The Livable Neighborhoods Program (LNP) 2024 application is now open!
Editor’s note: From the MAS website describing this program and its goals for the year: “The Livable Neighborhoods Program (LNP) was founded on the principle that community involvement is essential to city planning. Each year, MAS works with a cohort of community advocates—such as organizers, community board members, and other local leaders—to help them develop the knowledge and tools needed to participate effectively in public review processes around land use issues, like rezonings. Sessions range from exploring how planning decisions are made in New York City to supporting local advocacy and civic participation.
“As part of LNP 2024, MAS seeks applications from community members interested in learning about new tools and resources that provide important information about land use planning and development in their neighborhoods. This program may be particularly useful for individuals or group representatives interested in participating in the public review processes, such as developing a community plan or learning about a City-led rezoning.”
The Livable Neighborhoods Program (LNP) was founded on the principle that community involvement is essential to city planning. Each year, LNP supports community advocates in developing the knowledge and tools needed to participate effectively in public review processes around land use issues.
Sessions range from exploring how planning decisions are made in New York City to supporting local advocacy and civic participation. We look forward to collaborating with the LNP community over the coming months to engage with the most pressing issues facing our city across all five boroughs.
The program is free to attend and open to both individuals and organization representatives. Applications will be accepted through Wednesday, June 26.
Please email lnp@mas.org with any questions.
Banner Image: LNP partners and workshop participants in Queens CB 4. Image Credit – MAS
Municipal Arts Society Of New York
The Municipal Art Society of New York (MAS) lifts up the voices of the people in the debates that shape New York’s built environment and leads the way toward a more livable city from sidewalk to skyline. MAS envisions a future in which all New Yorkers share in the richness of city life—where growth is balanced, character endures, and a resilient future is secured. Over more than 125 years of history, our advocacy efforts have led to the creation of the New York City Planning Commission, Public Design Commission, Landmarks Preservation Commission, and the Tribute in Light; the preservation of Grand Central Terminal, the lights of Times Square, and the Garment District; the conservation of more than 50 works of public art; and the founding of such civic organizations as the Public Art Fund, the New York Landmarks Conservancy, P.S. 1, the Historic Districts Council, the Park Avenue Armory Conservancy, and the Waterfront Alliance.