135 years is a long time, and we’ve come a long way from our first storefront on Front Street. Though we weren’t always able to document all of our work and history, here you’ll find a small representation what we did document. You’ll also find some of our earliest work for companies like American Express in the 1970’s, a relationship we’re proud to have maintained for almost four decades, and which is still going strong.

John Gallin
The Founder and First President

Served as president between 1886-1912
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The First Store Front
252 Front Street

Shortly after its founding in 1886, John Gallin & Son was able to open its first office in a storefront in lower Manhattan and enjoy the ‘luxury’ of a new, horse-drawn wagon for its business.

Horse & Carriage

John Gallin & Son's first means of transportation

William L.H. Gallin
2nd President

Served as president between 1912-1953
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Iona School Journal ad

Reads:
"John Gallin & Son
(Incorporated)
252 Front Street New York
Mason Work - Plastering
Repairing Our Specialty"

Happy Memories on the Diamond T

Tom & Jack
September 23rd, 1930

Young Apprentices

Bill Gallin, Charly, Otto & Eugene Ziegler

Dunham & Company

345 Broadway

An Office move:
79 John Street

John Gallin & Son's office moves from it's Store Front location on 252 Front Street to it's new location on 79 John Street.

India House Kitchen

Hanover-Square

United Charities Property

297 4th Avenue

William HJ Gallin
3rd President

Served as president between 1953-1969
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New York Trust Co.

205 East 42nd Street

An Office move:
110 Fulton Street

John Gallin & Son's office moves to it's new location on 110 Fulton Street, which is just a three minute walk from the previous office location on 79 John Street.

St. Cecelia's Rectory

1955 St. Cecelia's Rectory, 25 East 105th Street

Alice Gallin Retires board of directors

December 31, 1956
Alice has been secretary and a director continuously since 1920

Holy Name Society

Polo-Grounds, Pope Pius XII 80th birthday, Cardinal Spellman presides

Graybar Building

420 Lexington Avenue

Air France

Passenger Terminal Idlewild International Airport – later named JFK Airport

Silver Jubilee

25th Anniversary celebration of
Francis Cardinal Spellman
consecration as a bishop.
The huge alter- 48 feet high, the largest Field Mass ever constructed.
Yankee Stadium - September 7, 1957

Liberty & William Corp.

1 Liberty Street

Alitalia Airlines

JFK Airport

National Council of the Churches of Christ

637 West 125th Street

Sears Roebuck & Co.

360 West 31st Street

Morgan Stanley

2 Wall Street

New York Port Authority Building

111 Eighth Avenue

Continental Bank

The Chartered Companies Building – 76 William Street

Chemical Bank NY Trust Co.

275 Madison Avenue

Bank of Tokyo Trust

100 Broadway 14th floor

An Office move:
40 Gold Street

John Gallin & Son's office moves to it's new location on 40 Gold Street, which is just a two minute walk from the previous office location on 110 Fulton Street.

Air France

Passenger Terminal Idlewild Internat'l Airport

Pakistan International Airlines

608 Fifth Avenue

I. Miller Salon

730 Fifth Avenue

Street Corp

306 East 61st Street

Casita Maria

928 Simpson Street

Elliott Industries

281 Madison Avenue

Isbrandtsen Co., Inc.

28 Broadway

Bank of Tokyo Trust Co.

320 Fifth Ave

Czarnikow-Rionda Co.

120 Wall Street

Air India

Passenger Terminal, Idlewild International Airport

Academy of Sacred Heart
of Mary

530 West 215th Street

Dun & Bradstreet Group

99 Church Street

N.Y.S.A Medical Center

5 Broadway

American Savings Bank

2852 Broadway

The Swiss Center

608 5th Avenue

City University of New York

33 West 42nd Street

Mario Buccellati, Inc.

St.Regis Hotel, 703 Fifth Avenue

Dormitory Authority of the State of N.Y.

33 West 42nd Street

Chemical Bank of New York Trust Co.

