List of privately owned public spaces in New York City

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Privately owned public spaces (POPS) in New York City were introduced in the 1961 Zoning Resolution. The city offers zoning concessions to commercial and residential developers in exchange for a variety of spaces accessible and usable for the public. There are over 590 POPS at over 380 buildings [1] [2] in New York City and are found principally in Manhattan. Spaces range from extended sidewalks to indoor atriums with seating and amenities. International attention was brought to POPS during the Occupy Wall Street movement begun in 2011 in Zuccotti Park. [3]

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POPS are required to contain a certain number of amenities and be open to the public. However, as of 2023, about 20 percent of POPs violated the terms of their agreements with the city, often because the POPS was closed, was occupied by a private business, or did not contain required amenities. [2]

List

List of noteworthy spaces. [4] [5]

Manhattan

Downtown

West Side

Central Midtown

In addition, the following POPS are on 6½ Avenue between 51st and 57th Street:

East Midtown

Upper East Side

  • 200 East 61st Street, Savoy
  • 303 East 60th Street, Evansview
  • 300 East 62nd Street, Paladin
  • 167 East 61st Street, Trump Plaza
  • 188 East 64th Street, Royale
  • 200 East 64th Street, Carlton Towers
  • 200 East 65th Street, Bristol
  • 304 East 65th Street, Rio
  • 200 East 69th Street, Trump Palace
  • 211 East 70th Street
  • 400 East 70th Street, Kingsley
  • 524 East 72nd Street, Belaire
  • 422 East 72nd Street, Oxford
  • 525 East 72nd Street, One East River Place
  • 300 East 75th Street, Fairmont
  • 515 East 79th Street, Austen House
  • 401 East 80th Street
  • 200 East 82nd Street, Wimbledon
  • 400 East 84th Street, Strathmore
  • 300 East 85th Street, America
  • 171 East 84th Street, Evans Tower
  • 455 East 86th Street, Channel Club
  • 201 East 87th Street
  • 50 East 89th Street, Park Regis
  • 200 East 89th Street, Monarch
  • 40 East 94th Street, Carnegie Hill Tower
  • 300 East 93rd Street, Waterford
  • 340 East 93rd Street, Plymouth Tower
  • 301 East 94th Street, Marmara Manhattan
  • 235 East 95th Street, Normandie Court
  • 175 East 96th Street, Monterey

Brooklyn

Downtown

Queens

Long Island City

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