Wednesday morning I had a very early training session at the gym and then found myself on the street before even the grocery store was open so I took a stroll. the sun was shining on the Jefferson Market Library. Isn't it beautiful? It's been closed for the past three years to build an accessible entrance. The old door stood at the top of five steep stairs, which made it difficult if not impossible for people with strollers and wheelchairs to enter. The new way in is this beautiful ramp to what was a window, now a door, into a brightly lit white room thoughtfully furnished with a drinking fountain, and some wit, this door to nowhere is marked "Mystery!" You're greeted by three gracious ladies, I think they're the muses, the inspirational goddesses of literature, science and the arts. There's a link to read about the project in Time Out's July 14 issue. Next to the library is a beautiful garden where the Women's House of Detention once stoo...
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