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1725 York Avenue

Plaza

The plaza surrounds the three street sides of this residential building on East 89th Street, the west side of York Avenue, and East 90th Street. A drop-off...continued.

Photo: Kayden et al. (2000)

80 Central Park West

Arcade, Plaza

Almost all of the required plaza surrounding the building on the west side of Central Park West and the north side of West 68th Street is covered by planters...continued.

Photo: APOPS@MAS (2012)

401 East 60th Street

Residential Plaza

Certified by the Chairperson of the City Planning Commission in August, 1999 and under construction at the time of this writing, this residential plaza...continued.

Photo: Kayden et al. (2000)

40 East 94th Street

Access to Public Open Area, Public Open Area

When this public open area is public and open, as it is required to be from 8:00 a.m. to sunset daily, then it is a pleasant addition to the neighborhood....continued.

Photo: Kayden et al. (2000)

1411 Broadway

Arcade, Plaza

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.

Photo: APOPS@MAS (2012)

222 East 39th Street

Plaza

The main part of this rectangular plaza is west of the hotel, on the south side of East 39th Street immediately east of the Midtown Tunnel Access Road...continued.

Photo: Kayden et al. (2000)

555 West 57th Street

Arcade, Plaza

Narrow, rectangular outcroppings of elevated, terracelike plaza flank the West 58th and 57th Street entrances to this through-block office building between...continued.

Photo: Kayden et al. (2000)

77 Water Street

Arcade, Plaza

This is one of four buildings developed by the Kaufman organization that provide public spaces recognizable for their whimsical artwork and voluntarily...continued.

501 Bushwick Avenue

Public Access Area

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

Photo: Kayden et al. (2000)

135 East 57th Street

Plaza, Open Park Space

These two spaces, one at the northwest corner of Lexington Avenue and East 57th Street, the other further west on East 57th Street, offer dramatically...continued.

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

Privately Owned Public Space – For Whom, By Whom: An Interview with APOPS Founder Jerold Kayden

In an interview conducted by Lara Belkind for FunctionLab, the research arm of Farshid Moussavi Architecture (FMA), entitled “Privately Owned Public Space—For Whom, By Whom,” APOPS founder and Harvard Professor Jerold Kayden discusses the functional uses of privately owned public space in New York City. read more

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