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Queens takes crown as most bookish borough after seeing massive surge in library checkouts
Queens is officially the most bookish borough.
Never-before-seen footage of subways in aftermath of 9/11 among 500 dramatic hours of video set to be unveiled
A total of 500 hours of new footage includes striking images from Ground Zero recovery efforts, destroyed subway tunnels and pet rescue missions, library officials said.
Couple gets married on steps of NYPL in midst of wild anti-Israel protest: 'Nothing can stop love'
“We did not let the protest get in the way of our marriage,” the bride said.
Quiet, please! Check out 5 great secret NYC escapes where you can calm the nonstop city noise
For noise-fried New Yorkers craving quiet, these hush-hush spots are serving up peace.
NYC launches $3.2M Wi-Fi pilot program to bring free internet to 2,200 struggling families
Mayor Eric Adams is trying to make New York City more affordable with a new pilot program to bring free internet to struggling families.
NYC librarian quits after endless parade of nude nutjobs, unhinged patrons, and a thug who threatened to 'cut off her f--king toes'
It’s a chapter she’d like to forget.
NYC needle exchange outside children's library has locals raging: 'The whole street is infested'
A city sponsored needle exchange program outside a children's library in the Bronx has one city pol and local residents griping about the prickly hazard.
360-pound NYC library worker 'traumatized,' sues for $4.6 million over too-small desk
They're "cramping" his ability to work.
Open book: Mayor Adams calls library funding cuts part of 'negotiation'
HIzzoner was grilled about his spending plan on Thursday morning.
'Millions of Cats,' oldest American picture book still in print, and its famous NYC author being honored at the Whitney
The Whitney is currently running the exhibition Wanda Gág's World to showcase the work of the famed Manhattan artist, author and illustrator, who died in 1946 at the age of...
How to get free solar eclipse glasses in NYC?
The last total eclipse to hit the US for the next 20 years occurs Monday, April 8 and hits New York between 3:15 and 3:30 p.m.
NYC libraries to give away eclipse-viewing glasses
The city's 217 Brooklyn Public Library, Queens Public Library, and New York Public Library branches will distribute four pairs per family beginning on Friday.
On the books: Critics demand NYC library systems slash 'obscene' exec salaries to avoid service cuts
With New York City's three public library systems facing severe cuts to services, critics are demanding the fat-cat execs overseeing them slash bloated payrolls — including their own hefty salaries.
NYC libraries will be cut to 'unacceptable' 5-day service under mayor's budget plan, heads warn
The majority of New York City public libraries will be forced to cut their hours yet again and open just five days a week if Mayor Eric Adams' proposed $58.3...
The Whitney partners with the NYPL in free story times with lion mascot
"This is the perfect partnership; it ensures New Yorkers continue to have access to great art, culture and books," said the director of the Whitney.
Renowned artist's nepo-nephew 'looted billion dollar foundation to boost his middlebrow art': lawsuit
A lawsuit claims he used the foundation's funds to get his own "middlebrow" work displayed in top venues.
Pro-Palestinian protesters shout 'Long live Hamas' at Jewish couple during dueling protests in NYC
Multiple organizations came together to condemn Israel, including NYC's Democratic Socialist of America chapter, which previously faced heat for promoting a Pro-Palestine rally the day after the Oct. 7 terror...
Bookmobile serves up stories galore during Bronx, Brooklyn stops
The House of SpeakEasy literary charity is the wheel deal.
NYC couple checks out 5 pro-Palestinian children's books indefinitely to prevent 'indoctrination'
The books-- which targeted children as young as three — were prominently on display at the library for "Read Palestine Week"
NY Public Library facing $75K cleanup after 'shameful act of vandalism' by pro-Palestinian protesters
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators defaced the New York Public Library's Stephen A. Schwarzman building so badly in recent street protests that some of the landmark building's carved marble reliefs may need to...