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APOPS
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Propose a POPS Program
Music, theatre, dance, visual arts, whatever…we do not book POPS but we may be able to connect you with management.
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News & Announcements
Changes to POPS at 701 Lexington Avenue are coming. learn more
City audit spotlights ongoing lack of POPS compliance with legal requirements. learn more
City Council announces new bills on POPS. learn more
Teach-in at Trump Tower takes place. learn more
Jerold Kayden’s “Privately Owned Public Space” is one of 40 books recommended by Even Magazine for reading in 2017. learn more
Nathan Tempey writes about security concerns and POPS. learn more
Will Trump Tower’s POPS be less accessible to the public? learn more
Blogger John Hill visits the Galleria POPS at 115 East 57th Street. learn more
A writer for The Atlantic visits Trump Tower and asks a big question. learn more
City upholds $10,000 fine for Trump Tower POPS violations learn more
1385 York Avenue
Plaza
- None
150 East 34th Street
Residential Plaza
- Artwork
- Bicycle Parking
- Drinking Fountain
- Lighting
- Litter Receptacles
- Other Amenity
- Planting
- Plaque/Sign
- Seating
- Trees on Street
- Trees within Space
- Water Feature
825 Seventh Avenue
Plaza
- None
77 Water Street
Arcade, Plaza
- None
156 West 56th Street
Through Block Connection, Building Entrance Recess Area
- Climate Control
- Lighting
- Other Amenity
- Plaque/Sign
175 Water Street
Open Pedestrian Area, Special Permit Arcade
- Other Amenity
- Planting
- Retail Frontage
- Trees within Space
6 East 43rd Street
Plaza
- None
1 Court Square | Citigroup
Landscaped Public Open Space, Pedestrian Circulation Space
- Escalator/Elevator
- Subway
- Trees on Street
- Trees within Space
45 East 25th Street
Plaza
- None
1000 Tenth Avenue
Public Open Space
- Lighting
- Litter Receptacles
- Planting
- Plaque/Sign
- Seating
- Trees on Street
- Trees within Space
Featured Items
MiscellaneousTrump Tower legally required public bench is back
After a long absence, the legally required public bench at Trump Tower’s privately owned public space is finally back in place. Together with the previous removal of two sales kiosks that had illegally occupied the POPS for years, this marks a long-sought successful outcome to efforts by the Department of Buildings, APOPS|MAS, and media reporting to secure compliance with the space’s applicable legal requirements.
Trump Tower public bench is still missing
It has been over a year since the saga continues. After two hearings in March and April, 2016 that were adjourned at the request of Trump Tower representatives, the City’s Environmental Control Board (ECB) has scheduled a third hearing for June 23, 2016 to adjudicate the building’s continuing failure to re-install a legally required 22-foot public bench along the Fifth Avenue corridor wall across from the elevators. The hearing will also consider the imposition of a $10,000 penalty associated with two sales counters, now removed, that remained in place after the ECB ruled in January 2016 that they were illegally occupying the public space. That penalty would be on top of a $4,000 penalty previously paid by Trump Tower for the violation.
New York City Council’s Land Use Committee holds hearing on POPS oversight
David Greenfield, Chair of New York City Council’s Land Use Committee. Image courtesy of council.nyc.gov.
New York City Council’s Land Use Committee, chaired by Council Member David Greenfield (pictured left), held a public hearing on June 29, 2016 to examine city oversight of privately owned public spaces. Sixteen councilors, including Chin, Gentile, Dickens, Garodnick, Mendez, Koo, Lander, Levin, Rose, Williams, Barron, Cohen, Kallos, Reynoso and Torres attended the hearing. Witnesses testifying included Edith Hsu-Chen, Director of the Manhattan Office in the Department of City Planning, Anita Laremont, General Counsel to the City Planning Commission, Patrick Wehle, Assistant Commissioner for External Affairs in the Department of Buildings, Joseph Ventour, Chief of Special Operations in the Buildings Department, APOPS founder and Harvard professor Jerold S. Kayden, and representatives of various civic groups interested in POPS. The Committee discussed a bill, proposed by Greenfield, Richards, Chin and Kallos, that would require the Department of City Planning to provide a periodic report to the City Council about every privately owned public space in the city, including all POPS locations, whether a POPS is required to file a periodic compliance report, whether the report was filed, and whether the filing indicated that the location was in compliance. DCP would also be required to create an online map displaying the location of every privately owned public space. The Department of Buildings would be required to provide an annual report to the City Council about the compliance status of every privately owned public space. The report would also include the number of complaints filed about any given space, whether any enforcement action was taken by the Buildings Department, and whether the Buildings Department had authorized any closure due to an unsafe condition or construction. Information about the hearing, including a video of the hearing and a transcript, can be found at the City Council’s website here.
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