Libraries

Queens

LIC Library Reveals Looming Shut-Down Date, With No New Home

Jan. 9, 2020, 1:28 p.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.

Popular branch in Citigroup Tower once eyed by Amazon will close a year after the tech giant cancelled its Long Island City deal.

Queens

LIC Luxury Tower Leaves Behind People with Disabilities, Lawsuit Alleges

Nov. 18, 2019, 5:20 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:28 a.m.

The federal discrimination suit against the Queens building marks the latest legal action stemming from the past decade’s development boom.

Life

Proposal for ‘5Pointz Towers’ Library May Have Sad Ending

Oct. 10, 2019, 4:05 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:56 p.m.

Queens library officials signal interest in community board’s 11th-hour demand, but the developer of the old graffiti art site isn’t on the same page.

Infrastructure

Neverending Story: Brooklyn Library Revamp Drags 14 Years

Aug. 19, 2019, 4:10 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:56 p.m.

Patrons at the Rugby branch are relegated to a trailer and frustrations rise over the city’s longest ongoing library renovation project.

The Open Newsroom

The Open Newsroom’s Second Round Is Coming. Sign Up Now

Aug. 1, 2019, 10:26 p.m.April 6, 2020, 4:56 p.m.

Our year-long project with Brooklyn Public Library to explore how to make local news more collaborative returns with new meet-ups in August.

The Open Newsroom

How Can News Better Serve You? The Open Newsroom

June 28, 2019, 4:02 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:56 p.m.

THE CITY and the Brooklyn Public Library are teaming for a year of community meetings to explore how to make local news and info more collaborative.

Infrastructure

Libraries Face Nearly $900 Million Shortfall to Fix Aging Buildings

May 14, 2019, 4:15 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:57 p.m.

Problems at the city’s 220 branches range from leaky roofs to broken heaters. Library officials struggle on priorities as patrons feel the brunt.

Queens

Library in Queens Tower Amazon Coveted Won’t Get Shelved Yet — Lease Extended

April 30, 2019, 2:58 p.m.April 6, 2020, 4:57 p.m.

The Citigroup Building’s owners won’t kick out the library this summer, giving the Long Island City branch until March to find permanent new digs.

Queens

With Amazon Gone, Queens Building’s Owners May Boot Local Library Branch

April 24, 2019, 4:00 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:57 p.m.

After 30 years in Long Island City’s Citigroup Building, beloved Court Square library branch is reading into an uncertain future.

Libraries

LIC Library Reveals Looming Shut-Down Date, With No New Home

LIC Luxury Tower Leaves Behind People with Disabilities, Lawsuit Alleges

Proposal for ‘5Pointz Towers’ Library May Have Sad Ending

Neverending Story: Brooklyn Library Revamp Drags 14 Years

The Open Newsroom’s Second Round Is Coming. Sign Up Now

How Can News Better Serve You? The Open Newsroom

Libraries Face Nearly $900 Million Shortfall to Fix Aging Buildings

Library in Queens Tower Amazon Coveted Won’t Get Shelved Yet — Lease Extended

With Amazon Gone, Queens Building’s Owners May Boot Local Library Branch

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