tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20743459.post6501954756906333011..comments2024-03-28T05:19:17.215-04:00Comments on Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park Report: At City Hall yesterday, a rally to stop the planned sale of libraries in Brooklyn and ManhattanNorman Oderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07618087999719667586noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20743459.post-68890930430100775082013-04-22T16:33:02.319-04:002013-04-22T16:33:02.319-04:00Norman,
Thanks for covering the events and also th...Norman,<br />Thanks for covering the events and also this article, and the Library Journal article, which I just read. Rita OrmsbyRita Ormsbynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20743459.post-21706985862962942272013-04-19T14:23:08.210-04:002013-04-19T14:23:08.210-04:00It's possible to get into the weeds with respe...It's possible to get into the weeds with respect to in the details of who exactly is selling the library real estate , but I think John Liu is thoroughly up to speed on the subject.<br /><br />In the case of Brooklyn, most libraries are owned by the city and the library system is a tenant. That includes the Brooklyn Heights Library in the Pacific branch. In the case of the Central Reference Library at 42nd Street, that library is on City Park land, both the main building and the 85 miles of new book stacks that were recently added under Bryant Park. The city is providing a massive amount of money specifically designated for the real estate deal that involves the decimation of the stacks there, and which will be done in order for there to be a sale of the Mid-Manhattan and SIBL.<br /><br />Those libraries like Donnell Library are technically owned by the library system although they were paid for with city state and federal money and financed by a state agency. The Donnell Library was owned by the library system on the public's behalf subject to the requirements intended to benefit the public that were imposed by Mr. Donell who donated the money and John D Rockefeller who donated the land. The lion's share of funding for all the libraries no matter which borough comes from the city and the funding level is intricately related to the real estate deals.<br /><br />I am not sure that it would have served to bypass the big picture to get into these specifics at the press conference.<br />Noticing New Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15726747803887470424noreply@blogger.com