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| February 5: Louis Armstrong: Satchmo in Queens tour details >> |
| February 11: Harlem at the Turn of Two Centuries tour details >> |
February 3rd, 2012
We’re off to an exciting start to 2012 as we launch an exciting year with an expanded line-up of innovative new programming and social opportunities for Urbanists in their 20s and 30s. Continue Reading>>
December 28th, 2011
Have you ever wondered what that strange door in the hallway of your building was originally intended for? Or who lived there one hundred years ago? Wouldn’t you like to know who built your favorite buildings in New York City?
Join MAS in February for Researching the History of Buildings in New York City, where participants will learn how to find the answers to these questions and much more. Discover how to access the city’s records in-person and online in this small seminar limited to 30 people. Continue Reading>>
October 25th, 2011
Join MAS for the 2011 Jane Jacobs Forum, Women as Public Intellectuals: The Legacies of Jane Jacobs, Rachel Carson, and Betty Friedan. The forum will reflect on the conditions that led Jacobs, Carson and Friedan to have the revolutionary impact they did. Our moderator will be Robin Pogrebin, along with esteemed panelists Roberta Brandes Gratz, Melissa V. Harris-Perry, Sally Helgesen, and Urvashi Vaid. Together, they’ll also discuss what they see as necessary to encourage women in this role. This event is free, but registration is required. Learn more and register.
August 29th, 2011
As New York prepares to commemorate the tenth anniversary of September 11, 2001, MAS is once again setting up for its presentation of Tribute in Light. The majestic beams of light will illuminate the Lower Manhattan sky beginning at dusk on Sunday, September 11, and fading with the dawn on Monday.
MAS first presented Tribute in Light on March 11, 2002, six months after the World Trade Center attacks. Considered by many to be one of the most powerful and healing works of public art ever conceived, it was co-founded by MAS and Creative Time, and is now presented annually by MAS. Continue Reading>>
May 16th, 2011
On Wednesday, May 11, several top American and Canadian thinkers on architecture and historic preservation participated in a panel co-sponsored by MAS and the New York Landmarks Conservancy focused on the challenge of preserving the New York City skyline. Continue Reading>>
May 12th, 2011
On May 7 and 8, New Yorkers took to the streets for Jane’s Walk— a weekend of neighborhood walks and bike rides honoring the late urban activist Jane Jacobs. This was the first year MAS coordinated Jane’s Walk in New York City, with more than 25 free neighborhood walks led by local residents, urban enthusiasts and others who care deeply about their neighborhoods and our city. Continue Reading>>
May 7th, 2011
The City recently released its PlaNYC 2.0, an update to the Bloomberg administration’s plan for guiding sustainable growth in New York City. On Tuesday May 24, David Bragdon, director of the Mayor’s Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability will highlight what’s new in the plan. Continue Reading>>
May 1st, 2011
MAS is looking forward to hosting this weekend’s Jane’s Walk in New York City, a series of free neighborhood walks and bike rides throughout all five boroughs, celebrating the legacy of Jane Jacobs. This is the first year MAS is coordinating Jane’s Walk in New York City, and we have more than 20 walks led by local residents and urban enthusiasts planned for the weekend. Continue Reading>>
April 5th, 2011
Last night, MAS hosted an evening dedicated to the city’s largest public spaces as part of the second annual MAS Streets Month. Held at the Scholastic Auditorium, a robust and interested audience attended Shared Streets: Making It Work, offering guests who are passionate about New York’s public realm an opportunity to hear a presentation on new initiatives by DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan. Her address was followed by a lively presentation by Gil Penalosa, Continue Reading>>
April 4th, 2011
Back by popular demand, it’s the second annual MAS Streets Month! Thanks to the popularity of our first Streets Month programs, we are back with a great lineup for this April. Great cities start with great streets, and next month, MAS will celebrate what’s new, interesting, and controversial about New York City’s largest and ever-changing network of public spaces.
New York’s streets have seen a great deal of change in the past few years. Continue Reading>>
March 28th, 2011
Earlier this month, MAS hosted a provocative panel on bringing equitable WiFi to all New Yorkers. NYC’s Chief Digital Officer, Rachel Sterne, delivered an informative keynote about the city’s plans to offer more services online, as well as the recent advances in providing access to 311 reporting data online.
March 24th, 2011
Join MAS as we celebrate the remarkable dedication and work of Diane von Furstenberg at our annual gala on April 28, at the magnificent beaux-arts New York Public Library.
Ms. von Furstenberg will be awarded the prestigious Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Medal for her tireless work as an urban pioneer, civic activist and preservationist. Continue Reading>>
March 23rd, 2011
The MAS April/May newsletter and calendar is hitting mailboxes across the city right now. This issue features MAS Streets Month programs and tours, and our May 11 program on the future of New York City’s skyline.
In addition to our Streets Month tours, there’s a daylong visit to Tottenville in Staten Island, as well as our annual tour of Jane Jacob’s West Village, in honor of Jacobs’ birthday—this year would have been her 95th! Continue Reading>>
March 8th, 2011
MAS members will be treated to a special appearance at our Annual Meeting on March 29 by Rocco Landesman, chairman of the National Endowment of the Arts and longtime friend of MAS. Landesman will deliver a keynote address as part of our 20-year retrospective on the transformation of Times Square, and will open the program with remarks on the creative economy and the importance of the arts community as a cultural and economic driver.
“We are so delighted that Rocco will be with us that night, since he was one of the pivotal players in the revitalization of Times Square,” said MAS President Vin Cipolla. Continue Reading>>
March 1st, 2011
Social media guru Rachel Sterne, in her new post as the City’s first Chief Digital Officer, will deliver a keynote at our March 8th program, “Wireless City: Can All New Yorkers Get Connected?“. In 2009, Rachel was recognized as one of “America’s Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs” by Businessweek and is a noted speaker on social media and technology. Continue Reading>>