Editing Long Island City (section)

===Libraries===
[[File:Gantry Plaza td (2019-09-24) 021 - Peninsula Park, Hunters Point Community Library.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Exterior of the Hunters Point Library]]
[[File:Hunters Point Library td (2019-09-24) 012.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Interior of the Hunters Point Library]]
The [[Queens Public Library]] operates two branches in Long Island City. The Hunters Point Community Library is located at 47-40 Center Boulevard<ref>{{cite web | title=Branch Detailed Info: Hunters Point | website=Queens Public Library | url=https://www.queenslibrary.org/about-us/locations/hunters-point | access-date=October 17, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191016213709/https://www.queenslibrary.org/about-us/locations/hunters-point | archive-date=October 16, 2019 | url-status=live }}</ref>  on the bank of the [[East River]].<ref name="Timeout HP Library" />  Designed by [[Steven Holl]] Architects in 2010 and opened on September 24, 2019, the library has a floor area of {{cvt|22000|ft2|m2}} and is {{convert|82|ft|m}} tall, measuring {{convert|168|ft}} along the New York City waterfront.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/18/arts/design/hunters-point-community-library.html|title=Why Can't New York City Build More Gems Like This Queens Library?|last=Kimmelman|first=Michael|date=September 18, 2019|work=The New York Times|access-date=October 17, 2019|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190926173622/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/18/arts/design/hunters-point-community-library.html|archive-date=September 26, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Features include an art installation by [[Julianne Swartz]], designer furniture by [[Eames Lounge Chair|Eames]] and [[Jean Prouvé]], and a reading garden surrounded by [[Ginkgo biloba|ginkgo trees]] and designed by [[Michael Van Valkenburgh]].<ref name="Timeout HP Library" /><ref name=":0" /> The branch cost $40&nbsp;million to construct because the site had to undergo pollution remediation, since it was previously used by a factory that processed asphalt and other bituminous products.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.architectmagazine.com/project-gallery/hunters-point-community-library|title=Hunters Point Community Library |website=architectmagazine.com|date=May 21, 2015 |access-date=October 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423202512/https://www.architectmagazine.com/project-gallery/hunters-point-community-library|archive-date=April 23, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The Hunters Point Library includes over 50,000 books with Spanish and Chinese language collections, as well as an environmental education center, a section for young children, and a teenagers' space equipped with a video game area.<ref name="Timeout HP Library">{{Cite web|last=Gleason|first=Will|date=September 24, 2019|url=https://www.timeout.com/newyork/news/the-hunters-point-library-is-a-gorgeous-addition-to-the-queens-waterfront-092419|title=The Hunters Point Library is a gorgeous addition to the Queens waterfront|website=Time Out New York|language=en|access-date=October 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191017164239/https://www.timeout.com/newyork/news/the-hunters-point-library-is-a-gorgeous-addition-to-the-queens-waterfront-092419|archive-date=October 17, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Though the building is compliant with the [[Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990]], its stepped terraces and single elevator have been criticized for being inaccessible to the disabled.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/05/nyregion/long-island-city-library.html|title=New Library Is a $41.5 Million Masterpiece. But About Those Stairs.|last=Otterman|first=Sharon|date=November 5, 2019|work=The New York Times|access-date=November 8, 2019|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191108030707/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/05/nyregion/long-island-city-library.html|archive-date=November 8, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The fourth floor where the cyber center is has a curved wooden element in the design of the interior atrium.

The Long Island City branch is located at 37-44 21st Street.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.queenslibrary.org/about-us/locations/long-island-city|title=Branch Detailed Info: Long Island City|website=Queens Public Library|access-date=March 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191016214124/https://www.queenslibrary.org/about-us/locations/long-island-city|archive-date=October 16, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

A third branch, the Court Square branch, opened in 1989 and was located on the ground floor of One Court Square.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.queenslibrary.org/about-us/locations/court-square|title=Branch Detailed Info: Court Square|website=Queens Public Library|access-date=April 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319154651/https://www.queenslibrary.org/about-us/locations/court-square|archive-date=March 19, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> One Court Square's former owner, [[Citigroup]], leased the space to the library for $1 per month. After the tower's new owner Savanna failed to renew the Court Square branch's lease, the location was closed in February 2020, and the branch would either move to a new location or be closed permanently.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://qns.com/story/2020/01/07/despite-court-square-librarys-impending-closure-queens-public-library-is-committed-to-staying-in-long-island-city/|title=Despite Court Square Library's impending closure, Queens Public Library is 'committed' to staying in Long Island City|last=Parry|first=Bill|date=January 7, 2020|website=QNS.com|access-date=January 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200111021700/https://qns.com/story/2020/01/07/despite-court-square-librarys-impending-closure-queens-public-library-is-committed-to-staying-in-long-island-city/|archive-date=January 11, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2020/01/03/one-court-square-queens-public-library-closing/|title=Small But Beloved Public Library Closing In Queens|date=January 3, 2020|website=CBS New York|access-date=January 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200111021657/https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2020/01/03/one-court-square-queens-public-library-closing/|archive-date=January 11, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> A mobile branch opened nearby,<ref>{{cite web | title=Court Square Library Likely to Have New Home by End of Year: Queens Public Library | website=LIC Post  | last=Griffin | first=Allie | date=February 20, 2020 | url=https://licpost.com/court-square-library-likely-to-have-new-home-by-end-of-year-queens-public-library | access-date=April 28, 2020}}</ref> and Queens Public Library agreed in 2024 to open a new branch at the [[5 Pointz]] development.<ref>{{cite web | title=Queens Public Library tentatively agrees deal to open new Court Square branch | website=Queens Post | date=September 16, 2024 | url=https://queenspost.com/queens-public-library-court-square-branch | access-date=September 17, 2024}}</ref>