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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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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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News & Announcements

NYC Department of Building issues violation to 325 Fifth Avenue.  learn more
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David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center POPS Open For Voting.  learn more
New South Wales government in Australia introduces a draft Public Space Charter.  learn more
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Recent Comments

Jerold Kayden on 590 Madison Avenue:
Thanks for taking the time to do this. We will also take a look. APOPS|MAS
H. YANG on 590 Madison Avenue:
It is closed until further notice. I have already filed a 311 complaint on it.
Jerold Kayden on 325 Fifth Avenue:
In response to the APOPS|MAS complaint, the New York City Department of Buildings inspected the space, found it closed, and issued a violation on December 4, 2020. Let's see what happens.
Jerold Kayden on 325 Fifth Avenue:
Dear Keegan, We have filed a complaint with the Department of Buildings. We expect that an inspection will happen and, hopefully, this POPS will return to public use. Thanks for letting us know. We know how frustrating it is.
Jerold Kayden on 240 East 27th Street:
Thanks for letting us know. If you could write a longer description, we may be able to post it along with the older written profile. As it is, your comment appears at the bottom of the written profile so users of the website will be able to see it.
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Photo: Kayden et al. (2000)

900 Park Avenue

Plaza

Unlike virtually all the neighboring residential buildings along this section of Park Avenue that have built out at ground level to their respective front...continued.

Public space at 189 Bowery in Manhattan

189 Bowery

Public Plaza

This page for this POPS is under development. Content is being added when created. ...continued.

Photo: APOPS@MAS (2012)

155 East 29th Street

Plaza

The main part of the plaza, extending west from the northwest corner of Third Avenue and East 29th Street, is occupied by a truncated semicircular drop-off...continued.

Photo: Kayden et al. (2000)

712 Fifth Avenue

Exhibit Area, Access Area, Pedestrian Circulation Space

Although the owner’s restrictive declaration and the City’s special permit principally employ the dry nomenclature of approved permanent passageway,...continued.

Photo: APOPS@MAS (2012)

2 Gold Street

Urban Plaza

Information on this privately owned public space will be provided shortly. ...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: APOPS@MAS

245 East 40th Street

Arcade, Plaza

The main part of this plaza is located at the back of the building, on the north side of East 40th Street west of Second Avenue. A six-foot retaining wall...continued.

public plaza in Manhattan
Placeholder Image: public plaza in Manhattan.

525 Eighth Avenue

Public Plaza

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

Photo: Kayden et al. (2000)

200 East 69th Street

Residential Plaza

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.

Photo: APOPS@MAS (2012)

150 East 34th Street

Residential Plaza

Up four steps from the sidewalk on the south side of East 34th Street between Third and Lexington Avenues, this popular rectangular residential plaza playfully...continued.