The New York City Planning Department and the New York City Economic Development Corporation have issued “Transforming Water Street’s Privately Owned Public Spaces,” a report that reviews summer 2013 efforts by the City, in collaboration with the Alliance for Downtown New York and Water Street property owners, to invigorate the Water Street public realm through POPS interventions.  The report recommends upgrading of POPS and with selected insertions of retail space in POPS, all of which will require zoning changes.