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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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MAS weighs in on proposed removal of “public lobby” at 101 Barclay Street/240 Greenwich Street. learn more
NYC Department of Building issues violation to 325 Fifth Avenue. learn more
Recent Comments
Jerold Kayden on 130 Livingston Street:
We don't handle bookings for the owner. Thanks for asking.Jerold Kayden on 286 Ashland Place:
Hello. We don't handle bookings for the owner. Thanks for asking.FAYE A. WRIGHT UPSHAW on 286 Ashland Place:
Is this space available for a Pop Up Market? Thank you.FAYE A. WRIGHT UPSHAW on 130 Livingston Street:
Is the space available for a Pop-Up markets? Thank youOpen space on 985 Fifth Avenue:
Spitzer is planning on knocking down this building and reclaiming the open space. How is that allowed? https://patch.com/new-york/upper-east-side-nyc/ex-gov-spitzers-new-ues-tower-rise-across-met-museum
767 Fifth Avenue
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.
400 East 56th Street
Close to half an acre of plaza is dispersed in front of the three street sides of this residential building, on the east side of First Avenue, and on East...continued.
360 East 57th Street
No matter how small, an easily accessible plaza with functional amenities will be used. This miniature plaza on the west side of First Avenue slightly...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.
334 Wallabout Street
The profile for this POPS has not yet been written, but data is available. ...continued.
10 Liberty Street
Located on the northeast side of the intersection of Cedar and William Streets, this urban plaza at the hotel-residential tower is under construction. In...continued.
401 East 60th Street
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.
733 Park Avenue
This plaza envelops two sides of this residential building, around the southeast corner of Park Avenue and East 71st Street. The primary entrance to the...continued.
515 East 79th Street
The primary space of this residential plaza is located west of the building, two steps up from the sidewalk and behind swinging white gates on the north...continued.
353 East 83rd Street
Wrapping around the two street sides of the building at the northwest corner of First Avenue and East 83rd Street is this unapologetic example of a mid-1960s...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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