Comments Archive

Our website is a digital space for collaboration about physical space. We invite you to participate  in the creation of knowledge designed to secure greater public use of New York City’s 525 or so POPS, those zoning-created plazas, arcades, and other outdoor and indoor privately owned public spaces. Here is an archive of comments from visitors like you.

Matthew Ostman on 120 Park Avenue:
Currently marked as 'closed until further notice' (apologies for image quality)
Jerold Kayden on 590 Madison Avenue:
Thanks for taking the time to do this. We will also take a look. APOPS|MAS
H. YANG on 590 Madison Avenue:
It is closed until further notice. I have already filed a 311 complaint on it.
Jerold Kayden on 325 Fifth Avenue:
In response to the APOPS|MAS complaint, the New York City Department of Buildings inspected the space, found it closed, and issued a violation on December 4, 2020. Let's see what happens.
Jerold Kayden on 325 Fifth Avenue:
Dear Keegan, We have filed a complaint with the Department of Buildings. We expect that an inspection will happen and, hopefully, this POPS will return to public use. Thanks for letting us know. We know how frustrating it is.
Jerold Kayden on 240 East 27th Street:
Thanks for letting us know. If you could write a longer description, we may be able to post it along with the older written profile. As it is, your comment appears at the bottom of the written profile so users of the website will be able to see it.
Jerold Kayden on 1991 Broadway | Bel Canto:
Dear Talia, Thank you for your comment. This space has had ongoing issues over the years as you can see from previous comments. Our suggestion is to file a 311 complaint. Click on the "Report a Problem" box on our homepage to file the complaint. Be detailed. The Department of Buildings should then send an inspector. You can follow up on your complaint by checking on at the Department's Building Information Search, searchable by address. APOPS|MAS
Talia Schulder on 1991 Broadway | Bel Canto:
This public space is currently blocked off by yellow gates. When I asked someone who works at the Sugar Factory restaurant that is located inside the building, right past this public space, they said that it is closed because the restaurant has 25% capacity.
...However, the restaurant should have no legal ownership over the space and should hence be unable to control its closure. I am curious how this space is legally closed currently and if there are plans to ensure it can reopen (whilst also maintaining potentially some semblance of distancing, i.e. fewer tables and chairs, etc.)
Jerold Kayden on 325 Fifth Avenue:
Dear Keegan, As you can see, an inspection was made on 9.16.20 in response to a 311 complaint filed on 7.15.20. The inspector noted that the building has a permit for facade repair that would expire on 10.22.20 and thus found no violation at the time of inspection.
...The inspector also noted that the building was in the process of removing all construction materials. To be sure the history of this POPS is hardly reassuring. We will attempt to check in after October 22 but would not be surprised, sadly, if nothing has changed. We will also contact the Buildings Department for further action. Thanks for your comment. http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/OverviewForComplaintServlet?requestid=2&vlcompdetlkey=0002577288
T. F. on 240 East 27th Street:
Since this picture of the POP at 240 East 27 Street, the entire park has been redesigned including mechanical equipment. Please inspect this site. For example, there's no waterfall.
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