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The Jefferson Market Branch of the New York Public Library, once known as the Jefferson Market Courthouse, is a National Historic Landmark located at 425 Avenue of the Americas (Sixth Avenue), on the southwest corner of West 10th Street, in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City, on a triangular plot formed by Greenwich Avenue and West 10th Street.
A remnant of the Croton distribution reservoir, seen at the foundation of the South Court in 2014. The consolidation of the Astor and Lenox Libraries into the New York Public Library in 1895, [10] [11] along with a large bequest from Samuel J. Tilden and a donation of $5.2 million from Andrew Carnegie, [12] allowed for the creation of an enormous library system. [13]
The Society's former collection consisted of more than 80,000 books, some 40,000 manuscripts, and over 25,000 microforms and computer media. The library's major focus was New York State genealogy and local history. For New York's colonial period, the library's resources were unparalleled.
Bulletin of the New York Public Library. Vol. 20. pp. 685– 734. Lydenburg, Harry Miller (1923). History of the New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations. The New York Public Library. Myers, Andrew B. The Worlds of Washington Irving: 1783–1859 (1974) Reed, Henry Hope. The New York Public Library: Its Architecture and ...
A single-story branch library situated on a 16,000-square foot plot, Mariners Harbor is the thirteenth branch of The New York Public Library on Staten Island and serves roughly 30,000 people. [29] 85: New Dorp Library: 309 New Dorp Lane First opened in 1907, then moved several times.
It moved 3 times until it settled at its present location in 1998 at 41-17 Main Street, Flushing, New York. [2] 21: Forest Hills: 108-19 71st Avenue, Forest Hills, NY 11375 The Forest Hills branch first opened in 1915 at 1 Station Sq, Forest Hills, NY. It moved 5 times until settling in its present location at 108-19 71st Ave in 1947. [2] 22 ...
The 2000s brought new, stronger competition to the New York area, and the chain shrank, receding mostly to Manhattan. At the time of A&P's liquidation in 2015, The Food Emporium had 11 stores. The banner was acquired from bankrupt A&P in late 2015 by Key Food Stores Co-op, Inc. , which currently operates thirteen of The Food Emporium stores.
New York State History: Another focus is the history and culture of New York State, including extensive holdings in local history and genealogy. One of the largest sections in the Library, the local history and genealogy collections are used by many different researchers including people tracing their family history, professional genealogical ...