Association for a Better New York

Association for a Better New York

Abbreviation	ABNY
Founded	1971
Founder	Lewis Rudin
Tax ID no.	13-2672366[1]
Headquarters	825 Eighth Avenue, NY, NY 10019[1]
Location	New York City
Affiliations	New York City Police Foundation, Real Estate Board of New York, New York City Partnership
Website	https://abny.org/

The Association for a Better New York (ABNY) is a real-estate advocacy group in New York City founded in late 1970 by Lewis Rudin and other prominent CEOs to market New York as business-friendly amid concerns about crime and lobbied for policies friendly to members. It was possibly the first public-private partnership in the United States and hosts notable "power breakfasts" where ABNY members get to speak to prominent figures in business and politics who are paid to give speeches.

During the 1970s, the ABNY helped create the Big Apple and I Love New York campaigns. The group also helped create the New York City Police Foundation to privately fund police initiatives and created "Operation Interlock", a network of private security in Midtown tied into the New York City Police Department's radio system who patrolled the local streets.