Английская Википедия:Alfred E. Smith Houses
Шаблон:Infobox settlement Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Short description 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.[1][2][3] There are 12 buildings in the complex; all are 17 stories tall.[1] It covers Шаблон:Convert, has 1,931 apartments, and houses an estimated 5,739 people.[1][4] 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.[1]
About
The razing of buildings for the construction of the complex began in 1950, and the buildings were completed on April 1, 1953.[1][5]
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.[1][6] 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.[6] Nearby are the Alfred E. Smith Park, a Шаблон:Convert 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.[7]
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.[4]
Notable people
- Luther Vandross (1951 – 2005), singer and record producer.[8]
- Michael Che (born 1983), comedian.[9]
See also
References
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