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Privately Owned Public Space (APOPS)
Privately Owned Public Space
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Recent Comments
J, Dortmunder on 432 Park Avenue:
The legally mandated Privately Owned Public Space (POPS) at 432 Park Avenue is currently entirely inaccessible to the public. The ground-level plaza boundaries have been completely boarded up with heavy plywood walls.J. Dortmunder on 432 Park Avenue:
Open 24 hours signSam on 1 Central Park West:
It 2026 and this POPs is still closed!!! 1 CPWNot surprised on 725 Fifth Avenue / Trump Tower:
I was at Trump tower in April 2026 and was told by the security guard that the garden was closed. Considering the owner of the building If this management staff doesn't follow the rules of POP's why would anyone.Maggie on 330 East 39th Street:
Went on a July Thursday at 2 pm and it was locked - gates say Courtyard open from 10 AM - 8 PM daily. A building worker outside let me know the owner likes to keep it locked to keep "bums" out.
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.
135 West 52nd Street
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.
311 East 38th Street
The main part of this residential plaza extends north, from the northwest corner of the Midtown Tunnel Access Road and East 38th Street, between First...continued.
626 First Avenue
The profile for this POPS has not yet been written, but data is available. ...continued.
301 East 45th Street
This miniscule plaza wraps around the residential tower on the east side of Second Avenue and the north side of East 45th Street. Along East 45th Street,...continued.
3 Park Avenue
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.
835 Sixth Avenue
The profile for this POPS has not yet been written, but data is available. ...continued.
650 Fifth Avenue
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.
55 Water Street
Surrounded by Water Street, the southwest side of Old Slip, and South Street, this building has two of the largest outdoor public spaces in the city and...continued.
114 West 47th Street
This outdoor but covered through block connection joining West 46th and 47th Streets between Sixth and Seventh Avenues is stripped down for circulation....continued.
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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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