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Alfred E. Smith Houses

Public housing development in Manhattan, New York

Public housing development in Manhattan, New York

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| mapframe-zoom = 9 Governor Alfred E. Smith Houses, or the Alfred E. Smith Houses is a public housing development built by the New York City Housing Authority in the Two Bridges neighborhood of the Lower East Side of Manhattan. There are 12 buildings in the complex; all are 17 stories tall. It covers 21.75 acre, has 1,931 apartments, and houses an estimated 5,739 people. The grounds are bordered by St. James Place to the west, Madison Street to the north, Catherine Street to the east, and South Street to the south.

About

The razing of buildings for the construction of the complex began in 1950, and the buildings were completed on April 1, 1953.

The key sponsor of the development was State assemblyman John J. Lamula and it was named after four-time New York Governor Al Smith (1873–1944), the first Catholic to win a Presidential nomination by a major political party and a social reformer who made progress in the areas of better living and working conditions. Smith served as governor from 1919–1920 and 1923–1929, and was nominated unsuccessfully by the Democratic Party in 1928, with Joseph Taylor Robinson as his running mate. Nearby are the Alfred E. Smith Park, a 2.77 acre park with memorials for Governor Smith located at the corner of South St, Catherine Slip, and Madison St, the Alfred E. Smith Recreational Center, which has community rooms and a gymnasium, and P.S. 126.

Of the residents at the Governor Alfred E. Smith Houses, 30% were elderly as of 2010, then the highest such percentage of all public housing developments in New York City.

Notable people

  • Luther Vandross (1951 – 2005), singer and record producer.
  • Michael Che (born 1983), comedian.

References

http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/nycha/downloads/pdf/Smith.pdf

References

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  3. "SMITH, ALFRED E. HOUSES". New York City Housing Authority.
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  8. (2006). "Alfred Smith (1873-1944)". George Washington University.
  9. "Alfred E Smith Park". New York City Department of Parks & Recreation.
  10. (February 15, 1982). "The Voice of The New Vulnerability". New York Media, LLC.
  11. Seabaugh, Julie. (June 3, 2014). "How New York Comedian Michael Che Willed His Way to SNL and The Daily Show".
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