The Astor Library was one of the first important public libraries in New York City. John Jacob Astor pledged $400,000 to create a reference library using the books from the great book collector ...

Today the Astor Public Library is the Joseph Papp Public Theater, also known as, Joe’s Pub. The theater has been operating since the 1950s and continues to be a popular venue and a New York icon.

The New York Public Library—the largest public library system in the U.S.—was formed after several of New York City’s ...

The Astor Library Friends Association recently celebrated its 42nd birthday with the launch of a new Friends bookmark. The bookmark features a sketch by local artist Noel Thomas, and honors the ...

The Astor Library Friends Association will hold its annual meeting at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Klep Meeting Room of the Columbia River Maritime Museum. The room is on the east side of the museum.

Astor's appetite for New York real estate appears to have had no limits. On his deathbed in 1848, he is said to have exclaimed, "Could I begin life again, knowing what I now know, and had money to ...

After John Jacob Astor made his fortune in the fur trade, he invested in cheap real estate in Manhattan. ... the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the New York Public Library.