For a more livable city from sidewalk to skyline

what we stand for

Advocacy

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
cover of the report, A Tale of Two Rezonings: Taking a Harder Look at CEQR
PlanningPolicy
City Environmental Review Reform

A Tale of Two Rezonings: Taking a Harder Look at CEQR

2018–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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Join us on Wednesday, November 9, at Weylin as we present the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Medal to three extraordinary New Yorkers.

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Events + Tours

Event
2022 Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Medal Celebration
Wednesday, November 9 at 7:00 PM
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JKO medals in boxes at the 2015 Municipal Art Society of New York Gala
Event
Urbanists Present: An Exploration of Capital Projects at Prospect Park
Wednesday, September 28 at 6:00 PM
Free!
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Tour
Claes Oldenburg in New York
with Sylvia Laudien-Meo
Friday, September 30 at 11:00 AM
Member: $15 | Non-member: $25
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Tour
Western Bedford Stuyvesant
with Suzanne Spellen & Morgan Munsey
Saturday, October 1 at 2:00 PM
Member: $20 | Non-member: $30
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Tour
Vinegar Hill
with Lucie Levine
Sunday, October 2 at 11:00 AM
Member: $20 | Non-member: $30
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Tour
Ken Smith, Landscape Architecture
with Sylvia Laudien-Meo
Thursday, October 6 at 6:00 PM
Member: $15 | Non-member: $25
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Tour
East Harlem
with Zack Rhodes
Saturday, October 8 at 11:00 AM
Member: $20 | Non-member: $30
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New in the Digital Freedman Gallery: “A Light in the City” by Rick Secen

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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
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