The New York Public Library Astor Lenox And Tilden Foundatio

City-funded organization

"The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations" is the full legal/corporate name of the New York Public Library, the privately governed nonprofit research and branch library system serving Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island, formed in 1895 by merging the Astor and Lenox libraries with the Tilden Trust. City records show $7.68m in active NYC contracts as of August 2026 and $166.8M awarded since 2012, mostly as no-bid capital grants and negotiated agreements with the Department of Design and Construction for branch renovations (Mid-Manhattan and Aguilar libraries) and with the Department of Education for MyLibraryNYC, plus smaller contracts with DYCD, Parks, and HPD; 98% of contract value was awarded without competitive bidding.

Industry (per city contracts)
Construction Services
City contracts (active)
$7,684,798 · 2 contracts
Awarded all-time
$166,820,247 · 11 since 2012, incl. expired
Paid to date
$159,113,891
Won without a fresh bid
98% of contract value · $163,123,791 · 7 contracts

Holds contracts at

City contracts

Registered city contracts, largest first by current contract value (not amount spent): running now, then registered to start later, then ended. Totals count every registered contract. Each line shows its Checkbook contract ID. The tag on each row is how it was awarded (“no-bid” = non-competitive).

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