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7/2/2008
| | | FOURTH OF JULY HOLIDAY WISHES
 GCP Chairman Peter S. Kalikow and President/CEO Fred Cerullo offer warm wishes for a happy and safe Independence Day holiday to our GCP extended family and friends. While GCP’s executive offices will be closed on Friday, July 4 in observance of the holiday, GCP’s Public Safety, Taxi Dispatch, Sanitation, and Visitor Services staff will be working holiday schedules on Friday.
| | | OLD IS NEW AGAIN AT THE NEW YORK TRANSIT MUSEUM GALLERY ANNEX
 What do an 1860s model of a horse-drawn omnibus, a World War II air raid siren from an elevated subway station, and a set of "Dashing Dan" and "Dashing Dottie" cocktail glasses have in common? The New York Transit Museum has recently added these pieces and dozens of others to its collection. What's New? Collecting at the New York Transit Museum is the latest exhibition at the Gallery Annex in Grand Central Terminal that explores some of the best and most unusual of the museum's latest acquisitions, and the stories behind them. The free exhibit opens July 26 and will run through November 2. For more information, visit www.mta.info.
| | | GIVE BLOOD, WIN PRIZES AT THE METLIFE BUILDING STARTING JULY 7
 Grand Central neighborhood workers and residents will soon have the chance to help out their fellow New Yorkers while entering to win fabulous prizes when the MetLife Building at 200 Park Avenue holds its Skyscrapers for Life Blood Drive. All week long from Monday, July 7, to Friday, July 11, blood donors who stop into the New York Blood Center on the east side of the MetLife Building’s lobby will have the chance to bolster the city’s blood supply while being automatically entered to win raffle prizes including restaurant and retail gift certificates, tickets to the Rockefeller Center Ice Skating Rink, Starbucks gift cards, and a range of other items. Plus, every donor will walk away with their choice of a fanny pack or a baseball cap emblazoned with the Skyscrapers for Life logo. The Blood Center will be open daily from 7:30 am to 4:30 pm. Walk-ins are welcome, but to make an appointment, call 212-867-0750.
| | | MURRAY’S AND GRANDE HARVEST HELP YOU HAVE A WINE & CHEESE PARTY FOR TWO OR TEN
Whether you’re planning an intimate date night or a party for dozens of friends and family, customers at Grande Harvest Wines (Graybar Passage of Grand Central Terminal - 212-682-5855) and Murray’s Cheese (Grand Central Market - 212-922-1540) can do all the shopping they need within mere steps -- and get a great discount as well. Simply take your receipt from either Grande Harvest Wines or Murray's Cheese to the other store and receive 10% off your purchase at that store. Exceptional cheese, excellent wine, and everyday value make this an unbeatable summertime deal. For more information, visit www.murrayscheese.com and www.grandeharvestwines.com.
| | | JUST IN TIME FOR JULY 4, GET MORE BANG FOR YOUR BUCK AT POWERHOUSE GYM
Powerhouse Gym (50 East 42nd St) wants Midtown locals to look their best on the beach this summer, and is offering a promotion to help spur the lazy bones among us into action. Bring a friend to the gym and sign up for a membership and each of you will pay only $499 per year. Or if you come alone, pay no enrollment fees and only $59 month. Either deal is an unbeatable way to ensure you look great while improving your health and fitness. For more information, stop by the club or call 212-922-1111.
| | | CRAIN’S AND CONGRESSMAN WEINER TALK TAXES AT GRAND HYATT NEW YORK
 Crain’s New York Business invites news@gcp readers to come hear from Congressman Anthony Weiner on how tax policy — federal, state and city — is impacting job creation in New York, and learn how your company may be affected. The likely 2009 mayoral candidate will be questioned by Crain’s Editor Greg David and another journalist on a wide range of city and political issues at the Grand Hyatt New York (East 42nd St at Lexington Ave) on Tuesday, July 22. The morning will begin with a networking breakfast at 8 am followed by the program at 8:30 am. The cost to attend is $70 for an individual ticket and $650 for a table of ten if pre-registered by July 15. To register click here or fax your business card and credit card information to “Weiner Breakfast” at 212-210-0499. For more information, call the Crain’s Events Hotline at 212-210-0739.
| | | THE MID-MANHATTAN LIBRARY DISCUSSES THE FATE OF PAINTING TONIGHT
 Contemporary art and its audience are moving into ever new and challenging territory. Yet painting, as a historically-established medium, always remains central to the dialogue. The Fate of Painting, a free presentation by John Zinsser (pictured) tonight at 6:30 pm at the Mid-Manhattan Library (Fifth Ave at East 40th St), will provide a larger art historical context to frame the current paradigm shift. Zinsser will argue that we have entered a time of increased “lexical crisis” as artistic practices collide freely with viewer responses. Modernism, and its attendant painting developments—cubism, expressionism, geometric abstraction, pop and minimalism—have launched a hybrid visual genealogy. The lecture will move forward from the European model of Picasso and Mondrian to the American response of Pollock and Warhol and into the 21st Century. For more information, call 212-340-0871.
| | | WEEKEND TRAFFIC ADVISORY
Lexington Ave between East 34th St and East 42nd St will be closed Sunday from 11 am to 6 pm for the Meretz/Israeli Civil Rights Education Fund.
| | | COMING EVENTS
 Every Weekday: Pershing Square Plaza is open on the southbound lanes of Park Ave between 41st and 42nd St on weekdays between the hours of 11 am and 10:30 pm through October, weather permitting. The public seating promenade next to the Altria Building is open weekdays between 11 am and 3 pm for bag lunches, conversations, book reading, and sun worshipping. The outdoor café is open for dining and drinks on weekdays between noon and 10:30 pm.
| | | UPCOMING SUMMER CONCERTS
 Celebrate Summer in Midtown continues at a collection of public plazas around Midtown. Showcasing local performers in a range of musical genres, the free lunchtime concerts take place from 12:30 pm to 1:45 pm. Below are a few upcoming concerts, but to check out the entire summer schedule, visit www.grandcentralpartnership.com:
Tuesday, July 8: Cool Music for Warm Summer Days presents The Gerard Carelli Orchestra on the plaza at 345 Park Avenue.
Wednesday, July 9: Mambo masters Orlando Marin & His Orchestra take center stage on the plaza at 101 Park Avenue.
Friday, July 11: Urban folk artist Liz Queler grooves on the plaza at 600 Third Avenue.
The 2008 concert series is produced by GCP with the generous support of H.J. Kalikow and Co., LLC; Rudin Management Company; Pfizer; L&L Holding Company, LLC; American Girl Place; and the Ford Foundation's Good Neighbor Committee.
| | | TAKE THE GRAND TOUR
Friday, July 11: Take the Grand Tour of East 42nd Street with urban historian Justin Ferate. Tour meets in the Sculpture Court of the Whitney Museum at Altria (42nd Street and Park Avenue) at 12:30 pm.
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