[1][2] It is one of the oldest press clubs in the country, and honors journalistic work about and within the city.
[3] The press club was founded in 1924,[4][5] and consists of journalists with at least 25 years of experience in the field.
[6] The same year, the group formed a committee, headed by Reuben Maury, protesting New York press curbs and motioning for the protection of freedom in the New York press.
[6][7] The group published a book in 1974 titled Shoeleather and Printers' Ink, to mark the fifty-year anniversary of the organisation.
The group created The Peter Kihss Award to honor American reporter Peter Kihss, regarded as "the world's greatest reporter".