For a more livable city from sidewalk to skyline

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Advocacy

Planning
Livable Neighborhoods Program

Supporting New Yorkers to become stronger advocates for their neighborhoods

2007–present
PlanningPolicyPreservation
Data Distillery

Data in translation

2024 - present
Preservation
Adopt-A-Monument / Mural

Conserving public art through private funds

1987–present
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2025 JKO Celebration, October 6

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Events + Tours

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East Side Enclaves
with Matt Postal
Thursday, August 7 at 6:00 PM
Member: $25 | Non-member: $35
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Data Day: An Exploration of the NYC Public Space App
Thursday, August 7 at 1:00 PM
Free!
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Artist Colony at Black Mountain College, NC
with Sylvia Laudien-Meo
Friday, August 8 at 11:00 AM
Member: $15 | Non-member: $25
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Art of the Second Avenue Subway
with Phil Desiere
Saturday, August 9 at 12:00 PM
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a glass mural in a subway station
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Riverside Drive, Part 2
with Zack Rhodes
Sunday, August 10 at 10:00 AM
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Arthur Avenue – Little Italy of the Bronx
with Alexandra Maruri
Saturday, August 16 at 10:00 AM
Member: $25 | Non-member: $35
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Legacy

Celebrating 130 years of advocacy on behalf of New York and New Yorkers.
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Vintage transit map for New York City
1903
Advocating for a Consolidated Transportation System
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