Madison County Tourism

Located in New York City’s founding neighborhood, Pier 17 is drenched in history. A stone’s throw from the Financial District and The World Trade Center, the area has more recently been synonymous with Wall Street workers and tourists visiting the 9/11 Memorial. But this summer changes all that with the re-launch of Pier 17 at the Seaport District NYC. Home to the Seaport Museum and the city’s largest concentration of restored maritime buildings, Pier 17 is being reclaimed for New Yorkers via dynamic food, drink, art, architecture, retail, and entertainment concepts that foster community and engage the city’s denizens, year-round. Pier 17 and the surrounding Seaport District comes out of its tourist trap shadows as its new tenants incorporate the neighborhood’s rich past, while embracing its future as a port of discovery. For history buffs, Pier 17 is one of the most interesting places in NYC. The economic growth of New York in the first half of the 19th century was driven by the Port of New York’s position as an import–export exchange and cargo center for emerging American and global markets. The Seaport and Pier 17 became a gateway for international shipping, maritime activities and the wholesale fish trade. South Street was known as the “Street of Ships” and the Wavertree, which is docked alongside Pier 17 to this day, arrived in New York City in 1895 en route to Calcutta with jute cargo aboard. The ship was acquired by the South Street Seaport Museum in 1968 and went through a 16-month, $13 million restoration. “These are the kinds of ships that built New York,” says Jonathan Boulware, executive director of the South Street Seaport Museum. A hub of commercial virtue (the finance, sea trade and printing press businesses were all located in this dense port) and accompanying vice (the area is home to some of the city’s oldest drinking dens, which played host to all manner of illicit activities back in the day), the Seaport was the first 24-hour district in New York, hence the phrase “the city that never sleeps”.

Since 1981, Blue Note has been a cultural institution in New York City and one of the premiere jazz clubs in the world. Owner and founder Danny Bensusan had a vision to create a jazz club in Greenwich Village that would treat deserving artists with respect, while allowing patrons to see the world’s finest jazz musicians in a close, comfortable setting. Artists who had stopped playing in jazz clubs decades before, such as Sarah Vaughn, Lionel Hampton, Dizzy Gillespie, Stanley Turrentine, Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, and Tito Puente, soon called Blue Note home.

Music • Entertainment • Technology • Lifestyle Sponsored by Sony Group Corporation. Sony Group Corporation’s purpose is to fill the world with emotion, through the power of creativity and technology. At Sony Hall, a multi-genre live venue located in the heart of New York City, both of these powers are brought together in a one-of-a-kind concert hall enhanced by Sony technology to provide music fans with an unrivaled entertainment experience. The space opened in 1938 as the Diamond Horseshoe and quickly became one of the most iconic venues of the vaudeville era, eventually becoming the home for the Avant garde off-broadway hit Queen of the Night. In March 2018, Sony Hall officially opened its doors with much of its original history and dynamic design and décor elements still kept in-tact. The decision to leave the venue as is was one which Sony Group Corporation made without hesitation after first stepping into the space. From the moment you enter, the room’s rich heritage can be felt throughout every corner. By retaining its original design and incorporating the latest Sony technology, Sony Hall respects the venue’s history and legacy while making it a truly special place where both creativity and technology seamlessly come to life. Today, Sony strives to continue developing new technology for Sony Hall to establish the venue as a mecca of music to musicians and music lovers alike. Sony Hall is equipped with Sony’s latest technologies throughout the venue to provide an enhanced entertainment experience. Sony’s proprietary spatial audio technology integrated within Sony Hall was developed to create an immersive music experience. The system uses approximately 30 speakers allocated to the hall to realize the music experience where the performance of the artists, orchestras, and/or a band actually surrounds the audiences. Sony Hall is the first venue where the music fans enjoy Sony’s new and transformative music experience, 360 Reality Audio.

Maure (pronounced More) was born out of our love of travel and the thrill of the hunt when it comes to finding the perfect gift. Founded by New York City-based celebrity chef Maureen Cavalieri, her passion for creating unforgettable experiences through food, presentation, and gifting is coming to life in a whole new way with Maure. Inspired by their adventures around the world, the Maure team has partnered with local artisans across the globe and in their own backyard to assemble a collection of the most sublime curiosities. Many are handmade and exclusive to Maure and cannot be found anywhere else. Thoughtfully curated into an array of gift boxes, we promise the recipient will be delighted. Sustainability and ethical employment practices are at the core of our ethos. We believe that all humans deserve to receive a living wage and be treated with respect and kindness. We have gone to great lengths to find the most sustainable partners and practices, from an artist who upcycles her clay to create gorgeous handmade vases to the zero waste wine totes. We are committed to leaving the world a better place than we found it. We are proudly composed of a team of entrepreneurial women with a fresh perspective. Many of our artisans are female artists, business owners, and entrepreneurs, and we are thrilled to feature the results of their hard work and dedication. We cannot wait to share our joy and passion for gifting while infusing good into the world…and, of course, always leave you wanting Maure.

