Hunters Point Library (skyline views)
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📚 Library · Queens
1 hours · Free · No reservation needed
- 🚇About 15 min by subway or carFrom Midtown · Getting there: Subway 7 to Vernon Blvd–Jackson Av, then a 5-minute walk; NYC Ferry to Hunters Point South
- 🍼Stroller-friendlyFlat surfaces — bring the stroller
- 🌳Lots of shadeRain-OK · Handles heat
- ⏱️Typical visit: 1 hoursBest seasons: Spring · Summer · Fall · Winter
A sculptural concrete library on the Long Island City waterfront, with floor-to-ceiling windows facing the United Nations and the Manhattan skyline; the children's area is on the lower level, and the playground and old gantry cranes of Gantry Plaza State Park are right outside.
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