130 William Street

Serial Federal Savings Bank

99 Church Street

Bank of Tokyo Trust Company

49th Street & Park Avenue

Manhattan Savings Bank

385 Madison Avenue

Crum & Forster

110 William Street, 7th floor

American Bureau of Shipping

65 Broadway, 45 & 20 Broad Street

Brown Brothers & Harriman & Co.

59 Wall Street

John Gallin & Son
Brooklyn Shop

142-144 8th Street, Brooklyn NY

Air France

683 5th Avenue

Air France Ticket Office

683 Fifth Avenue

Thomas P. Gallin
4th President

Served as president between 1969-1986
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D.A.S.N.Y.

41 East 42nd Street

Englehard Minerals

Englehard Minerals

Algemene Bank Nederland NY

Waldorf Astoria

Cities Service Company

60 Wall Street

The Seamen Bank for Savings

25 Pine Street

International Basic Economy Corp.

1271 Avenue of the Americas

Museum of Modern Art

11 West 53rd Street

Dollar Savings Bank

Bronxville, NY

Dollar Savings Bank

85 Pondfiled Road, Bronxville

Chase Manhattan Bank

WTC

Gubelin Jewelers

745 Fifth Ave

Seamen's Bank for Savings

666 Fifth Ave

Swissair

J.F.K. International Airport

Bankers Federal Savings & Loan Assoc.

156-10 Northern Blvd., Flushing, Queens

Manhattan Savings Bank

99 Park Avenue

Ninth Federal Savings

730 Third Avenue

Conde Nast

350 Madison Ave

Harlem Savings Bank

666 Third Avenue

American Savings Bank

961 Kings Highway, Brooklyn, NY

The Dime Savings Bank of NY

589 Fifth Avenue

Chase Manhattan-Savings Bank Grand Central Station

Grand Central Station

Constitution Reinsurance

110 William Street

Empire Savings Bank

1407 Broadway

Credit Lyonnais

95 Wall Street

Standard Chartered Bank

160 Water Street

Hongkong & Shanghai
Banking Corporation

5 World Trade Center

Engelhard Minerals and
Chemicals Corp.

1221 Avenue of the Americas

Barclays Bank of New York

630 Fifth Avenue

Swiss Bank Corporation

4 World Trade Center

Ferragamo International

717 Fifth Avenue

Manhattan Savings Bank

16 Chatham Square. 1967- 1988 Various Locations

American Express

65 Broadway

Swiss Bank

4 World Trade Center 1968-1982

American Savings Bank

961 Kings Highway

Dime Savings Bank

587 Fifth Ave, 7th Floor

T. Anthony LTD

480 Park Avenue

Royal Bank and Trust Company

76 Williams street

Morris Decision Systems, Inc.

70 Pine Street

Reuters

1700 Broadway

Barclays Bank of NY

350 Broadway Jericho
*Various Locations 1975 - 1988

Dewey, Ballantine, Bushby, Palmer & Wood

140 Broadway

Aquascutum of London

680 5th Avenue

Deloitte Haskins & Sells

1 World Trade Center

International Management Corp.

20 22 east 71 street

Union Oil co. of California

30 Rockefeller Plaza

White & Case

11556th Avenue

farrmann and company

2 World Trade Center

Fuji Bank & Trust

1 World Trade Center

Phibro Salomon

1221 Sixth Avenue

First Boston Corp

2 World Trade Center

Morgan Guarantee Trust & Co

20 Pine Street

John C. Gallin
5th President

Served as president between 1986-2000
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Three Generations of Presidents

Three generations of Gallins, each of which in their time served as president of John Gallin & Son. John C. Gallin, current president: William H.J. Gallin, third president and grandson of the founder and Thomas P. Gallin, past president and currently chairman of the board.

100th Anniversary Party

More than 300 clients and friends of the company helped celebrate its centennial at a formal dinner party on the “Duchess” as it appropriately cruised around the Manhattan skyline.

H. Stern Jewelers

645 Fifth Ave
John R. Kubasek & Assoc. Inc.

J.W. Seligman inc.

1 Bankers Trust Place

Rheem Manufacturing co.

350 Park Avenue

Airbus Industries

630 Fifth Avenue

CT Corporation System

1633 Broadway

Guy Carpenter & Co.

