The Columbus Avenue Business Improvement District recently commemorated its ten-year anniversary at a special breakfast highlighted by attendees such as Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the event’s guest speaker; New York Times “Streetscapes” columnist Christopher Gray; Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer and City Council Member Gale Brewer, who presented the BID with a proclamation for its decade of service and beautification initiatives. The breakfast was held at Isabella’s on Columbus Avenue at West 77th Street in Manhattan. Pictured from left are Columbus Avenue BID President, Doug Griebel, Executive Director of the BID, Barbara Adler, and Bloomberg. (Photo courtesy of Alexander Marketing.)

Stalco Construction, Inc. held its second Real Estate Movers and Shakers Reception. 200 professionals attended the reception held in Islandia, NY. (From Left): Jo-Mark Installations President, Mark Soriano, Stalco Construction Vice President of Operations Kevin Dunathan, Ante Architecture Principal and UPworld.com CEO and Co-founder Jennifer Magee, Sidney B. Bowne & Son Director of Business Development, Kevin Mulligan, Stalco Construction Principal, Kevin G. Harney, Stalco Construction President, Alan Nahmias, and Jo-Mark Installations Project Managaer, John Tassone. Photo courtesy of Nancy Epstein and Wilk Marketing Communications. (Photo courtesy of Wilk Marketing Communications.)

The Marty Lyons Foundation, a non-profit organization that grants wishes to children between the ages of three to seventeen, who have been diagnosed with terminal or life-threatening illnesses, held its 24th Celebrity Golf Classic at the Old Westbury Golf and Country Club in Old Westbury, New York. During the event, The Marty Lyons Foundation named Stalco Construction, Inc.’s Principal Kevin G. Harney and President Alan Nahmias the 2009 Men of the Year for embracing the organization’s efforts, their generous donation of $10,000, and for co-founding a non-profit Contractors for Kids, Inc. Pictured from left are: Marty Lyons, Founder and Chairman of The Marty Lyons Foundation; Alan Nahmias, President of Stalco Construction, Kevin G. Harney, Stalco Principal and CEO, and Michael E. Ryan, President of The Landtek Group. (Photo courtesy of Wilk Marketing Communications.)

East Rutherford, N.J.-based Mc Gowan Builders, Inc. held the Mc Gowan Builders 7th Charitable Golf Classic at Emerson Golf Club in Emerson, New Jersey. The golf outing brought together nearly 150 leading New Jersey and greater New York area real estate, architecture, and construction professionals and raised $100,000 for organizations supporting individuals and families living with Down’s Syndrome. The beneficiaries include The Loretta Mc Gowan Foundation, The Candle Lighters and The Stepping Stones Early Intervention and School in Livingston, New Jersey, and Sisters of La Sagesse Services Cregg House in Sligo, Ireland. (Photo courtesy of Misha Chiporukha of Wilk Marketing Communications.)