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You can find a POPS by using the interactive map, the photographs, or the address list.

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Is a POPS closed when it should be open? Are movable chairs missing? You are helping, not squealing, by revealing.

Let the City know through 311 and let us know by posting a comment in the Comment box at the bottom of the POPS profile.

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Be complimentary or critical, serious or whimsical, theoretical or practical, but do it in 500 words or less.

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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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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.

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Recent Comments

Julian S. on 130 Liberty Street:
Do more photos exist of the POPS spaces prior to the 9-11 attacks?
Bill Greenbaum on 590 Madison Avenue:
Is the public space with lunch tables and chairs open again to public? Any pandemic restrictions or protections?
Jerold Kayden on 120 Park Avenue:
Dear Matthew, Under a city Executive Order, indoor POPS have been able to close as long as they give notice to the City. We understand that the Executive Order with regard to indoor POPS will be changing in the near future. APOPS|MAS
Jerold Kayden on 560 Third Avenue | Murray Hill Mews:
Dear Mark, As you know from the POPS profile of this space, the public-private interface has been an ongoing problem. You may file a 311 complaint to secure an inspection. Thanks for commenting. APOPS|MAS
Mark Pine on 560 Third Avenue | Murray Hill Mews:
Greetings, this restaurant has completely taken over the public plaza. https://elriograndenyc.com/
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Photo: Kayden et al. (2000)

1 State Street

Arcade, Plaza

The plaza is little more than an addition to the public sidewalk that stretches around the building’s three street sides of State Street, the east side...continued.

Photo: Kayden et al. (2000)

200 East 90th Street

Plaza

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.

Photo: Kayden et al. (2000)

250 East 87th Street

Plaza

The plaza encircles the three street frontages of this building, on East 86th Street, the west side of Second Avenue, and East 87th Street. Like many plazas...continued.

Photo: Kayden et al. (2000)

110 Wall Street

Arcade

Rimmed by chunky, black polished stone columns, this arcade along the northeast side of Wall Street and the southeast side of Front Street may be connected...continued.

Photo: Kayden et al. (2000)

1515 Broadway

Pedestrian Thoroughfare, Shubert Alley

This building was the first to use provisions from the Special Theatre District, enacted in 1967 to encourage construction of legitimate Broadway theaters...continued.

Photo: Kayden et al. (2000)

401 East 80th Street

Residential Plaza

Located at the northeast corner of First Avenue and East 80th Street, the rectangular primary space of this residential plaza thoughtfully marries three...continued.

Photo: APOPS@MAS (2012)

1211 Sixth Avenue

Subway Concourse, Plaza, Through Block Arcade

At 21,872 square feet, this plaza is the smallest of three Harrison and Abramovitz-designed spaces set in front of immense office towers developed by the...continued.

Photo: APOPS@MAS (2014)

1365 York Avenue

Plaza

Like its neighbor to the north at 1385 York Avenue, this plaza wraps around the three street sides of its elegant residential tower while providi...continued.

Photo: Kayden et al. (2000)

767 Fifth Avenue

Arcade, Plaza

The plaza in front of the former General Motors Building on the east side of Fifth Avenue between East 58th and 59th Streets is undergoing a radical identity...continued.

Photo: Kayden et al. (2000)

180 Maiden Lane

Enclosed Public Space, Outdoor Public Space

Bounded by Front Street, Maiden Lane, South Street, and Pine Street, 180 Maiden Lane provides a well-appointed enclosed public space that was a mandatory...continued.