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Privately Owned Public Space (APOPS)
Privately Owned Public Space
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Recent News and Announcements
Bad news with regard to POPS at 325 Fifth learn more
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NYC Department of Building issues violation to 325 Fifth Avenue. learn more
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Recent Comments
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?Hanif on 639 West 59th Street:
Interactive fountain and grassy seating areas by the water.
671 Brook Avenue
The profile for this POPS has not yet been written, but data is available. ...continued.
2025 Broadway
Floating between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue and West 69th and 70th Streets, this small, triangular island lot is bisected at its northern end by a tiny...continued.
88 Pine Street
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.
1201 Spofford Avenue
The profile for this POPS has not yet been written, but data is available. ...continued.
33 Beekman Street
The profile for this POPS has not yet been written, but data is available. ...continued.
203 Jay Street
The profile for this POPS has not yet been written, but data is available. ...continued.
75 West End Avenue
Against the dramatic background of the Hudson River and New Jersey, these huge public open spaces serve both child and adult audiences on over an acre...continued.
45 Broadway
The building has an arcade on Broadway and a shopping arcade along Trinity Place, midway between Exchange Alley and Morris Street. The Broadway arcade...continued.
800 Third Avenue
Encircling the three street sides of this office tower occupying the west side blockfront of Third Avenue between East 49th and 50th Streets is this bare...continued.
899 Seventh Avenue
This indoor through block connection is the westernmost of three parallel mid-block passageways linking West 56th and 57th Streets between Sixth and Seventh...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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