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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 in New York City and are found principally in Manhattan. Spaces range from extended sidewalks to ...
Pages in category "Privately owned public spaces" ... List of privately owned public spaces in New York City; Nine Elms; O. One Court Square; One Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza;
The term privately owned public space was popularized by Harvard professor Jerold S. Kayden through his 2000 book Privately Owned Public Space: The New York City Experience, written in collaboration with the New York City Department of City Planning and the Municipal Art Society of New York. [5]
Zuccotti Park (formerly Liberty Plaza Park) is a 33,000-square-foot (3,100 m 2) publicly accessible park in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City.It is located in a privately owned public space (POPS) controlled by Brookfield Properties [1] [2] and Goldman Sachs.
The park, which is owned by the Greenacre Foundation, was a 1971 gift from philanthropist Abby Rockefeller Mauzé, daughter of John D. Rockefeller Jr. and granddaughter of John D Rockefeller. [ 3 ] The park was designed by Hideo Sasaki , former chairman of Department of Landscape Architecture at Harvard , in consultation with architect Harmon ...
Plaque. A privately owned public space, [3] [5] Paley Park was financed by the William S. Paley Foundation and was named by Paley for his father, Samuel Paley. A plaque near the entrance reads: "This park is set aside in memory of Samuel Paley, 1875–1963, for the enjoyment of the public."
NYC Parks maintains more than 1,700 public spaces, including parks, playgrounds and recreational facilities, across the city's five boroughs. It is responsible for over 1,000 playgrounds , 800 playing fields, 550 tennis courts , 35 major recreation centers, 66 pools, 14 miles (23 km) of beaches, and 13 golf courses , as well as 7 nature centers ...
Shubert Alley is a pedestrian alley in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City. The alley, a privately owned public space, connects 44th and 45th Streets and covers about 6,400 square feet (590 m 2). It runs through the middle of a city block, parallel to Eighth Avenue to the west and Broadway to the east.