167 East 61st Street

167 East 61st Street is a Privately Owned Public Space on the Upper East Side, at the boundary between the Midtown commercial district and the residential neighborhood to the north.

East 61st Street between Lexington and Third Avenues is a transitional block where the commercial energy of Midtown gives way to the residential quiet of the Upper East Side. The POPS serves both communities.

The Upper East Side's southern edge, near the Queensboro Bridge approach, has a different character from the neighborhood's more refined blocks farther north. The bridge infrastructure and the commercial corridor of 59th Street create a busier, more urban environment.

Bloomingdale's flagship department store, on Lexington Avenue between 59th and 60th Streets, is the dominant retail presence in this section of the Upper East Side. The POPS is within easy walking distance of this iconic shopping destination.

This seating area provides a small public amenity at the gateway between Midtown's commercial world and the Upper East Side's residential elegance.