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Mid-Manhattan Library
455 Fifth Avenue [at 40th Street]
Phone: (212) 340-0849
TTY: (212) 340-0931
full handicapped access

Hours:

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
9-9
9-9
9-9
10-6
10-6
10-6
NOTE: From Wednesday Apr. 16 through Friday Apr. 18, public computers will be available ONLY on the 4th floor of Mid-Manhattan Library. Please see a librarian for assistance.
The NYPL will be closed
Saturday, 5/24 — Monday, 5/26 for Memorial Day

Subway

AC to 42nd Street and Eighth Avenue. Take the 40th Street exit and walk four blocks east to Fifth Avenue. Cross Fifth Avenue to get to the southeast corner.

BDFV to 42nd Street and Sixth Avenue. Take the 40th Street exit and walk one block east to Fifth Avenue. Cross Fifth Avenue to get to the southeast corner.

NRW to Times Square. Take the 40th Street exit and walk three blocks east to Fifth Avenue. Cross Fifth Avenue to get to the southeast corner.

123to 42nd Street and Broadway. Take the 40th Street exit and walk four blocks east to Fifth Avenue. Cross Fifth Avenue to get to the southeast corner.

456to Grand Central Station. Walk two blocks west to Fifth Avenue and two blocks south to 40th Street. Cross 40th Street to get to the southeast corner.

7 to Fifth Avenue. Walk two blocks south to get to 40th Street. Cross 40th Street and Fifth Avenue to get to the southeast corner.

The closest stops are the 7 at Fifth Avenue and the B,D,F,V at 42nd Street and 6th Avenue.

Of the nearby subway stops, only Grand Central is wheelchair accessible.

Bus

  • Southbound: M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, or Q32
  • Northbound: M5, M6 or M7 (Sixth Avenue) or M1, M2, M3 or M4 (Madison Avenue)
  • Crosstown: M104 or M42 (42nd Street)