We were thrilled to be joined by hundreds of our members and the public at Cooper Union’s Great Hall for our 43rd Annual Meeting and 33rd Annual Awards last week, at which we celebrated and honored these inspiring recipients:

• Dashwood Books, 33 Bond Street
• Essex Card Shop, 47 Avenue A
• The Manhattan Monster Bar, 80 Grove Street
• The Red Door Place, 201 West 13th Street
• Yara Arts Group
• Regina Kellerman Award: La Ma Ma – Restoration of 74A East 4th Street

Thank you to our hosts; to Tom and Jason Birchard and the team from Veselka, as well as Two Boots and Bon Yagi’s T.I.C restaurant group for the delicious catering; to Penny Arcade, our Awards emcee; and to Dave Kikoski, Luques Curtis, Frank Lacy, and Scott Robinson for their Charles Mingus tribute, Martin St. Lawrence of the Monster Bar, and Yara Arts Group for the delightful performances.