NYC Balloons in the new Rob Thomas Video "someday"

I remember the phone call very well.......... "New York City Balloons", "Hi we're going to be shooting a music video for Rob Thomas and we'd like a big balloon archway in a rainbow pattern for people to carry in a mock peace parade, can you do that?" Absolutely, I replied. The order was placed and about a week later we were on location in Midtown.
It was a cold and rainy morning, one of those days you really don't want to get out of bed, let alone go off to work at 4AM. But as they say in showbiz, the show must go on. So there we were in midtown Manhattan, still dark and drizzling harder. There in the dark I could see a beacon of light, the Craft Food Service Truck, "we're here."
About 1/2 hr later we had a giant balloon arch completed in blocks of rainbow colors, a few finishing touches and we were done. I met with the client, who was the head of production, and she was thrilled. She thanked us for being there so early & doing such a great job. It was our pleasure. We had to wait a few months for the video to air. Check it out...... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVWvCJcse8w

NYC Balloons in Tommy Hilfiger's House

Monday afternoon, I received a phone call from a very nice young lady who wanted to surprise her good friend with balloons for her birthday. The young woman explained that she would like to go over to her friends apartment and fill the living room with balloons to surprise her friend when she returns to New York tomorrow morning on her birthday. "What a great idea," I replied and began to get some information to determine exactly what she would need and how we could help. After getting some basic measurements we determined that 200 free floating balloons would be just right for the apartment. The young woman, then asked if we could do something special in the den to really make an impact for the birthday girl. We discussed a few ideas and decided to make a floating name banner spelling out the birthday girl's name in big balloon letters.
We went over the details of the delivery; time, address, contact number, email and then I asked for a name at the residence we were delivering to. The young woman replied, "it's Tommy Hilfiger, his wife is a close friend and this is to surprise her for her birthday." So on we went with the remainder of the order specifics, I thanked her for the order and said that we would see her tomorrow for the delivery. About 20 minutes passed and she called me back to explain that Tommy & his wife were actually coming in tonight and not tomorrow as expected and she wanted to know if there was any way we can come over tonight to deliver the balloons before they arrive. Being New York City Balloons, we are pretty much always ready for almost anything. "No Problem," I said and the order was rescheduled for that evening.
About 3 hours later, we were inside the unbelievably gorgeous Plaza Hotel residence of Tommy Hilfiger, talking with his daughter Ally. She was so excited by the thought of her mom coming home and being surprised by a house filled with balloons. 'It will be so nice for her to come home to, she will be so happy, she just had a baby & this will be so nice" explained Ally.
It's always a nice feeling to have people admire your work but when it brings happiness and fun into some one's life it's even more special. The place was gorgeous, the balloons looked great, and the people we met, Ally, her friend Maverick & Tommy's Wife's friend Brenda, were the type of clients you always hope for.
We hope to see you guys again soon.....................Happy Holidays & call us if you need balloons!!!!!

NYC Balloons & BMW

NYC Balloons was on site to decorate the new state-of-the-art 92,000 sq. ft. facility at Rallye BMW in Westbury, New York. Not only does their showroom feature some of the most gorgeous cars, but there is a cafe to relax, eat or have a drink while you wait as well as modern waiting rooms and even a children's playroom. The New York City Balloons staff filled the showroom with floating clusters that soared above head which enabled us to fill the bright showroom while leaving all of the vehicles in clear view. Outside giant 3' balloons in classic BMW blue & silver lined the property and soared high above head for all to see from every direction.
"The balloons look great," said Shaun Weissman of BMW, "Hopefully we'll have a good weekend and we can decorate again next weekend for our Black Friday sales event," said Weissman.

New York City Balloons Thinks Pink!

New York City Balloons http://www.balloonnyc.com/ is proud to be a part of this years Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. We will be donating all of the balloons for the 10 mile training walk taking place at BMCC in downtown Manhattan, July 19th at 9AM. In addition we will be giving a 10% discount to any registered participant on all orders throughout the year. http://walk.avonfoundation.org/site/PageServer?pagename=nwy_business

We are still in talks regarding an additional donation for the Official New York Avon Walk For Breast Cancer which will be held October 4-5 2008. I'm pulling for the girls in pink and we'd love to see the walk route decked out with pink balloons everywhere. This is such a great cause and we are really happy to be a part of it. We know every little bit helps and we plan on contributing as much as we can for a long time to come. Special thanks to Stephany Krauz, (Avon Walk for Breast Cancer Volunteer & Outreach Coordinator) whose enthusiasm, excitement, gratitude and persistence were contagious. It is because of her that we could not pass up this opportunity to get involved and for that WE are grateful.

Remember, every waterfall starts with a single drop of water.

Start where you are, use what you have, do what you can (Russel Simmons).

Be Different, Be Seen, Be Noticed!

Macy's hosted their annual trade expo at the Metropolitan Pavilion http://www.metropolitanevents.com/. This was our first time there and I have to say, WOW! This place is cool. If the Javits Center and a Tribeca Loft had a baby, this place is what it would look like. Wide open, well lit space, with lots of sunshine, very modern and upscale look with hard wood floors throughout. A very clean canvas for any design ideas. Great place for anything from a fashion show to a private party to a trade show. New York City Balloons http://www.balloonnyc.com/ was hired by NTD Apparel http://www.ntdapparel.com/ (which stands for Noticeably, Totally, Different, by the way) to create a custom made 6' tall Hello Kitty stand-up as well as a 6'X3'foam board sign for their booth and let me tell you, they were noticeably, different! In addition to the unique and eye catching sign and character they had at their booth we built an arch of giant 3' Balloons soaring over them from end to end. In a sea of cubicles in a giant trade show floor, they popped right out at you. They were the only ones with balloons and the first ones you noticed when you entered the room. Hope the show was a great success!

Squeaky Wheel Media

To Celebrate their brand new, amazing new office space overlooking the Hudson River, Squeaky Wheel Media http://www.squeakywheel.com/ threw an open house for clients friends and family. Filling the wide open, loft style office with 1000 free floating balloons on white ribbons, http://www.balloonnyc.com/ they created a sky of balloons for their guests to mingle beneath. With hip relaxing music, beautiful catered platters of all kinds of food and drinks and balloons, balloons, balloons, of course, Squeaky Wheel showed how it's done.

Sexxy Mofo White Party

So , last weekend Sexxy Mofo did it again. http://www.sexxymofo.com/ The hottest swinger party in the country hit the East Coast. Held at one of NY's coolest venues, Libation, on Ludlow St. http://www.libationnyc.comit has 3 floors of cool decor with private VIP areas, a separate Bar in every room, an overlook peering down on the whole ground floor and great music. The Balloon Decor was awesome! http://www.balloonnyc.com/ As you entered the room the 30' high cielings were filled with giant white balloons of all sizes which appeared to be floating in mid air above your head at different heights, making you feel like you were walking in a solar system of white planets, very cool. There was white fabric draped from the balcony hanging down to the floor level giving the whole room an airy flow which was awesome. As always, the staff at Libations was awesome. Accomodating, helpful and right on the money with suggestions seems to be the only way they work.