2 World Trade Center

Philipp Brothers

1221 Avenue of the Americas

Capital Markets Corp.

335 Madison Avenue, 14th Floor

Bessemer Trust Company

630 Fifth Avenue

CitiBank

Carnegie Park

Davis Polk & Wardell

1 Chase Plaza

The Federal Farms Credit Banks

10 Exchange Place, Jersey City

Federal Farm Credit Banks

90 William Street

First Federal Savings Bank & Loan

Content

Cedel

One World Trade Center

Rio Doce America

114 West 47th St

Moody's Investors Service

99 Church Street

Simint Fashion Corp.

650 Fifth Avenue

Gas Energy Inc.

Content

Heidrick & Struggles

245 Park Avenue

The United States Trust Company of New York

111 Broadway

Schonfeld Securities

650 Madison Avenue

Warren, Gorham & Lamont

395-Hudson-Street

Cushman & Wakefield

51 West 52nd Street

Rockefeller Brothers Fund

437 Madison Avenue

Ann Taylor

7 Times Square SEE JOB PICTURES

Mark Varian
6th President

Served as president between 2000-2015
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An Office Move:
102 Madison Avenue

John Gallin & Son's office moves from 40 Gold Street, where it resided for 40 years, to it's new location on 102 Madison Avenue.
102 Madison Avenue is John Gallin & Son's current office.

Rockefeller Group Business Centers, Inc.

48 Wall Street

Gallin Christmas Card

Inside:
"Happy Holidays from our family to yours"

Converium Reinsurerance (North-America) Inc.

One Centerbury Green, Stamford, CT

Gallin Christmas Card

Inside:
"Happy Holidays from our family to yours"

Unilever Bestfoods North America

800 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ

John Gallin & Son Day in NYC

Mark Gallin, the 6th president of John Gallin & Son, accepts Mayoral Proclamation John Gallin & Son Day in celebration of the firm’s 116th anniversary of its founding. Presenting the proclamation (right) is Robert Walsh, NYC Commissioner of Business Services.

Gallin Christmas Card

Inside:
"Happy Holidays from our family to yours"

Joe's Coffee

Maxcor Euro Brokers

Gallin Christmas Card

Inside:
"Happy Holidays from our family to yours"

The Four Partners

From Left to right: Thomas Gallin Jr., Mark Varian, Christopher Gallin, Michael Gallin.

DF King

EOS Partners

First Financial

Gallin Christmas Card

Inside:
"Happy Holidays from our family to yours"

CUNY

230 West 41st Street
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Northern Trust

70 East 55th Street – 5th Floor
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120th Celebrations Invitation

Inside:
"Please join John Gallin & Son as we celebrate our 120th birthday
June 6, 2006
6pm - 10pm
Tribeca Rooftop
2 Debrosses Street, New York, NY"

Gallin Christmas Card

Inside:
"For over 120 years and through four generations
The John Gallin & Son Family

Royal Bank of Canada

Advance Magazine Publishers, Inc.

1140 Broadway

Wachovia

375 Park Avenue
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Nespresso

761 Madison Avenue
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Gallin Christmas Card

Inside:
"Happy Holidays from our family to yours"

GE Monogram

150 East 58th Street, 10th Floor
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Panthera

8 West 40th Street, 18th Floor
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Sire Management

Gallin Christmas Card

Inside:
"Happy Holidays from our family to yours"

IPsoft

17 State Street
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Mercy Corps Action Center

6 River Terrace, Street level
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Cinven

Gallin Christmas Card

Inside:
"John Gallin & Son delivers to you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year"

Gallin Christmas Card

Inside:
"The John Gallin & Son Family wishes that peace and joy find their way to your door this holiday season"

Creation Bauman

979 Third Avenue
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Sushi Teria

601 Lexington Avenue – Concourse Level
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Gallin Christmas Card

Inside:
"The John Gallin & Son family wishes to share 125 years of Christmas memories with you and your family"

