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Privately Owned Public Space (APOPS)
Privately Owned Public Space
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Recent Comments
Matthew Postal on 303 East 83rd Street:
At the corner is metal sculpture from 1984. Can anyone identify the artist?Ms. Patricia Edna Hodge-Stephens on 9 West 57th Street:
Thanks!Nicholas S on 26 Astor Place:
Who is responsible for cleaning these areas?Eric P on 201 East 17th Street:
A very sad space sunken below street level.Eric P on 1 Central Park West:
completely roped off as of 7-18-2024
351 East 84th Street
This plaza features standard typologies of the semicircular drop-off driveway and extra sidewalk as it surrounds the residential tower’s three street...continued.
1411 Broadway
For an “as-of-right” plaza produced in the late 1960s, this space has enjoyed a surprising amount of activity. The plaza occupies Broadway and Seventh...continued.
345 East 93rd Street
Entered up five steps from the north side of East 93rd Street slightly west of First Avenue, the plaza is a deep rectangle, enclosed on all but the street...continued.
303 East 43rd Street | International Plaza
At the northeast corner of Second Avenue and East 43rd Street is this small, pleasant, rectangular residential plaza. When it first appeared in the mid-1980s,...continued.
200 East 69th Street
The brass-colored gates at the entrance to this residential plaza on the north side of East 68th Street east of Third Avenue are the best clue that this...continued.
805 Third Avenue | Crystal Pavilion
This three-level covered pedestrian space may be entered from the east side of Third Avenue between East 49th and 50th Streets or from the south side of...continued.
45 East 89th Street
Surrounding most of the three street frontages of this L-shaped building along East 89th Street, the east side of Madison Avenue, and East 90th Street,...continued.
115 East 57th Street
It is easy to miss this through-block covered pedestrian space connecting East 57th and 58th Streets between Lexington and Park Avenues. The inconspicuous...continued.
5 East 22nd Street
Although this residential plaza surrounds the three street sides of the building, on East 22nd Street, the east side of Broadway, and East 23rd Street,...continued.
639 West 59th 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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