PlaNYC 2030: A Fine Start
The Municipal Art Society congratulates Mayor Bloomberg for his bold leadership and the unprecedented creativity he invested in PlaNYC 2030. Forward-looking proposals like congestion pricing, planting...
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Impacts of Loss of Graving Dock, Green-Collar Jobs
Long a subject of MAS advocacy because of its historic and irreplaceable character, the graving dock in Red Hook, Brooklyn, is now a parking lot for the new IKEA store. In MAS comments on impacts of...
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MAS Returns to the Flatbush Frolic
Click on the photo below to watch the slideshow of the Flatbush Frolic 2008 – a neighborhood street festival organized annually by the Flatbush Development Corporation (FDC). MAS kicked-off its Imagine...
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MillionTreesNYC
MillionTreesNYC was launched last year by the Parks Department and New York Restoration Project as a PlaNYC initiative. This citywide, public-private program has an ambitious goal: to plant and care...
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MAS Calls for Sustainable Development in Hunter’s Point
In its letter to the New York City Council Zoning and Franchises Subcommittee earlier this week, MAS described Hunter’s Point South Queens as an exciting opportunity to put the sustainable neighborhood...
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The First Annual Jane Jacobs Forum: Housing New Yorkers in the 21st-Century –...
In setting out PlaNYC2030, Mayor Bloomberg said the city must prepare for its population to grow by more than 1 million by 2030. Providing these new New Yorkers with affordable and sustainable housing...
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Wednesday, November 5: NYC Housing Issues in Today’s Credit Crisis
The First Annual Jane Jacobs Forum: Housing New Yorkers in the 21st-Century Wednesday, November 5, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. In announcing his PlaNYC 2030, Mayor Bloomberg said the city must prepare for its...
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Lessons Learned at the Conference on Preservation and Climate Change
Two themes emerged during the MAS Conference on Preservation and Climate Change in New York City on October 16: there is a substantial amount of common ground between the goals of preservation and...
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This Week’s Highlights: November 24
Each week we will bring you news on issues related to New York City’s livability. Feel free to comment or post a link to other interesting articles about our city. The Bloomberg administration is...
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This Week’s Highlights: Friday, February 4
PlaNYC 2.0: Streetsblog reported that David Bragdon, NYC Sustainability chief, talked about a possible new Hudson River crossing as part of PlaNYC 2.0. Waterfront: New York City is planning to start...
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11 To Watch: Our 2011 Livability Watch List
The Municipal Art Society released a list of 11 initiatives and places that will have the most significant effect on livability in New York City in 2011. “Each item on our Livability Watch List has the...
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Watch List Highlights: Friday, May 6, 2011
PlaNYC 2.0 Top Priority: Phasing Out Dirty Heating Oils On Earth Day last month, the city announced 132 new initiatives as part of PlaNYC 2.0, including one to phase out two grades of building heating...
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