For a more livable city from sidewalk to skyline

what we stand for

Advocacy

Planning
Towards Comprehensive Planning

To advance a collaborative, community-based comprehensive planning framework

2020–PRESENT
Policy
421-a Tax Exemption

A failed experiment in incentivizing affordable housing

2015
leaders hold ribbon at Henry Ward Beecher Monument Dedication
Preservation
Adopt-A-Monument / Mural

Conserving public art through private funds

1987–present
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Events + Tours

TourVirtual
The New York Public Library Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
with Ginny Poleman
Wednesday, December 6 at 6:00 PM
Member: $15 | Non-member: $25
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Revisiting Grand Central
with MAS Docent Judy Garza
Friday, December 8 at 11:00 AM
Member: $5 | Non-member: $15
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Bensonhurst & Bath Beach in Brooklyn
with Zack Rhodes
Saturday, December 9 at 11:00 AM
Member: $20 | Non-member: $30
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Cram and Goodhue in New York
with Francis Morrone
Sunday, December 10 at 2:00 PM
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I’ll Take The Stairs, Part 2 (or Second Flight)
with Matt Postal
Thursday, December 14 at 6:00 PM
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Christmastime on Arthur Avenue
with Alexandra Maruri
Saturday, December 16 at 11:00 AM
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Legacy

Celebrating 130 years of advocacy on behalf of New York and New Yorkers.
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people gaze at the fountain in Rockefeller Center
1930
MAS Urges Construction of Rockefeller Center
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