Alfred E. Smith Houses, Building 1
20 Catherine Slip | also 20 Madison Street | Two Bridges | built 1950
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The city photographed every building for its tax records around 1940 and again in the 1980s. NYC Municipal Archives.
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- 1953
Smith Houses, a 17-story public housing complex in Two Bridges, is completed
The New York City Housing Authority began razing buildings on the site in 1950, and the Alfred E. Smith Houses were finished on April 1, 1953. The complex has twelve 17-story buildings with 1,931 apartments and covers nearly 22 acres. State Assemblyman John J. Lamula was its key sponsor.
Source: Wikipedia
- 2013
Smith tenants oppose a plan for market-rate infill on their grounds and sue over repairs
At a February 2013 meeting, NYCHA board member Margarita Lopez told residents about plans to lease public housing land for development, with Smith Houses among eight sites named. Residents objected, and in April more than 300 tenants sued the agency over leaks, plumbing and electrical failures, mold and broken appliances. A judge ruled in the residents' favor that June, and repairs began.
Source: urbanomnibus.net
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