Opened in 1906, the Muhlenberg Branch is one of the 65
branches built from funds given to New York City by Andrew Carnegie.
Designed by the famed architects Carrere and Hastings, the Muhlenberg
Library has served the Chelsea area for nearly a century. The branch
- an elegant three-story brick and limestone structure built funds given
to the city by Andrew Carnegie - is named for William Augustus Muhlenberg,
the first rector of Chelsea's Church of the Holy Communion. As rector,
he donated many books to the Free Circulating Library, which later became
part of The New York Public Library.
In 2000, the branch was renovated through the Library's Adopt-A-Branch
program; care was taken to preserve the historic character of the building.
The refurbished branch has an adult and young adult area on the main
floor; a children's room with a story hour space on the second floor;
and, on the third floor, a community room for public programs and meetings.
The branch is now fully accessible to wheelchairs.
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| Community
Board # 4 |
1990 and 2000 Demographic Statistics |
| Elected Officials
- Local |
NYC Council
District # 3 |
NYS Assembly
District # 75 |
NYS Senate
District # 29 |
U.S. Congress
District # 8 |
| Fire and Police
Departments |
Fire:
Engine 3, Ladder 12
146 West 19th Street
(Avenue of the Americas-Seventh Avenue) 10011
Engine 34, Ladder 21
440 West 38th Street (Ninth-Tenth Avenues) 10018 |
Police:
Tenth Precinct
230 West 20th Street 10011
212-741-8211 |
Local
Hospitals:
St. Vincents Hospital and Medical Center of New York
Seventh Avenue and West 11th Street 10011
212-604-7000 |
Parks and Playgrounds:
Chelsea Park
Ninth-Tenth Avenues, West 27th-28th Streets
Dr. Gertrude B. Kelly Playground
West 17th Street, Eighth-Ninth Avenues |
Clement Clarke Moore Park
West 22nd Street, Tenth Avenue
Penn South Houses Playground
West 26th Street, Eighth-Ninth Avenues |
Post Office:
Old Chelsea
217 West 18th Street 10011
212-675-2415 |
London Terrace (Window Service)
232 Tenth Avenue 10011
212-242-8248 |
Schools:
Public
(Community School Board Districts
list) |
Elementary Schools:
PS 11 - William T. Harris School (K-5)
320 West 21st Street 10011
212-929-1743
Region 9, District 2 |
PS 33 - Chelsea School (K-5)
281 Ninth Avenue 10001
212-244-6426
Region 9, District 2 |
| Other Elementary
Schools in Region 9, District 2 |
Intermediate School:
MS 260 - Clinton School for Writers and Artists (6-8)
320 West 21st Street 10011
212-255-8860
Region 9, District 2 |
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Other Intermediate Schools in Region 9, District 2 |
High Schools:
High School for Fashion Industries
225 West 24th Street 10011
212-255-1235 |
High School for Humanities
351 West 18th Street 10011
212-675-5350 |
Humanities Preparatory
351 West 18th Street 10011
212-929-4433 |
Manhattan Village Academy High School
43 West 22nd Street 10010
212-242-8752 |
Satellite Academy - Midtown
120 West 30th Street 10001
646-674-2830 |
| Other High
Schools in Region 9, District 2 |
Other Schools/Programs:
Alternative Programs in Manhattan
Charter Schools in Manhattan
Special Education Programs in Manhattan |
| Private/Parochial |
Elementary/Intermediate
Schools:
Guardian Angel School (Pre K-8)
193 Tenth Avenue 10011
212-989-8280 |
St. Columba School (Pre K-8)
331 West 25th Street 10001
212-924-3644 |
High School:
St. Michael Academy (Girls)
425 West 33rd Street 10001
212-563-2547 |
Comprehensive School:
Lorge School (K-12)
353 West 17th Street 10001
212-929-9660 |
Jewish
Schools in Manhattan (Lookstein Center for Jewish
Education in the Diaspora)
Parochial Schools
in Manhattan (Archdiocese of New York)
Private Schools
in Manhattan (Independent Schools Admissions Association
of Greater New York) |
Colleges:
General Theological Seminary
175 Ninth Avenue 10011
212-243-5150 |
Iona College - NYC
425 West 33rd Street 10001
212-630-0270 |
