected] three halls of our hangar deck, with WEB SITE: www.fpwa.org spaces for green rooms and VIP events. In addition, at our disposal is the flight deck, Le Chateau Restaurant pier and the space shuttle Enterprise Stately paneled rooms with fireplaces can share in the tradition of yankees greatness by hosting pavilion. set the tone for a variety of meetings or legendary events year-round amid a backdrop of ADDRESS: 1 Intrepid Square specialty events, accommodating groups history at yankee stadium. 12th Avenue and 46th Street from ten to 175 people. Country setting. New York, NY 10036 ADDRESS: 1410 Route 35 PHONE: (646) 381-5301 South Salem, NY 10590 CONTACT: Special events department PHONE: (914) 533-6631 book your event today: E-MAIL: [email protected] CONTACT: Lee Loil-Cea, Chritine Tirado, 646.977.8400 or [email protected] WEB SITE: www.intrepidmuseum.org sales managers www.yankees.com/events E-MAIL: [email protected] WEB SITE: www.lechateauny.com

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Lexington Classic Cruises Manhattan Club Michael Jordan’s The Steak House 400 with auditorium. State-of-the-art National Museum of the American Newly built classic yacht replica. Accom- Midtown venue for meetings, seminars N.Y.C. technology with views of New York Harbor. Indian-Smithsonian Institution modates ten to 100 guests. Departures and special occasions. For groups of 50 Located in Grand Central Terminal on Catering available. Exquisite historical landmark offers throughout New York City, New Jersey, to 350. Offers a comfortable environment the north and west balconies, with views ADDRESS: 36 Battery Place museum’s corporate members enriched Connecticut and surrounding areas. with fireplace and cocktail bar. looking over the famous Beaux-Arts New York, NY 10280 cultural and artistic surroundings with ADDRESS: New York Skyports Marina ADDRESS: 201 West 52nd Street terminal, The Steak House N.Y.C. design PHONE: (646) 437-4206 several flexible spaces for meetings or East 23rd Street at FDR Drive New York, NY 10019 pays homage to an era of glamorous train CONTACT: Rachel Heumann events. Dinner or theater style seating for New York, NY 10010 PHONE: (212) 489-9595 travel, notably the 20th Century Limited, E-MAIL: [email protected] up to 400. Receptions for up to 1,200. PHONE: (212) 717-0300 CONTACT: Jim Murray, director of catering and has a design and layout reminiscent WEB SITE: www.mjhnyc.org/spacerental ADDRESS: 1 Bowling Green CONTACT: David Hackert E-MAIL: [email protected] of a dining car. The Steak House N.Y.C. is New York, NY 10004 E-MAIL: [email protected] WEB SITE: www.rosieogradys.com known for both its selection of perfectly Museum of Modern Art PHONE: (212) 514-3820 WEB SITE: www.lexboat.com charred steaks and classic dishes. Private Spaces adjacent to galleries are available CONTACT: Tr ey Moynihan, manager, Metropolitan Pavilion dining rooms accommodate eight, 14 to museum’s corporate members and corporate membership and The Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers More than 50,000 square feet of adapt- and 16 while the entire restaurant can non-profit organizations for entertaining. special events 10,000 square feet of space for corporate able event space for all manner of events. accommodate 750. ADDRESS: 11 West 53rd Street E-MAIL: [email protected] and social occasions. Hudson River views, 13,000-30,000 square feet in the main ADDRESS: 23 Vanderbilt Avenue New York, NY 10019 WEB SITE: www.americanindian.si.edu award-winning cuisine and complete pavilion; three additional event rooms New York, NY 10017 PHONE: (212) 708-9680 /specialevents catering services by Abigail Kirsch. of 10,000 square feet each. Top-floor PHONE: (212) 608-7400 CONTACT: Corporate entertaining ADDRESS: W est 23rd Street and the showroom with views. Accessible Chelsea CONTACT: Alexis Fine DeAngelis, director of E-MAIL: [email protected] Nautical Holidays Hudson River location. Easy load-in. Wi-Fi throughout. catering WEB SITE: www.moma.org/entertaining Sensational corporate events with a New York, NY 10011 Full array of production services available. E-MAIL: afi[email protected] nautical flair, in Connecticut, New York PHONE: (212) 336-6146 Hosting receptions, dinners, galas, trade WEB SITE: www.michaeljordansnyc.com Naples 45 and New Jersey. CONTACT: Meredith Barsky expos, tech events and more. An authentic Neapolitan pizzeria and PHONE: (203) 637-0270 E-MAIL: [email protected] ADDRESS: 125 West 18th Street Museum of the City of New York Italian restaurant situated in the landmark CONTACT: Olive or Bob WEB SITE: www.piersixty.com New York, NY 10011 The landmark Georgian Colonial is MetLife Building at Grand Central Terminal. E-MAIL: [email protected] PHONE: (212) 463-0071 available for corporate and special events, Naples 45 offers al fresco dining in the WEB SITE: www.nauticalholidays.com Madison Square Garden E-MAIL: [email protected] including dinners for up to 250 and warmer months and enjoys easy access Home to the Knicks and the Rangers. WEB SITE: www.metropolitanevents.com receptions for up to 450. from anywhere in and around the city, as New 42nd Street Studios Spaces include the arena, theater, expo ADDRESS: 1220 Fifth Avenue well as on-site parking. Accommodates The third-floor studios, with a capacity center, Play by Play Restaurant, Club Bar Metropolitan West New York, NY 10029 250 for seated events and 400 for for 299 standing guests, offer a versatile and Grill and Garden Terrace, for groups Two event floors of more than 20,000 PHONE: (917) 492-3327 cocktail receptions. special events space. The LuEsther T. of 50 to 20,000. square feet of flexible event space for CONTACT: Event sales ADDRESS: 200 Park Avenue Mertz Board Room on the ninth floor is ADDRESS: 4 Penn Plaza meetings, dinners, receptions, product E-MAIL: [email protected] New York, NY 10166 available for more intimate gatherings. New York, NY 10001 launches, fashion events and more. River WEB SITE: www.mcny.org PHONE: (212) 949-8248 ADDRESS: 229 West 42nd Street PHONE: (212) 465-6106 views. Easy load-in. Full array of production CONTACT: Sharon Colabello New York, NY 10036 E-MAIL: [email protected] services available. Call for more information. Museum of Jewish Heritage E-MAIL: [email protected] PHONE: (646) 223-3042 WEB SITE: www.thegarden.com ADDRESS: 639 West 46th Street Available for lifecycle, corporate, nonprofit WEB SITE: www.patinagroup.com CONTACT: Matthew Knowland, manager of /specialevents New York, NY 10036 and academic occasions, including operations PHONE: (212) 463-0071 conferences, film screenings, concerts, E-MAIL: [email protected] E-MAIL: [email protected] weddings, bar /bat mitzvahs, banquets WEB SITE: www.new42.org WEB SITE: www.metropolitanevents.com and cocktails. Accommodates 30 to

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New York City Seminar Center and maintenance staff support, catering and Conference Center local dormitory accommodations. Manhattan venue for seminars or ADDRESS: 79 Fifth Ave, 16th Floor conferences. Days, evenings and New York, NY 10003 weekends. 20 rooms, 20,000 square PHONE: (212) 229-5323, ext. 4997 feet. Groups from two to 330. Extensive CONTACT: Gregory Herrera catering services available. Extensive A/V E-MAIL: [email protected] and technology services available. WEB SITE: www.newschool.edu ADDRESS: 71 West 23rd Street (23rd Street /spacerental and 6th Avenue), Suite 515 New York, NY 10010 Nick and Stef’s Steakhouse PHONE: (800) 326-5494 Adjacent to Madison Square Garden, Nick CONTACT: [email protected] and Stef’s Steakhouse builds on and WEB SITE: www.nycseminarcenter.com departs from steakhouse standards. An ideal location for pre- and post-game New York Zoos and Aquarium parties, dinner receptions year-round From elegant to exotic, our events are wild! or other social events, this sleek, Whether BBQs or formal affairs, your guests contemporary steakhouse features great will be treated to an event to remember. Let steak, the freshest seafood and inventive our special events staff help you plan your signature sides. Main dining room: 125- next celebration set against a landscape 250; side annex: 20-25 guests; bar and that has made this global icon a quintes- lounge: 50-75 guests. sential New York City event destination. All ADDRESS: Madison Square Garden proceeds of Bronx Zoo events go toward 9 Penn Plaza at West 33rd helping the Wildlife Conservation Society Street and 8th Avenue achieve its mission of saving wildlife and New York, NY 10001 habitats around the world. PHONE: (212) 949-8248 ADDRESS: Bronx Zoo, Central Park Zoo, CONTACT: Sharon Colabello Prospect Park Zoo, Queens Zoo, E-MAIL: [email protected] New York Aquarium WEB SITE: www.patinagroup.com PHONE: (718) 741-3836 E-MAIL: [email protected] NYIT Auditorium on Broadway WEB SITE: www.bronxzoo.com NYIT Auditorium on Broadway is a state-of-the-art event space just steps New-York Historical Society from Lincoln Center and Columbus Circle. Overlooking Central Park, this historic Convenient to all public transportation, it landmark offers many event possibilities can accommodate a wide range of events, for corporate, private and non-profit from executive presentations to exclusive clients. The New-York Historical screenings, panel discussions to private Society is an impressive destination for parties. Its versatile, bi-level layout boasts a daytime conferences, film screenings, glass-façade atrium, lower-level concourse performances and receptions and dinners and 262-seat fully equipped auditorium. of all sizes. Stephen Starr Events is the ADDRESS: 1871 Broadway (between 61st exclusive caterer and also manages the and 62nd Streets) on-site restaurant, Caffè Storico. New York, NY 10023 WHAT’S ONE GUARANTEE THAT COMES WITH ADDRESS: 170 Central Park West at PHONE: (888) 730-4814 Richard Gilder Way (77th Street) CONTACT: Jennifer Cucura, director EVERY MEETING AT DORAL ARROWWOOD? New York, NY 10024 E-MAIL: [email protected] PHONE: (212) 485-9201 WEB SITE: www.nyit.edu/aob EXCEPTIONAL VALUE. CONTACT: Alex Maresca, director of special events Park Avenue At Doral Arrowwood, we are committed to making the most of your meeting E-MAIL: [email protected] The Townhouse Room accommodates dollars. From brainstorming new business plans and strategies, to strengthening your WEB SITE: www.nyhistory.org/rental 20 to 50 guests in seated or cocktail reception, making it perfect for corporate team dynamics, we offer high-tech facilities and superior service, at an all-inclusive New York Live Arts events or intimate dinners. The Chef’s value that can’t be matched. Our award-winning property is less than an hour from A high-profile Manhattan venue located in Table can accommodate up to ten guests Manhattan, making it the perfect destination for your next meeting. the heart of Chelsea, New York Live Arts and the Archive Room can accommodate is a recognized destination on the city’s 40 to 70 guests for larger events. To find out more, please visit doralarrowwood.com or call us toll-free at 866-428-9739 cultural scene. Our modern, light-filled ADDRESS: 100 East 63rd Street building houses a variety of flexible New York, NY 10065 event spaces, including a state-of-the- PHONE: (212) 360-0438 art theater, a street-level lobby with CONTACT: Denise Culver floor-to-ceiling windows, two column-free E-MAIL: [email protected] rehearsal studios and a conference room. WEB SITE: www.parkavenyc.com ADDRESS: 219 West 19th Street New York, NY 10011 Per Se PHONE: (212) 691-6500 Chef Thomas Keller’s four-star restaurant CONTACT: Alyssa Alpine, rental coordinator offers private dining options for social and E-MAIL: [email protected] corporate events. Exclusive buyouts of the WEB SITE: www.newyorklivearts.org restaurant are also available. ADDRESS: 10 Columbus Circle, 4th Floor The New School New York, NY 10019 Offers auditoriums, galleries, conference PHONE: (212) 823-9349 rooms, lecture halls and theaters for CONTACT: Jennifer Murray rental to the public. 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Pier 94 New York and webcasting available. Raised dais Resorts World Casino New York City E-MAIL: [email protected] The Russian Tea Room 175,000 square feet of space with ample with eight seats and mics. Lectern Finding a unique event space is no WEB SITE: www.patinagroup.com Whether you are hosting a cocktail parking and skylights. Available for large computer mounting and projection of longer a gamble! With an expansive reception, seated dinner or a corporate special events, large meetings and trade all presentations to audience. Food and party/concert hall, meeting spaces, and The Rubin Museum of Art event, The Russian Tea Room can shows. beverage services and meeting supplies. dining options, we’re the real deal! At The Rubin Museum of Art is an inspiring accommodate parties ranging from ten to ADDRESS: 711 12th Avenue ADDRESS: 810 Seventh Avenue Resorts World Casino New York City, we location for entertaining. With its 800 guests for cocktails or full meals. Our New York, NY 10019 New York, NY 10019 deliver great events in a one-of-a-kind architecture, built-in sound and specialty professional private dining staff will work PHONE: (212) 759-7023 (NEW ADDRESS IN 2014: atmosphere. Two floors of gaming offers lighting, the museum is a stunning with you to select the perfect menu and WEB SITE: www.pier9294.com/ 1177 Avenue of the Americas 5,000 table game and slot machines. space for all types of private events. room for your event. New York, NY 10036) Our dining options include RW Prime Accommodating receptions of up to 500, ADDRESS: 150 West 57th Street Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers PHONE: (212) 824-5700 Steakhouse and Genting Palace, Asian seated dinners for up to 220 guests New York, NY 10019 20,000 square feet of column free space CONTACT: Jesse Oelbaum, director, facilities cuisine at its best. and up to 137 guests in our theater, PHONE: (212) 333-2970 with the ability to divide into five rooms. and office services ADDRESS: 110-00 Rockaway Boulevard the museum has an incomparable CONTACT: Wendy Gordon, catering director Available for corporate, tradeshows, galas E-MAIL: [email protected] Jamaica, NY 11420 atmosphere. Galleries can be opened E-MAIL: [email protected] and social occasions. Hudson River views WEB SITE: www.pli.edu PHONE: (718) 215-2943 during events and guides can conduct WEB SITE: www.russiantearoomnyc.com and award-winning cuisine and complete CONTACT: Angeal Gozzi tours of our world-class Himalayan catering services by Abigail Kirsch. Quality Meats E-MAIL: [email protected] art collection. Our exclusive caterer is Science, Industry and Business Library ADDRESS: W est 23rd Street and the The Fireplace Room accommodates WEB SITE: www.rwnewyork.com Stephen Starr Events. Offers an electronic training center with Hudson River 40 seats or 60 for a cocktail reception. ADDRESS: 150 West 17th Street 30 workstations, audio/visual equipment New York, NY 10011 The Butcher Room seats 20 for a more Riverpark New York, NY 10011 and a conference center with two meeting PHONE: (212) 336-6146 intimate gathering. Located within the Alexandria Center, PHONE: (212) 620-5000, ext. 290 rooms, each seating up to 50. CONTACT: Meredith Barsky ADDRESS: 57 West 58th Street Riverpark reflects Tom Colicchio’s overall CONTACT: Nancy Brody, special events ADDRESS: 188 Madison Avenue E-MAIL: [email protected] New York, NY 10019 vision as restaurateur and is available for manager, sales and marketing New York, NY 10016 WEB SITE: www.piersixty.com PHONE: (212) 360-0438 dining and private events. E-MAIL: [email protected] PHONE: (212) 592-7077 CONTACT: Denise Culver ADDRESS: 450 East 29th Street, 2nd Floor WEB SITE: www.rmanyc.org/specialevents CONTACT: Anne Lehmann, operations Plunge Rooftop at Hotel Gansevoort E-MAIL: [email protected] New York, NY 10016 manager The versatile indoor-outdoor venue is perfect WEB SITE: www.qualitymeatsnyc.com PHONE: (212) 729-9790 Rue 57 E-MAIL: [email protected] all year round for non-traditional board E-MAIL: [email protected] A bi-level French brasserie that also WEB SITE: www.nypl.org meetings to seated dinners and receptions Radio City Music Hall WEB SITE: www.riverparknyc.com offers a full sushi menu. The private salon in the trendiest hotel in New York City. Theater and entertainment venue with room is located on the lower level and The Sea Grill ADDRESS: 18 Ninth Avenue 5,900 seats. Theater, grand foyer and Rock Center Café can accommodate up to 100 for brunch, Seafood cuisine with views of the New York, NY 10014 grand lounge available for corporate and Dining room features views of the lunch, dinner or cocktails. Rockefeller Center ice rink in winter and PHONE: (212) 660-6708 press events, receptions, benefits and film Rockefeller Center ice rink in winter and ADDRESS: 60 West 57th Street the garden in summer. Accommodates CONTACT: Teddi Pickard premieres. the garden in summer. The private garden New York, NY 10019 150 sitting and 225 standing. Private E-MAIL: [email protected] ADDRESS: 1260 Sixth Avenue accommodates up to 2,000 for outdoor or PHONE: (212) 399-3097 room and patio dining available. WEB SITE: www.chinagrillmgt.com New York, NY 10020 tented events. Seated or standing: 140 to CONTACT: Event sales ADDRESS: 19 West 49th Street PHONE: (212) 465-6106 350. Private dining available. E-MAIL: [email protected] New York, NY 10020 Practising Law Institute E-MAIL: [email protected] ADDRESS: 20 West 50th Street WEB SITE: www.rue57.com PHONE: (212) 332-7606 Schoolroom seating for 250 in conference WEB SITE: www.radiocity.com/specialevents New York, NY 10020 CONTACT: Ken Palmer center with adjacent lounge. Audio/visual PHONE: (212) 332-7608 E-MAIL: [email protected] control booth, all multi-media services CONTACT: Ken Palmer WEB SITE: www.patinagroup.com

