Whether you’ve tried to get a photo on their backs or admired the wreaths around their necks during the holidays, you have to know the New York Public Library’s stoic guardians “Patience and Fortitude.” The great lion statues, which guard the library’s flagship 42nd Street Beaux-Arts building, were named by Mayor Fiorello La Guardia on … Continue reading 10 Secrets You Didn’t Know About The NYPL’s Iconic Lion Statues