You Won't Believe What This NYC Historic Building Used to Be… Now It's Jefferson Market Library!

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Join me in Greenwich Village, New York, as we uncover the hidden history of NYC’s Jefferson Market Library! Also check out my other NYPL video here • NYC Iconic Library: What You Didn't Know -...
Once a 19th-century courthouse, this historic landmark now serves the Village with a rich story and Gothic architecture. Join me for an immersive tour of this iconic library, the apartment building in TV show Friends, and a nice local bookstore!

0:00 Intro
0:55 History of Library and Greenwich Village
2:12 Firewatcher's Tower
2:46 Basement Reference Room
6:59 Reading Room and Stacks
13:19 Books about New York
14:27 Library Exit to the Street
15:25 Discovered a Corner Bookstore
17:27 Ruth Wittenberg Triangle
17:57 Ending thoughts

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