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Sky Room Toy at Hotel Gansevoort New York City’s highest roof top lounge, Tanuki Tavern and Carte Blanche are with 360 degree views of Manhattan. reborn as Toy, a high-concept venture ADDRESS: 330 West 40th Street combining the powerhouse talent in New York, NY 10018 food, beverage, nightlife and design. As PHONE: (212) 380-1195 a magnificent fusion of cultures, Toy CONTACT: Heather Conover, event director gives the meatpacking district a distinct E-MAIL: [email protected] destination for foodies, fashionistas, WEB SITE: www.skyroomnyc.com art-lovers, club goers and night/day-life aficionados. Come play with us. SoHoSoleil Locations ADDRESS: 18 Ninth Avenue Creative loft locations for meeting off-sites New York, NY 10014 specializing in executive meetings and PHONE: (212) 554-6507 training sessions, branding and product CONTACT: Elizabeth Katusa development workshops and shoots. \ E-MAIL: [email protected] ADDRESS: 136 Grand Street, Loft 5WF WEB SITE: www.toyrestaurant.com New York, NY 10013 PHONE: (212) 431-8824 Vanderbilt Suites CONTACT: W endy R. Friedman, founder and Located in the MetLife Building, Vanderbilt creative director Suites enjoys easy access from anywhere E-MAIL: [email protected] in the city and has on-site parking. Total WEB SITE: www.sohosoleil.com room: 120-250 guests: 1. Medium room: 60-100 guests; 2. Small rooms: 30-50 Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse, guests. Lincoln Center ADDRESS: 200 Park Avenue at East 45th The Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse, a Street (MetLife Building) multi-purpose, intimate meeting and New York, NY 10166 performance venue, is beautifully PHONE: (212) 867-6245 situated on the tenth floor of the Samuel CONTACT: Jill Halferty B. and David Rose Building where the E-MAIL: [email protected] glassed-in penthouse and terrace offers a WEB SITE: www.patinagroup.com spectacular view of the Hudson River and Lincoln Center campus. The penthouse Virgil’s Real Barbeque is fully equipped to meet conference Authentic barbecue; private room on the and entertaining needs and is perfect second floor seats up to 200. Contact us for corporate and non-profit events and about our new full-service off-premise private parties. catering. ADDRESS: 165 West 65th Street ADDRESS: 152 West 44th Street New York, NY 10023 New York, NY 10036 PHONE: (212) 875-5037 PHONE: (212) 221-3800, ext. 225 CONTACT: Venue sales team CONTACT: Penny Kaplan E-MAIL: [email protected] E-MAIL: [email protected] WEB SITE: www.lincolncenter.org WEB SITE: www.alicart.com

Strip House 44th Street Virgo Business Centers Strip House is widely considered one of Since 1998, Virgo Business Centers has the best steakhouse brands in the country. been helping companies of all sizes grow, Our midtown restaurant on 44th Street is without the hassles and commitments known for its proximity to many Broadway normally associated with traditional office theatres. Strip House’s signature steaks space. We offer fully-furnished offices and sides along with its famed interior and boardrooms with state-of-the-art Charlie Palmer’s energetic, unabashed signature Aureole, featuring siren-red décor, brings old-world technology. Additionally, there are no located in the Bank of America building, is the ideal location for glamour to the space. minimum-stay requirements. We offer private events of any occasion. ADDRESS: 15 West 44th Street (between monthly, daily and hourly rates. Fifth and Sixth Avenues) ADDRESS: 350 Fifth Avenue, 59th Floor New York, NY 10036 New York, NY 10118 PHONE: (212) 331-0328 PHONE: (212) 971-9711 CONTACT: Special events department WEB SITE: www.virgobc.com E-MAIL: [email protected] WEB SITE: www.striphouse.com Yankee Stadium Events Host your event at our house. Yankee Tarrytown House Estate and Stadium has a diverse selection of Conference Center unique event locations comprising 24 miles from Manhattan; accessible more than 60,000 square feet suitable by train. 212 guest rooms, 30 meeting for any occasion—business meetings, rooms, and the latest presentation and trade shows and more. State-of-the-art communication technology. Flexible technology is available. Share in the executive-level conference space. tradition of Yankees greatness by hosting Complete business center, sports and a legendary event amid a backdrop of recreational facilities. history at Yankee Stadium. ADDRESS: 49 East Sunnyside Lane ADDRESS: One East 161st Street Tarrytown, NY 10591 Bronx, NY 10451 135 West 42nd Street (6th/Broadway) · 212.319.1660 · CharliePalmer.com PHONE: (914) 591-3104 PHONE: (646) 977-8400 Contact us today to inquire about your next event · [email protected] · 646.392.9172 x 20 CONTACT: Jennifer Cancro CONTACT: Emily Hamel E-MAIL: [email protected] E-MAIL: [email protected] WEB SITE: www.tarrytowngroup.com WEB SITE: www.yankees.com/events Page S12 Crain’s 2013 Meeting Planner’s Guide

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E-MAIL: [email protected] audio/visual technology ideal for intimate away. Take advantage of our free Internet The Helmsley Park Lane Hotel NEW YORK AREA WEB SITE: www.thecarlyle.com business meetings. or step down and have a cocktail or a The Helmsley Park Lane has long been HOTELS ADDRESS: 851 Avenue of the Americas flavorful dish. Whether you are staying known for its attention to even the Casablanca Hotel New York, NY 10001 for business or pleasure, for one day or a smallest details. We pride ourselves on 48 guest rooms, including six suites; one CONTACT: Catering sales department week, we have what you are looking for. offering our patrons a private haven with 60 Thompson executive boardroom for up to 12 people. PHONE: (212) 564-4567 ADDRESS: 160 West 25th Street spectacular views inside and out. Our 100 room luxury-driven lifestyle hotel ADDRESS: 147 West 43rd Street E-MAIL: [email protected] New York, NY 10001 3,200 square foot ballroom, appointed featuring A60 roof terrace lounge. New York, NY 10036 WEB SITE: www.eventihotel.com PHONE: (212) 627-1888 with elegant crystal chandeliers and ADDRESS: 60 Thompson Street PHONE: (212) 869-1212 CONTACT: Nicole Barr reflective glass can be configured to New York, NY 10012 E-MAIL: [email protected] Fairfield Inn by Marriott E-MAIL: [email protected] inspire a corporate meeting or to provide PHONE: (212) 219-2000 WEB SITE: www.casablancahotel.com Long Island City/Manhattan View WEB SITE: www.fourpoints.com/chelsea the perfect place to toast a successful CONTACT Event manager One conference room accommodating year. And we can offer private groups E-MAIL: [email protected] Condor Hotel up to ten people; 154 guest rooms and Gansevoort Park Avenue the exclusive use of our spectacular Park WEB SITE: www.60thompson.com 3,000 square feet of modular meeting suites, $169-$259. 249 guest rooms, 36 suites, three floors Room Restaurant overlooking Central space/ballroom. Can seat up to 200 in ADDRESS: 52-34 Van Dam Street of meeting rooms. Park. For an even more unique gathering, Affinia 50 banquet setting. 35 guest rooms. Long Island City, NY 11101 ADDRESS: 420 Park Avenue South try cocktails and hors d’oeuvres high atop 209 guestrooms and a generously sized ADDRESS: 56 Franklin Avenue HOTEL PHONE: (718) 389-7700, ext. 3005 New York, NY 10016 Central Park in the privacy of the Helmsley second-floor club room can accommodate Brooklyn, NY 11205 DIRECT PHONE: (718) 406-0162 PHONE: (212) 317-2900 or (877) 426-7386 suite with one of the most stunning views small, informal gatherings. PHONE: (718) 526-6367 CONTACT: Wilka Jones, director of sales E-MAIL: [email protected] of the city as your back-drop. We offer ADDRESS: 155 East 50th Street E-MAIL: [email protected] E-MAIL: [email protected] WEB SITE: www.gansevoortpark.com multiple break-out room configurations New York, NY 10022 WEB SITE: www.condorny.com WEB SITE: www.fairfieldinnnyc.com as well as accommodations for overnight PHONE: (212) 751-5710 or (866) AFFINIA Gild Hall, A Thompson Hotel guests that range from deluxe rooms E-MAIL: info@affinia.com Crown Plaza Times Square Hotel Fairfield Inn by Marriott 116 guest rooms and ten suites, two to elegant executive rooms and suites. WEB SITE: www.affinia.com 795 guest rooms, 29 meeting rooms. New York Brooklyn meeting rooms. Whatever your event, at the Helmsley Park ADDRESS: 1605 Broadway 133 artfully designed guest rooms with 24 ADDRESS: 15 Gold Street Lane perfection is always on the menu. The Blakely New York New York, NY 10019 hour parking, close to the Brooklyn Botanic New York, NY 10038 ADDRESS: 36 Central Park South 118 guest rooms, one penthouse board- PHONE: (212) 977-4000 or (800) 243-6969 Gardens, Brooklyn Bridge, Prospect Park PHONE: (212) 232-7700 or (800) 268-0700 New York, NY 10019 room for up to 14 people, $325-$595. E-MAIL: [email protected] Zoo, BAM and the Barclays center. E-MAIL: [email protected] PHONE: (212) 521-6210 ADDRESS: 136 West 55th Street WEB SITE: www.manhattan.crowneplaza.com ADDRESS: 181 Third Avenue WEB SITE: www.thompsonhotels.com CONTACT: Belkys Cabrera, catering sales New York, NY 10019 Brooklyn, NY 11217 /hotels/nyc/gild-hall manager PHONE: (212) 245-1800 or Eventi, a Kimpton Hotel PHONE: (718) 210-1695 or (800) 228-2800 E-MAIL: [email protected] (800) 735-0710 The hotel features over 20,000 square CONTACT: Bonnie Goodman, director of sales Glen Cove Mansion Hotel and WEB SITE: www.helmsleyparklane.com E-MAIL: [email protected] feet of multi-faceted meetings and event E-MAIL: [email protected] Hampton Inn Manhattan Times Square WEB SITE: www.blakelynewyork.com spaces, which boasts an abundance of WEB SITE: www.marriott.com/nycbf North natural light, creative indoor and outdoor 300 oversized guest rooms, from $169. The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel areas and striking city views from an Four Points by Sheraton ADDRESS: 851 Eighth Avenue 188 guest rooms and suites, four meeting expansive outdoor terrace. The meeting Manhattan Chelsea New York, NY 10019 rooms. rooms range from our 4,000 square foot Four Points by Sheraton Manhattan PHONE: (212) 581-4100 or (800) HAMPTON ADDRESS: 35 East 76th Street ballroom with 16 foot ceilings that are Chelsea provides comfort and familiarity E-MAIL: [email protected] New York, NY 10021 perfect for meetings or social events, to in bustling Chelsea. There are multiple WEB SITE: www.manhattantimessquare CONTACT: Sales department our 428 square foot boardroom with full local attractions and businesses just steps north.hamptoninn.com PHONE: (212) 744-1600

