About the Yorkville Library

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The Yorkville Branch of The New York Public Library is considered one of New York's most elegant turn of the century adaptations of Palladian-inspired architecture. Designed by architect James Brown Lord, the branch officially opened on December 13, 1902.

The building is a designated New York City Landmark and is listed on the National and State Registers of Historic Places. The library's interior was extensively renovated from 1986 to 1987. The branch's adult, young adult, and reference collections are located on the first floor. The children's room is located on the second floor and a meeting room with a seating capacity of 72 is on the lower level.

Community District Information

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Information about Environmental Remediation Projects in Your Community

Brownfields are properties where redevelopment is complicated by actual or suspected environmental contamination from past land usage. Because of New York City's long industrial history, brownfields are found in areas throughout the five boroughs. The New York City Office of Environmental Remediation offers programs that encourage environmental investigation of lightly-to-moderately contaminated sites, and that oversee clean up appropriate to a site's new end use. Information about these projects is available below:

New York City Voluntary Cleanup Program
Brownfield Educational Video series –Cleaning Up NYC

Brownfield Cleanup Program

• bcp_application.pdf
• bcp_application_addendum.pdf
• bcp_application-exhibit_a.pdf
• bcp_application-exhibit_b.pdf
• bcp_application-exhibit_c.pdf
• bcp_application-exhibit_d.pdf
• bcp_application-exhibit_e.pdf
• bcp_application-exhibit_f.pdf
• bcp_application-exhibit_g.pdf
• bcp_application-exhibit_h.pdf

1676 Third Avenue Brownfield Cleanup Program Proposed Decision Document and Draft Remedial Action Work Plan

• PROPOSED DECISION DOCUMENT
  1676 Third Avenue
  Brownfield Cleanup Program
  Site No. C231079
  March 2013
  Prepared by Division of Environmental Remediation - New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
• REMEDIAL ACTION WORK PLAN
  for 1676 THIRD AVENUE
  NYSDEC BCP Site No. C231079