New York Society Library

The New York Society Library is the oldest cultural institution in . It was founded in 1754 by the New York Society as a subscription library.
nysoclib.org
+1 212 288 6900
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday and Friday: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
    Tuesday—Thursday: 9:00 AM—8:00 PM
    Saturday and Sunday: 11:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Email: reference@nysoclib.org
  • Type: Library
  • Description: oldest cultural institution in New York City
  • Also known as: “John S. Rogers House”, “NYSL”, and “The New York Society Library”
  • Address: 53 East 79th Street, NY 10075

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Central Park and Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

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A vast green swath of open space in the heart of , is a district in its own right, neatly separating the from the , stretching from Midtown at the southern end to at the north.

Museum
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The , often referred to as The Guggenheim, is an art museum at 1071 between 88th and 89th Streets on the of in New York City. is situated 2,500 feet north of New York Society Library.

Museum
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The is a natural history museum on the of in . Located in Theodore Roosevelt Park, across the street from , the museum complex comprises 21 interconnected buildings housing 45 permanent exhibition halls, in addition to a planetarium and a library. is situated 3,900 feet northwest of New York Society Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Upper East Side and Lenox Hill.

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The of is one of the city's wealthiest districts. Spanning the stretch of island between 59th Street to 96th Street east of , the neighborhoods of Lenox Hill, Yorkville, and Carnegie Hill are full of luxurious townhouses and apartment buildings on some of the most affluent addresses in New York.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood on the of in . It forms the lower section of the Upper East Side, east of Park Avenue in the 60s and 70s.

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The covers a large area in upper bounded by 59th Street on the south, 125th Street on the north, the Hudson River on the west, and and Morningside Park on the east.

New York Society Library

Latitude
40.77633° or 40° 46′ 35″ north
Longitude
-73.96145° or 73° 57′ 41″ west
Elevation
79 feet (24 metres)
Inception
1917
Levels
5
Height
86 feet (26 metres)
Operator
The New York Society Library
Open location code
87G8Q2GQ+GC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 266928744
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­library
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­house
Geo­Names ID
6342696
Wiki­data ID
Q7013996
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Russian—“New York Society Library” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Nyu York Cəmiyyət Kitabxanası”
  • Chinese: “紐約社會圖書館”
  • Chinese: “纽约社会图书馆”
  • Japanese: “ニューヨーク・ソサエティ図書館”
  • Russian: “Библиотека Нью-Йоркского общества”

Localities in the Area

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Nearby Places

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