Lower East Side I Infill

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Lower East Side I Infill
NYCHA property
Location in New York City
Coordinates: 40°43′12″N73°59′28″W / 40.72009°N 73.99113°W / 40.72009; -73.99113 Coordinates: 40°43′12″N73°59′28″W / 40.72009°N 73.99113°W / 40.72009; -73.99113
Country United States
State New York
City New York City
Borough Manhattan
Area
[1]
 • Total0.003 sq mi (0.008 km2)
Population
 • Total365 [2]
ZIP codes
10002
Area code(s) 212, 332, 646, and 917
Website my.nycha.info/DevPortal/

Lower East Side I Infill, or Lower East Side Infill #1, is a public housing development built and maintained by the New York City Housing Authority on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. [3]

New York City Housing Authority

The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) was the first agency in the United States to provide housing for low- and moderate-income residents throughout the five boroughs of New York City. NYCHA also administers a citywide Section 8 Leased Housing Program in rental apartments. These communities are often referred to in popular culture as "projects", or "developments". These facilities commonly have large income disparities with their respective surrounding neighborhood or community.

Lower East Side Neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City

The Lower East Side, sometimes abbreviated as LES, is a neighborhood in the southeastern part of the New York City borough of Manhattan, roughly located between the Bowery and the East River, and Canal Street and Houston Street. Traditionally an immigrant, working class neighborhood, it began rapid gentrification in the mid-2000s, prompting the National Trust for Historic Preservation to place the neighborhood on their list of America's Most Endangered Places.

Manhattan Borough in New York City and county in New York, United States

Manhattan, often referred to as the City, is the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City, and coextensive with the County of New York, one of the original counties of the U.S. state of New York. Manhattan serves as the city's economic and administrative center, cultural identifier, and historical birthplace. The borough consists mostly of Manhattan Island, bounded by the Hudson, East, and Harlem rivers; several small adjacent islands; and Marble Hill, a small neighborhood now on the U.S. mainland, physically connected to the Bronx and separated from the rest of Manhattan by the Harlem River. Manhattan Island is divided into three informally bounded components, each aligned with the borough's long axis: Lower, Midtown, and Upper Manhattan.

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Development

The development has five buildings, which occupy a non-continuous area of 1.98 acres (8,000 m2). [3] One nine-story building is on the west side of Eldridge Street between Delancey Street and Rivington Street. [4] [5] A second building is on the west side of Eldridge Street between Rivington Street and Stanton Street, while another is on the east. [4] Both of those buildings are four-story. [6] A fourth is on Stanton between Eldridge Street and Forsyth Street, and a fifth is on Stanton Street between Allen Street and Eldridge Street. [4] Both of those buildings are four-story as well. [7] These buildings have 198 apartments, which house approximately 426 people. [3] Of those apartments, 72 are going to be reserved for elderly people. [8]

Delancey Street Street in Manhattan, New York

Delancey Street is one of the main thoroughfares of New York City's Lower East Side in Manhattan, running from the street's western terminus at the Bowery to its eastern end at FDR Drive, connecting to the Williamsburg Bridge and Brooklyn at Clinton Street. It is an eight-lane, median-divided street west of Clinton Street, and a service road for the Williamsburg Bridge east of Clinton Street. West of Bowery, Delancey Street becomes Kenmare Street, which continues as a four-lane, undivided street to Lafayette Street.

Rivington Street Street in Manhattan, New York

Rivington Street is a street in the New York City borough of Manhattan, which runs across the Lower East Side neighborhood, between the Bowery and Pitt Street, with a break between Chrystie and Forsyth for Sara D. Roosevelt Park. Vehicular traffic runs west on this one-way street.

Lower East Side I Infill was completed April 30, 1988. [3]

Along with Rafael Hernandez Houses and Max Meltzer Tower, the development is consolidated with Gompers Houses, which is also on the Lower East Side. [9]

Hernandez Houses Public housing development in Manhattan, New York

Rafael Hernandez Houses, also known as Hernandez Houses, is a public housing development built and maintained by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) on the Lower East Side of Manhattan.

