Jefferson Market Hi-Jacking: The N.Y. Sun

October 26, 2005
The New York Sun printed this:
TEMPERS FLARED AT MEETING OVER LIBRARY CLOSING in W. VILLAGE

West Village residents' tempers flared at a meeting on Oct. 18th over plans to close the Jefferson Market Library for at least 18 months to make various renovations, including moving the research room from the basement to make room for a young adult area. "It was such an angry crowd," a former City Council member Carol Greitzer said. . . . Residents expressed concerns over not having been consulted about the proposed changes. A West Village resident, Fredda Seidenbaum, said research should be done on how many teenagers live in the neighborhood and use the library. . .
- - excerpt from The New York Sun - -
Greenwich Village Census in 2000
2.7% . . . under 5 years
5.1% . . . 5 - 17 yrs old
7.4% . . . 18 - 24 yrs old
47.50% . . . 25 - 44 yrs old
25.60% . . . 45 - 64 yrs old
11.70% . . . 65 & older
[illustration: by John Robinson, Jefferson Market 1881]
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