For a more livable city from sidewalk to skyline

what we stand for

Advocacy

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PlanningPolicy
Advocates for Privately Owned Public Space

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

2000–present
LNP partners and workshop participants in Queens CB 4
PlanningPolicyPreservation
Livable Neighborhoods Program

Helping New Yorkers become stronger advocates for their neighborhoods

2007–present
PlanningPolicyPreservation
Fight for Light

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

2019–Present
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Events + Tours

TourIn Person
Alphabet City-CANCELED
with Zack Rhodes
Saturday, February 4 at 11:00 AM
Member: $20 | Non-member: $30
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TourVirtual
New York City’s Magnificent Art Deco Murals of Hildreth Meière
with Ginny Poleman
Sunday, February 5 at 11:00 AM
Member: $15 | Non-member: $25
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TourVirtual
Fighting Fire with Good Architecture: Brooklyn’s Firehouses
with Suzanne Spellen
Thursday, February 9 at 6:00 PM
Member: $15 | Non-member: $25
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TourIn Person
New to New York: Midtown in the 50s
with Matt Postal
Saturday, February 11 at 11:00 AM
Member: $20 | Non-member: $30
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TourVirtual
Grand Central 1, 2, 3
with MAS Docent Judy Garza
Sunday, February 12 at 11:00 AM
Member: $5 | Non-member: $15
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EventVirtual
Book Talk: New York Art Deco: Birds, Beasts & Blooms
Monday, February 13 at 6:00 PM
Free!
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New in the Digital Freedman Gallery: “In the Wake”

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Legacy

Celebrating more than 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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