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Hotel Gansevoort Hyatt Place New York Midtown South Kimberly Hotel Marriott Marquis CONTACT: Sales department 186 guest rooms, 21 suites, two meeting The Hyatt Place New York Midtown 30 guest rooms, 158 suites, one meeting Newly renovated Broadway ballroom. E-MAIL: [email protected] rooms. South hotel is ideally located on West room, one event space, $285-$609. 1,946 guest rooms, 100,000 square feet WEB SITE: www.oheka.com ADDRESS: 18 Ninth Avenue 36th Street in the heart of Midtown ADDRESS: 145 East 50th Street of meeting space; $259-$599. New York, NY 10014 South. This property offers convenient New York, NY 10022 ADDRESS: 1535 Broadway The Plaza Hotel PHONE: (212) 206-6700 or (877) 426-7386 access to many of New York City’s most PHONE: (212) 702-1600 or (800) 683-0400 New York, NY 10036 282 guest rooms, including 102 suites E-MAIL: [email protected] famous sights and attractions, including: E-MAIL: [email protected] PHONE: (212) 398-1900 or (800) 843-4898 and nine meeting rooms. WEB SITE: www.hotelgansevoort.com Times Square, the Empire State Building, WEB SITE: www.kimberlyhotel.com WEB SITE: www.nymarriottmarquis.com ADDRESS: Fifth Avenue at Central Park Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music South Hotel Giraffe Hall, Rockefeller Center, and the theaters Library Hotel Millennium Broadway Hotel New York New York, NY 10019 72 guest rooms, 1,300 square feet of of Broadway. 60 guest rooms, three meeting rooms, The Millennium Broadway Hotel welcomes PHONE: (212) 759-3000 or (800) 257-7544 meeting space, including indoor and ADDRESS: 52 West 36th Street $245-$645. business and leisure travelers with 750 E-MAIL: [email protected] outdoor areas, $365-$495. New York, NY 10018 ADDRESS: 299 Madison Avenue spacious guest rooms with floor to ceiling WEB SITE: www.fairmont.com/theplaza ADDRESS: 365 Park Avenue South PHONE: (212) 253-7405 New York, NY 10017 windows in the heart of Times Square. New York, NY 10016 CONTACT: Patricia Troy PHONE: (212) 983-4500 or (877) 793-7323 Millennium Broadway is the only hotel in Ritz-Carlton New York Battery Park PHONE: (212) 685-7700 E-MAIL: [email protected] E-MAIL: [email protected] NYC with an IACC-certified conference 298 guest rooms, 39 suites, eight E-MAIL: [email protected] WEB SITE: www.newyorkmidtown.place WEB SITE: www.libraryhotel.com center and an authentic Broadway theater meeting rooms, $395-$645. WEB SITE: www.hotelgiraffe.com .hyatt.com available for events, weddings and ADDRESS: 2 West Street The London NYC meetings, and a total 110,000 square feet New York, NY 10004 Hotel Indigo Brooklyn InterContinental New York Three unique private event and meeting of flexible conference and meeting space. PHONE: (212) 344-0800 or (800) 241-3333 Brooklyn’s newest addition Boutique Times Square rooms totaling 2,200 square feet, ADDRESS: 145 West 44th Street E-MAIL: [email protected] Style Hotel with 128 guest rooms! The InterContinental New York Times inclusive of a private reception foyer. The New York, NY 10036 WEB SITE: www.ritzcarlton.com Inspired service begins the moment you Square rises 36 stories above the heart stunning luxury suite collection provides PHONE: (212) 789-7546 walk through our door. Plush bedding, of the world famous Times Square one-of-a-kind settings for intimate CONTACT: Sales Department The Roosevelt Hotel New York spa style bathrooms, hard surface district – the epicenter of the theatre, gatherings. E-MAIL: [email protected] 1,015 guest rooms and suites, 30,000 flooring and signature murals make for dining, media and business worlds. With ADDRESS: 151 West 54th Street WEB SITE: www.millenniumhotels.com square feet of meeting space, from $229. a truly refreshing stay. Experience our more than 10,000 square feet of flexible New York, NY 10019 /millenniumbroadwaynewyork/ ADDRESS: Madison Avenue at East 45th St. neighborhood vibe and commitment to elegantly designed space located on a PHONE: (212) 307-5000 or (888) LONDNYC New York, NY 10017 inspired service for yourself. We really do dedicated meeting floor, including our WEB SITE: www.thelondonnyc.com Oheka Castle Hotel and Estate PHONE: (212) 661-9600 or (888) TEDDY-NY live, work and play in the neighborhood 4,000 square foot Gotham Ballroom, the This magnificent historic mansion situated E-MAIL: [email protected] we call home. It is more than a InterContinental New York Times Square, Mandarin Oriental on Long Island’s famed Gold Coast between WEB SITE: www.theroosevelthotel.com philosophy; it’s who we are. Come and with its unsurpassed service, makes it the 198 guest rooms, 46 suites, three New York City and the Hamptons is a pres- experience our personality for yourself. ideal location to host your next meeting meeting rooms. tigious wedding and events venue and a San Carlos Hotel ADDRESS: 229 Duffield Street or event. ADDRESS: 80 Columbus Circle member of Historic Hotels of America. The 147 guest rooms, two meeting rooms, Brooklyn, NY 11201 ADDRESS: 300 West 44th Street New York, NY 10023 estate boasts 32 luxurious guest rooms boardroom accommodates 14, valencia PHONE: (718) 254-7800, ext. 6825 New York NY 10036 PHONE: (212) 805-8800 and suites, a stately bar and European-style 30, $299. CONTACT: Maleta Phoenix-Edwards, director CONTACT: Sales department WEB SITE: www.mandarinoriental.com restaurant, golf and tennis, meeting spaces, ADDRESS: 150 East 50th Street of sales PHONE: (212) 803-4580 /newyork grand ballrooms and formal gardens. New York, NY 10022 E-MAIL: maleta.phoenix-edwards@down E-MAIL: [email protected] ADDRESS: 135 West Gate Drive PHONE: (212) 755-1800 or (800) 722-2012 townbrooklynhotel.com WEB SITE: www.intercontinental.com Huntington, NY 11743 E-MAIL: [email protected] WEB SITE: www.downtownbrooklynhotel.com /timessquare PHONE: (631) 659-1400 WEB SITE: www.sancarloshotel.com

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Shelburne Murray Hill ADDRESS: 85 West Broadway The Waldorf-Astoria 263 suites, one meeting room totaling New York, NY 10007 1,425 guest rooms, including 303 suites; 5,100 square feet. PHONE: (212) 587-7000 or (888) 58-SMYTH 40 meeting rooms. ADDRESS: 303 Lexington Avenue E-MAIL: [email protected] ADDRESS: 301 Park Avenue New York, NY 10016 WEB SITE: www.thompsonhotels.com New York, NY 10022 PHONE: (212) 689-5200 or (866) AFFINIA PHONE: (212) 355-3000 or (800) WALDORF E-MAIL: info@affinia.com SoHo House New York WEB SITE: www.waldorfnewyork.com WEB SITE: www.affinia.com SoHo House New York is a private members’ club and hotel in Manhattan’s Warwick New York Hotel Sheraton TriBeCa Meatpacking District. The house has a 426 guest rooms and suites, seven 369 guest rooms: 292 kings, 32 suites, number of areas available for private meeting rooms. 45 doubles. Chambers meeting space: parties, meetings and events, including ADDRESS: 65 West 54th Street 880 square feet. Hudson meeting space: the Screening Room, White Room and New York, NY 10019 572 square feet. Library. In addition, the roof, with a pool PHONE: (212) 247-2700 ADDRESS: 370 Canal Street and views of the West Village and Hudson E-MAIL: [email protected] New York, NY 10013 River, serves breakfast, lunch and dinner WEB SITE: www.warwickhotelny.com PHONE: (212) 966-3400 or (866) 961-3319 daily. As of May 2013 the hotel will have E-MAIL: [email protected] 30 bedrooms, each possessing a unique W New York WEB SITE: www.sheratontribeca.com combination of luxury and style. $380- 693 guest rooms, including 51 suites, $1,025. seven meeting rooms. Smyth TriBeCa, A Thompson Hotel ADDRESS: 29-35 Ninth Avenue ADDRESS: 541 Lexington Avenue Our two oversized Thompson suites are New York, NY 10014 New York, NY 10022 800 square feet, feature a spacious master PHONE: (646) 253-6120 PHONE: (212) 755-1200 or (877) WHOTELS bedroom, separate lounge area, floor-to- E-MAIL: [email protected] WEB SITE: www.whotels.com/nyc ceiling glass windows and two separate WEB SITE: www.sohohouseny.com bathrooms and can accommodate eight Wyndham Garden Hotel at people boardroom style, reception for 20. Southampton Inn Newark Airport Our Smyth Suite measures 1,000 square 90 guest rooms, 6,000 square feet of 349 guest rooms, 10,000 square feet of feet and features a master bedroom, meeting rooms, outdoor courtyard and meeting space. separate corner lounge area, and separate lawns, $139-$429. ADDRESS: 550 Route 1 South dining room can hold 40. Our Penthouse ADDRESS: 91 Hill Street Newark, NJ 07114 offers a generous 1,200 square feet and Southampton, NY 11968 PHONE: (973) 824-4000 or (800) WYNDHAM features a master bedroom, separate PHONE: (631) 283-6500 or (800) 832-6500 E-MAIL: [email protected] corner lounge area, private 800 square E-MAIL: reservations@southamptoninn WEB SITE: www.wyndhamgardenhotel foot terrace, separate dining room and full .com newarkairport.com kitchen, as well as two separate bathrooms. WEB SITE: www.southamptoninn.com

