For a more livable city from sidewalk to skyline

what we stand for

Advocacy

PlanningPolicyPreservation
Fight for Light

For the economic, environmental, social, and public health of New York

2019–Present
public space atrium at Trump Tower, 590 Madison Avenue
PlanningPolicy
Advocates for Privately Owned Public Space

Protecting New York’s 80-acre network of public plazas and arcades

2000-present
Rendering of a future Penn Station with high-speed trains
PlanningPolicyPreservation
Penn 2023

New York needs a new Penn Station

2013 - present
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Events + Tours

Tour
Lincoln Center Architecture Tour CANCELED
with John Arbuckle
Saturday, January 29 at 12:00 PM
Member: $20 | Non-member: $30
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Tour
Bay Ridge Part 2 CANCELED
with Melanie Macchio
Sunday, January 30 at 11:00 AM
Member: $20 | Non-member: $30
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Event
“Person Place Thing” with Danny Meyer
Tuesday, February 1 at 1:30 PM
Free!
Attend
Tour
The Fabulous Broadway Theaters
with Anthony W. Robins
Thursday, February 3 at 6:00 PM
Member: $15 | Non-member: $25
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Tour
57th Street Artists’ Alley
with Lucie Levine
Saturday, February 5 at 11:00 AM
Member: $20 | Non-member: $30
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Tour
Modern Architecture on the Upper East Side
with John Arbuckle
Sunday, February 6 at 1:00 PM
Member: $20 | Non-member: $30
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Legacy

Celebrating 125 years of advocacy on behalf of New York and New Yorkers.
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MAS is founded
1893
The Municipal Art Society Is Founded
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