The 23^rd Street Association, in partnership with The Players Club, held an open-house cocktail reception on March 27 at 16 Gramercy Park.  John Martello, Executive Director of The Players, and Sharon Ullman, President of the 23^rd Street Association, greeted over 200 guests who attended the event. 

The Gothic Revival townhouse at 16 Gramercy Park was first built in 1845 for the banker Elihu Townsend. In 1888, the great 19th century American actor Edwin Booth purchased it and asked his friend architect Stanford White to turn it into the club he had long envisioned. Over the decades, some of the most renowned men and women of arts and letters have called The Players their home away from home, including Mark Twain, Ernest Hemingway, John Steinbeck, and Eugene O'Neill. In 1963, The Players was designated a National Historic Landmark.

For information on events sponsored by the 23^rd Street Association or to become a member, please contact Mary Anderson-Gallagher at mgallagher@23rdstreet.org.