Videos

MAS amplifies the voices in discussions about city planning throughout the city – from sidewalk to skyline. These videos reflect some of the work we’re doing. View all videos on the MAS YouTube channel.

Expanding Capacity and Improving Penn Station

RPA and MAS forum on improving New York Penn Station, August 2024 at New York University, Aug. 2024

Closer LOOK: After the Cap

Forum on development, land use law, and housing with Frank Chaney, Michelle de la Uz, Basha Gerhards. Part of Closer LOOK series, Jul. 2024

Virtual Gallery Talk: The Irresistible Pull

Talk with photographer Maureen Drennan about her exhibit at the Freedman Digital Gallery, Jul. 2024

Book Talk: Life Underground

Talk with book author Terry Williams about his book “Life Underground,” Jun. 2024

Virtual Gallery Talk: Inside Out

Talk with photographer Sally Davies about her exhibit at the Freedman Digital Gallery, May 2024

Enduring Cultures in a Changing City

Forum on MAS’s Enduring Culture initiative, making preservation more inclusive, May 2024

Book Talk: Language City

Talk with book author Ross Perlin about his book “Language City,” Mar. 2024

Person Place Thing with Kelley Girod

Randy Cohen talks with playwright Kelley Girod, Nov. 2023

2023 MASterworks Awards Ceremony

The awards ceremony, Nov. 2023

logo for the Brendan Gill Prize
Brendan Gill Prize 2023

The awards ceremony, Sep. 2023

A Stitch in Time Saves Nine

Talk on nine historic buildings that faced demolition, Sep. 2023

JKO medals in boxes at the 2015 Municipal Art Society of New York Gala
2023 Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Medal Celebration

Awards ceremony for JKO Medal, Nov. 2023

Panorama of the Staten Island Ferry Terminal at sunset. Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Eric Kilby.
MASterworks Conversations: Staten Island Animal Care Center

Talk about the Staten Island Animal Care Center, Nov. 2023

Virtual Gallery Talk: Summer in the Bronx

Talk with photographer Edwin Torres about his exhibit at the Freedman Digital Gallery, Jun 2023

Book Talk: Co-Cities: Innovative Transitions

Sheila R. Foster and Christian Iaione discuss their book, Apr. 2023

Virtual Gallery Talk: In the Wake

Photographers discuss their Freedman Digital Gallery exhibit on the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, Jan. 2023

Person Place Thing with Darren Walker

Randy Cohen talks with the Ford Foundation’s Darren Walker, Dec. 2022

MASterworks Conversations: Fountain of the Fairs Mist Garden

Talk with the team involved, Dec. 2022

Virtual Gallery Talk: A Light in the City

Talk with painter Rick Secen about his exhibit at the Freedman Digital Gallery, Sep. 2022

Exploring History and Advocacy at the People's Beach at Jacob Riis Park

Talk with advocates for Jacob Riis Park, Aug. 2022

Virtual Gallery Talk: The Sidewalk Ballet

Talk with photographer Melissa O’Shaughnessy about her exhibit at the Freedman Digital Gallery, Jul. 2022

Virtual Gallery Talk: People & Places: Portraits of a City

Talk with artist Chris Weller about her exhibit at the Freedman Digital Gallery, Jan. 2022

Person Place Thing with Danny Meyer

Randy Cohen talks with chef Danny Meyer, Feb. 2022

Towards Comprehensive Planning: Public Participation

Talk about public participation in community building, Mar. 2022

Brooklyn Bridge and Jane's Carouse below it
Book Talk: Building the Brooklyn Bridge

Talk with historian and author Jeff Richman, Dec. 2021

Towards Comprehensive Planning: Preserving Historic

Talk about preserving historic and cultural resources, Dec. 2021

MASterworks Conversations: LaGuardia Terminal B

Talk with the team behind renovating LaGuardia Terminal B, Nov. 2021

MASterworks Conversations: Neighborhoods Now

Talk with team from Neighborhoods Now: Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, Nov. 2021

Virtual Gallery Talk: The Sky Lines of New York

Talk with photographer Jeff Chien-Hsing Liao about his exhibit at the Freedman Digital Gallery, Aug. 2021

Towards Comprehensive Planning: NYC in Conversation

Planner discuss comprehensive planning in the city, Aug. 2021

Towards Comprehensive Planning: Global Cities in Conversation

Planners from cities around the world discuss planning, May 2021

Person Place Thing with LPC Chair Sarah Carroll

Randy Cohen talks with preservationist Sarah Carroll, May 2021

New Yorkers line up to vote on East 10th Street in Manhattan in November of 2016. Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Janine and Jim Eden.
HerStory in Place

Talk about women in social justice movements, Apr. 2021

Person Place Thing with Yeohlee Teng

Randy Cohen talks with clothing designer Yeohlee Teng, Mar. 2021