Banco Bradesco

450 Park Ave – 32nd & 33rd Floors
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Arnold

205 Hudson Street
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Sailthru

160 Varick Street – 12th Floor
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Michael Page International

450 Lexington Avenue – 28th & 31st Floors
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LK Bennett

595 Madison Avenue – 13th Floor
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IFAC

529 Fifth Avenue – Floors 5 & 6
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Havas Worldwide

200 Hudson Street
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East Side Financial Company

850 Third Avenue – 19th Floor
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Fremantle Media

435 Hudson Street – 4th Floor
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Fidessa

17 State Street – 41st Floor
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Acotel / Flycell

80 Pine Street – 29th Floor
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Gallin Christmas Card

Inside:
"As we follow the path into the New Year We wish you the Happiest of Holidays"

LGT Capital

1133 Avenue of the Americas – 30th Floor
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American Express

200 Vesey Street – 26th Floor
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Steptoe & Johnson

1114 Avenue of the Americas – 35th Fl
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Auratic

41 Madison Avenue – 14th Floor
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50 UN Plaza Sales Office

866 United Nations Plaza
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Collection XIIX

1370 Broadway
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Spotify – Phase I

620 Avenue of the Americas
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Congregation Habonim

101 West End Ave. 1st & 2nd Floors
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CDG Financial

650 Fifth Avenue – 20th Floor
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Clear Channel Media

32 Avenue of the Americas
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Gallin Christmas Card

Inside:
"Delivering holiday wishes for over 128 years!"

Warner Music Group

1633 Broadway | Floors: 2,4,6,7,8,9,10,11
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Spotify – Phase II

620 Avenue of the Americas
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Audax

320 Park Avenue, 19th floor
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Mudrick Capital

527 Madison Ave 6th Floor
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Country Bank

655 Third Avenue
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JM Kaplan Fund

71 West 23rd Street, 9th Floor
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Christopher Gallin
7th President

Served as president between 2015-2022
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Salon Ziba

50 West 57th Street, 2nd floor
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Cosentino

150 East 58th Street
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Florense

150 East 58th Street, 3rd Floor
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Gallin Christmas card

Inside:
"As we get ready to celebrate our 130th anniversary, we wish you the Happiest of Holidays"

Volt

1133 6th Avenue
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Rudin Lobby

211 East 68th Street
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Chuck Jones

Chuck Jones' original drawing of the Road Runner is moved to it's new home, once again under Gallin's gentle care. Our very own Al Giannone is in charge of the whole process.

Havas Lobby

200 Hudson Street
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Midtown Financial Firm

Midtown
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TMC Bonds

850 Third Ave, 9th floor
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Shushi Ginza Onodera

461 5th Avenue
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Pegasus

850 Third Avenue
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Wildenstein

689 5th Avenue
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Scorpio

150 East 58th Street 11th & 12th Floors
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Brunello Cucinelli

689 5th Avenue
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Third Bridge

1411 Broadway - 31st Floor
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One Park Avenue Lobby

One Park Avenue Lobby
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Brunello Cucinelli Terrace

689 5th Avenue
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2 Ganzevoort Lobby

2 Ganzevoort Lobby
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130th Anniversary Gala

On September 22, we celebrated alongside 400 friends and family at the historic building of the NYC Public Library on 42nd Street.
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Gallin Christmas Card

Inside:
"As we wrap up celebrating our 130th anniversary we wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy new Year"

Artistic Tile

150 E 58th Street, 9th Floor
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SYPartners

395 Hudson Street 8th Floor
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New Visions for Public Schools

205 East 42nd Street, 4th Floor
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Midtown Real Estate Firm

Midtown
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Movable Ink

5 Bryant Park, 9th Floor
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RPA

1 Whitehall, 16th Floor
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Winton Capital

315 Park Avenue South, Floors 19-20
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Bank Street College of Education

610 West 112th Street
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Capital Dynamics

10 East 53rd Street, 17th Floor
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Vox Media

85 Broad Street 14th and 15th Floors
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Trading Screen

One Penn Plaza – 49th Floor
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Gallin Christmas Card

Inside:
"Since 1886 the John Gallin & Son family has been bringing you wagons full of good wishes.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!"