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595-3236 or [email protected]. represented in-house by Jason Pizer and Kenneth S. Siegel, chief administrative Charles Laginestra. The asking rent was officer and general counsel, exercised ABOUT THIS SECTION ● Department of Sanitation about $58 per square foot. options on 156,518 shares of common FOR THE RECORD is a weekly listing of information from the public record that Seeks competitive sealed bids by 11 a.m. stock at prices ranging from $11.39 to ● can help businesspeople in the New York area find opportunities, potential on May 14 for the construction of a final The Williamsburg School of Music $48.61 on March 27, in a transaction cover and closure for a portion of signed a 10-year lease for 3,100 square worth $3,503,932. On the same day, he new clients and updates on competitors. Section 1/9 of the Fresh Kills Landfill feet at 400 Bedford Ave. in Brooklyn. sold 156,518 shares of common stock To ask questions or get more information on this section, contact Crain’s on Staten Island. Bid documents are The music school and the landlord, 400 at $62, in a transaction worth research department at [email protected]. available for a deposit of $100, payable Bedford, were both represented by Gary $9,704,116. He now directly holds only by money order made out to the Steinberg of Lee & Associates. The 87,516 shares. Comptroller’s Office, City of New York. asking rent was $60 per square foot. Filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy To make inquiries or to obtain bid Simon M. Turner, president of global NEW IN TOWN protection on March 25. The filing cites documents, contact Selormey Srebi at RETAIL development, exercised options on estimated liabilities of $500,000 to $1 (212) 437-4423 or at ssrebi@dsny ● Starbucks signed a lease for 3,500 25,498 shares of common stock at Companies that would like to have details million and estimated assets of .nyc.gov. square feet at 55 Broad St. The coffee $61.28 on March 28, in a transaction of openings published should submit $1,000,001 to $10 million. The creditors chain will expand at its current location worth $1,562,518. On the same day, he descriptions following this format to with the largest unsecured claims are the ● Housing Authority there. The tenant was represented by sold 25,498 shares of common stock at [email protected], with Law Offices of Aaron Migdol, owed Seeks competitive sealed bids by 10 a.m. David Firestein of Shopping Center $63.75, in a transaction worth “New in Town” in the subject line. $11,500; RWC Real Estate, owed on May 7 for gas piping replacement at Group. The landlord, Rudin $1,625,498. He now directly holds $3,500; and Empire State Supply Corp., various developments citywide. Bid Management Co., was represented in- 104,218 shares. ● Bobby’s owed $3,150. documents are available for a fee of $25, house. The asking rent was $140 per 141 Chrystie St., Manhattan payable only by certified check or money square foot. ● Tiffany & Co. (TIF) The nightclub opened on the Lower ● Brinng Inc. order made out to the New York City Qatar Investment Authority purchased East Side. The fancy-dress club aims for 18 Murray St., Manhattan Housing Authority.To make inquiries ● Twin Tower Tees signed a 12-year 139,848 shares of common stock at a Roaring ’20s, Art Deco theme. Filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy or to obtain bid documents, contact lease for 3,000 square feet at 102 prices ranging from $68 to $68.94 protection on April 2. The filing cites Vaughn Banks at (212) 306-6727 or Greenwich St. The apparel company will between March 26 and March 28, ● Fritzl’s Lunch Box estimated liabilities of $100,001 to [email protected]. open its second financial district in a transaction worth $9,537,251. 173 Irving Ave., Brooklyn $500,000 and estimated assets of $0 to location. The tenant was represented by It now indirectly owns 15,949,700 The restaurant opened in Bushwick.The $50,000. The creditors with the largest GOODS AND SERVICES Mark Kapnick of SRS Real Estate shares. Basque-tinged American eatery serves unsecured claims are Gautum Patel, ● Department of Citywide Administrative Partners. The landlord, 102 Greenwich lunch and dinner every day but Tuesdays. owed $55,000; Consolidated Edison, Services Realty, was represented by Steve ● Hess Corp. (HES) owed $14,000; and As Salaam Halal Seeks competitive sealed bids by 10:30 Rappaport of Sinvin Realty.The asking Gregory P.Hill, president of worldwide ● Halston Heritage Meat, owed $10,000. a.m. on May 13 for fuel oil and repairs rent was $200 per square foot. exploration and production, executive 1122 Madison Ave., Manhattan for the Department of Housing vice president and director, exercised The luxury fashion label opened a store ● JD Custom Carpentry Inc. Preservation and Development. Bid ● AA Ichiban Sushi signed a lease for options on 85,185 shares of common on the Upper East Side. It is the first 1805 Jerome Ave., Bronx documents can be downloaded from 2,200 square feet at 213 W. 28th St. The stock at prices ranging from $56.43 to shop for the brand, which also has a Filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy City Record Online at http://a856- Japanese restaurant will relocate from $60.07 on March 26, in a transaction showroom in SoHo at 96 Spring St. protection on March 27. The filing cites internet.nyc.gov/nycvendoronline/home 232 Seventh Ave. The tenant was worth $4,852,253. On the same day, he estimated liabilities of $50,001 to .asp, or can be obtained by contacting represented by Marylan Wu of Oxford sold 85,185 shares at prices ranging ● Iro $100,000 and estimated assets of Vendor Relations via email at Property Group. The landlord, 213 West from $70.77 to $71.30, in a transaction 450 Broome St., Manhattan $50,001 to $100,000. The creditors with [email protected], or by 28th Associates, was represented by worth $6,033,749. He now directly The fashion retailer opened in SoHo. It the largest unsecured claims are Wells phone at (212) 669-8610. To make Scott Galin and Darell Handler of the holds 77,201 shares. is the first U.S. location for the French Fargo Bank, owed $61,272.97; Maria inquiries, contact Veronica Vanderpool Handler Real Estate Organization. The brand. Julie, owed $48,300; and Popular at (212) 669-8517 or vvanderpool@ asking rent was $65 per square foot. ● AEP Industries Inc. (AEPI) Community Bank, owed $34,976.08. dcas.nyc.gov. J. Brendan Barba, president, chief executive, chairman and co-founder, COMPANY MOVES ● NYC 36th ● Department of Education STOCK TRANSACTIONS sold 24,462 shares of common stock at 29 W. 36th St., Manhattan Seeks competitive sealed bids by 4 p.m. prices ranging from $71.76 to $72.57 Companies that would like to have details Filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on June 4 for the repair of pneumatic Following are recent insider transactions at between March 22 and March 28, in a of recent moves published should submit protection on March 27. The filing cites temperature control systems and New York’s largest publicly held companies transaction worth $1,761,172. He now descriptions following this format to estimated liabilities of $50,001 to components. There will be a prebid filed with the Securities and Exchange directly holds 630,701 shares. [email protected], with $100,000 and estimated assets of conference on April 30 at 12:30 p.m. at Commission by executives and major “Company Moves” in the subject line. $1,000,001 to $10 million. 65 Court St., conference room 1201, shareholders. Listings are in order of ● C.R. Bard Inc. (BCR) Brooklyn. To make inquiries or to obtain transaction value.The information was Timothy M. Ring, chief executive and ● Desnuda ● Squadz Inc. bid documents, contact the Vendor obtained from Thomson Reuters. chairman, sold 10,162 shares of 221 S. First St., Brooklyn 1904 Utica Ave., Brooklyn Hotline at (718) 935-2300 or common stock at $99.88 on March 28, The restaurant, bar and cevicheria Filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy [email protected] bid ● Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide in a transaction worth $1,014,964. He opened a second spot, in Williamsburg. protection on March 27. The filing cites opening date will be June 5 at 11 a.m. Inc. (HOT) now directly holds 229,434 shares. Ⅲ The first location is in the East Village estimated liabilities of $100,001 to at 122 E. Seventh St. $500,000 and estimated assets of $0 to ● Department of Parks and Recreation $50,000. The creditors with the largest Seeks competitive sealed proposals by 3 ● Eleven Consignment unsecured claims are David Horowitz p.m. on May 2 for the sale of specialty DEALS ROUNDUP 70 Fifth Ave., Brooklyn PC, owed $100,000; Zelenitz Shapiro food from mobile food units at various The designer resale boutique opened in D’Agostino, owed $100,000; and locations citywide. To make inquiries or Park Slope. The original location is in Linnette Campbell, owed $60,000. to obtain bid documents, contact Lauren TRANSACTION SIZE the East Village at 180 First Ave. Standke at (212) 360-1397 or SELLER/TARGET (IN MILLIONS) BUYERS/INVESTORS TRANSACTION TYPE [email protected]. Hess Corp. $2,050.0 Open joint stock company oil SB M&A ● Joe’s Pizza GOVERNMENT CONTRACT (Manhattan)/CJSC company Lukoil 150 E. 14th St., Manhattan OPPORTUNITIES ● Human Resources Administration Samara-Nafta The Greenwich Village institution Seeks competitive sealed bids by 3 p.m. MSC Mediterranean $1,929.0 Global Infrastructure Partners FB M&A opened a second store, in the East Village. Following are selected contract on April 30 for hardware repair and Shipping Co. S.A./ (Manhattan) (35%) It is the first time the restaurant has opportunities recently announced by New ongoing maintenance services. To make Terminal Investment Ltd. expanded from its 7 Carmine St. location, York City agencies.To learn how to sell inquiries or to obtain bid documents, where it has been for more than 37 years. goods and services to city government, visit contact Donna Wilson at (212) 331- BGC Partners Inc. $1,234.5 The Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. SB M&A www.nyc.gov/selltonyc. For a searchable 4843 or [email protected]. (Manhattan)/BGC Partners (Manhattan) ● Sweetleaf database of current procurement notices, Inc. e-speed platform 46-15 Center Blvd., Queens visit www.nyc.gov/cityrecord. Listings are BofA Advisors/ $344.3 Provident New York Bancorp SB M&A The coffee and cocktail café opened its alphabetical by category and department. REAL ESTATE DEALS Sterling Bancorp third location, and its second in Long Island City. It also has an outpost in CONSTRUCTION SERVICES Companies that would like to have details Intermarine/ $81.4 Lexington Realty Trust (Manhattan) SB M&A Williamsburg, Brooklyn, at 135 Kent ● Department of Design and Construction of their recent transactions appear in these Intermarine industrial Ave. Seeks competitive sealed bids by 2 p.m. listings should email descriptions following facility in Houston on April 30 for renovation of the this format to ELaermer@crainsnewyork Equus Capital Partners Ltd./ $58.5 Angelo Gordon & Co. (Manhattan), SB M&A Chelsea District Health Center. Bid .com, with “Real estate transaction” in the a 330-unit student housing Atlas Real Estate Partners (Manhattan) BANKRUPTCIES documents are available for a $35 subject line, or enter them online at facility at 2 E. 8th St. deposit, payable by company check or crainsnewyork.com/submitadeal. Deals are Oak Hill Partners $54.5 CHP Partners SB M&A The following listings are selected from the money order only, at www.nyc.gov/ listed in order of square footage. (Manhattan), Jefferson most recent available filings by companies buildnyc. For more information, contact Equity Partners, Knoxville COMMERCIAL Equity Partners, Emory seeking bankruptcy protection in the Ben Perrone at (718) 391-2200. Development Partners/ ● Southern and Eastern Districts of New PepsiCo signed a five-year lease for portfolio of medical professional York. Information was obtained from U.S. ● Department of Environmental Protection 19,800 square feet at 350 Hudson St. The office properties in Tennessee Bankruptcy Court records available on Seeks competitive sealed bids by 11:30 food-and-beverage company will take Selected deals announced for the week ended April 6 involving companies in metro New York. Public Access to Court Electronic Records. a.m. on May 16 for improvements at the space on the second floor, its first office FB M&A: Financial buyer M&A represents a minority or majority acquisition of existing Listings are in alphabetical order. alum plant in Pleasantville, N.Y. Bid space in Manhattan. The tenant was shares of a company with the participation of a financial buyer. SB M&A: Strategic buyer documents are available for a fee of $80. represented by Sam King and Gerry M&A represents a minority or majority acquisition of existing shares of a company without the ● 241 W. 132 To make inquiries or to obtain bid Miovski of CBRE Group Inc. The participation of a financial buyer. source: capitaliq 223 W. 138th St., Manhattan documents, contact Greg Hall at (718) landlord, Trinity Real Estate, was

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Purpose: LLC to principal business address: 3/19/13. Office location: NY County. 19808. Cert. of Form. on file: SSDE, any lawful purpose. Perpetuity. Alicia Cohen, 75 West End Ave, NY, SSNY designated as agent of LLC Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901. NY 10023. Purpose: any lawful act. upon whom process against it may Notice of Qual. of Suvretta Partners, Purp.: any lawful activities. LP, Auth. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) Notice of Qual. of 245 West 25th be served. SSNY shall mail process 8/1/12. Office loc.: NY County. LP Street Building Owner LLC, Auth. filed MANHATTAN DAILY LIFE LLC, a to: 104 Charlton St., #6E, NY, NY org. in DE 10/19/11. SSNY desig. as Notice of Qualification of Stoli Group Sec’y of State (SSNY) 12/18/12. domestic LLC, Arts. of Org. filed 10014. Purpose: any lawful activity. agent of LP upon whom process (USA), LLC. Authority filed with NY Office loc.: NY County. LLC org. in DE with the SSNY on 2/13/13. Office against it may be served. SSNY Dept. of State on 2/28/13. Office 12/10/12. SSNY desig. as agent of LLC location: New York County. SSNY 432 PARK 50C, LLC, a domestic LLC, shall mail copy of proc. to Att: Aaron location: NY County. LLC formed in upon whom process against it may is designated as agent upon whom Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on Cowen, 950 Third Ave., 24th Fl., NY, DE on 2/1/13. NY Sec. of State be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process against the LLC may be 1/14/13. Office location: New York NY 10022. DE off. addr.: CSC, 2711 designated agent of LLC upon whom proc. to NRAI, 111 Eighth Ave., NY, served. SSNY shall mail process to: County. SSNY is designated as Centerville Rd., Wilmington, DE process against it may be served NY 10011, the Reg. Agt. upon whom Terri Amerkick, 80 John St., Apt. 4I, agent upon whom process against 19808. Cert. of LP on file: SSDE, and shall mail process to: c/o Nixon proc. may be served. DE off. addr.: NY, NY 10038. General Purposes. the LLC may be served. SSNY shall Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901. Peabody LLP, 437 Madison Ave., NY, 160 Greentree Dr., Ste. 101, Dover, mail process to: The LLC, 432 Park NY 10022, principal business address. DE 19904. Cert. of Form. on file: Name/addr. of each gen. ptr. avail. at Notice of Formation of Map-Tac-LLC. Ave., Unit 50C, NY, NY 10016. DE address of LLC: 615 S. DuPont SSDE, Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE SSNY. Purp.: any lawful activities. Articles of Organization filled with General Purposes. Hwy., Dover, DE 19901. Cert. of Form. 19901. Purp.: any lawful activities. Secretary of State of New York filed with DE Sec. of State, P.O. Box NOTICE OF FORMATION OF RevInMo (SSNY) on 1/22/13. Office location: NY Notice of formation of ROSA CAP LLC 898, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: all TSQ LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy Notice of Qual. of 1515 Broadway County. SSNY has been designated Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of lawful purposes. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/8/13. Owner LLC, Auth. filed Sec’y of as an agent upon whom process State of NY (SSNY) on 1/4/2013. Office location: NY County. SSNY State (SSNY) 2/1/13. Office loc.: NY against the LLC may be served. The Office location, County of New York. designated as agent upon whom Notice of Formation of LF FAMILY County. LLC org. in DE 1/31/13. address to which SSNY shall mail a SSNY has been designated as agent process may be served and shall ASSOCIATES, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed SSNY desig. as agent of LLC upon copy of any process against the LLC of the LLC upon whom process mail copy of process against LLC to: with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on whom process against it may be is to: Eric Tanner, 245 E. 44th St. against it may be served. SSNY shall 187 Wolf Rd, Albany, NY 12205. 11/30/12. Office location: Suffolk served. SSNY shall mail copy of New York, NY 10017. Purupose: Any mail process to: Klestadt & Winters, Principal business address: 555 8th County. SSNY designated as agent of proc. to NRAI, 111 Eighth Ave., NY, lawful act or activity. LLC, 570 Seventh Ave, 17th Flr., NY Ave, Ste 902, NY, NY 10018. LLC upon whom process against it may NY 10011, the Reg. Agt. upon whom NY 10018. Purpose: any lawful act. proc. may be served. DE off. addr.: Purpose: any lawful act. be served. SSNY shall mail process Notice of Formation of GENESIS to the LLC, 101 Warren St., Apt. 2940, 160 Greentree Dr., Ste. 101, Dover, DE 19904. Cert. of Form. on file: NEIGHBORHOOD PLAZA II, L.P. Creative Juice Lafayette Street, LLC Notice of Qualification of YORK NY, NY 10007. As amended by Cert. of Cert. of LP filed with Secy. of State filed an App. for Authority with the Correction filed with SSNY on 01/11/13, SSDE, Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND II-A, 19901. Purp.: any lawful activities. of NY (SSNY) on 07/10/07. Office Dept. of State of NY on 2/28/2013. L.P. Authority filed with Secy. of State the office location is in County of NY. location: NY County. Princ. office of Jurisdiction: DE and the date of its of NY (SSNY) on 03/19/13. Office Purpose: Any lawful activity. LP: c/o Genesis Neighborhood Plaza organization is: 11/7/2012. Office location: NY County. LP formed in Notice of Qualification of Skill Capital II Apartment, Inc., 5 Hanover Sq., location in NYS: New York County. The Delaware (DE) on 02/22/13. Princ. Notice of Qualification of BlueMeridian Associates LLC. Authority filed with 17th Fl., NY, NY 10004. Latest date Secretary of the State of NY (“SSNY”) office of LP: 767 Fifth Ave., 17th Fl., Capital, LLC. App. for Auth. filed NY Dept. of State on 3/29/13. Office on which the LP may dissolve is is designated as agent upon whom NY, NY 10153. SSNY designated as Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on location: NY County. Princ. bus. addr.: 12/31/2058. SSNY designated as process against it may be served, the agent of LP upon whom process 3/5/13. Off. loc.: NY County. LLC 733 3rd Ave., 15th Fl., NY, NY 10017. agent of LP upon whom process address to which the SSNY shall mail against it may be served. SSNY shall formed in Delaware (DE) on 1/17/13. LLC formed in DE on 3/18/13. NY Sec. against it may be served. SSNY a copy of such process is: c/o Hudson mail process to c/o York Special SSNY designated as agent of LLC of State designated agent of LLC shall mail process to c/o HELP USA Yards Catering LLC, 640 West 28th Opportunities Fund II GP, LLC at the upon whom process against it may upon whom process against it may be at the princ. office of the LP. The St., 8th Flr, NY NY 10003. Address princ. office of the LP. Name and be served. SSNY shall mail process served and shall mail process to: c/o regd. agent of the company upon maintained in its jurisdiction is: 2711 addr. of each general partner are to: 280 Park Avenue, 5th Fl., NY, NY CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., whom and at which process against Centerville Rd. Ste. 400, Wilmington, available from SSNY. DE addr. of LP: 10017. DE address of LLC: c/o NY, NY 10011, regd. agent upon whom the company can be served is DE 19808. The authorized officer in c/o Corporation Service Co., 2711 Corporation Service Company, 2711 process may be served. DE addr. of Genesis Neighborhood Plaza II its jurisdiction of organization where Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, LLC: Corporation Trust Co., 1209 Apartments, Inc., c/o HELP USA, 5 a copy of its Certificate of Formation DE 19808. Arts. of Org. filed with DE 19808. Arts. of Org. filed DE Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Hanover Sq., 17th Fl., NY, NY 10004. can be obtained is: DE Sec’ty of Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., 401 Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of Name and addr. of each general State, 401 Federal St., Dover DE Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE partner are available from SSNY. 19901. The purpose of the company Purpose: Any lawful activity. lawful act or activity. 19901. Purpose: all lawful purposes. Purpose: Any lawful activity. is: any lawful act.

