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1809 Emmons Avenue

'Plaza'

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

Photo: Kayden et al. (2000)

45 East 89th Street

Plaza

Surrounding most of the three street frontages of this L-shaped building along East 89th Street, the east side of Madison Avenue, and East 90th Street,...continued.

Photo: Kayden et al. (2000)

400 East 70th Street

Residential Plaza

A lush landscape of overhanging trees, shrubs, and flowers covers much of this north-facing residential plaza, on the south side of East 70th Street east...continued.

Photo: Kayden et al. (2000)

171 East 84th Street

Residential Plaza

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.

Photo: APOPS@MAS (2012)

401 East 60th Street

Residential Plaza

Certified by the Chairperson of the City Planning Commission in August, 1999 and under construction at the time of this writing, this residential plaza...continued.

Photo: APOPS@MAS (2012)

200 East 24th Street

Plaza

Wrapping around the street faces of this residential building from the southeast corner of Third Avenue and East 24th Street is this small strip of plaza....continued.

Photo: APOPS@MAS (2009)

900 Third Avenue

Sidewalk Widening

This sidewalk widening has the singular virtue of satisfying “truth in advertising.” Unlike the many plazas, produced years ago under the lenient 1961...continued.

Photo: APOPS@MAS (2012)

245 Park Avenue

Arcade, Plaza

This ribbon of plaza wraps around the entire building on Park Avenue, East 47th Street, Lexington Avenue, and East 46th Street sides. Elevated several...continued.

Photo: Kayden et al. (2000)

1520 York Avenue

Plaza

Wrapping around the residential tower on the east side of York Avenue and the north side of East 80th Street are two slivers of plaza. The East 80th Street...continued.

Photo: APOPS@MAS (2012)

15 Cliff Street

Urban Plaza

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

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

Privately Owned Public Space – For Whom, By Whom: An Interview with APOPS Founder Jerold Kayden

In an interview conducted by Lara Belkind for FunctionLab, the research arm of Farshid Moussavi Architecture (FMA), entitled “Privately Owned Public Space—For Whom, By Whom,” APOPS founder and Harvard Professor Jerold Kayden discusses the functional uses of privately owned public space in New York City. read more

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