Each school/university will have its own policies, some allow the general public access but no borrowing, others have borrow policies usually under a "Friend of

Each school/university will have its own policies, some allow the general public access but no borrowing, others have borrow policies usually under a "Friend of the Library" membership. For example: - https://library.ccny.cuny.edu/about/friends https://library.ccny.cuny.edu/about/friends - https://library.cooper.edu/friends/ https://library.cooper.edu/friends/ - https://library.nyu.edu/about/general/fob/ https://library.nyu.edu/about/general/fob/ Between NYPL, QPL, BPL, and these I think living in NYC gives you access to a pretty great selection of materials. Navigating the policies can be a bit like juggling streaming services but is completely worth it in my opinion.