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Privately Owned Public Space
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Recent Comments
Patricia Clark on 747 Third Avenue:
and in the next year, it was removed! : (Ben on 200 Water Street:
The fish lure is gone, the colored metal seats are gone, and the rectangular pond/fountain has been filled/paved.james deboer on 1345 Sixth Avenue:
Hi - out of curiosity - is the part of the north plaza consisting of cordoned off restaurant seating open to the public? Thank youLucian on 189 Bowery:
The outdoor space is currently blocked off and not open to the public.Lengeling Joseph on 325 Fifth Avenue:
The management of 325 Fifth Avenue has permitted this couple unfettered access every day to sleep, litter, administer drugs and store their growing collection of items now for over two months. I spoke with the staff and the disavow any authority to make them move. NYC badly needs a POPS force to monitor these valuable public amenities. OR the property should be forced to close off the amount of bonus real estate they gained.
130 Liberty Street
Mandated and bonused by the now repealed Special Greenwich Street Development District, New York City's most ambitious outdoor and indoor two-level privately...continued.
300 East 59th Street
The main part of the plaza is an elevated, square terrace located at the northeast corner of Second Avenue and East 58th Street, directly south of the...continued.
171 East 84th Street
It is not difficult to explain why this compact residential plaza, located at the northwest corner of Third Avenue and East 84th Street, has been one of...continued.
300 East 93rd Street
In exchange for City Planning Commission authorization to close this residential plaza at night, the owner recently completed a renovation of the space,...continued.
303 East 83rd Street
This plaza consists of aesthetic and functional public space. On the north side of East 83rd Street, extending east from Second Avenue, is the aesthetic...continued.
100 Wall Street
The plaza and arcade front the entrances to the office building on the northeast side of Wall Street between Water and Front Streets. Owing to the street...continued.
99 Jane Street
Although a restrictive declaration that was filed by the owner in 1984, several months after the City amended the lot’s zoning designation, refers to...continued.
235 West 48th Street
Like other publicly and privately owned public spaces in the city, this urban plaza to the west of its host residential tower on the north side of West...continued.
41 Madison Avenue
The plaza on the east side of Madison Avenue and the south side of East 26th Street is a strip of additional sidewalk. The tiny arcade is at the front...continued.
1221 Sixth Avenue | McGraw-Hill
The two McGraw-Hill public spaces are in the middle of the Sixth Avenue row of three colossal plazas between West 47th and 50th Streets. Together with...continued.
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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
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