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Privately Owned Public Space (APOPS)
Privately Owned Public Space
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Recent News and Announcements
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NYC Department of Building issues violation to 325 Fifth Avenue. learn more
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Recent Comments
Michael on 835 Sixth Avenue:
This place is filthy. It used to be better maintained. What happened?CCC on 7 Hanover Square:
There is no POPS sign. It looks like a private enclosed food courtMolly on 325 Fifth Avenue:
This site is never open. In 2020 it was built up as a nice looking outdoor seating area (still visible on Google street view) but the gate was never unlocked. The site is still completely blocked off by a locked chainlink fence but is now demolished.matt on 845 First Avenue:
View from 49th Street.matt on 845 First Avenue:
I have a similar question. 845 First Avenue has a large private plaza at the rear of the L-shaped parcel, on East 49th Street. How is this NOT part of the POPS calculation? Was it purchased later?
430 East 29th Street
The profile for this POPS has not yet been written, but data is available. ...continued.
200 East 65th Street
This residential plaza is split into spaces in front and back of its host through-block residential building, on East 64th and 65th Streets east of Third...continued.
425 Fifth Avenue
Information on this privately owned public space will be provided shortly. ...continued.
1 Court Square | Citigroup
Privately owned public space and office skyscrapers are equally anomalous in Queens. Indeed, the landscaped public open space and pedestrian circulation...continued.
885 Third Avenue
The design of 885 Third Avenue, known as the Lipstick Building for its curving, telescoping form, permits a break from the rectangular geometry of most...continued.
211 East 70th Street
The most remarkable portion of this 35,860-square-foot parklike open space is a sea of green located west of the through-block building on East 70th and...continued.
300 East 74th Street
The most intriguing aspect of the plaza located on the north side of East 73rd Street east of Second Avenue is its hours. A sign in front of the fenced,...continued.
401 East 84th Street
Wrapping around the northeast corner of First Avenue and East 84th Street is this sliver of public space labeled an open plaza by the City’s special...continued.
211 West 56th Street
Elevated eight steps above the sidewalk, this small plaza on the north side of West 56th Street between Seventh Avenue and Broadway used to be a dark narrow...continued.
135 West 52nd Street
Unenclosed at both ends, this skylit, glass-covered through block galleria connecting West 52nd and 53rd Streets is the second link in the six-block chain...continued.
Featured Items
POPS Logo Design Competition Awardees Announced
Three awardees and the City's choice for a new NYC POPS logo were announced on May 20, 2019. Awardees received $2,000 and were honored at an event. The Awardee of the logo Submission chosen by the Director of the City Planning Department as the official New York City POPS logo received an additional $2,000. read more
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
Featured POPS Public Comment: 35 East 57th Street
Submitted by Ruth Grigorov - I approached The Cohen Brothers Park at 135 East 57th Street by walking south on the west side of Lexington Avenue. As I was half a block away, I saw the massive circular sculpture looming over the busy corner of 57th Street and Lexington Avenue. The pillars, made of dark heavy marble, held up a circular structure resembling a huge cement donut. read more
New York City Adopts Pathbreaking POPS Law
In 2017, the New York City Council passed a new law about privately owned public space (POPS) requiring (1) annual reporting , a website with an interactive map and a mechanism for electronically filing complaints, proactive inspections of all POPS every three years, and an annual report to the mayor and speaker about POPS complaints and enforcement actions. read more
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