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Privately Owned Public Spaces

NYC to Launch a Logo Identifying Public Spaces in Private Buildings—And You Could Design It

Called POPS, these public spaces are located in private buildings throughout NYC, and provide a place for anyone to take a break, use a restroom or while away some time. The problem is, few people know they exist.
By Daniel Grant

New York Is Not the Only Place Struggling With Privately Owned Public Space

Until last fall and the occupation of Zucotti Park, privately owned public spaces, or POPS, were a mystery to most
By Matt Chaban

Revenge of the POPS: Was Le Parker Meridien Concrete Flood a Case of Karmic Justice?

Last Thursday, a wooden formwork, or cast, for a concrete wall inside one of *Manhattan’s many new hotels broke. This
By Matt Chaban

Occupy Frank Gehry: 8 Spruce Street Open Space Opening Within Weeks

By Matt Chaban
How much? (Getty)

Just How Much Is That Privately Owned Public Space Worth? Millions and Millions of Dollars, Probably

By Matt Chaban
Occupy art!

A POPS Up Gallery: Artists to Occupy Midtown Plaza Sunday

By Matt Chaban
Sony is watching. (The Nation)

Keep Off the Plaza! Brookfield and Rudins Get Proactive About Occupy Wall Street

By Matt Chaban
See you at the AXA Gallery! (AXA)

Occupy Midtown: A Parade Through Privately Owned Public Spaces This Saturday

By Matt Chaban
A love letter from Brookfield to the Occupiers. (Getty)

Is the Zuccotti Park Cleanup Really a Trap for Occupy Wall Street?

By Matt Chaban

Treading Lightly: Touring the Privately Owned Public Spaces of Midtown

By Matt Chaban
Welcome? (Matt Chaban)

Don’t Tread on Me: Could Occupy Wall Street Save New York’s Neglected Privately Owned Public Spaces?

By Matt Chaban
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