Bryant Park is a privately managed
public park located in the
New York City borough of
Manhattan. It is located between
Fifth and
Sixth Avenues and between
40th and
42nd Streets in
Midtown Manhattan. Although technically the
Main Branch of the
New York Public Library is located within the park, effectively it forms the park's functional eastern boundary, making Sixth Avenue the park's primary entrance. Bryant Park is located entirely over an underground structure that houses the library's
stacks, which were built in the 1980s when the park was closed to the public and excavated; the new library facilities were built below ground level while the park was restored above it.