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Privately Owned Public Space (APOPS)
Privately Owned Public Space
in New York City
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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.
Go to the POPS you want to write about and submit your thoughts.
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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
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
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.
535 Madison Avenue
Tucked against the east side of the Warburg Dillon Read building, east of Madison Avenue on the north side of East 54th Street, this compact urban plaza...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.
353 East 17th Street | Gilman Hall
Although the plaza extends equally on both streetfronts of the building from the northwest corner of First Avenue and East 17th Street, the usable portion...continued.
280 Park Avenue
This plaza fully surrounds the building on its street sides, along East 48th Street, the west side of Park Avenue, and East 49th Street. On Park Avenue,...continued.
1185 Broadway
The profile for this POPS has not yet been written, but data is available. ...continued.
1155 Sixth Avenue
This small urban plaza at the northwest corner of Sixth Avenue and West 44th Street proves that even modest gestures are appreciated by members of the...continued.
40 West 57th Street
This through block arcade connecting West 56th and 57th Streets between Fifth and Sixth Avenues represents the “Model T” of through block arcades....continued.
220 East 72nd Street
The plaza in front of this combination residential/community facility building on the south side of East 72nd Street between Second and Third Avenues is...continued.
111 East 85th Street
The main portion of this plaza, on the north side of East 85th Street between Lexington and Park Avenues, is hidden from the passing pedestrian by its...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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