ell on ▁to ▁be ▁unable ▁to ▁process ▁pay ments ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁SW IF T ▁network . ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁issue , ▁the ▁bank ▁processed ▁about ▁ 1 6 0 , 0 0 0 ▁global ▁pay ments ▁daily ▁totally ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁$ 1 . 6 ▁tr ill ion . ▁The ▁company ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁process ▁pay ments ▁for ▁a ▁ 1 9 ▁hours , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁back log ▁of ▁pay ments ▁and ▁an ▁extension ▁of ▁Fed wire ▁payment ▁services . ▁ ▁Priv ately ▁owned ▁public ▁space ▁agreement ▁viol ation ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Com pt roller ▁aud it ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁B N Y ▁M ell on ▁was ▁in ▁viol ation ▁of ▁a ▁priv ately ▁owned ▁public ▁space ▁( P OP S ) ▁agreement ▁for ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 5 ▁years . ▁In ▁construct ing ▁the ▁ 1 0 1 ▁Bar cl ay ▁Street ▁building ▁in ▁Lower ▁Manh attan , ▁B N Y ▁M ell on ▁had ▁received ▁a ▁permit ▁allowing ▁modification ▁of ▁height ▁and ▁set back ▁reg ulations ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁providing ▁a ▁lo bb y ▁accessible ▁to ▁the ▁general ▁public ▁ 2 4 ▁hours ▁a ▁day . ▁Aud itors ▁and ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁public ▁had ▁been ▁unable ▁to ▁access ▁or ▁assess ▁the ▁lo bb y ▁for ▁many ▁years , ▁and ▁were ▁act ively ▁prevent ed ▁from ▁doing ▁so ▁by ▁B N Y ▁M ell on ▁security . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the