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Principal office CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., process against the LLC served may be served: National Corporate process to the LLC at the princ. office address: 648 Broadway, Ste. 1003, NY, NY, NY 10011, regd. agent upon whom upon him/her is: 1546 2nd Avenue, Research, Ltd., 10 E. 40th St., 10th of the LLC. DE addr. of LLC: 2711 NY 10012. Address to be maintained process may be served. DE addr. of Apt 4B, New York, NY 10028. Fl., NY, NY 10016. DE address of Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, in DE: 160 Greentree Dr., Ste. 101, LLC: Corporation Trust Co., 1209 The principal business address of the LLC: 615 S. DuPont Hwy., Dover, DE DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Dover, DE 19904. Arts of Org. filed Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. LLC is: 1546 2nd Avenue, Apt 4B, 19901. Arts. of Org. filed DE Secy. of Secy. of State, John G. Townsend with the DE Secretary of State, John Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of New York, NY 10028. Purpose: State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. #4, Dover, G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE any lawful act or activity. 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: 19901. Purpose: all lawful purposes. any lawful activities. Notice of Formation of Kinograph Notice of Formation of 14 Overlook Notice of Qual. of PVF - AJ, LP, Auth. NOTICE OF APP. FOR AUTH. of Studios, LLC. Arts of Org filed with LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 8/31/12. CITY PRACTICE GROUP OF NEW Getting Out Our Dreams Management, Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on of State on 2/28/13. Office location: Office loc.: NY County. LP org. in DE YORK, LLC, a foreign LLC, filed with LLC, a foreign LLC. App. for Auth. 2/15/13. Office location: NY County. NY County. Sec. of State designated 8/27/12. SSNY desig. as agent of LP the SSNY on 3/20/13. Office location: filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 8/23/2012. SSNY designated as agent upon agent of LLC upon whom process upon whom process against it may New York County. SSNY is designated LLC organized in DE on 8/16/12. NY whom process may be served and against it may be served and shall be served. SSNY shall mail copy of as agent upon whom process against office location: New York County. shall mail copy of process against mail process to the principal business proc. to Att: Michael Van Biema, 745 the LLC may be served. SSNY shall SSNY designated as agent of LLC LLC to principal business address: address: c/o Bessemer Trust, 630 Fifth Ave., 14th Fl., NY, NY 10151. mail process to: The LLC, 336 E. 86th upon whom process against it may 798 Osprey Point Circle, Boca Raton, Fifth Ave., NY, NY 10111, Attn: William DE off. addr.: CSC, 2711 Centerville St., NY, NY 10028. General Purposes. be served. SSNY shall mail copy of FL 33431. Purpose: Any lawful act. Weber. Purpose: any lawful activity. Rd., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of process: 1790 Broadway, 20th Fl, LP on file: SSDE, Townsend Bldg., NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Tessler New York, NY 10019, Attn: R. Cohen, NOTICE OF FORMATION OF P.Glia, NOTICE OF FORMATION OF 6PS Dover, DE 19901. Name/addr. of Events, L.L.C.. Arts of Org filed with princ. ofc. address of LLC. Purpose: LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy of Group, LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy each gen. ptr. avail. at SSNY. Purp.: Secy of State of NY on 2/4/13. Office any lawful activities. State of NY (SSNY) on 1/10/13. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/23/12. any lawful activities. location: NY County. SSNY designated Office location: NY County. SSNY Office location: NY County. SSNY as agent upon whom process may be Notice of Qual. of 305 East 61st LLC, designated as agent upon whom designated as agent upon whom Notice of Formation of ArtBond LLC. served and shall mail copy of process Auth. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) process may be served and shall process may be served and shall Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State against LLC to principal business 12/17/12. Office loc.: NY County. LLC mail copy of process against LLC to mail copy of process against LLC to of NY (SSNY) on 03/15/13. Office address: 229 East 5th St. #6 NY, NY org. in DE 11/13/12. SSNY desig. as principal business address: 1825 principal business address: 340 S location: NY County. Princ. office of 10003. Purpose: any lawful act. agent of LLC upon whom process Madison Ave, Ste 7i, NY, NY 10035. Lemon Ave, #6151, Los Angeles, CA LLC: 66 Crosby St., #6D, NY, NY against it may be served. SSNY shall Purpose: any lawful act. 91789. Purpose: any lawful act. 10012. SSNY designated as agent of TOWER SEVENTH, LLC, a domestic mail copy of proc. to NRAI, 111 Eighth LLC upon whom process against it LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY Ave., NY, NY 10011, the Reg. Agt. Notice of Formation of NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Les may be served. SSNY shall mail on 12/19/12. Office location: New upon whom proc. may be served. DE Brandthropologie Consulting, LLC. Artisans Partners LLC. Arts of Org process to Corporation Service Co., York County. SSNY is designated as off. addr.: 160 Greentree Dr., Ste. 101, Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. agent upon whom process against Dover, DE 19904. Cert. of Form. on State on 3/15/13. Office location: NY on 10/9/12. Office location: NY County. Purpose: Any lawful activity. the LLC may be served. SSNY shall file: SSDE, Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE County. Sec. of State designated agent SSNY designated as agent upon mail process to: c/o PF Financial 19901. Purp.: any lawful activities. of LLC upon whom process against it whom process may be served and Notice of Formation of CSE Partners, Services, Inc., 708 Third Ave., 19th may be served and shall mail process shall mail copy of process against LLC LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Fl., NY, NY 10017. General Purposes. Notice of Formation of CCK NY to: 220 E. 57th St., Apt. 19A, NY, NY to principal business address: Dong Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) Waste-Away Service, LLC. Arts. of Org. 10022, principal business address. Yang 212 W 91st St Apt 716, NY NY on April 8, 2013. Office location: filed with NY Dept. of State on 3/27/13. Purpose: all lawful purposes. 10024. Purpose: any lawful act. New York County. Principal office 136 SOUNDVIEW LLC, Arts. of Org. Office location: NY County. Princ. bus. address: 140 East 45th St., 24th filed with the SSNY on 02/26/2013. addr.: 707 N. Wildwood, Elkhart, IN Coolabah Ventures LLC - Arts. of Org. Notice of Formation of Sanjay Patel, Floor, New York, New York 10017. Office loc: NY County. SSNY has been 46515. Sec. of State designated filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) SSNY designated as agent of LLC designated as agent upon whom pro- MD PLLC. Arts. of Org. filed Secy. of agent of LLC upon whom process on 1/16/13. Office location: New York State of NY (SSNY) on 1/24/13. Off. upon whom process against it may cess against the LLC may be served. against it may be served and shall County. SSNY designated as agent be served. SSNY shall mail process SSNY shall mail process to: Peter A. loc.: NY County. SSNY designated mail process to: c/o CT Corporation of LLC upon whom process against as agent of PLLC upon whom to c/o Corporation Service Company, Feld, 316 E. 22nd St., Apt 5, NY, NY System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, it may be served. SSNY shall mail 80 State Street, Albany, NY 12207. 10010. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. process against it may be served. regd. agent upon whom process may process to c/o Ganfer & Shore, LLP, SSNY shall mail process to: Rodin Term: until dissolved. Purpose: To be served. Purpose: all lawful purposes. 360 Lexington Ave., 14th Fl, NY, NY Legal, P.C., 151 Lexington Ave., Ste. engage in any act or activity lawful. Notice of Qual. of Atika Capital 10017. Purpose: any lawful activities. 3E, NY, NY 10016. Purpose: practice Management GP LLC, Auth. filed NOTICE OF FORMATION OF KC the profession of medicine. Notice of Qual. of 245 Partners LLC, Sec’y of State (SSNY) 9/28/12. Craft LLC. Arts of Org filed with NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Twitcast, Auth. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) Office loc.: NY County. LLC org. in Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy of 12/13/12. Office loc.: NY County. LLC DE 9/26/12. SSNY desig. as agent of 1/22/13. Office location: NY County. State of NY (SSNY) on 10/23/12. NOTICE OF FORMATION OF VMP org. in DE 12/5/12. SSNY desig. as LLC upon whom process against it SSNY designated as agent upon Office location: NY County. SSNY GROUP, LLC. Articles of Organization agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail whom process may be served and designated as agent upon whom filed with Secretary of State of NY against it may be served. SSNY shall copy of proc. to Att: Brad Farber, shall mail copy of process against process may be served and shall (SSNY) on 10/25/12. Office Location: mail copy of proc. to NRAI, 111 1965 Broadway, Apt. 8D, NY, NY LLC to principal business address: mail copy of process against LLC to NY County. SSNY designated as Eighth Ave., NY, NY 10011, the Reg. 10023. DE off. addr.: CSC, 2711 342 E 8th ST, NY, NY, 10009. principal business address: 340 S agent upon whom process may be Agt. upon whom proc. may be served. Centerville Rd., Wilmington, DE Purpose: any lawful act. Lemon Ave, #6151, Los Angeles, CA served and shall mail copy of DE off. addr.: 160 Greentree Dr., Ste. 19808. Cert. of Form. on file: SSDE, 91789. Purpose: any lawful act. process against LLC to principle 101, Dover, DE 19904. Cert. of Form. Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901. Notice of Formation of JEMS NEW business address: 1500 Broadway, on file: SSDE, Townsend Bldg., Dover, Suite 2013, NY, NY 10036. Purpose: Purp.: any lawful activities. YORK REALTY LLC. Arts. of Org. filed STAGE LEFT-SOUNDVIEW RG I, LLC. DE 19901. Purp.: any lawful activities. Any lawful act. with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on Articles of Organization filed Notice of formation of CERES 03/26/13. Office location: NY County. 5/29/2012. Location: NY County, New Notice of Formation of ABRIEL MGS MARKETING LLC Arts. of Org. filed Princ. office of LLC: 88 Rivington St., York; SSNY designated as agent of NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Rehash LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of with the Sect’y of State of NY NY, NY 10002. Latest date on which LLC upon whom process may be LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/15/13. (SSNY) on 1/3/2013. Office location, the LLC may dissolve is 12/31/2035. served. Address for mailing copy of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/25/13. Office location: NY County. SSNY County of New York. SSNY has SSNY designated as agent of LLC process: 231 E 48th St., Apt 2, New Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may York, NY 10017. Purpose: any lawful designated as agent upon whom whom process against it may be upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process purpose. Perpetuity. process may be served and shall served. SSNY shall mail process to be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. mail copy of process against LLC to c/o Friedberg Pinkas PLLC, 767 to: 41 Perry St. #3C, NY NY 10014. office. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Notice of Qualification of APOLLO principal business address: James Third Ave., 31st Fl., NY, NY 10017. Purpose: any lawful act. ADVISORS (MHE), LLC. Authority filed Calhoun, 40 Waterside Plaza 7M, NY, Purpose: Real estate. Notice of Qualification of Wicked Tour with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on NY 10010. Purpose: any lawful act. Notice of Qualification of Vendata LLC. Managing Partner LLC. Authority filed 02/28/13. Office location: NY County. Notice of Qualification of Orchard Authority filed with Secy. of State of with NY Dept. of State on 3/19/13. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on NOTICE OF FORMATION OF SMTNY Square Partners GP, LLC. Authority NY (SSNY) on 2/20/13. Office location: Office location: NY County. Princ. bus. 02/26/13. Princ. office of LLC: Attn: LLC. Articles of Organization filed filed with NY Dept. of State on NY County. LLC formed in Delaware addr.: 100 Universal City Plz., John J. Suydam, 9 W. 57th St., 43rd with the Secy of State of NY (SSNY) 12/18/12. Office location: NY County. (DE) on 5/21/12. SSNY designated as Universal City, CA 91608. LLC formed Fl., NY, NY 10019. SSNY designated on 08/06/2012. Office location: NEW LLC formed in DE on 11/7/12. NY agent of LLC upon whom process in DE on 4/10/02. NY Sec. of State as agent of LLC upon whom process YORK County. SSNY has been Sec. of State designated agent of against it may be served. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom against it may be served. SSNY shall designated as agent upon whom LLC upon whom process against it shall mail process to: The LLC, 40 process against it may be served and mail process to the LLC at the addr. process against it may be served. may be served and shall mail Fulton St., 11th Fl., NY, NY 10038, shall mail process to: c/o CT Corporation of its princ. office. DE addr. of LLC: The Post Office address to which the process to: National Corporate also the principal office. Address to System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, c/o Corporation Service Co., 2711 SSNY shall mail a copy of any Research, Ltd. (NCR), 10 E. 40th St., be maintained in DE: The Corporation regd. agent upon whom process may Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, process against the LLC served 10th Fl., NY, NY 10016, regd. agent Trust Company, Corporate Trust be served. DE addr. of LLC: c/o The New Castle Cnty., DE 19808. Arts. of upon him/her is: The LLC 59 East upon whom process may be served. Center, 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, Corporation Trust Co., 1209 Orange Org. filed with The Secy. of State of 72nd Street #3C, New York, NY DE addr. of LLC: NCR, 615 S. DE 19801. Arts of Org. filed with the St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of the State of DE, Dept. of State, Div. 10021 The principal business DuPont Hwy., Dover, DE 19901. Cert. DE Secretary of State, 401 Federal Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., address of the LLC is: 59 East 72nd of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE Street #3C, New York, NY 10021. 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. lawful activities. Purpose: all lawful purposes. 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Purpose: any lawful activity.

