Office of Community Outreach & Notification

CONSTRUCTION NEWSLETTER Summer 2019

ROOSEVELT ISLAND LIBRARY, NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECT#: LNCA10RIS BOROUGH: MANHATTAN

The New York City Department of Design • Designated reading area

and Construction (NYCDDC) is managing
the construction of the new Roosevelt
Island Library for the New York Public
Library (NYPL). The existing branch library
will be relocated to a new and larger
facility so the library can serve additional
patrons and add needed programming
capabilities. It will incorporate certain
environmentally sensitive measures
to allow for an anticipated LEED
certification. Ultimately the new space
will transform the first floor of a former
school building into a new library serving
the entire Roosevelt Island community.
As of this newsletter, the construction
has accomplished various tasks,
including the following:
• Existing interior has been torn down
and rebuild/framing is ongoing.
• The framing is creating various
new rooms for administrative and
programming uses.
• Floor trenching completed to allow
room for conduit carrying various
utilities
• A community room
• Teen area
• Separate children’s room
• New restrooms, Public and Private
Staff use
Substantial completion expected by
December of 2019
Community Outreach:
Please contact Jomo Blackman at the Metal Stud Framing
DDC Office of Community Outreach
& Notification for any project related
inquiries or concerns.
Email: blackmajo@ddc.nyc.gov
Community Impacts:
During construction hours, you can
expect the following:
Increased levels of dust, noise, and
possible heavy equipment movement
in and out of work site
Construction Hours:
Completed trenching for various utilities
Monday – Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3p.m.

• Insulation within the new framing of

outer walls still in progress.

The new facility will include some of the

following spaces and functions:

• New shelving for general collection

material

• A generously sized circulation desk

• Patron computer stations

Insulation within new framing still in progress

Bill de Blasio Lorraine Grillo www.nyc.gov/ddc

Mayor Commissioner