 The pair of marble lions that sit by the entrance of the New York Public Library Main Branch at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street were originally named Leo Astor and Leo Lenox, after Astor and James Lenox, who founded the library from his own collection.Next, they were called Lord Astor and Lady Lenox (both lions are males).Mayor Fiorello La Guardia renamed them "Patience" and "Fortitude" during the Great Depression.