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.

Blake Smith on 246 Spring Street:
View from Spring street.
Blake Smith on 246 Spring Street:
View from Spring Street
Caroline on 835 Sixth Avenue:
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Caroline on 835 Sixth Avenue:
Not much active engagement with the elements of the plaza.
Caroline on 835 Sixth Avenue:
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Caroline on 835 Sixth Avenue:
This plaza seems much less vibrant than it appears in past photos that were posted. There were not many people using the space on a weekday afternoon during lunchtime.
Alex on 200 East 69th Street:
View from entrance
200 East 69th Street on 200 East 69th Street:
View from entrance
Luis Hernandez on 5 East 22nd Street:
The POPS located at 5 East 22nd street can be held up as a model for other POPS locations in being seen as an inclusive and beneficial space for the public. What I like most about the site is how inviting it is and how functional the space operates. There is a sign located near the front entrance which features the NYC POPS emblem clearly indicating this is a space open to the public. There are two sections to this POPS. The main open space features a carved out nook off the street and has tables and chairs that people can use to sit and gather. Trees and other foliage line this area making it a nice escape from the busy street. Trash cans are spread across making clean up nice and easy and a water fountain sits inside this areas as well to provide a drink to those who need it. A gate is present but during the open to public times is wide open and you can hardly notice it as it tucks in quite nicely. The other section of this park sits right on the corner (22nd ST and 5th Ave) and surrounds the entrance of the apartment complex. It mostly acts as a garden bed that features some prominent trees and other urban plants. It is well maintained and very clean. This area is enclosed by a 2 foot wall that has a wide ledge which provides a great sitting perch. While I was there many folks could be seen utilizing this space. All in all, I found this to be a great use of privately owned public space and serves the people who are in this area well.
Sam on 900 Park Avenue:
Sunken "plaza" between building and Park Ave
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