Located off Cooper Square in one of New York’s most vibrant, artistic neighborhoods, The Standard, East Village is cozy, charming, and eccentric in equal measure—very much in the spirit of its surroundings. You enter the 21-story tower through an original tenement-style building before ascending to unparalleled views of Manhattan. There’s a quiet, calm garden tucked away at street level, the bustling, all-day street-side Café Standard with an indoor mushroom farm, and NO BAR, an inclusive bar open for weekend drinks, DJs, special events and more. In between your urban escapades, squeeze in a sweat sesh with a complimentary guest pass to Crunch Fitness - Bowery.

We are the trusted event production and entertainment firm for events of all shapes, sizes, and causes throughout NYC, NY, CT, and across the globe. Our team of producers, designers, and entertainers concept, design, and build unparalleled event experiences. We provide sound, lighting, staging, décor, event management, and any imaginable specialty talent. A bulk of our new clients find us through word of mouth due to the positive experiences of our past ESP clients. We hope you enjoy perusing our work and hope to connect with you very soon!

Connection. Creativity. Chaos (the fun kind). Available all over the USA! Forget the icebreakers and trust falls. This is team building that cranks up the volume and gets your people actually connecting — not just collecting another tote bag. We take your team, hand them a mic (sometimes literally), and turn a room of colleagues into a full-blown rock choir. It’s equal parts live music, laughter, storytelling, and spine-tingling harmony — all tailored to your event. Here’s What You Get: • 🎸 Live Music that kicks like a drum solo at Wembley • 🎤 Storytelling that hits the heart (and the funny bone) • 🎶 3-Part Harmony Choir — no singing skills required, just good vibes • 🤘 Audience Improv — spontaneous, unforgettable, and never awkward • 📝 Custom Song Creation that ties your event together with a chorus your team will hum all the way home Perfect for: • 🚀 Launching big ideas • 🔋 Energizing the middle of a long agenda • 🎉 Ending on a high that actually gets remembered We’ve done this with 10 people. We’ve done it with 2,500. Either way, we bring the same stadium-worthy energy. We’re fronted by Grammy-nominated INXS frontman Ciaran Gribbin, backed by world-class musicians, and powered by pure rock ‘n roll spirit. This isn’t “team building.” It’s a shared experience that gives your people goosebumps, grins, and genuine connection. Ready to shake things up? Let’s talk. "Best Team Building I've ever booked. Ciaran and the band were great." Arrow Electronics "It was absolutely the best team event I have ever run or attended." Lamb Weston "I can honestly say that Rock 'n Roll Team Building is the best event experience I have ever seen at a conference." Jazz Pharmaceuticals

