Manhattan · New York County
300 East 59th Street
POPS - Outdoor Plaza
- Location
- 300 East 59th Street, Upper East Side / Queensboro Bridge area
- Size
- 0.08 acres
- Hours
- Open during building hours
- Type
- POPS - Outdoor Plaza
300 East 59th Street is a Privately Owned Public Space near the Queensboro Bridge on the Upper East Side, providing an outdoor plaza at a residential building between First and Second Avenues.
The Queensboro Bridge dominates the eastern end of 59th Street, with its massive steel structure and stone approach ramps creating a monumental backdrop for the surrounding residential blocks. The bridge connects Manhattan to Long Island City in Queens.
The Roosevelt Island Tramway station at 60th Street and Second Avenue is nearby, providing aerial cable car service to Roosevelt Island. The tramway, opened in 1976, offers one of the most spectacular views in the city during the three-minute ride.
East 59th Street marks the boundary between Midtown and the Upper East Side, and the blocks east of Second Avenue near the bridge have a transitional character that combines elements of both neighborhoods.
This plaza provides outdoor space near one of Manhattan's most dramatic pieces of bridge infrastructure, where the engineering grandeur of the Queensboro Bridge meets the residential fabric of the eastern Upper East Side.