New York Public Library Abandons Its Renovation Plans

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 7, 2014

Scott Sherman, contributing writer at The Nation, discusses the recent decision by the New York Public Library to abandon its controversial plans to remodel the 42nd Street building.

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