Gompers Houses Public housing development in Manhattan, New York

Samuel Gompers Houses, also known as Gompers Houses, is a public housing development built and maintained by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) on the Lower East Side of Manhattan on Pitt Street between Delancey and Stanton Streets. Gompers Houses is composed of two 20-story buildings with 474 apartments that house approximately 1,116 people. It is built on a 3.7 acres (15,000 m2) site bordered by Stanton Street to the north, Columbia Street to the east, Delancey Street to the south, and Pitt Street to the west.

Jacqueline Goodman is currently serving as the Resident Association President for Lower East Side I Infill. [10] Goodman is a member of the Manhattan South District Citywide Council of Presidents. [10]

Lower East Side I Infill is serviced by the fifth precinct of the New York City Police Department, the majority of which is Chinatown, and is governed by Manhattan Community Board 3, which governs the Lower East Side, the East Village, Chinatown, and nearby communities. [4] [11] [12]

New York City Police Department Municipal police force in the United States

The New York City Police Department (NYPD), officially the City of New York Police Department, is the primary law enforcement and investigation agency within the City of New York. Established on May 23, 1845, the NYPD is one of the oldest police departments in the United States, and is the largest police force in the United States. The NYPD headquarters is at 1 Police Plaza, located on Park Row in Lower Manhattan across the street from City Hall. The department's mission is to "enforce the laws, preserve the peace, reduce fear, and provide for a safe environment". The NYPD's regulations are compiled in title 38 of the New York City Rules. The New York City Transit Police and New York City Housing Authority Police Department were fully integrated into the NYPD in 1995 by New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani.

Chinatown, Manhattan Neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City

Manhattan's Chinatown is a neighborhood in Lower Manhattan, New York City, bordering the Lower East Side to its east, Little Italy to its north, Civic Center to its south, and Tribeca to its west. With an estimated population of 90,000 to 100,000 people, Chinatown is home to the highest concentration of Chinese people in the Western Hemisphere. Manhattan's Chinatown is also one of the oldest Chinese ethnic enclaves. The Manhattan Chinatown is one of nine Chinatown neighborhoods in New York City, as well as one of twelve in the New York metropolitan area, which contains the largest ethnic Chinese population outside of Asia, comprising an estimated 893,697 uniracial individuals as of 2017.

Manhattan Community Board 3

The Manhattan Community Board 3 is a New York City community board encompassing the Manhattan neighborhoods of Alphabet City, the East Village, the Lower East Side, Two Bridges, and a large portion of Chinatown. It is delimited by the East River on the east, the Brooklyn Bridge on the south, Pearl Street, Baxter Street, Canal Street, Bowery and Fourth Avenue on the west, as well as by the 14th Street on the north.

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References

  1. ↑ "Lower East Side I Infill Area" . Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Lower East Side I Infill Population".
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Lower East Side Infill #1". NYCHA Housing Developments. New York: New York City Housing Authority. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "NYCHA GIS". NYCHA Housing Developments. New York: New York City Housing Authority. Search for Lower East Side I Infill, or 175 Eldridge Street. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
  5. ↑ "169 Eldridge St, New York, NY 10002 - Google Maps". Google Maps. Google, Inc. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
  6. ↑ "197 Eldridge St, New York, NY 10002 - Google Maps". Google Maps. Google, Inc. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
  7. ↑ "Stanton and Eldridge - Google Maps". Google Maps. Google, Inc. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
  8. ↑ "PHA PLAN-Revised Final" (PDF). nyc.gov. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. December 31, 2009. pp. 56–57. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
  9. ↑ "Gompers, Samuel Houses". NYCHA Housing Developments. New York: New York City Housing Authority. Archived from the original on October 22, 2009. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
  10. 1 2 "Manhattan South District CCOP Office". Residents' Corner. New York: New York City Housing Authority. Archived from the original on June 13, 2010. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
  11. ↑ "5th precinct". NYPD - Precincts. New York: New York City Police Department. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
  12. ↑ "Community Board No. 3, Manhattan". CB3. New York: City of New York. Retrieved January 17, 2010.


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