Sunday, Study, Manhattan

June 3, 2007 7:48 AM

I need a quiet place to study in Manhattan on Sunday. Apparently all the libraries are closed today. Just need the basics - chair, table, quiet.
posted by gonadostat to Education (8 answers total)

for free? your best bet is probably one of the parks, with headphones to block out the noise.
posted by thinkingwoman at 8:19 AM on June 3, 2007

Splurge on a coffee and sit in a café until you get kicked out.
posted by mateuslee at 8:33 AM on June 3, 2007

At Trump Tower you can sit next to a huge indoor waterfall or in a glass-enclosed space with temp control, lots of light, trees and sculptures. There are spots inside to get a bite to eat, also.
posted by lorrer at 8:48 AM on June 3, 2007

All the NYPL and Brooklyn branches are closed, but not the Queens Library branches. (NYPL serves the Bronx, Manhattan & Staten Island.)

Queens has six branches open on Sundays
posted by allterrainbrain at 8:49 AM on June 3, 2007

And I see of those six, the one closest to Manhattan & very easily accessible by 5 subway lines is Jackson Heights.
posted by allterrainbrain at 8:51 AM on June 3, 2007

It might be different on weekends, but the people at the Housingworks bookstore in Soho tolerated me working in their cafe for hours for the price of a cup of coffee.
posted by craichead at 9:02 AM on June 3, 2007

Any Borders or Barnes and Noble cafe
posted by zia at 9:21 AM on June 3, 2007

Here was a similar question from a few months back. Summary: Housing Works seems to be the favorite.
posted by Alt F4 at 9:26 AM on June 3, 2007