Yorkville Library
The Yorkville Branch of the New York Public Library was built in 1902. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.
- Opening hours:
Monday and Wednesday: 11:00 AM—7:00 PM
Tuesday and Thursday: 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
Friday—Saturday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM - Type: Library
- Description: public library in Manhattan, New York, USA
- Also known as: “New York Public Library, Yorkville Branch”, “NYPL Yorkville Library”, “Yorkville Branch”, “Yorkville library”, and “Yorkville Library, New York Public Library”
- Address: 222 East 79th Street, New York, NY 10021
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Central Park and Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.
Central Park
Photo: Ed Yourdon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
A vast green swath of open space in the heart of Manhattan, Central Park is a district in its own right, neatly separating the Upper East Side from the Upper West Side, stretching from Midtown at the southern end to Harlem at the north.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Museum
Photo: Jean-Christophe BENOIST, CC BY 3.0.
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, often referred to as The Guggenheim, is an art museum at 1071 Fifth Avenue between 88th and 89th Streets on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is situated 3,500 feet north of Yorkville Library.
Temple Shaaray Tefila
Synagogue
Photo: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Temple Shaaray Tefila is a Reform Jewish synagogue located at 250 East 79th Street on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City, New York, United States.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Upper East Side and Lenox Hill.
Upper East Side
Photo: Alex Proimos, CC BY 2.0.
The Upper East Side of Manhattan is one of the city's wealthiest districts. Spanning the stretch of island between 59th Street to 96th Street east of Central Park, 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.
Lenox Hill
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lenox Hill is a neighborhood on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. It forms the lower section of the Upper East Side, east of Park Avenue in the 60s and 70s.
Upper West Side
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Upper West Side covers a large area in upper Manhattan bounded by 59th Street on the south, 125th Street on the north, the Hudson River on the west, and Central Park and Morningside Park on the east.
Yorkville Library
- Categories: library building, library branch, public library, building, public building, and education
- Location: Manhattan, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.77361° or 40° 46′ 25″ northLongitude
-73.95641° or 73° 57′ 23″ westInception
1902Height
59 feet (18 metres)Operator
New York Public LibraryOpen location code
87G8Q2FV+CCOpenStreetMap ID
way 266899958OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=libraryOpenStreetMap feature
building=publicOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q14707084
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Tamil—“Yorkville Library” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مكتبة يوركفيل”
- Spanish: “Biblioteca Pública de Nueva York, filial Yorkville”
- Tamil: “இயார்க்வில் நூலகம்”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Metropolitan Graphic Art Gallery and Hungarian Baptist Church.
Nearby Places
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