New York Public Library
NYC Budget Would Close Libraries On Weekends While Police Get Huge Bonuses
As Mayor Eric Adams inks a deal to increase police officer pay by billions, libraries say they may not have enough cash to stay open on weekends.
Librarians Are Finding Thousands Of Books No Longer Protected By Copyright Law
Up to 75 percent of books published before 1964 may now be in the public domain, according to researchers at the New York Public Library.
Arthur Russell's Archives Have Found a Home at the New York Public Library
The archives will be made available to the public after they have been processed.
Old Photos of NYC and San Francisco Put History on the Map
Put on your sepia-colored lenses and catch a glimpse of city history with OldSF and OldNYC.
A Very-Pregnant Amanda Palmer Recreated a Damien Hirst
Said Amanda Fucking Palmer, "This is a slightly weird one, but bear with me."
Behind New York's Library Network
A look at how the library infrastructures of New York City work, and the “middleware” that holds them together.
The New York Public Library Releases 20,000 Beautiful High-Resolution Maps
A crop of public domain maps for the public to peruse and lay over contemporary maps.
Mike Tyson Is a Living Greek Tragedy
Regardless of what you think about Mike Tyson as a person, it's impossible to deny that he has an incredible story to tell. Earlier this week I called him to discuss that story, which includes a new memoir, the pet pigeons that transformed him into a...