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You can find a POPS by using the interactive map, the photographs, or the address list.
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On the south side of East 44th Street between First and Second Avenues, this 100-foot-deep rectangular urban plaza effects the look of a postmodern courtyard....continued.
The profile for this POPS has not yet been written, but data is available. ...continued.
Public spaces and their surrounding neighborhoods are inevitably interdependent. Sometimes a public space can help define a neighborhood; sometimes a neighborhood...continued.
Like 1251 Sixth Avenue, 1221 Sixth Avenue, ...continued.
This plaza features standard typologies of the semicircular drop-off driveway and extra sidewalk as it surrounds the residential tower’s three street...continued.
Between the F.D.R. Drive and First Avenue on the north side of East 52nd Street is this hidden plaza that appears to be private but is legally public....continued.
This outdoor but covered through block connection joining West 46th and 47th Streets between Sixth and Seventh Avenues is stripped down for circulation....continued.
At this and several other downtown office buildings, the relationship of size between arcade and plaza is turned on its head: arcades equal, or even exceed,...continued.
Wrapping around the residential tower on the east side of York Avenue and the north side of East 80th Street are two slivers of plaza. The East 80th Street...continued.
The plaza encircles most of the three street sides of this catercornered tower on the eastern side of Park Avenue between East 33rd and 34th Streets. Triangular...continued.
Three awardees and the City's choice for a new NYC POPS logo were announced on May 20, 2019. Awardees received $2,000 and were honored at an event. The Awardee of the logo Submission chosen by the Director of the City Planning Department as the official New York City POPS logo received an additional $2,000. read more
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
Submitted by Ruth Grigorov - I approached The Cohen Brothers Park at 135 East 57th Street by walking south on the west side of Lexington Avenue. As I was half a block away, I saw the massive circular sculpture looming over the busy corner of 57th Street and Lexington Avenue. The pillars, made of dark heavy marble, held up a circular structure resembling a huge cement donut. read more
In 2017, the New York City Council passed a new law about privately owned public space (POPS) requiring (1) annual reporting , a website with an interactive map and a mechanism for electronically filing complaints, proactive inspections of all POPS every three years, and an annual report to the mayor and speaker about POPS complaints and enforcement actions. read more
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