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Be complimentary or critical, serious or whimsical, theoretical or practical, but do it in 500 words or less.

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Recent Comments

Liz on 153 East 53rd Street | Citigroup Center:
All of NYC seems so subdued now. It’s rather haunting. Hope to be a part time resident later in the year.
Mike on 118 West 57th Street | Le Parker Meridien:
I agree with you on this. I don’t know what happened to the sign, or if there has been a code change. I’d call 311 and open a query. Surprisingly, they’ll been helpful in the past with such complaints.
Marco Mattia on 685 First Avenue:
Looking for information about this POPS at 685 First Ave. There aren't any signs posted, but I was chased away from the rear of the building for simply walking thru the area (I was cutting thru from 40th to 39th streets.
Alex on 118 West 57th Street | Le Parker Meridien:
Is there a sign anywhere inside or outside the building stating that the through block arcade is for public use? I would like use it to strengthen my argument if next time I am intervened by their staff.
APOPS on 401 West 31st Street:
The data you see for each POP (numbers of chairs, plantings, etc) is updated about annually. The descriptions in the body of the pages are from the book "Privately Owned Public Space: The New York City Experience" by Jerold Kayden. This book was published in 2000 so it's likely some of the information has changed since then.
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Photo: APOPS@MAS (2012)

575 Fifth Avenue

Covered Pedestrian Space

“I think it’s beautiful. I’m really overwhelmed . . . I didn’t expect this,” says one middle-aged woman visiting this covered pedestrian space...continued.

Photo: APOPS@MAS (2012)

1886 Broadway

Covered Plaza, Landscaped Plaza, Mandatory Arcade, Special Permit Arcade

Obscured behind 30 Lincoln Plaza is a delightful, neighborhood landscaped plaza. Although access is available from the south side of West 63rd Street...continued.

Photo: APOPS@MAS (2009)

747 Third Avenue

Plaza

Although the slim depth of this plaza on part of the east side of Third Avenue and on East 46th and 47th Streets would normally leave little opportunity...continued.

Photo: Kayden et al. (2000)

88 Pine Street

Special Permit Plaza

The usable part of this L-shaped special permit plaza is located between Water and Front Streets, at the southwest side of the building, in the street...continued.

Photo: APOPS@MAS (2012)

137 East 36th Street

Plaza

Recently renovated, this slightly elevated plaza on the east side of Lexington Avenue and the north side of East 36th Street is a visually elegant terrace...continued.

Photo: APOPS@MAS (2012)

59 Maiden Lane

Arcade, Plaza

Originally a barren plaza developed under the 1961 Zoning Resolution’s minimal “as-of-right” plaza standards, this space was voluntarily upgraded...continued.

Photo: APOPS@MAS (2012)

200 West 79th Street

Plaza

In essence extra sidewalk, the plaza wraps around the full blockfront residential building on three sides, from West 78th Street to the west side of Amsterdam...continued.

Photo: APOPS@MAS (2012)

182 East 95th Street

Residential Plaza

Designed shortly after the City adopted in 1977 the new and more demanding rules for plazas located at residential buildings, this residential plaza still...continued.