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Recent News and Announcements

Bad news with regard to POPS at 325 Fifth  learn more
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MAS weighs in on proposed removal of “public lobby” at 101 Barclay Street/240 Greenwich Street.  learn more
NYC Department of Building issues violation to 325 Fifth Avenue.  learn more
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Recent Comments

APOPS on 25 Kent Avenue:
Our data comes from New York City's Department of City Planning (DCP). At the moment, this appears to be the case. There are no required amenities. However, the POPS at 25 Kent Avenue also appears to be a new public space. When we get new data from DCP (this happens about once a year), the details about amenities may change.
James Corner on 25 Kent Avenue:
What are the amenities required/provided? It is true that there are "no required" amenities?
Jerold Kayden on 325 Fifth Avenue:
Dear Vanessa, This is truly appalling. The owner is a serial violator. Happily, the Department of Buildings inspected the space on May 27, 2021 and found it in violation. A hearing before the DOB Environmental Control Board is scheduled for September 16, 2021. We will keep our eyes open on this space. Here is info on the violation. http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/ECBQueryByNumberServlet?requestid=5&ecbin=35561237X Please comment on any changes to the space.
Vanessa on 325 Fifth Avenue:
The Public Plaza at 325 Fifth Ave is never ever open. And now, as many officer workers are returning to midtown and public space to eat lunch outdoors is at a premium, this plaza being open to the public is more important than ever. Please remove the locked rolling gates so that the public can access this space.
Julian S. on 130 Liberty Street:
Do more photos exist of the POPS spaces prior to the 9-11 attacks?
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Photo: Kayden et al. (2000)

499 Park Avenue

Glass-Enclosed Urban Plaza Equivalent, Open Urban Plaza Equivalent, Sidewalk Widening Equivalent, Through Block Arcade Equivalent

Located inside 499 Park Avenue at the southeast corner of Park Avenue and East 59th Street, this elegant, minimalist atrium, legally known by the inelegant,...continued.

Photo: APOPS@MAS (2012)

1166 Sixth Avenue

Through Block Plaza, Arcade, Plaza

Historically, this through block plaza roughly 200 feet east of Sixth Avenue connecting West 45th and 46th Streets has enjoyed one of the highest rates...continued.

Photo: APOPS@MAS (2012)

400 East 84th Street

Residential Plaza

Unlike some Upper East Side residential plazas that use high planters to create internalized, isolated space away from the street, or that separate the...continued.

Photo: APOPS@MAS (2012)

899 Seventh Avenue

Through Block Connection

This indoor through block connection is the westernmost of three parallel mid-block passageways linking West 56th and 57th Streets between Sixth and Seventh...continued.

Photo: APOPS@MAS (2012)

1886 Broadway

Covered Plaza, Landscaped Plaza, Mandatory Arcade, Special Permit Arcade

Obscured behind 30 Lincoln Plaza is a delightful, neighborhood landscaped plaza. Although access is available from the south side of West 63rd Street...continued.

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1585 Broadway

Through Block Connection

The profile for this POPS has not yet been written, but data is available. ...continued.

Photo: APOPS@MAS (2012)

575 Fifth Avenue

Covered Pedestrian Space

“I think it’s beautiful. I’m really overwhelmed . . . I didn’t expect this,” says one middle-aged woman visiting this covered pedestrian space...continued.

Photo: Kayden et al. (2000)

17 Battery Place

Arcade, Plaza

Set within a recessed area of the building, slightly north of Battery Place on the west side of Western Union International Plaza, this plaza is enclosed...continued.

Photo: APOPS@MAS (2012)

685 Third Avenue

Vest Pocket Park, Augmented Sidewalk

This vest pocket park waits to be discovered, located past the augmented sidewalk some 100 feet east of Third Avenue on the south side of East 44th Street....continued.

Photo: APOPS@MAS (2012)

200 East 33rd Street

Plaza

This is another plaza that clamps around the three street sides of its full blockfront building, on the east side of Third Avenue between East 32nd and...continued.