Occupy Wall Street catapulted a little-known city planning initiative into the spotlight: Manhattan is dotted with privately-owned plazas, atriums and other spaces that most New Yorkers have no idea are open to the public.
Using details on recent real estate sales, we calculate the value to developers of the public plazas on their property
WNYC listeners and New York World readers report back on plazas and lobbies improperly blocked off from public access
WNYC listeners and New York World readers reveal the best privately owned public spaces in Manhattan
Thank you, WNYC listeners and New York World readers, for reporting back on conditions at the city’s privately owned public spaces
In collaboration with WNYC, The New York World has mapped the city’s plazas and arcades — and invites you to help us survey conditions
Architects organize a celebration of Manhattan’s quasi-public plazas and arcades
While protestors occupy Zuccotti Park, other privately owned public spaces remain padlocked
