I googled the library and the building across the street is still there. https://www.google.com/maps/uv?pb=!1s0x89c2590099a8a8a9%3A0x3b51df6e509a734c!3m1!7e115!4s%2Fmaps%2Fplace%2Fnew%2Byork%2Bpublic%2Blibrary%2B41st%2Bstreet%2F%4040.7528457%2C-73.9813618%2C3a%2C75y%2C296.49h%2C90t%2Fdata%3D*213m4*211e1*213m2*211sZPNtMKnWZWs4MhnQeg8dIw*212e0*214m2*213m1*211s0x89c2590099a8a8a9%3A0x3b51df6e509a734c%3Fsa%3DX!5snew%20york%20public%20library%2041st%20street%20-%20Google%20Search!15sCgIgAQ&imagekey=!1e2!2sZPNtMKnWZWs4MhnQeg8dIw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjIoaLynvX0AhVZmmoFHQG1CJcQpx96BAhFEAg
Nice album of the wonderful NYC main Public library....and the lovely little park at the rear has been an open air drug market for years.