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Recent News and Announcements
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Recent Comments
Jerold Kayden on 115 East 57th Street:
Dear MC, It has been a space that has changed over the years. We last visited it two years ago. It's a bit dark, to be sure, but it fulfills a need as you say when it is cold or hot outside. "Dreadfully quiet" is an interesting phrase. Would some people say it is wonderfully quiet? Just asking! Thanks for the comment and interest in POPS.Jerold Kayden on 133 Bleecker Street:
Dear Allan, If you could send a photo of the interior of the atrium, that would be helpful to us. Thank youAllan on 133 Bleecker Street:
NYU seems to be getting away with the misuse of POPS- for more than a year now, all the seating and most of the interior Atrium has been roped off to everyone including students. They got the permission to build bigger and promised some interior public space now they are using lawyers to manipulate the meaning of the contract. Now that the building makes them a lot of extra money and they don't want to deal with the open space. What can be done!MC on 115 East 57th Street:
This is POPS fills a need in this location for when it’s cold and hot outside, but it is dreadfully quiet. It makes you feel the need to whisper due to how sound carries and the water feature only offers a tiny bit of background noise. It feels as a requirement that the building reluctantly complies with rather than an asset. Still, need a place to rest or eat? This fulfills thatJerold Kayden on 41 Madison Avenue:
Please use the City's 311 portal to report this apparent violation. https://portal.311.nyc.gov/article/?kanumber=KA-01061
26 Astor Place
The profile for this POPS has not yet been written, but data is available. ...continued.
245 East 40th Street
The main part of this plaza is located at the back of the building, on the north side of East 40th Street west of Second Avenue. A six-foot retaining wall...continued.
100 William Street
This multistory, open-air covered pedestrian space, the first covered pedestrian space built under the covered pedestrian space bonus provisions of the...continued.
353 East 72nd Street
This small plaza on the north side of East 72nd Street between First and Second Avenues is mostly covered by brick landscaped planters and ledges suited...continued.
1585 Broadway
The profile for this POPS has not yet been written, but data is available. ...continued.
15 Cliff Street
The profile for this POPS has not yet been written, but data is available. ...continued.
137 East 36th Street
Recently renovated, this slightly elevated plaza on the east side of Lexington Avenue and the north side of East 36th Street is a visually elegant terrace...continued.
2 Pennsylvania Plaza
At this massive, two-block development that includes an office tower, Madison Square Garden, and Penn Station, the bulk of plaza is empty space embracing...continued.
777 Third Avenue
Wrapping around this office tower on the east blockfront of Third Avenue, East 48th Street, and East 49th Street, the U-shaped plaza and arcade serve twin...continued.
175 East 96th Street
The surface of this slightly sunken, sunny residential plaza on the north side of East 96th Street west of its host building and Third Avenue is almost...continued.
Featured Items
Kayden, APOPS, and MAS Announce Their Collaboration
On October 18 and 19 at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall, more than 1,100 innovative city shapers and thought leaders gathered as the Municipal Art Society presented the third annual MAS Summit for New York City. This forum of ideas featured more than 90 speakers over the two days and highlighted trailblazing initiatives in New York and other cities across the globe. read more
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