New York Public Library, Fifth Avenue
Free to visitMidtown
The library with the lions on Fifth Avenue is the main branch the show had in mind when Jerry’s 1971 book came due.
- Time there
- 30 minutes
- Best time
- Weekday late morning
- Cost
- Free
- Good to know
- Bags are checked at the door; the Rose Main Reading Room keeps its own hours.
Filmed here
Seinfeld (1989–1998) · S3E5 “The Library”
Library cop Mr. Bookman chases Jerry for an overdue Tropic of Cancer, and George’s old gym teacher is living outside the main branch.
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