Manhattan · New York County
200 East 65th Street
POPS - Outdoor Plaza
- Location
- 200 East 65th Street, Upper East Side
- Size
- 0.06 acres
- Hours
- Open during building hours
- Type
- POPS - Outdoor Plaza
200 East 65th Street is a Privately Owned Public Space on the Upper East Side, continuing the cluster of residential POPS in the eastern 60s between Second and Third Avenues.
The Upper East Side between 60th and 70th Streets east of Lexington Avenue contains one of the highest concentrations of residential POPS in Manhattan, reflecting the intensive apartment tower construction that occurred in this area during the 1960s and 1970s.
The neighborhood's residential towers, while sometimes criticized for their utilitarian architecture, provide affordable (by Upper East Side standards) housing in one of the most desirable neighborhoods in the city.
The nearby Hunter College campus of CUNY, at 68th Street and Lexington Avenue, brings thousands of students to the area and adds a youthful energy to the surrounding blocks.
This POPS is part of the network of small outdoor spaces that collectively provide significant public amenity in the densely built eastern Upper East Side.