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lier this year, it pulled the plug on its ailing Charmed collection, a two- Specialty shops win underwars year-old line intended to steal youths away from Victoria’s Secret’s Continued from Page 6 us because they get a really personal comment,though analysts said inti- Pink—it is trying to enhance its year,recently sold a majority stake to experience in our stores, and that mates represent just 10% of most presence among its core audience. It Triumph International, the Ger- matters in lingerie when it’s hard to department-store sales.The catego- recently launched a new series fo- man owner of several intimates find a bra that fits you well,” she ry is primarily used to generate store cused on comfort, and is debuting a brands. Founder Claire Chambers said, noting that her 30 store associ- traffic. The companies most ex- full-figured line later this year. plans to use the backing to triple the ates each underwent a month of posed in the war with specialty “It resonates with women,” said company’s store count training. stores are manufacturers, including Chris Vieth, chief financial officer within the next three years Town Shop, an Upper Hanesbrands Inc. and Jockey Inter- of Maidenform.“If you’re wearing a and eventually open out- 10% West Side mainstay since national. bra and you don’t even know you posts across the country. PORTION 1888, is expanding into a Maidenform Brands Inc., a 90- have it on—that’s the Holy Grail.” of department stores’ sales larger location this summer year-old company that sells about Personal touch that come thanks to strong sales and 40% of its wares in department Marketing muscle Two years ago, the from intimates loyal customers who appre- stores, including Macy’s and J.C. Mr. Vieth noted that the firm is chain introduced Lelo ciate the staff ’s attention to Penney, said it’s trying new strate- spending between $3 million and $5 victoria’s secret victoria’s pleasure products, includ- detail at bra fittings. gies to boost department-store million more this year on an adver- MODEL PERFORMER: Victoria’s Secret sales ing a vibrator,and has seen an uptick Despite the drubbing, depart- sales, which were up last year just tising and branding campaign for rose 7% in 2012, to $6.6 billion. in sales since Fifty Shades emerged. ment stores aren’t rolling over.They 0.8%, to $247.1 million, compared consumers, though he declined to Ms. Chambers is also exploring are hooking up with some of their with 2011. The company is explor- specify how much the firm spends in Journelle-branded product offer- best-known brands to offer new ing a conversion to a shop-in-shop total on marketing. stores],”said Susan Anderson,a vice ings like robes and chemises—the products and create a more intimate format at stores like Macy’s to offer Some analysts say the moves president at Citi Research.“Depart- company already sells its own scent- environment, hoping to get shop- a more inviting environment. could make a difference. ment stores and apparel manufac- ed lingerie wash. pers back in the door. Though the brand is struggling “This past year,we did see a slow- turers like Maidenform are fighting “Someone is choosing to come to Macy’s did not return calls for to attract a younger audience—ear- ing of that shift [to specialty back.” Ⅲ

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Tech gets political for next mayor BIZ GROUP TO INVEST $20M

Continued from Page 3 IN TECH CAMPUSES sciences graduate program to be THE PARTNERSHIP FOR NEW YORK CITY announced April 19 that it would invest built on Roosevelt Island, and the $20 million to develop tech campuses for entrepreneurs in every borough. NYU Center for Science and Urban Citing Zappos’ campus on the grounds of the former city hall in Las Vegas, Progress, currently under construc- the idea would be to transform old hospitals, unused armories and tion in downtown Brooklyn. undesirable class B office space into tech campus developments. What the next mayor will do to “We asked the tech community what would help them grow here,” said cultivate growth has become an in- Partnership for New York City CEO Kathryn Wylde. The response was “more creasing preoccupation among Sili- flexible workspace in lower-cost locations. We wanted to get that on the radar con Alley veterans.They say a may- of the mayoral candidates and give them a reason to pay attention to it.” or’s attention is especially critical buck ennis, bloomberg news Kevin Ryan Fred Wilson Jack Dorsey The financial commitment, which will come out of a Partnership fund, is now, because the industry remains part of an “NYC Jobs Blueprint” outlining 30 specific ideas to help the city in its early stages and faces compe- grow its GDP, reduce unemployment and create more middle-class jobs tition from cities around the world. comptroller. Mr. Wilson will give run for mayor by some members of by 2020. Part of that is a call for an “NYC2020 Jobs Challenge,” which asks “Often in New York City it can the keynote address,and the Demo- the tech industry. He thought he corporate interests and tech entrepreneurs to create “new economy” jobs and feel like the blind leading the cratic mayoral contenders will join would be better off trying to build blind—tiny startups giving advice in a discussion. the sector’s influence—a process mentorship opportunities for high-school students. to tiny startups,” said Charlie Kim, Some tech people say that their that began when NYTM helped The blueprint’s model is Brooklyn’s P-Tech, where IBM has helped develop founder and chief executive of deals main concerns are the same as those beat back deeply unpopular an- a curriculum that keeps students in high school two extra years, and provides giant Next Jump, who sat on the ad- in the overall business community. tipiracy legislation last year, and mentoring to students as well as work experience and job opportunities after visory committee for the Roosevelt “Mostly what I want is a well-run the community found it had power graduation. Island tech campus. “You need to city,” said Mr. Ryan, who also sat on to flex. The report also tackled fiscal issues of concern to businesses. Calling New create some adults. A mayor has to the Roosevelt Island advisory com- Evidence of tech’s growing polit- York City a “captive of state government”—all city taxes need Albany approval organize the effort.” mittee. “That’s particularly helpful ical self-confidence could also be except for property levies—the report proposes convening a formal Mr.Kim and others from the tech for the tech community because we seen last month when Twitter co- coalition of business, labor and civic leaders to help the next mayor industry as well as the wider business import a lot of people. A 21-year- founder Jack Dorsey sparked a flurry lobby for the city’s agenda in Albany and Washington. community met recently at Mr. old in Boston has to get out of col- of news stories by mentioning in a 60 The group, which includes commercial real estate interests, also calls for Ryan’s Gilt headquarters to begin lege and decide: ‘I’d like to live in Minutes interview that he’d someday reforming what it describes as the city’s unequal property-tax system, which talking about what they wanted New York City.’ ” like to be mayor of New York. puts the burden of taxes on rental and commercial properties rather than from the post-Bloomberg future. Others have more specific ideas. New Yorkers, of course, may not owner-occupied apartments. The group proposes rethinking nonprofit The NY Tech Meetup, a 30,000- Mr. Kim, for instance, wants a major want another wealthy, technocratic property-tax exemptions that add up to $1.8 billion in foregone annual member industry organization, be- local university to take on the busi- mayor. Still, the impending depar- revenue. The Partnership recommends reviewing whether nonprofit gan a similar effort in January when ness-fostering role that Stanford ture of Mr. Bloomberg has served as institutions should be contributing payments in lieu of property taxes. It also it posted policy proposals it hoped plays in Silicon Valley. And there is a wake-up call to the tech industry. proposes tax credits to create middle-class work in the city’s growth sectors. would fuel debate,including making widespread agreement about the “The New York tech community “Mike Bloomberg brought long-term vision, top management talent and New York “the most wired city on need for more engineers and an ed- has grown up [under] Bloomberg,” terrific marketing skills to the mayoralty,” said Macy’s CEO Terry Lundgren, earth” and remaking the school sys- ucational system and immigration said Kathryn Wylde, CEO of the who is also the Partnership co-chairman. “The business community is tem to promote math and science. laws that can help supply them. pro-business group Partnership for committed to working with the next mayor to keep the positive momentum Some tech-industry issues, par- “The game has changed global- New York City,which convened the going, while also addressing new challenges, including international ticularly those affecting middle- ly,” said NY Tech Meetup Chair- meeting at Gilt’s headquarters. competition and loss of middle-wage jobs.” class residents, will get an airing at man Andrew Rasiej. “New York “They were busy, and with Mayoral candidates Christine Quinn, Bill Thompson and John Liu said the an April 26 forum hosted by Man- cannot rely any longer on its tradi- Bloomberg in charge they could report offered solid recommendations and gave their thumbs-up to hattan Borough President Scott tional infrastructure to guarantee it keep their heads down and know collaborating with the private sector. Stringer, who is running for city a place in the 21st-century econom- someone was thinking about their ic landscape.” business in the mayor’s office. With “The next mayor is unlikely to be a businessman,” said Ms. Wylde. “They LISTEN to a discussion at Mr. Rasiej, who ran for public the next mayor, they can’t take that will not necessarily know what it is business might contribute.” —ANNIE KARNI CrainsNewYork.com/podcasts advocate in 2005, was also urged to for granted.” Ⅲ

Carlos Velasquez, president of safety spending by hiring a third Event security will get tighter the company, met with agencies outside firm. It also asked its 40 over the weekend to talk about bands to employ additional mar- strategies. He declined to say how shals to deter people from jumping Continued from Page 1 The ING New York City president of the Times Square Al- much the company will spend on into roped-off areas. Such measures like street fairs and block parties,ex- Marathon also will see heightened liance, recently has been in touch additional security,but did say it will amount to $100,000 in security cluding races and parades, requiring security. New York Road Runners, with the NYPD and feels confident be a “significant increase.” costs. a permit from the city has grown by its organizer, already hires private in the department’s protection. Now, after Boston, Jean Alexan- 195, to nearly 5,000, according to security firms, but it will be “adding “We’ve always gotten an extraor- In plain sight der, secretary for the association, is the Office of Citywide Event Coor- more security personnel” in the fu- dinary amount of attention,” he Though Galos produces the wondering if more needs to be done. dination and Management. ture, said Mary Wittenberg, chief said. “Whenever there’s an incident Cinco de Mayo parade next month, “Nobody is coming up with money executive. She noted that NYRR that gets people anxious,the NYPD a larger concern is the Puerto Rican to say,‘OK, you want more security, High and low will employ the security measures of ups its presence.” Day Parade, scheduled for June 9. here’s an additional $100,000,’ ” she Although a Macy’s spokesman the marathon at smaller races—this But as the summer parade season Last year, it attracted 2.3 million said. “We have to find this money.” said it was too early to comment on includes using clear bags and bomb- gets underway,other event organiz- people, 100,000 more than in 2011. The Village Halloween Parade, any security changes to its Novem- sniffing dogs, and asking runners to ers are beefing up security, just in Mr. Velasquez expects to have hun- now in its 40th year, also is looking ber parade, he noted that the retail- bring less clothing and items. case. dreds of independently hired secu- for funds. Composed primarily of er is looking closely at developments The NYPD likely will do the rity officers flanking the route, volunteers, the nonprofit arts or- in the Boston tragedy. One security same for other athletic events,as Po- though many will be plainclothes- ganization behind the event cannot consultant predicted that Macy’s lice Commissioner Raymond Kelly ‘We don’t want men. afford private security.Making mat- would add staffing along the parade indicated last week when he said “In many cases, they won’t have ters worse, half of its budget— route, which, at just 2.5 miles, is that the department was re-evaluat- events that are uniforms, and you won’t even know which is well under $500,000—was more easily protected than a 26.2- ing procedures for two smaller races there’s security,” he said. “We don’t spent last year on a parade that was mile marathon. that took place over the weekend. completely want to have events that are com- canceled because of Superstorm “I wouldn’t be surprised if search “We are vigilant, but we are vig- pletely military, but we also have a Sandy. teams that roam throughout the pa- ilant for a good cause,” he said in a military’ moral obligation in the events we Jeanne Fleming,who has run the rade are developed and rooftop ob- statement. produce—kids are involved.” show for three decades, contacted servers,along with canine teams,are Similarly, the West Indian the NYPD last week about planning increased,” said Anthony Roman, True blue American Day Carnival Associa- 2013’s Oct. 31 event more carefully. head of security firm Roman & As- Of course, New York has seen tion, which organizes a four-day She’s also launching a Kickstarter sociates. terrorism before, and security al- festival in Brooklyn, culminating campaign to raise money. One security expert, David ready has been stepped up, particu- Galos Corp., which produces 20 with a parade on Sept. 2, will meet Having hosted the parade a mere Boehm of Security USA, charges larly in Times Square and other parades a year here, including the Tuesday to discuss extra precau- six weeks after Sept. 11, Ms. Flem- between $500 and $5,000, depend- high-profile areas. Many terrorist National Puerto Rican Day Parade tions.Already,after last year’s event, ing thought that the toughest days ing on manpower and weaponry,for attempts have been thwarted, in- and the Hispanic Day Parade, is which cost $1 million to produce were behind her.“It was just starting 45 minutes of protection of VIPs at cluding a Times Square car bomb adding two outside security firms, and attracted 3.5 million people,the to get relaxed again,” she said, “and parades. three years ago. Tim Tompkins, bringing its total to five. association decided to double its I’m sure all that will change now.” Ⅲ

