The Seward Park Branch of The New York Public Library
is one of 65 branches erected with funds given to New York City
by Andrew Carnegie. A four-story red brick Renaissance Revival building
with high ceilings and arched windows, the branch is located at
the eastern edge of the park for which it is named. The branch's
origins can be traced to 1886, when the Aguilar Free Library Society
opened several libraries, including what would become the Seward
Park Branch. The library, designed by the firm of Babb, Cook &
Welch, opened its doors on November 11, 1909. The building houses
adult, young adult, and reference collections on the first floor;
a children's room on the second floor; and a literacy center on
the third floor. In its first renovation since 1953, the branch
reopened in 2004 with a restored exterior and interior, central
air-conditioning, new technology infrastructure and computers, and
ramps and an elevator that comply with the Americans with Disabilities
Act, among myriad improvements. In its early days, the Seward Park
Branch served an immigrant Jewish population. Today, the community
is home to a mixture of Jews, Hispanics, African Americans, and
an ever-increasing Asian population.
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| Community
Board # 3 |
1990 and 2000 Demographic Statistics |
| Elected Officials
- Local |
NYC Council
District # 1 |
NYS Assembly
District # 64 |
NYS Senate
District # 25 |
U.S.
Congress,
District # 14 |
| Fire and Police
Departments |
Fire:
Engine 17, Ladder 18
25 Pitt Street 10002 |
Police:
Seventh Precinct
19 1/2 Pitt Street 10002
212-477-7311 |
Local
Hospitals:
Gouverneur Hospital
227 Madison Street 10002
212-238-7000 |
Parks and Playgrounds:
William H. Seward Park
Canal, Hester, Essex, Jefferson Streets |
Sara D. Roosevelt Park
Houston to Canal Streets, between Chrystie and Forsyth Streets |
Post Office:
Knickerbocker Station
130 East Broadway
212-860-3557 |
Pitt Station
185 Clinton Street 10002
212-254-9270 |
Schools:
Public
(Community School Board Districts
list) |
Elementary/Intermediate
Schools:
PS 2- Meyer London School (K-5)
112 Henry Street 10002
212-964-0350
Region 9, District 2 |
PS 42- Benjamin Altman School (K-5)
71 Hester Street 10002
212-226-8410
Region 9, District 2 |
PS 134 - Henrietta Szold School (K-6)
293 East Broadway 10002
212-673-4470
Region 9, District 1 |
PS 137 - John L. Bernstein School (K-6)
327 Cherry Street 10002
212-602-9800
Region 9, District 1 |
PS 184M - Shuang Wen School (K-8)
293 East Broadway 10002
212-529-5025
Region 9, District 1 |
Other Elementary
Schools in Region 9, District 1
Other Elementary Schools in Region 9, District 2 |
Intermediate School:
JHS 56 - Corlears School (6-9)
220 Henry Street 10002
212-962-7205
Region 9, District 1 |
University Neighborhood Middle School (6-8)
200 Monroe Street 10002
Region 9, District 1 |
Other Intermediate
Schools in Region 9, District 1
Intermediate Schools in Region 9, District 2 |
Intermediate/High Schools:
Dual Language and Asian Studies High School
220 Henry Street 10002
212-406-5758 |
Henry Street School for International Studies
(6-12)
220 Henry Street 10002
212-327-9307 |
High School for History and Communication
350 Grand Street 10002
212-674-7000 |
Seward Park High School
350 Grand Street 10002
212-674-7000 |
University Neighborhood High School
200 Monroe Street 10002
212-962-4341 |
Other High
Schools in Region 9, District 1
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
School:
Beth Jacob School of Manhattan (K-8)
142 Broome Street
212-473-4500 |
Comprehensive School:
Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem (Boys, K-11)
145 East Broadway 10002
212-964-2830 |
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) |
