Manhattan · New York County
150 East 34th Street
POPS - Outdoor Plaza
- Location
- 150 East 34th Street, Murray Hill / Kips Bay
- Size
- 0.06 acres
- Hours
- Open during building hours
- Type
- POPS - Outdoor Plaza
150 East 34th Street is a Privately Owned Public Space in the Murray Hill / Kips Bay area, providing an outdoor plaza at a residential building near the NYU Langone Medical Center campus.
The Kips Bay section of Murray Hill, east of Third Avenue, takes its name from a bay that once indented the East River shoreline at this location. The bay was filled in during the 19th century, and the neighborhood developed with a mix of residential and institutional uses.
NYU Langone Medical Center, one of the largest hospital systems in New York City, occupies a major campus along First Avenue between 30th and 34th Streets. The hospital's presence shapes the character of the surrounding blocks.
The POPS serves the residential community of eastern Murray Hill and the medical workers, patients, and visitors associated with the nearby hospital campus. The space provides a brief outdoor retreat from the institutional environment.
This plaza provides public outdoor space in a neighborhood defined by the intersection of residential life and medical care.