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Plaza

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Williamsburg

December 17, 2012

Public Plaza Proposed on Broadway near Bedford Avenue

The plaza would open near Peter Luger Steakhouse and the Williamsburg Arts and Historical Center.

Upper East Side

October 15, 2012

Metropolitan Museum Plaza Construction Will Re-route Bus and Foot Traffic

The Met's $60 million plaza rehab will impact Fifth Avenue pedestrian and bus traffic.

Upper East Side

October 04, 2012

Met Slashes 280 Planned Seats From Plaza Redesign

The Met plans cut 280 chairs from the originally planned 400.

Elmhurst

September 17, 2012

Cultural Festival Coming to Newly-Renovated Dunningham Triangle

A festival highlighting local food, music and dancing is coming to Dunningham Triangle.

Corona

August 30, 2012

Pedestrian Plaza Brings Much-Needed Open Space to Corona

A new pedestrian plaza in Corona has neighbors enjoying the great outdoors.

Financial District

July 20, 2012

Chase Bank Officials Defend Continued Closure of Lower Manhattan Plaza

The 70,000-square-foot Chase Manhattan plaza will stay closed until the spring of 2013, officials said.

Upper East Side

February 16, 2012

Upper East Siders Block 'Starbucks' Part of Met Museum Plan

The UES comunity board rejected part of the plan that would bring seats and tables to the plaza. 

Downtown

December 16, 2011

TriBeCa Residents Push for Permanent Pedestrian Plaza on Hudson Street

The Friends of Bogardus Garden want to make the plaza at Hudson and Chambers streets permanent.

Downtown

October 11, 2011

Occupy Wall Street Puts Spotlight on Privately Owned Public Spaces

Privately owned public spaces, or POPs, are under the spotlight, thanks to the Occupy Wall Street protests in Zuccotti Park.

Lower East Side & East Village

July 12, 2011

Board Blasts Astor Place Plaza Design as Too 'Park Avenue'

Community Board 3 rejected the design plan for a new public plaza in Astor Place for not paying tribute to the area's history.

Downtown

June 04, 2011

Barren Pace University Plaza Could Become Urban Oasis

Pace University is applying for funding to transform the plaza in front of its lower Manhattan campus.

Upper East Side

May 16, 2011

Redesign of Central Park Lookout Delayed After Criticism

Critics complain the plan to repave the circle on the Cherry Hill concourse would make it look like a parking lot.

Lower East Side & East Village

March 25, 2011

Chatham Square Plaza to Get Spruced Up After Skaters Roll Out

Neighbor efforts to rid Kimlau Square of skaters and cyclists have led to more seating in the busy public plaza.

Lower East Side & East Village

March 11, 2011

Public to Weigh in on Chinatown's Mini High Line

A public workshop Thursday night seeks to solicit ideas for how the elevated public plaza should take shape.

Lower East Side & East Village

February 26, 2011

City to Create Mini High Line in Chinatown

The raised plaza will feature everything from plantings and seating to art and expanded space for a greenmarket.