Book the Ultimate NYC Secondhand Shopping Experience or Ultimate Manhattan Flea Market Experience for tourist or local groups, private tours, special events or corporate team building experiences. The very best secondhand stores, vintage boutiques, designer pre-owned fashions flea markets and personal shopping awaits you and your group. Discover the joys of shopping for secondhand and vintage clothing in the world’s fashion capital: New York City! Let the NYC ultimate secondhand shopping begin! The NYC Ultimate Secondhand Shopping Experience is your chance to shop the racks of the Big Apple’s BEST resale shops, thrift stores, flea markets and used clothing stores to find the treasures and gems of your dreams. Shop NYC fashion treasures of your dreams; contemporary designer names to vintage treasures, trendy brands + unusual high quality pieces can be found. We give you exemplary personal care & attention. Our tour guides work with you to find the pieces that represent who you are and how you want to dress. All style personalities are welcome here and it is our honor to support you in having an easy, manageable and inspiring shopping experience. You leave feeling like a secondhand style star – because your life is a stage, and we want you to dress the way you want to for it! This is an all-ages, all-sizes, all-genders and sexual orientation friendly tour and shopping experience. After meeting to discuss your shopping wish list at a trendy Manhattan hotel lobby, you step foot onto the busy streets of the city and head to your shops, flea markets and other chosen shopping spots. By the end of this minimum four-hour experience, you’ll not only have bags and bags of finds but you’ll leave feeling like thrift family. Why You Should Book a Secondhand Shopping Experience - Secondhand Shopping Stores, Flea Markets, Designer Resale and More! There’s nothing no better “sustainable travel” than shopping for secondhand and vintage clothes in a major metropolitan city. It doesn’t even have to be New York City – here at The Ultimate Secondhand Shopping Experience, we encourage you to shop thrift stores and resale shops whenever you travel! This is because you get an insider perspective of the culture of an area by visiting its thrift stores. You’ll most likely visit a neighborhood or a street you would have passed normally. And, you have access to the local fashion trends of a region, state, city or town. The reasons to shop secondhand when visiting NYC are pretty much endless. But a few more we want to point out: ✔️ It’s an excellent bonding opportunity for families ✔️ Mother/daughters LOVE it ✔️ Spend money affordably … and not on overpriced box stores ✔️ Shop with locals and learn more about NYC through their lens ✔️ Find something you’d “never find in your town” ✔️ Did we mention that NYC is the fashion capital of the world? ✔️ Tax free clothing, shoes, and accessories up to $110 in the state of NY ✔️ Create memories that last, be it with friends, family, or just yourself! How You Can Book a Secondhand Shopping Experience Send us an email or inquiry here on Reposite. Are you a solo traveler or a small group of secondhand shoppers? Book one of our group secondhand shopping or flea market shopping tours. Our group tours are designed to bring strangers together in an inclusive, kind and fun way. Meet other visitors to NYC and share your secondhand stories with them from store to store. Looking to have a private experience for your family, large group, party or corporate gathering? We absolutely offer private tour experiences that can be catered to fit your shopping and group needs. Looking for something made just for you and your group? All private tours can be customized. Contact us with more information and we can contact you to discuss your needs and pricing options! Where We Meet We typically meet guests at the Ace Hotel located at 20 W 29th Street (midtown Manhattan, 10 blocks south of Times Square). If we are taking guests on a Brooklyn tour, we typically meet them at the Whole Foods upstairs cafe located at 4 Union Square (Manhattan, at 14th Street). At both pre-experience meeting locations you’ll find a cafe and bathroom, which are both convenient before your marathon secondhand shopping day! For larger groups and corporate events, we organize meetings at a private location also conveniently located near midtown and subway access. That address is determined before the tour and space rental is included in booking fees.

International Security Services: Who We Are and What We Do Since its founding in 1999, International Security Services, Inc. (ISS) has been a reliable, full-service provider of security-related services for our clients. First launched as a licensed, Private Investigation services provider, ISS has evolved and expanded its services to include a full range of quality, dependable security services, all provided by the most best-trained professionals in the industry. When customers choose ISS investigative, security, and training services, they can rest assured that their security-related interests are in good hands. Founded with Experience and a Mission to Serve International Security Services, Inc. was founded by George Kozhar, whose extensive military experience left him with an unshakable commitment to security and investigative services. That experience helped ISS to quickly earn its reputation as one of the most reliable security services and training facilities in the private security marketplace. The ISS Team and Their Mission ISS is led by a team of highly-competent security experts who are all committed to providing clients with the protection they need to secure their persons, property, and livelihoods. Those experts conduct thorough security assessments to identify security vulnerabilities and potential threats and then develop the strategic plans required to bolster that security. The company’s security team is made up of only the most highly-trained professionals, with most receiving training at the firm’s own Security Guard Training School. Unlike some security firms, we are committed to training our team to ensure that we employ only the best security professionals. Whether its security guards for on-site protection, bodyguard and security escort services, or training for fire safety and crime prevention, our professionals receive the training they need at our own training facilities, through recognized and approved training programs. Because of its unique security-related mission, ISS serves clients throughout a wide range of industries and government agencies. The company provides quality security services, individual security training, investigative services, video and physical surveillance, fire prevention tasks, and a host of technology-based services that include debugging, closed-caption television monitoring, and consultation and installation services for security equipment. The Security and Training Services New York City Needs ISS is proud to serve a wide range of individual, government, and corporate clients throughout the New York City area. Like the city whose residents and businesses we serve, our company never sleeps. We offer 24-hour services to ensure that we can properly serve every client to the best of our abilities, regardless of their hours of operation or unique needs. Those services are individualized and tailored to each client, ensuring that customers receive the precise protections they need to enhance their security.