Manhattan · New York County
1850 Second Avenue
POPS - Outdoor Plaza
- Location
- 1850 Second Avenue, Upper East Side / East Harlem border
- Size
- 0.06 acres
- Hours
- Open during building hours
- Type
- POPS - Outdoor Plaza
1850 Second Avenue is a Privately Owned Public Space near the boundary between the Upper East Side and East Harlem, on Second Avenue in the mid-90s.
Second Avenue in this section serves as a commercial corridor for the surrounding residential blocks, with restaurants, pharmacies, grocery stores, and neighborhood services. The POPS provides outdoor space along this busy avenue.
The Second Avenue subway, which opened its first phase in January 2017 with stations at 72nd, 86th, and 96th Streets, has transformed the eastern Upper East Side by providing direct subway access to a corridor that was previously one of the most transit-underserved in Manhattan.
The new subway has accelerated development along Second Avenue, with new residential construction and commercial investment following the improved transit access. POPS at buildings along the avenue serve this growing population.
This outdoor plaza provides public space in a neighborhood that is being reshaped by the long-awaited arrival of the Second Avenue subway, one of the most significant infrastructure investments in the city's recent history.