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Is a POPS closed when it should be open? Are movable chairs missing? You are helping, not squealing, by revealing.

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Be complimentary or critical, serious or whimsical, theoretical or practical, but do it in 500 words or less.

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Propose a new design for a POPS in plan, sketch, perspective, section, or whatever. Maybe it will catch the eye of the owner. Go to the POPS profile that interests you and upload your ideas.

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We are not programmers of POPS, but your idea may catch the ear or eye of the owner. Music, theatre, dance, visual arts, whatever…please submit your ideas.

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Recent Comments

Patricia Clark on 747 Third Avenue:
and in the next year, it was removed! : (
Ben on 200 Water Street:
The fish lure is gone, the colored metal seats are gone, and the rectangular pond/fountain has been filled/paved.
james deboer on 1345 Sixth Avenue:
Hi - out of curiosity - is the part of the north plaza consisting of cordoned off restaurant seating open to the public? Thank you
Lucian on 189 Bowery:
The outdoor space is currently blocked off and not open to the public.
Lengeling Joseph on 325 Fifth Avenue:
The management of 325 Fifth Avenue has permitted this couple unfettered access every day to sleep, litter, administer drugs and store their growing collection of items now for over two months. I spoke with the staff and the disavow any authority to make them move. NYC badly needs a POPS force to monitor these valuable public amenities. OR the property should be forced to close off the amount of bonus real estate they gained.
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Photo: Kayden et al. (2000)

135 West 52nd Street

Through Block Galleria

Unenclosed at both ends, this skylit, glass-covered through block galleria connecting West 52nd and 53rd Streets is the second link in the six-block chain...continued.

Photo: APOPS@MAS (2012)

725 Fifth Avenue / Trump Tower

Landscaped Terraces, Passageway, Covered Pedestrian Space

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.

Photo: APOPS@MAS (2012)

1285 Sixth Avenue

Pedestrian Circulation Space, Sidewalk Widening, Urban Plaza, Through Block Galleria

Public spaces at PaineWebber reflect lessons learned from the indiscriminate provision of huge setback plazas on the west side of Sixth Avenue during the...continued.

Photo: APOPS@MAS (2012)

2 Lincoln Square

Covered Plaza, Mandatory Arcade, Special Permit Plaza, Through Block Arcade

Much of the cruciform-shaped public space at Two Lincoln Square has undergone a remarkable transformation from its inauspicious start more than 25 years...continued.

Photo: APOPS@MAS (2009)

400 East 54th Street | Revere

Plaza

The major area of plaza is situated on a rooftop east of the residential tower along the south side of East 54th Street east of First Avenue. A stairwell...continued.

Photo: APOPS@MAS (2012)

650 Fifth Avenue

Cellar Floor Public Space, Covered Pedestrian Space

The usable portion of this two-level outdoor and indoor public space, on the south side of West 52nd Street roughly 50 feet west of Fifth Avenue, is virtually...continued.

Photo: APOPS@MAS (2012)

140 East 45th Street

Arcade, Sidewalk Widening, Urban Plaza

These lean public spaces are located in front of the East 44th and 45th Street entrances to this office tower, mid-block between Third and Lexington Avenues....continued.

Photo: APOPS@MAS (2012)

500 Park Avenue

Arcade, Sidewalk Widening, Urban Plaza

Demonstrating empirically that steps are sometimes as functional as benches and chairs, the four lining the edge of this tiny urban plaza parallel to the...continued.