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List of Carnegie libraries in New York City
The following list of Carnegie libraries in New York City provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in New York City, where 67 libraries were built with funds from one grant totaling $5,202,261 (worth some $0 million today), awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York on December 8, 1899. Although the original grant was negotiated in 1899, most of the grant money was awarded as the libraries were built between 1901 and 1923. Carnegie libraries were built in all 5 boroughs.
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Carnegie libraries in Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island
In Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island, 39 libraries were built and became part of the New York Public Library.
Carnegie libraries in Manhattan
Carnegie libraries in Staten Island
Carnegie libraries in the Bronx
Carnegie libraries in Brooklyn
Brooklyn received $1.6 million ($0 million today) of the entire grant to construct 21 libraries for the Brooklyn Public Library.
Carnegie libraries in Queens
Queens received $240,000 ($0 million today) from the grant and built seven libraries for the Queens Public Library.
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