Branch Detailed Info | Queens Library

Free computer access is available at all the libraries.

The Court Square Community Library has:

10 workstations
1 library catalog only PC
Free Internet access
Microsoft Office software
Limited free printing

Queens Library Public Internet Use Policy.

TBD

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International Language Collections at the Court Square Community Library include:

Hindi(DVDs and CDs)
Spanish Books
Chinese (DVD's)

Special Interest/Noteworthy Collections at the Court Square Community Library include:

Black Fiction
Home/Garden
Classics section
Career/Test Preparation

Child Care / Preschools
Community Board
Community Organizations & Services
Fire Department
Local Hospitals
Local Newspapers

Parks and Playgrounds
Police Department
Post Office
Private / Parochial Schools
Public Elementary Schools
Public High Schools

Public Intermediate / Junior High Schools
Senior Centers
Elected Officials
History
Special Services

Child Care / Preschools
Joseph DiMarco Child Care Center Joseph DiMarco Child Care Center 1109 37th Avenue Long Island City NY , 11101-6026 phone: (718) 786-1166	Bright Beginnings 3501 24th Street Long Island City NY , 11106 phone: (718) 707-0501

Community Board
Queens Community Board 1 36-01 35th Avenue Astoria NY , 11106 phone: (718)786-3335 fax: (718)786-3368

Community Organizations & Services
Long Island City YMCA 32-23 Queens Boulevard Long Island City NY , 11101-2322 phone: (718) 392-7932 fax: (718) 392-0544

Fire Department
Engine 260 Foam 81 11-15 37th Avenue Queens NY , 11101	Engine 262 11-15 37th Avenue Queens NY , 11102	Engine 263 Ladder117 30-89 21St Queens NY , 11103
Engine 312 Battalion 49 42-06 Astoria Blvd South Queens NY , 11105

Local Hospitals
The Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens 25-10 30th Avenue Long Island City NY , 11102 phone: (718) 932-1000

Local Newspapers
Western Queens Gazette 42-16 34th Avenue Long Island City NY , 11101 phone: (718) 361-6161

Parks and Playgrounds
Albert Short Triangle Jackson Avenue, 45th Road, 23rd Street Long Island City NY , 11101	Bridge and Tunnel Park Tunnel Plaza, 11th Street Long Island City NY , 11101	Calvary Veterans Park First Calvary, Greenpoint Avenue, Gale Street Long Island City NY , 11101
Court Square Park Jackson Avenue, Thompson Avenue, Court Square Long Island City NY , 11101	Gordan Triangle 10th Street, 44th Drive, Vernon Boulevard Long Island City NY , 11101	Hunter's Point Park East River, 2nd Avenue, Newton Creek and Canal Long Island City NY , 11101
McKenna Triangle Jackson Avenue, Thompson Avenue, 45th Street Long Island City NY , 11101	Private John Dwyer Square Northern Boulevard, 47th Street, 34th Avenue Long Island City NY , 11101	Queensbridge Park 21st Street, Bridge Plaza, Vernon Boulevard Long Island City NY , 11101
Rafferty Triangle 44th Drive, Hunter Street, Crescent Avenue Long Island City NY , 11101	Sixteen Oaks Grove 37th Avenue, 21st Street, 14th Street Long Island City NY , 11101	Vernon Mall 51st Avenue, Vernon Boulevard, 52nd Avenue Long Island City NY , 11101
35 Playground Steinway Street , 35th Avenue Long Island City NY , 11101	Andrews Playground 49th Avenue, Vernon Boulevard, 5th Street Long Island City NY , 11101	Murray Playground 21st Street, 45th Avenue, 45th Road Long Island City NY , 11101

Police Department
108th Precinct 5-47 50th Avenue Long Island City NY , 11105 phone: (718) 784-541	114th Precinct 34-16 Astoria Boulevard Queens NY , 11103

Post Office
Plaza Post Office 2418 Queens Plaza Long Island City NY , 11101-9991 phone: (800) ASK-USPS fax: (718) 321-5975	Parcel Post Annex Post Office 4310 10th Street Long Island City NY , 11101-9992 phone: (800) ASK-USPS fax: (718) 321-5975	Main Office Long Island City 4602 21st Street Long Island City NY , 11101-9804 phone: (800) ASK-USPS fax: (718) 321-5975

Private / Parochial Schools
Evangelical Christian School 39-21 Crescent Street Long Island City NY , 11101 phone: (718) 937-9600	Saint Raphael School 48-25 37th Street Long Island City NY , 11101 phone: (718) 784-0482

Public Elementary Schools
PS 112 Dutch Kills 25-05 37th Avenue Long Island City NY , 11101 phone: (718) 784-5250	Herbert G. Birch ECC 10-24 49th Avenue Long Island City NY , 11101	PS 111 Jacob Blackwell 37-15 13th Street Long Island City NY , 11101 phone: (718) 786-2073

