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Building a New NY State-of-the-Art Bridge to Replace the Tappan Zee Bridge. David R. Capobianco, P.E., Project Manager – Delivery. Tuesday, June 27th AT THE GENERAL SOCIETY LIBRARY. The lecture starts at 6:30 P.M. ...

Slate, Tile and Stone Roofing Master Artisans. Vincent Liot and Yves Theunis, TRM Enterprises. Thursday, June 29th AT THE GENERAL SOCIETY LIBRARY. The lecture starts at 6:30 P.M. – RECEPTION TO FOLLOW. TRM Enterprises...

Please click here to read the SPRING 2017 Newsletter We are grateful for your support of the programs of The General Society of Mechanics & Tradesmen of the City of New York. 

The Board of Governors of The General Society of Mechanics & Tradesmen and the School Committee extend their Congratulations to the Mechanics Institute Class of 2017

Treasures from the General Society Collection are now available digitally thanks to "Digital Culture of Metropolitan New York"

 2017 Mechanics Institute Graduation Ceremony  Thursday, May 25, 2017  7 p.m. The General Society Library

Michiko Sakano, Michiko Sakano Studio, Glass Artisan, Tuesday, May 9th AT THE GENERAL SOCIETY LIBRARY, The lecture starts at 6:30 P.M. – RECEPTION TO FOLLOW. Japanese Born Glass Artist, Michiko Sakano’s exquisite work has...

Have you ever wondered how steam heating, the standard heating feature of so many of New York’s older buildings and apartments, actually works? Dan Holohan, considered an international authority on the topic, and the author...