POPS culture: Advocates, elected officials want Mamdani admin to ensure New Yorkers can access all 4 million square feet of privately owned public space

A group of advocates and elected officials is calling on the Mamdani administration to ensure that private businesses that own public spaces in the city follow regulations and give all New Yorkers proper access to them. A letter addressed to Department of Buildings (DOB) Commissioner Ahmed Tigani and sent to other Mamdani administration officials asks…