I used to go to the library at the Lincoln Center, which is very nice. But I stopped going after a schizophrenic guy walked over to me and started poudning his hand on my books, then threw my books and BAII plus and started beating his chest. After which I stood up in a diffuse or defend poise, when he threw a chair at me and the other people at the desk. Then security came. And I just left. Never know these days what that guy could’ve been packing.
Shame though, because it’s the nicest NYPL in my opinion. But most NYPL’s are also basically homeless shelters.