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POPS Spaces Under Fire | New York City News
New Yorkers are fighting to reclaim their right to public spaces—hidden in plain sight inside towering buildings. Since 1961, developers have traded bigger projects for maintaining open areas like plazas and atriums, but now advocates are exposing how often these “Privately Owned Public Spaces” are being shut out—or even kicked out of. A viral video sparked outrage, leading to a walking tour in Lower Manhattan where officials confronted a building manager who questioned the group’s access. The incident revealed a deeper crisis: most New Yorkers don’t know these spaces exist, and many managers…
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