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Veterans seek work

Continued from Page 1 convince people I didn’t want to do that exist can support this larger an engineering job,” he said. But number.” there’s little help in pursuing a career Over the next five years, 44,027 in media, and little interest from the veterans are expected to return to companies themselves. New York from their military posts, At the Hire Our Heroes job fair making the Empire State home to run by the U.S. Chamber of Com- one of the largest veteran popula- merce in New York City in March, tions in the country. Though public the budding journalist saw only support remains high for veterans, three media companies in atten- New York vets face the prospect of dance: NBCUniversal, Bloomberg unemployment in part because busi- and the CAA talent agency. nesses do not know how to decipher Other industries score better. In their military résumés, and veterans 2011, JPMorgan Chase started a themselves are untrained in selling campaign for companies to hire their skill sets. New federal and state 100,000 veterans by 2020. With 99 tax credits could help, but some vet- participating companies, it was erans say the programs lack teeth. more than halfway to that goal with- “There seem to be headwinds in in one year. leveraging my past,”said David Sal- LORENZO AND FRANK sone,a Navy veteran.“Everyone says Paltry job placement FERTITTA paid $2 million for UFC in 2001. they value military experience, but This year,the state budget for the Now worth $2 billion, it no one knows how to quantify it.I’m first time included a tax credit for still can’t stage events 25 and a recent college grad. People businesses that hire post-9/11 veter- in the Empire State. don’t know what to do with me.” ans. Some veterans complain that The unemployment rate for tax credits have rules attached to

bloomberg newsbloomberg post-9/11 veterans in New York was them that make them useless. New 10.7% in 2012, down from 16.5% York state’s two-year program, for the year before, but nonetheless example, applies only to businesses higher than their peers nationally that hire vets who have been out of Ultimate fights for New York (9.9%) and the state’s overall 8.2% full-time work for six months.That’s unemployment rate. The net for of no help to a veteran piecing to- Continued from Page 3 spokesman for Mr. Silver. The prise is now worth $2 billion, ac- helping veterans is already too thin, gether odd jobs to pay the rent while economic activity throughout the union matter “has zero to do with cording to Bloomberg. The hal- many of them claim. looking to start a career.The credit is state in its first two years, has per- the issue,”the spokesman said.“The lowed New York Yankees are valued Mr.Salsone,25,spent six years in capped at $5,000 per veteran, and suaded many Albany lawmakers to fact is there are [Assembly] mem- by Forbes at $2.3 billion. the Navy,managing 52 people out of $15,000 for a handicapped veteran. support ending the ban instituted in bers who feel strongly that this kind Yet UFC appears to be signifi- Bahrain as a satellite communica- So far, there are no data to see 1997. Connecticut is the only other of sport is inappropriate.” (Mr. Fer- cantly more profitable than the Yan- tions operations manager. whether tax breaks actual- state to forbid the sport. titta’s company has not donated to kees or other professional sports The Long Island native re- ly work. President Barack Mr. Silver’s campaign, though it did teams because, experts say, it enjoys turned home and earned a UNEMPLOYMENT10.7% Obama passed a tax credit In one corner, Cuomo give $50,000 to the Democratic As- considerably lower labor costs. Mr. degree in economics from RATE for NY vets, for employers who hire Foremost among them is Gov. sembly Campaign Committee.) Fertitta said the percentage of rev- Brown University. When higher than 9.9% veterans in 2011 that was Andrew Cuomo, whose campaign At a Senate floor debate last enue paid to fighters is comparable he graduated, he thought for vets nationally, extended this year. But the received $55,000 in contributions month, some lawmakers argued it to the 50% paid to National Hockey his dream job in finance and 8.2% in state Internal Revenue Service last year from Mr. Fertitta’s fight makes no sense to sanction a sport League players. But Rob Maysey,an was around the corner. said it’s too soon to tally company, according to Followthe Arizona lawyer who is trying to or- Flash-forward four how many businesses took money.org. Last month, Mr. Cuo- ganize fighters, said the actual num- months, and Mr. Salsone is NUMBER44K of vets advantage of the credit. mo said legalization is “something ‘Members feel ber is closer to 15% because fighters crashing at his parents’ expected to return “My hope is the new tax that should be pursued, definitely” typically only get a cut of the gate, house in Chicago,attending to NY over the credit will bring some strongly that next five years, in light of the economic benefits. not television revenue. He adds that job fairs and realizing the out of 1.2 million small- and medium-size The state Senate last month ap- UFC controls an estimated 95% of best way to capitalize on his overall businesses into the effort proved a bill to legalize the fights. this sport is the mixed-martial-arts business. military experience might of employing vets,” Mr. (Mr.Fertitta’s company last year do- be to not mention it at all. Haynie said. nated $10,000 to the bill’s sponsor, inappropriate’ Forbidden Garden Running a department of 52 peo- The city has helped place 512 Sen. Joseph Griffo, and $50,000 to “Boxers get 70% of the revenue ple sounds impressive,but “employers veterans and their spouses in jobs the Senate Republican Campaign because there are lots of different don’t know how that relates to their with Fairway,Whole Foods, securi- Committee.) The last step is for the promoters and competition for the business model,” Mr. Salsone said. ty, shipping and restaurant busi- state Assembly to vote on a bill that big names,” Mr. Maysey added. nesses since it launched its veterans’ already has 64 co-sponsors—12 shy With UFC’s near-monopoly in Vets need salesmanship program at a WorkForce1 job- of the number needed to pass. whose moves include the “ground and its sport and fast-growing global Veterans themselves can do bet- search center in July. The Barclays Still, it may be a while before pound” when concussions in football presence,New York is the only crack ter.“The veterans do a woeful job of Center has hired 42 veterans.Veter- fighters like Messrs. Jones and Son- and hockey are a growing concern. in its armor. Not that it needs New branding themselves,” said Kevin ans say those jobs are good for a pay- nen can practice their distinctive “I can’t make it illegal in other York to grow. If the Legislature fails Schmiegel,vice president at the U.S. check but not a career path. brand of athletics at an arena near places,” Sen. Liz Krueger said, “but to act, Mr. Fertitta said it will have Chamber of Commerce,which runs After two tours in Iraq, Phoebe you. The first and, in Mr. Fertitta’s I can try to stop it being legal here.” “no impact on our business.” job fairs for veterans across the Gavin has found nothing but in- view, most important stumbling Mr. Fertitta isn’t just duking it Still, he estimates that 11% of his country. “They should stop talking ternships in the HR departments of block has to do with organized labor. out with the Legislature. His com- pay-per-view revenue comes from about what they did in the military.” fashion and advertising firms. The fight impresario owns sever- pany filed a lawsuit in federal court the five boroughs, which suggests Instead, he said, they need to focus “I’m competing with people who al Las Vegas casinos whose work- two years ago arguing that the state’s that 700,000 New Yorkers are tun- on their broader skills, like leader- are 22 and not married and not sav- forces the Culinary Workers Union ban against professional mixed mar- ing in,based on data from independ- ship and teamwork. ing for a down payment,” she said. is trying to organize. The culinary tial arts is unconstitutional. The ac- ent website MMAPayout.com. If a young person drove a truck in “They can take a job that pays them Local 226 in Nevada has teamed up tion is pending. Even if the number is lower,Mr.Fer- Iraq, for example, he shouldn’t nec- $30,000 a year.” with union Unite Here, which has In the meantime, the business titta should have no trouble packing essarily have to come home and get Ms. Gavin, 26, joined the Army more pull in New York, and per- that Mr. Fertitta bought with his Madison Square Garden, even licensed to become a truck driver. In because it promised to help her de- suaded Assembly leader Sheldon brother Frank for $2 million in though he said the average ticket to fact, that’s often the last job that the velop skills that she could use to fur- Silver to block a vote, Mr. Fertitta 2001, when it was flat on its back, his events costs $275. returning veteran would desire.“We ther her professional life. She is said.Neither union responded to re- seems to do nothing but grow. UFC A fight at the Garden would shouldn’t necessarily fit square pegs looking for a full-time job and has quests for comment. generates a half-billion dollars in mean fans are only a subway instead in square holes,”said Mr.Schmiegel. returned to school. “Why would the New York Leg- annual revenue, and in 2011 Fox re- of a PATH ride away from watching Changing fields,however,can be “The recruiters tell you you’re go- islature let the Culinary Workers use portedly paid $700 million for the their favorite UFC fighters. For Mr. difficult. ing to do this and get out and have it as a pawn in a game of chess?” Mr. broadcasting rights—the same year Fertitta,it would be the flashiest sig- Mike Larson, a freelance writer this experience employers are really Fertitta said. “It’s shocking.” Viacom amped up its game, buying nal yet that UFC has hit the biggest and recent graduate from Columbia going to respect,” said Ms. Gavin. It’s also nonsense, insisted a a majority stake in UFC’s rival pro- of big times. University’s School of International “It’s really just not true.” Ⅲ moter, Bellator. Three years ago, an “New York is the media hub of and Public Affairs, served as an of- LISTEN to a discussion at Abu Dhabi-based investor bought a the world,” he said. “We want to be ficer in the U.S.Navy for three years, LISTEN to a discussion at CrainsNewYork.com/podcasts 10% stake in UFC, and the enter- a part of it.” Ⅲ working as a ship driver. “I had to CrainsNewYork.com/podcasts

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HELLUVA TOWN INSIDE Source Lunch Alan Space odyssey Steel forges on at Javits

Like many other small nonprofit Center PAGE 42 theater companies, Nettles Artists Collective found itself bouncing Out and About around the city looking for rehearsal and performance space. Art’s odd couple: Warhol Unlike the others, its co-artistic and Munch PAGE 43 directors took a bold step to solve the problem: They formed a for- profit company that’s building a small theater and performance space that will be used by Nettles and rented to others to stage performances and events like art shows and parties. “We took a big leap,” said Sandie Luna, who is co-artistic director of the company with Debora Balardini. Two months ago, the duo inked a 10-year lease for about 6,000 square feet at 617 W. 46th St., where they will open the Hudson River Hub in July. Ms. Luna said she and Ms. Balardini don’t want to get rich leasing the space, but they hope to bring in about $16,000 a month to cover expenses. The financing for the project came from loans they took out, as well as money from two Nettles donors. “We will work with theater companies,” Ms. Luna said. “We want to create more of a community.” —theresa agovino Letting nothing go to waste

Instead of ordering in from a AT YOUR SERVICE: restaurant, New Yorkers can now Joe Marchesi offers get their neighbors’ leftovers salon, barber and spa delivered to their door through a services at his two Truman’s Gentlemen’s startup called Mealku. The website Groomers shops. VIP allows members to post their customers keep vittles—such as two pieces of coming back for more. freshly baked red velvet cake or four servings of lasagna and salad—and then Mealku picks up and delivers the goods to a perfect stranger across town who clicked on the offering. Members pay $10 a month for the service and buy the meals with a point system. Posting food or delivering meals earns points that can be spent later on receiving Very important parties meals. A rating system similar to eBay’s helps users find the best cooks. And the company has a team of kitchen inspectors who Retailers reward their best customers— make the rounds to check the cleanliness of the amateur chefs’ homes. and win new ones—with private special events Mealku, which launched last July, has racked up about 2,000 users in less than a year, and is BY ALIX STRAUS expanding across the country. Small proprietary communities like church groups use the site in n a recent Monday night, Caudalie closed early, but the French skin-care THE STATS numerous cities, and Mealku is shop on Bleecker Street was still filled as browsers sipped white wine, about to open a larger operation in San Francisco. nibbled on cheese, sampled products and enjoyed mini-facials—a 10- Mealku is the brainchild of Ted minute pick-me-up that includes cleansing, a mask, a head massage, a D’Cruz-Young, an ad executive who tinted moisturizer and a bronzer. ¶ Welcome to the world of VIPs— used to run Ideocracy, a New York- $15K based marketing agency. Mr. which in this case stands for very important people, and parties. ¶ In COST of Erno Laszlo D’Cruz-Young sees Mealku as a today’s economy, where independent stores are struggling to be seen, Institute’s first VIP event business that also fulfills a societal need. “We waste 25% of all grocery heard and frequented, it’s not unusual to reward the best customers with purchases we buy,” a private special event. ¶ Retailers of all stripes, whether they sell women’s clothing or men’s he said. “There’s grooming products, are looking for a way to say thank you and create customer loyalty. ¶ The underutilization O on a massive scale parties at Caudalie started as a way to spread the word when the store opened in December, just a in food.” month after a smaller sister property opened on East 74th Street. Caudalie, a Bordeaux-based 100 —miriam NUMBER OF PEOPLE who kreinin company that also runs a spa in the Plaza Hotel, produces handmade “vinotherapie” skin-care attended the institute’s first souccar products derived from grapes, vine extracts and other natural ingredients. See VERY on Page 42 VIP event

