The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center

This is my new favorite library in New York! It is super clean and lots of seating and natural light. In one of the lounging areas there are listening stations and you can grab a record off the shelf and they have headphones you can use to listen to it! They also have an outdoor seating area with a nice patio. They have an exhibit going on too which was very fascinating and I would highly recommend checking it out while it's still there! Support your local library!

An absolutely stunning library - the best in all of New York. Immaculately clean, beautifully maintained, and thank God they check bags -that’s why there are no smells, no chaos, no craziness. You can really feel the care for cleanliness, design, and atmosphere. The air conditioning is perfect, the museum inside is fantastic, and the whole place feels like a sanctuary. The high-speed internet works flawlessly everywhere - not just on the lower floor, but also in the cozy lounge areas with soft chairs and beanbags, where you can truly relax and get work done. Even outside, you can sit at the tables or stretch out on the lounge chairs with a view of the fountain in summer - Wi-Fi reaches all the way there. Hats off. An incredible place. Easily one of my favorites and hands down the best libr

My favorite NYPL to go to. Multi-level library with both indoor and outdoor seating, galleries, and beautiful architecture. In the heart of the UWS, this place is a must go. Looking for a place to get outside and do some work? This is the place to go. The outdoor seating is very peaceful and comfortable, enabling productivity in a beautiful place.

Definitely one of the prettiest libraries and well maintained. Usually lots of work space as well, and nice staff too! (also if you were there December 22 with a dumb phone reading an urban studies novel, hit my line)

the library itself is beautiful but people - the staff included - do not know how to respect the space! a library is meant to be silent, but the librarians themselves were having really loud and distracting conversations the entire time.