Schwarzman Lion-ized: After $100M Gift, Library Gets Renamed

The name will appear five times on the New York Public Library on Fifth Avenue: at the base of each of the two center columns leading to the century-old building's main entrance; on a gold plaque on the marble floor just outside the front door; and in the marble of the pedestals beneath the lamps at the library's 42nd Street entrance. The letters will range from 1 to 2 ½ inches in height, those cut into stone etched in a new font that gives the patina of age.

The name will not be as big as some others high atop the facade on Fifth Avenue -- like Astor and Tilden -- but it will be visible to all who pass by or ascend the steps.

On Tuesday, the New York Landmarks Preservation Commission officially agreed to change the name of the library's main building to the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, and revealed just how that name would be, if not shouted, then quietly yet firmly spoken to the world.

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[anastasiabeaverhousen]

Useless trivia: The names of the concrete lions outside the library have been changed over the years. For a while, one was Lady Astor (event tho they're both male) and the other was Lenox. In the 1930s they were renamed Patience and Fortitude, reflecting the resilience and spirt of New Yorkers. Those names stuck and remain today.

[jerrypenguin]

GOOD FOR STEPHEN A. SCHWARZMAN! This is far better than a US president purchasing (at taxpayer expense) an aircraft carrier (CVN-77) for his dad.