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SOURCE LUNCH: Very important parties ALAN STEEL By Daniel Geiger Continued from Page 41 dered part of that expense. From founder of Truman’s Gentlemen’s With no advertising budget, the 6:30 p.m.to 10 p.m.,100 guests (35 Groomers, two stores offering sa- husband- and wife-owned compa- from Laszlo’s list of 900 people, 65 lon, barber and spa services in east ny decided to host monthly VIP courtesy of Ms. So) consumed six midtown,offers events that provide bashes for a prized customer and cases of champagne and noshed on unique and exclusive experiences With Javits saved for 15 to 20 of her friends.The evening themed jewelry-shaped hors for top customers. can cost the store $1,500 in food, d’oeuvres from 5 Spice Catering. booze and giveaways, but that fee Six models donned Ms. So’s de- Liquor companies in the mix now, prez forges on is usually recouped, as attendees signs, while guests could try on Between the two shops, Mr. make purchases totaling about anything that caught their eye at Marchesi throws six to eight special $3,000. the pop-up shop she created with- events per year.Past parties have in- “I’m convinced parties like these in the store. Laszlo products were cluded teaming up with liquor lan Steel faced a conun- versation with peers in the conven- are key to spreading the word that also on display.Attendees were able companies like Ultimate Vodka, drum when he took over tion and hotel industries,and I would we exist,” said co-owner Mathilde to view the entire skin-care line and Compass Box Whiskey and as president of the Jacob look across the bridge, possibly at the Thomas, who greeted guests. “I purchase items of their choice. A McKenzie Bourbon, and designers K. Javits Convention rail yards in Queens. Willets Point want to show how important our such as Activist Eyewear, David Center in March 2012. has interesting elements to it.I would customer is to us. We want them to Hart Ties and custom-shirt maker AGov. Andrew Cuomo had just an- be looking for something with that feel special. This helps do that.” ‘It’s a wonderful Alexander West. nounced that the facility should be type of proximity to existing infra- It also brings like-minded “The shirt event was one of my razed and redeveloped. Mr. Steel structure. Eastern Queens seems a women into the store who might be way to develop favorite evenings,” Mr. Marchesi took a head-down approach, focus- little far out, but anything is possible. big spenders. “People in New York said. “We want to introduce our ing on improving the building’s serv- love discovering new things and relationships guys to a lifestyle outside of the ices and overseeing the completion What are your goals? new places, and if they hear there’s grooming aspect while offering of a $400 million-plus renovation, My big campaign is building a yes a cocktail event going on,they want with top clients’ them something different during including the installation of the city’s culture.We’re trying to imbue all em- to see what it’s about,” said Amelie the evening.” largest green roof. ployees that the answer to any ques- Lonergan, a banker and Caudalie’s At the Alexander West party on The governor has since back- tion is yes. It’s yes, we’ll find a way to guest of honor that evening. By 7 March 13, guests looked at fabric burnered Javits’ demise. Mr. Steel, a do it.What’s going to happen to Jav- p.m., many of her friends were be- swatches, were custom-measured former convention and trade-show its is not ultimately my responsibility ing introduced to one another and short speech was given about the for shirts, drank cocktails and re- executive, has begun to think about or any of my staff.The only influence to the store for the first time. institute and its membership pro- ceived complimentary haircuts, the 700,000-square-foot facility’s we can have on that conversation is if gram. shoe shines and shaves. longer-term place on the fast- people are saying this is valuable to Facials and jewelry Though the evening drew only While some of the events are held evolving far West Side. the economy. The Erno Laszlo Institute, one new member,and the store sold in the store, others are off-site. Sony, which also opened in December in a mere $1,000 in products, Ms. Fi- located around the corner from the How has the past year been? The development of the rail yards is SoHo, offers members-only lancia considered the event a suc- East 56th Street Truman’s, invited It’s pretty much been 24/7. I’m here rapidly changing the far West Side. What custom-tailored facials to those cess and plans to do the parties on 50 of the shop’s best customers to an by 6:30 or 7 in the morn- place will Javits have in the who pay an annual fee of $3,000. a monthly basis. exclusive soiree that featured soon- ing.In my position,you get WHERE new landscape? Fashioned after the ideals of the “Mimi was able to bring us 65 to-be-released electronics. people asking you a lot of THEY More than anything, the late Hungarian-born dermatolo- new people who are the type of Nick Riley, a manager for the things, especially in the arrival of the No. 7 line gist,the institute threw its first VIP quality we’re trying to appeal to,” Hudson Hotel and a frequent Tru- first 12 months of the job, DINED changes the dynamic. The event in March,partnering with lo- Ms. Filancia said. “You can’t put a man’s client who is invited to many so it’s good to have an hour PRINT building for years has had cal jewelry designer Mimi So. price on that.” events, found the one at Sony the and a half and actually RESTAURANT to bring customers here by 653 11th Ave. “We wanted to pair beauty both Guests left with goodie bags most memorable. catch up. But it has its (212) 757-2224 car or bus. One thing we physical and material. Mimi So is a containing a Mimi So jewelry box “For a technology nerd like me, perks. I came in on Satur- www.print have thought of is trying to nice fit.She’s a small brand that also filled with chocolates and a recent- it was wonderful to see something day because I wanted to restaurant.com create a food destination needs brand awareness,” said Lau- ly launched neck cream from Lasz- the rest of the world wasn’t privy bring my kids in. We had AMBIENCE: here. I look at the Time ra Filancia, the institute’s director. lo. “It was hard to get people out, to,” he said. the first robotics confer- A quiet and Warner Center and what “We also wanted to introduce our which is always the sign of a good ence, where schools from polished fine- they have. We have the Networking opportunity dining spot in an brand to a younger audience.” party,” said Ms. Filancia. New York City and around area with few High Line crowd. There The search for the right client Women aren’t the only ones Aside from the brotherhood, the state and the world had such options are a bunch of things that can be pricey. The inaugural event who like a little pampering. Joe Mr. Riley said the events unlock taken part in a robotic- WHAT THEY ATE: could be done to make us cost $15,000, and Ms. So shoul- Marchesi, co-owner and co- doors he wouldn’t be able to open development project. Ⅲ Halibut over more attractive. on his own. “I also love the net- These things would climb vegetables and working aspect. These events in- puréed sweet Will the roster of conventions ropes and have competi- potato troduce me to the right people tions. It was a lot of fun. change? WHAT TO TRY, WHERE TO TRY IT Ⅲ Grilled octopus, while giving me ideas on how to run roasted beet It is something we should Caudalie my hotel. They teach me how to Was it awkward when Mr. salad be looking at. Will I say to http://us.caudalie.com treat my clients better.” Cuomo suggested Javits be Ⅲ Two Mark Schienberg [presi- 1031 Lexington Ave. To earn VIP status, customers razed? cappuccinos dent of the Greater New (212) 308-3551 need to receive 25 services at Tru- Samuel Johnson said noth- TAB: York Auto Dealers Associ- 315 Bleecker St. man’s in a year. Events take three ing concentrates a man’s $80.57, plus tip ation] that the New York (212) 308-3552 weeks of planning and cost $1,500 mind like imminent execu- Auto Show shouldn’t take Products to try: Premier Cru face cream to $3,000, which is generally not tion. With the threat of the building place here? Of course not. We de- and eye cream; $155 and $95, respectively. recouped that night. closing, does that get everyone to pend on it to sustain our operating “The men aren’t here to spend think and say,“This is serious, and all budget.But that’s not a show that ac- Erno Laszlo Institute money. We want to give them you can do is do a better job”? It helps. tually uses up that many hotel rooms. something, not ask them for some- Because we don’t get government www.ernolaszlo.com/institute thing,” said Mr. Marchesi. “It’s a Isn’t there still a sense of uncertainty funding to pay for our $140 million 382 West Broadway wonderful way to develop relation- surrounding the future of Javits? budget to operate,we mark up the la- (212) 300-4111 ships with our top clients.” We’re not seeing a lot of people bor we provide to move shows in and Treatment to try: The nutritional boosting Caudalie participants were booking far out, in, say, 2025. Some out, and that adds to our problem of facial. Available only for members who pay equally enthused. By 8 p.m. the conventions book four-year cycles.If being seen as expensive.If there were $3,000 annually for 15 facials. cheese platter was bare, the wine you tell them you don’t know if you’re a 25-cent hotel tax that we could get bottles empty and Ms. Lonergan’s going to be around, it might influ- on a more permanent basis,we could Truman’s friends had cleaner, fresher skin, a ence their decision. be less expensive, and I think we www.trumans-nyc.com goodie bag, and an understanding could make more careful decisions 120 E. 56th St. of the brand. And best of all, Ms. If you had to put Javits somewhere else, about what conventions are best for (212) 759-5015 Lonergan felt like a superstar. where would you put it? the city’s economy. But there are po- 121 Madison Ave. “This was a nice excuse to see a I would want to establish a lot of con- litical issues with that. Ⅲ (212) 683-9400 lot of my friends and learn some- Treatment to try: The Professional thing about this new brand,” said Package: haircut, manicure and shoe shine; Ms.Lonergan.“I had a terrific time. INSIDE TIP: If there’s a convention in town, $88; 45-minute service. Caudalie handled everything. All I Print is likely to be busy. had to do was show up.” ■

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OUT AND SNAPS Hot Pink Party raises millions for cancer research ABOUT by Emily Laermer and Miriam Kreinin Souccar

CULTURE FIX CAREER BUILDERS TUESDAY, APRIL 23 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, Consider yourself a AND THURSDAY, APRIL 25 whisky connoisseur? Join local building owners, managers, Experience the launch architects, contractors and engineers at of THE DALMORE BUILDINGSNY 2013. Topics of SELECTED BY DANIEL conversation at the free seminar include BOULUD, a bespoke commissions, disaster recovery and single-malt Scotch emergency planning. Attendees will whisky, with a whisky- have access to exhibitors, as well as new inspired prix fixe menu products and technologies. It runs from at each of Mr. Boulud’s six New York City 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday and 10 restaurants. Prices range from $48 at a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday at the Jacob DBGB Kitchen and Bar, 299 Bowery, K. Javits Convention Center, 655 W. mcmullan.com patrick patrick mcmullan.com patrick between Houston and East First streets, 34th St., at 11th Avenue. For more TORY BURCH, VERA WANG, LISA PERRY and LEONARD LAUDER and KAY KRILL at the Breast Cancer Research Foundation’s Hot Pink Party JAMIE TISCH at the Breast Cancer Research to $145 at Daniel, 60 E. 65th St., between information, visit www.buildingsny.com. on April 17. The gala raised $5.2 million for research and advocacy. Foundation benefit. Park and Madison avenues.To make reservations, visit www.daniel WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24 boulud.com/reservations. Network with hundreds of businesspeople and vendors at the 15TH SUNDAY, APRIL 28 ANNUAL ECONOMIC CONFERENCE, hosted Celebrate the Year of the Snake at the by the Staten Island Economic 13TH ANNUAL PEKING OPERA FESTIVAL.The Development Corp. The keynote Qi Shu Fang Peking Opera Company will speaker will be Kenneth Daly, president perform The Legend of the White Snake, of National Grid. There will also be a with music, miming, martial arts and panel discussion about the city’s mayoral acrobatics in addition to a traditional candidates. It starts at 8 a.m. at the Chinese orchestra. It is at 3 p.m. at NYU Hilton Garden Inn, 110 South Ave., Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, between Arlington Place and Richmond 566 LaGuardia Place, at Washington Terrace, in Staten Island. Tickets to Square South.Tickets are $38 for general keynote events are $325, and include admission.To purchase tickets, call (212) breakfast, lunch and a cocktail reception. 352-3101 or (866) 811-4111, or visit For more information, visit www.skirballcenter.org. www.siedc.org.

DON’T MISS ANDY MEETS EDVARD mcmullan.com patrick ELIZABETH WINSOR, CONSTANCE WHITE, EMARY ARONSON and wechsler howard SATURDAY, APRIL 27 ANDREW SIEG at the Partnership With Children gala on April 16. The event GREG, RAYMOND and JIM KELLY at the Police Athletic League’s See two well-known artists with little in common at raised $750,000. Legal Profession Luncheon on April 9. The event raised $603,050. MUNCH | WARHOL AND THE MULTIPLE IMAGE.The exhibition, which runs through Saturday, July 27, See more of this week’s Snaps online at CrainsNewYork.com/galleries. pairs lithographs by Edvard Munch with large-scale screen prints by Andy Warhol. It is at the Scandinavia House, 58 Park Ave., between East 37th and East 38th streets.The gallery is open Tuesday to Saturday, noon to 6 p.m., and until 7 p.m. on Wednesday.Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students and seniors. For more information, visit www.scandinaviahouse.org.

OPENING FUNDRAISERS THURSDAY, APRIL 25 MONDAY, APRIL 22 See the final installment of a series See an evening of dance at DESTINY RISING, an of exhibitions reassessing the event benefiting the NYC Dance Alliance Whitney Museum’s permanent Foundation College Scholarship Program.The collection. I, YOU, WE runs through event will feature choreography from faculty Sept. 1, and includes paintings, members, as well as guest performances from sculptures, drawings, prints and members of the American Ballet Theatre photographs that reveal individual Studio Company, the New York City Ballet and collective concerns of the and Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet. It is at 1980s and early 1990s.The 7:30 p.m. at the Joyce Theater, 175 Eighth museum is at 945 Madison Ave., at Ave., at West 19th Street.Tickets start at $25 East 75th Street. It is open and can be purchased by calling (855) 692- Wednesday,Thursday, Saturday 5678 or visiting www.nycdance.com. and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Friday, 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. For more TUESDAY, APRIL 23 information, visit Celebrate the discovery of a new frog species in www.whitney.org. Tanzania’s rain forest at the African Rainforest Conservancy’s 22ND ANNUAL ARTISTS FOR AFRICA BENEFIT. Proceeds benefit the organization’s efforts to preserve and restore African rain forests. It will include a live art auction, an African musical dance performance and dinner.The event is at 6:30 p.m. at the Bowery Hotel, 335 Bowery, at Great Jones Street.Tickets start at $125. For more information, visit www.africanrainforest.org. MARK YOUR CALENDAR...

FRIDAY, MAY 31, TO SUNDAY, JUNE 2 CELEBRATE BROOKLYN’S ARTS SCENE at the seventh annual Bushwick Open Studios and Arts Festival, a free three-day event. It kicks off Friday at 8 p.m. at Shea Stadium BK, 20 Meadow St., between Bogart and Waterbury streets, with a blowout launch party. Visit www.artsinbushwick.org.

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