Manhattan · New York County
520 Madison Avenue
POPS - Outdoor Plaza / Through-Block
- Location
- 520 Madison Avenue, at East 53rd Street, Midtown East
- Size
- 0.15 acres
- Hours
- Open during business hours
- Type
- POPS - Outdoor Plaza / Through-Block
520 Madison Avenue is a Privately Owned Public Space in Midtown East, providing an outdoor plaza and through-block connection between Madison and Fifth Avenues near St. Patrick's Cathedral.
The through-block passage at 520 Madison Avenue creates a pedestrian shortcut between Madison and Fifth Avenues on the 53rd Street block, helping distribute foot traffic in one of the most congested sections of Midtown.
St. Patrick's Cathedral on Fifth Avenue, Rockefeller Center, and the luxury retail corridor of Madison Avenue all converge within a block of this POPS, creating extraordinary pedestrian density, particularly during the holiday season.
The POPS at 520 Madison Avenue is one of the more useful through-block connections in Midtown, providing a weather-protected passage between two of Manhattan's most important commercial avenues.
This space serves the enormous daily population of Midtown with a practical pedestrian shortcut near some of the most visited landmarks in New York City.