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Privately Owned Public Space (APOPS)
Privately Owned Public Space
in New York City
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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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Get your best Berenice Abbott on and upload a photo or video at the POPS profile.
Propose a POPS Program
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.
Recent News and Announcements
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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.
111 Wall Street
This U-shaped plaza grips the full-block office building on three of its four street frontages, along Front Street, Gouverneur Lane, and South Street,...continued.
44 West 62nd Street | Lincoln Plaza Towers
This plaza perfectly complements the curvilinear, brutalist architecture of its host building. Concrete abounds. The entry to the space’s elevated portion,...continued.
145 West 67th Street
The main part of this well-maintained, abundantly green residential plaza is a narrow, rectangular, through-block space connecting West 67th and 68th Streets,...continued.
520 Madison Avenue
Public art and public spaces are constant collaborators in the city. For the art, a public space can serve as an ideal exhibition platform, drawing chance...continued.
200 East 90th Street
This plaza wraps around its residential building at the southeast corner of Third Avenue and East 90th Street, presenting standard “as-of-right” plaza...continued.
525 East 72nd Street
Set on the north side of East 72nd Street between the F.D.R. Drive and York Avenue, this public park appropriates many of the elements found at Paley Park,...continued.
425 East 58th Street
Hidden behind rows of trees that are parallel to the sidewalk, the Sovereign’s plaza on the north side of East 58th Street between Sutton Place South...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.
40 Rector Street
What was once a tiny, empty plaza in a recessed area of the building on the west side of Washington Street between Rector and Carlisle Streets is now home...continued.
125 West 55th Street
Information on this privately owned public space will be provided shortly. ...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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