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Privately Owned Public Space (APOPS)
Privately Owned Public Space
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Recent News and Announcements
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Recent Comments
Jerold 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-01061Jerold Kayden on 780 Third Avenue:
Dear Claudia, I am sorry to hear about this. APOPS is currently not in a position to help on these enforcement of legal obligations matters. When we are we will explore the situation. Thanks for letting us know. The public is the eyes and ears for enforcing POPS legal obligations. Jerold KaydenJerold Kayden on 130 Livingston Street:
Scaffolding that prevents or impedes public access to POPS is all too common. Jerold KaydenJerold Kayden on 118 West 57th Street | Le Parker Meridien:
The space has been a consistent problem over decades. We are sorry to hear about your experience. You can be asked if you want to order a drink but you cannot be asked to leave if you don't order.Jerold Kayden on 1411 Broadway:
Please feel free to file a 311 complaint through the City's on-line portal. That normally results in an inspection by the Department of Buildings. https://portal.311.nyc.gov/article/?kanumber=KA-01061
415 East 54th Street
Located on the north side of East 54th Street between Sutton Place South and First Avenue, this well-designed residential plaza marshals comfortable proportions,...continued.
725 Fifth Avenue / Trump Tower
The covered pedestrian space at Trump Tower is simultaneously New York City’s most famous and least understood privately owned public space. Most famous,...continued.
900 Park Avenue
Unlike virtually all the neighboring residential buildings along this section of Park Avenue that have built out at ground level to their respective front...continued.
1535 Broadway | Marriott Marquis
Required along with a legitimate Broadway theater in return for a floor area bonus granted by a City special permit in 1973, this constellation of privately...continued.
105 Duane Street
When the City Planning Commission introduced new zoning rules for plazas at residential buildings in 1977 that made southern exposures the location of...continued.
733 Park Avenue
This plaza envelops two sides of this residential building, around the southeast corner of Park Avenue and East 71st Street. The primary entrance to the...continued.
255 East 49th Street
Located at the northwest corner of East 49th Street and Second Avenue, this compact, park-like residential plaza furnishes a welcome physical and psychological...continued.
95 South Street
The profile for this POPS has not yet been written, but data is available. ...continued.
250 East 87th Street
The plaza encircles the three street frontages of this building, on East 86th Street, the west side of Second Avenue, and East 87th Street. Like many plazas...continued.
33 Beekman Street
The profile for this POPS has not yet been written, but data is available. ...continued.
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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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