Hermann Busch was their first Captain. The club operated out of a building at 12 St. Mark's Place, between 2nd & 3rd Avenues in NYC, and though the Schuetzen Corps does not currently own the property, the building still features the name and part of the Schuetzen logo on its façade from the time when the Schuetzen Corps was operating under the name of the Deutsch-Amerikanische Schuetzen Gesellscha
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In the 20th Century, the Schuetzen Corps relocated to North Bergen, NJ, approximately 2 miles from New York City. The Corps continued to diversify and expand in the latter half of the 20th Century, including a Schuetzen Ladies Auxiliary, and a Legacy Division, which is committed to introducing the Generation X crowd to the joys and benefits of safe fi****ms shooting. The club generally holds 2 shooting meetings each month, an annual Club Outing, and various cultural & social events throughout the year. The New York Schuetzen Corps participates in the annual 3-Team shooting competition with their sister clubs, the Union Hill Turnverein and the Brooklyn Schuetzen. The NYSC operates as a subsidiary club of the Plattdütsche Volksfest Vereen. If you are interested in the sport of target shooting, even if you never held a rifle before, we would be pleased to meet you at one of our practice shoots. You do not necessarily have to be of German decent to attend meetings or to join the club, every person of good character is gladly welcomed. Become a part of our over 150 year history. There is also a youth shooting group for children under 18 to learn how to shoot. We meets every first Thursday of the Month for practice shoot and meeting except June and July. Every 4th Monday of the month is a practice shoot. The beginning of each year we participate in a 3-Team Shoot January, February, March. We have our Anniversary Dinner in April and our Team Blow-Out Dinner in May.