Manhattan · New York County
Le Parker Meridien
POPS - Indoor Arcade / Through-Block
- Location
- 119 West 56th Street (Le Parker Meridien Hotel), Midtown
- Size
- 0.10 acres
- Hours
- Open during hotel hours
- Type
- POPS - Indoor Arcade / Through-Block
Le Parker Meridien at 119 West 56th Street is a Privately Owned Public Space within the luxury hotel in Midtown Manhattan. The POPS provides a through-block arcade connecting 56th and 57th Streets through the hotel's ground floor.
The hotel is known among New Yorkers for its hidden burger joint, a small restaurant concealed behind a curtain in the hotel lobby that has become one of the most famous hidden dining spots in the city. The publicly accessible arcade allows passersby to discover this and other hotel amenities.
Through-block arcades in Midtown hotels serve an important pedestrian function, creating shortcuts that help people navigate the long east-west blocks between avenues. The connection between 56th and 57th Streets is particularly useful given 57th Street's status as a major crosstown corridor.
West 56th and 57th Streets between Sixth and Seventh Avenues are in the heart of Midtown's entertainment and hotel district, near Carnegie Hall, City Center, and numerous restaurants and performance venues.
This POPS combines the practical function of a pedestrian through-block connection with the atmosphere of a luxury hotel lobby, creating one of the more distinctive publicly accessible spaces in Midtown.