For a more livable city from sidewalk to skyline

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PlanningPolicyPreservation
Fight for Light

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

2019–Present
Map of 421-a properties across New York City
Policy
421-a Tax Exemption

A failed experiment in incentivizing affordable housing

2015
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

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Sixth Avenue Modern
with John Arbuckle
Saturday, March 25 at 1:00 PM
Member: $20 | Non-member: $30
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Art Deco Upper Upper West Side
with Anthony W. Robins
Sunday, March 26 at 11:00 AM
Member: $20 | Non-member: $30
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New Perspectives on Refining CEQR: A Look Back at Citywide Development
Monday, March 27 at 6:00 PM
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1939 World’s Fair: WPA Murals and Other Art Commissions
with Sylvia Laudien-Meo
Thursday, March 30 at 6:00 PM
Member: $15 | Non-member: $25
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Crown Heights South, Part 1
with Suzanne Spellen & Morgan Munsey
Saturday, April 1 at 2:00 PM
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New! West End-Collegiate Historic District
with James Russiello
Sunday, April 2 at 11:00 AM
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New in the Digital Freedman Gallery: “Summer in the Bronx”

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Legacy

Celebrating more than 125 years of advocacy on behalf of New York and New Yorkers.
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2023
New York City Gets a Chief Public Realm Officer
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