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4. The Adorable Book Train Photo by Jonathan Blanc/NYPL. The stunning Rose Reading Room inside the New York Public Library underwent a major restoration from 2014 to 2016. The intricate ...
What started as a response to the 1969 Stonewall Uprising has evolved and expanded, taking on an added urgency amid Trump’s ongoing attacks on LGBTQ+ people.
The Black Comic Book Festival and the Schomburg Literary Festival ran across a full day and featured readings, panel ...
The New York Liberty won their first WNBA championship last fall. File p hoto courtesy of Alli Rusco/New York Liberty. On June 11, BPL will honor the New York Liberty with its Brooklyn Public Library ...
Opened in 1996, the Richmondtown branch is one of 14 New York Public Library locations on Staten Island, many of which have undergone renovations in recent years.
By Justin Davidson, New York Magazine’s architecture and classical-music critic since 2007 and was the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism in 2002. May 5, 2025 save d ...
New York Public Library branches will also be closed. The MTA will operate on a regular weekday schedule for the holiday. There is also no trash, recycling or compost collection.
NEW YORK (PIX11)—One of the largest library systems in the United States is seeking employees. The New York Public Library currently has more than two dozen job vacancies. Multiple positions are ...
An exhibit at the New York Public Library is celebrating 100 years of "The New Yorker" magazine. The display features cover art throughout the decades, documents from the publication's founding ...
The New York City Housing Authority refers to the $1.9 billion plan as “replacement” housing, but that’s just semantics: it will mean the demolition of Fulton & Elliott–Chelsea and the phased ...
NEW YORK (RNS) — A 17th-century letter considered the blueprint for religious freedom in the U.S. was displayed for the first time in seven years at the New York Public Library on Tuesday (April 8).
For Fiscal Year 2026, BPL, the New York Public Library, and the Queens Public Library requested a joint $45 million from the city budget, $12.4 million of which would be earmarked for BPL.