Jefferson Market courthouse

http://www.nypl.org/locations/jefferson-market
425 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10011
(212) 243-4334
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Jefferson Market courthouse

Jefferson Market courthouse Located in Greenwich Village a historical building in 1877, with a clock tower, was originally a Palace of Justice with cells for prisoners in its database of brick; the interior is a beautiful example of Victorian Gothic with great quotes about justice in the walls and beautiful stained glass windows, is a branch of the New York Public Library. It is a library with a lot of history, it has three floors, the first for children, the second for reading and adult your basement is full of magazines and tables to connect electronic devices, because they are readily available free WI-Fi is also equipped with a machine of microchips for the data pre-computerized date of extensive research, is well equipped with books, DVDs and CDs of many different genres and points of view the wireless connection is fast, the seats and the extensive electrical outlets to scroll between floors is made by a beautiful spiral staircase of marble, you feel like you are walking around a castle or a church. At one time was a market, hence the name of Jefferson Market. The original interior has been preserved quite well with modern elements added in the last few years, very minimum, only the affect that is the only library that does not have a public restroom. Behind the library there is a lovely garden, there is even a small pond where many fish swim, without realizing that there is a tarmac to a few meters away, is a wonderful calm oasis that makes them forget that you are in the city.