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Planning
Advocates for Privately Owned Public Space

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

2000–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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Events + Tours

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Ghosts of the Five Points
with Lloyd Trufelman
Sunday, October 19 at 11:00 AM
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Early Preservation Battles
with James Russiello
Thursday, October 23 at 6:00 PM
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Brooklyn Army Terminal/Sunset Park
with Melanie Macchio
Saturday, October 25 at 11:00 AM
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Grand Central Terminal
with MAS Docent
Sunday, October 26 at 11:00 AM
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Public Art of Rockefeller Center
with Phil Desiere
Sunday, October 26 at 12:00 PM
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Mary Cassatt – American Impressionist
with Sylvia Laudien-Meo
Wednesday, October 29 at 6:00 PM
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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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