Manhattan · New York County
301 East 87th Street
POPS - Outdoor Seating
- Location
- 301 East 87th Street, Upper East Side / Yorkville
- Size
- 0.05 acres
- Hours
- Open during building hours
- Type
- POPS - Outdoor Seating
301 East 87th Street is a Privately Owned Public Space in the Yorkville section of the Upper East Side, providing outdoor seating at a residential building between First and Second Avenues.
Yorkville in the upper 80s between First and Second Avenues is a residential corridor of apartment towers that house a diverse mix of longtime residents and newcomers attracted by the improved transit access provided by the Second Avenue subway.
The 86th Street station on the Second Avenue line, one block south, features public art by Chuck Close, including large-scale portraits created from thousands of small painted cells. The station's art program has made it a destination in its own right.
The POPS serves the residential community of eastern Yorkville, a neighborhood that has maintained its working-class roots while absorbing the changes brought by improved transit and new development.
This seating area provides outdoor space in a neighborhood where the arrival of the Second Avenue subway is gradually reshaping the daily lives and travel patterns of longtime residents.