BMG

One Park Avenue, 18th Floor
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Equinix

1133 Avenue of the Americas, 16th Floor
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Ornare

150 E 58th Street, 4th floor
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Cornell

1155 Avenue of the Americas, 18th Floor
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Bank Street College of Education - Offices

610 West 112th Street - 14th Floor
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Siemens

One Penn Plaza | 11th Floor
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Tradition

32 Old Slip | Floors: 27, 28
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South Street Securities

1155 Avenue of the Americas, 14th Floor
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Audemars Piguet

135 East 57th Street
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Baird

1155 Avenue of the Americas, 16th Floor
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Munich RE

437 Madison Avenue, 26th Floor
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Midtown Technology Firm

650 Fifth Avenue
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Capital Advisory Partners

1133 Avenue of the Americas, 14th Floor
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Gallin Christmas Card

Inside:
"Starting in a small shop on Front Street 133 years ago, Gallin has gone from a Family Company to a Company of Families.
On behalf of all the families here we wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!"

Hamlin

640 5th Avenue - 11th Floor
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JennAir

150 East 58th Street - 4th Floor
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Roku

114 W 41st Street - 7th Floor
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MDRC

200 Vesey Street - 23rd floor
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Tartinery

90 Park Avenue
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WSP

One Penn Plaza
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Latino Justice

475 Riverside Drive
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Friedman

One Liberty Plaza, 21st Floor
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Mekanism

640 5th Avenue - 11th Floor
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American Red Cross

514 West 49th Street
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Gallin Christmas Card

Inside:
"As the calendar counts down, we are brainstorming ideas around our family table to make certain that your family has a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year."

Hello Fresh

28 Liberty Street – 9th & 10th Floors
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A NYC Financial firm

90 Park Avenue
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The Wallace foundation

140 Broadway – 49th Floor
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Snaidero USA

150 Eadt 58th Street - 8th Floor
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Genco Shipping

299 Park Avenue – 12th floor
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East Side Financial Company - Expansion

850 Third Avenue – 19th Floor
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JDRF

200 Vesey Street – 28th Floor
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International Financial Firm

28 Liberty Street
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Gallin Christmas Card

Inside:
"As we close the door on 2020 and enter into 2021, we wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year from our family to yours!"

Caleres

156 West 56th Street 14-16th Floors
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Dotdash

28 Liberty – 7th and 8th Floors
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Betterment

27 West 23rd Street & 18 West 24th Street – 5th & 6th Floors (Connected Buildings)
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Bank Street College of Education - Lobby

27 West 23rd Street & 18 West 24th Street – 5th & 6th Floors (Connected Buildings)
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Gallin Christmas Card

Inside:
As we continue in the tradition started over 135 years ago in a small storefront in downtown Manhattan, the partners of John Gallin & Son wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year.

Global Media & News Company

Midtown Manhattan
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vornado - Rooftop Whitebox

715 Lexington Avenue – Cellar, 1st, 2nd & 3rd floors / Roof
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Warner Music Group - Refresh

1633 Broadway | 7th Floor
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Ludwig Cancer Research

600 3rd Ave, 32nd Floor
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Barstool Sports

333 7th Avenue – 3rd Floor
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Sifma

140 Broadway, 35th Floor
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Stripes

40 Tenth Avenue 5th Floor
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Acxiom / Matterkind

100 West 33rd Street – 9th floor
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Lument

230 Park Avenue, 19th & 20th Floors
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A National Insurance Firm

One Penn Plaza – 50th Floor
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Thomas Gallin Jr.
8th President

Serves as our current president
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Gallin Christmas Card

Inside:
We are cooking up plans to wish you a very Merry Christmas from our family to yours.

NYSE

The New York Stock Exchange invited us to open the day’s trading (January 10 2023) as a gesture of thanks for making the famous podium more accessible to all. On the podium from Gallin were Tom Gallin, Andrew Cortese, and Arturo Lora alongside the NYC Buildings Department and Milrose Consultants.

WatchBox

595 Madison Avenue – 4th Floor
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Dewey Pegno & Kramarsky

777 3rd Avenue – 29th Floor
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Manhatta

28 Liberty Street – 60th Floor
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