Other Area Libraries: Public Libraries

Did you know?

As a NYSID student, you have access to and can get a library card at all branches of the New York Public Library, Brooklyn Public Library and Queens Library.  NYPL’s Stephen A. Schwarzman Building at 42nd Street and Fifth Avenue contains non-circulating research collections, including the Art & Architecture collection.

Manhattan Beach Housing Project (1945)

The Brooklyn Collection at Brooklyn Public Library

NYPL's Digital Gallery is a great resource for exploring New York history and includes some building plans and interior details. For example, here is the Colonial Club (1892):

And the Palm Room of the Waldorf Astoria (1905):

The NYPL Digital Gallery’s Art and Architecture Collection contains 13,425 digital images!