Manhattan · New York County
1520 York Avenue
POPS - Outdoor Plaza
- Location
- 1520 York Avenue, Upper East Side
- Size
- 0.06 acres
- Hours
- Open during building hours
- Type
- POPS - Outdoor Plaza
1520 York Avenue is a Privately Owned Public Space in the upper reaches of the Upper East Side, in the Yorkville neighborhood near the East River.
This section of York Avenue, in the upper 70s and 80s, is primarily residential with apartment towers, neighborhood shops, and the eastern edge of the Upper East Side's restaurant scene. The area has a more neighborhood-oriented character than the luxury avenues to the west.
The POPS is located near the John Jay Park recreation center and pool, one of the few public swimming facilities on the Upper East Side. The park and pool provide essential recreation for the neighborhood's families.
York Avenue's residential towers, many built in the 1960s and 1970s, house a diverse mix of professionals, families, and medical workers employed at the nearby hospital campuses. The POPS serves this practical, working neighborhood.
This outdoor plaza provides a modest public amenity in a section of the Upper East Side that prioritizes residential utility over the glamour associated with the neighborhood's more famous avenues.