Haven Plaza Program and Uses

Columbia University Irving Medical Center has partnered with the New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) NYC Plaza Program in their efforts to create neighborhood plazas and transform city streets into vibrant, social public spaces. The NYC Plaza Program is a key part of the City's effort to ensure that all New Yorkers live within a 10-minute walk of quality open space.

Under this partnership, CUIMC will oversee the implementation of Haven Plaza. Haven Plaza is an interim pedestrian plaza located on Haven Avenue between 169th Street and Fort Washington Avenue that opened to the community on July 1, 2019. Haven Plaza, will be one of 73 plazas across New York City, aiming to provide and expand green open space, enhance pedestrian mobility, and increase community engagement for the 15,000 individuals that use this corridor on a daily basis. Haven Plaza is a shared open space to be enjoyed by neighborhood residents, CUIMC affiliates and visitors.

How to Use Haven Plaza

What is Haven Plaza? Haven Plaza is a part of the New York City Department of Transportation’s (NYCDOT) Plaza Program. It serves as public interim pedestrian plaza located on Haven Avenue between 169th Street and Fort Washington Avenue.

How may I use Haven Plaza? All members of the public will be able to use Haven Plaza. It is now available for a wide range of public programming, activities and events.

As a community-based organization, may I use the plaza for an event? All community-based organizations may use Haven Plaza by submitting a permit request application to the NYC Street Activities Permit Office (SAPO).

As a Columbia University Irving Medical Center affiliate, may I use the plaza? All affiliates may use Haven Plaza by submitting a Haven Plaza space request form. For more information, please contact us: 212-305-8060 or gca@cumc.columbia.edu.

For more information and questions regarding Haven Plaza, please contact us at 212-305-8060 or Havenplaza-cuimc@cumc.columbia.edu