Thursday, November 16th AT THE GENERAL SOCIETY LIBRARY. The lecture starts at 6:30 P.M. – RECEPTION TO FOLLOW. Join David F. Gibson, AIA, Principal of DF Gibson Architects, as he illustrates the story...

 Gracie Mansion: 75 Years as the People’s House – The Anatomy of a New York Landmark. Paul Gunther, Gracie Mansion Conservancy Executive Director.  Tuesday, November 28th AT THE GENERAL SOCIETY LIBRARY. The lecture...

Behind the Scenes with Musician, Composer, and Conductor Gregory Singer Friday, June 22nd  AT THE GENERAL SOCIETY LIBRARY. The lecture starts at 6:30 P.M.  –  RECEPTION TO FOLLOW. Renowned musician, composer and conductor, Gregory...

A very special program took place on December 13th – The Red Bandanna with Emmy-award winning ESPN correspondent Tom Rinaldi.  Please click here to watch the video of this memorable evening. It was a...

The Library of the General Society of Mechanics & Tradesmen of the City of New York Invites You to Attend Our Book Sale. Hundreds of Wonderful Books Available. Proceeds support The General Society...

We are deeply grateful to all those who supported the 2015 Craftsmanship and Civic Leadership Awards Ceremony which benefited our Mechanics Institute.

Click here to read the Spring 2016 Newsletter! We are grateful for your support of the programs of The General Society of Mechanics & Tradesmen of the City of New York.

Tuesday, June 28th at 6:30pm @ The General Society Library. The Bowery Boys – Greg Young and Tom Meyers – will be here with their new book!

Picking Up: On the Streets and Behind the Trucks with the Sanitation Workers of New York City.  An Evening with Robin Nagle Anthropologist-in-Residence with The New York City Department of Sanitation Thursday, June...