Public High Schools
Academy of American Studies High School 28-04 41st Avenue Long Island City NY , 11101 phone: (718) 361-8786	The Academy of Finance and Enterprise 30-20 Thomson Avenue Long Island City NY , 11101 phone: (718) 361-2032	Aviation Career & Technical High School 45-30 36th Street Long Island City NY , 11101 phone: (718) 361-5275
Q 580 Baccalaureate School for Global 34-12 36th Avenue Long Island City NY , 11101 phone: (718) 361-9920	Frank Sinatra School of the Arts High School 30-20 Thomson Avenue Long Island City NY , 11101 phone: (718) 937-4270	Q 502 Information Technology High School 21-16 44th Road Long Island City NY , 11101 phone: (718) 937-4270
The High School of Applied Communications (Q 267) 30-20 Thomson Avenue Long Island City NY , 11101	International High School at LaGuardia Community College 31-10 Thomson Avenue Long Island City NY , 11101 phone: (718) 482-5465	Middle College High School 45-35 Van Dam Street Long Island City NY , 11101 phone: (718) 392-3330
Newcomers High School 28-01 41sy Avenue Long Island City NY , 11101 phone: (718) 937-6005	Robert F. Wagner Jr. Secondary School for Arts and Technology 47-07 30th Place Long Island City NY , 11101 phone: (718) 472-5671	Queens Vocational High School (Q 600) 37-02 47 Avenue Long Island City NY , 11101 phone: (718) 937-3010

Public Intermediate / Junior High Schools
Q 580 Baccalaureate School for Global Education 34-12 36th Avenue Long Island City NY , 11101 phone: (718) 361-5275	P 004 at Information Technology High School 21-16 44th Road Long Island City NY , 11101 phone: (718) 361-5275	Robert F. Wagner Jr. Secondary School for Arts and Technology 47-07 30th Place Long Island City NY , 11101 phone: (718) 937-4270

Senior Centers
HANAK Archbishop Iakovos Senior Center 32-06 21st Street Long Island City NY , phone: (718) 726-1227	HANAK Lindsay Senior Center 29-19 24th Street Long Island City NY , phone: (718) 626-3035	BFFY Dellamonica Senior Center 23-56 Broadway Long Island City NY , 11106 phone: (718) 626-1500
JASA 27-35 Crescent Street Long Island City NY , 11102 phone: (718) 267-1196	Queens Senior Center 10-25 41st Avenue Long Island City NY , 11101 phone: (718) 937-1093	Queensbridge Senior Center 10-25 41st Avenue Long Island City NY , 11101 phone: (718) 937-1093
Saint Irene of Chrysovalantou Senior Center, Inc. 4211 Ditmars Boulevard Long Island City NY ,	Saint Mary’s Senior Citizen’s Center 1015 49th Avenue Long Island City NY , phone: (718) 729-2688

Elected Officials
NYC Council Hon. Jimmy Van Bramer JVanBramer@council.nyc.gov
District Office Address 47-01 Queens Boulevard,Suite 205 Sunnyside NY, 11104 phone: (718) 383-9566 fax: (718) 383-9076	Manhattan Office Address 250 Broadway, Suite 1833 New York NY , 10007 phone: (212) 788-7370 fax: (212) 513-7195
NYS Assembly Hon. Catherine T. Nolan NolanC@nyassembly.gov
District Office 47-40 21 Street, Room 810 Long Island City NY, 11101 phone: (718) 784-3194 fax: (718) 472-0648	Albany Office LOB, Room 836 Albany NY, 12248 phone: (518) 455-4851 fax: (518) 455-3847
NYS Senate Hon. Michael Gianaris Gianaris@nysenate.gov
District Office 31-19 Newtown Avenue, Suite 402 Astoria NY , 11102 phone: (718) 728-0960 fax: (718) 728-0963	Albany Office Capitol Building, Room 413 Albany NY, 12247 phone: (518) 455-3486 fax: (518) 426-6929
US Congress Hon. Carolyn Maloney
District Office 31-19 Newtown Avenue Astoria NY , 11102 phone: (718) 932-1804 fax: (718) 932-1805	Legislative Office 2308 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC, 20515 phone: (202) 225-7944 fax: (202) 225-4709
Boro President Hon. Melinda Katz Info@queensbp.org

Mayor Hon. Bill de Blasio

History

Long Island City is the largest community in Queens in both area and population. It consists of five neighborhoods: Astoria, north of Broadway; Hunter’s Point, south of Broadway to Newton Creek; Ravenswood, along the waterfront; Steinway on either side of Steinway Street, and Dutch Kills.

Hunter’s Point contains the railroad yards and most of the factories, light-industry plants, and fifty-story Citicorp tower. It was the principal western terminus of the Long Island Rail Road and the seat of an extensive freight business. Some of the most extensive oil refineries in the country were located in this portion of Long Island City, as well as also shipyards capable of building vessels of any size.

In 1895, Long Island City Businessman William Nelson accepted 7, 000 books as a payment for a debt. He offered the books to anyone who wanted to establish a library. Philanthropist Dr. Walter Frey and businessman George Clay took him up on this offer. The three presented their idea to Long Island City Mayor Horatio Sanford, who assigned $3000 to finance the library for one year. Jessie Hume served as the first librarian.

Almost one hundred years later, in October 1989, the Court Square Branch of the Queens Library system opened its doors to the public. Built by Citicorp as part of a 50 story office tower in Long Island City, the Court Square Branch was leased to the Queens Public Library for 30 years at $1 a year. The new branch got its name from the nearby historic landmark. The branch itself is approximately 2500sq.feet. It is unique for Queens Public Libraries in that it is the first time a branch library has been created in concert with a corporation in order to provide library materials to the general public. Another unique attribute of the Court Square branch is that approximately 80% of its customers live in areas other than Queens.