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Municipal Arts Society

NYC to Launch a Logo Identifying Public Spaces in Private Buildings—And You Could Design It

Called POPS, these public spaces are located in private buildings throughout NYC, and provide a place for anyone to take a break, use a restroom or while away some time. The problem is, few people know they exist.
By Daniel Grant
People clash with protesters while they take part in a march against Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, on March 19, 2016 in New York City. People protest against Trump's policies which threaten the Immigration system and many of the Latino, Black, LGBT, Muslim, and other communities.

Artists Call for Inauguration Day Strike, Mucha’s Grandson Sues Prague

Over 130 artists and critics, including Cindy Sherman and Richard Serra, have signed a petition urging cultural institutions to strike in protest to the presidential inauguration on January 20.
By Alanna Martinez
Subway ridership is at its highest levels since the 1940s. (Photos by Arman Dzidzovic/New York Observer.)

The Social Commute: How the Big Schlep Is Changing the Way New Yorkers Live

As New York has transformed into an exceedingly safe and exceedingly expensive place to live over the past two decades, it’s not only the crime and the pervasive decay that have fallen away, but the close proximity, creating a social commute that echoes and exacerbates the work commute.
By Kim Velsey
Home on the Grange: a tour around and in the only house Alexander Hamilton ever built is one of the walks.

Hit Hundreds of Free Walking Tours During Jane’s Walk This Weekend

By Kim Velsey
One of the renderings. (H3 Hardy Collaboration Architects).

<em>Architect’s Newspaper</em> Editor Does Not Appreciate MAS Inviting Him To Presser On <em>NYT</em> Exclusive

By Kim Velsey
Calatrava no nos la clava: Santiago Calatrava won't be participating in the Municipal Art Society's "provocation" on Penn Station.

Calatrava Not Participating in Municipal Art Society’s Penn Station ‘Provocation’ After All

By Stephen Jacob Smith
At $3.7 billion, Santiago Calatrava's World Trade Center PATH terminal will be the world's most expensive subway station when completed.

Municipal Art Society Thinks Calatrava Deserves a Second Chance

By Stephen Jacob Smith

No Midtown for Old Men: MAS Wants 17 Buildings Saved in Face of Bloomberg’s Big Rezoning

By Matt Chaban

Dan Doctoroff Still Has Big Plans―Like Moving the Javits to Sunnyside Yards

By Matt Chaban
Who wouldn't want to call this home?

Bookish Living: Municipal Art Society Proposes Turning Libraries into Apartments

By Michael Ewing

Hope Floats! Municipal Art Society Revives Plans for East River Waterfront [Update]

By Matt Chaban
We'll keep the lights on for you. (MAS)

The End of Tribute in Light: Memorial Goes Dark Forever on 9/12

By Matt Chaban

Vin Cipolla, 21st-Century Preservationist

By Lydia DePillis

Moynihan Station Backer David Childs New MAS Chairman

By Eliot Brown

Mom and the Folks at Coney Island Forum

By Lydia DePillis

Municipal Art Society Launches Coney Web Site

By Eliot Brown

Burden To Municipal Art Society: Don’t Mess With City’s Coney Plans

By Eliot Brown

Municipal Art Society To Solve All Coney Problems With Charrette

By Eliot Brown

Municipal Art Society Presents: An Anti-Seaport Tower Slideshow

By Eliot Brown

Municipal Art Society's Reaction to St. Vincent's

By Lysandra Ohrstrom

City Hall Protest Calls for Landmarks Funding

By Dana Rubinstein

Architecture Enthusiasts Crowd Gehry Buiding for MAS Awards

By Dana Rubinstein

Preservationists Laud Floating Pool, Times Building, Among Other Places

By Dana Rubinstein

Municipal Art Society Doesn’t Like Atlantic Yards Parking Lots

By Eliot Brown
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