Lower East Side I Infill
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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
.
The development has five buildings, which occupy a non-continuous area of 1.98 acre. One nine-story building is on the west side of Eldridge Street between Delancey Street and Rivington Street. A second building is on the west side of Eldridge Street between Rivington Street and Stanton Street, while another is on the east. Both of those buildings are four-story. A fourth is on Stanton between Eldridge Street and Forsyth Street
, and a fifth is on Stanton Street between Allen Street
and Eldridge Street. Both of those buildings are four-story as well. These buildings have 198 apartments, which house approximately 426 people. Of those apartments, 72 are going to be reserved for elderly people.
Lower East Side I Infill was completed April 30, 1988.
Along with Rafael Hernandez Houses
and Max Meltzer Tower, the development is consolidated with Gompers Houses
, which is also on the Lower East Side.
Jacqueline Goodman is currently serving as the Resident Association President for Lower East Side I Infill. Goodman is a member of the Manhattan South District Citywide Council of Presidents.
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.
Public housing in the United States
Public housing in the United States has been administered by federal, state and local agencies to provide subsidized assistance for low-income and people living in poverty. Now increasingly provided in a variety of settings and formats, originally public housing in the U.S...
built and maintained by the New York City Housing Authority
New York City Housing Authority
The New York City Housing Authority provides public 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...
on the Lower East Side
Lower East Side
The Lower East Side, LES, is a neighborhood in the southeastern part of the New York City borough of Manhattan. It is roughly bounded by Allen Street, East Houston Street, Essex Street, Canal Street, Eldridge Street, East Broadway, and Grand Street....
of Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
.
The development has five buildings, which occupy a non-continuous area of 1.98 acre. One nine-story building is on the west side of Eldridge Street between Delancey Street and Rivington Street. A second building is on the west side of Eldridge Street between Rivington Street and Stanton Street, while another is on the east. Both of those buildings are four-story. A fourth is on Stanton between Eldridge Street and Forsyth Street
Forsyth Street (Manhattan)
Forsyth Street runs from Houston Street south to East Broadway in the New York City borough of Manhattan. The street was named in 1817 for Lt. Colonel Benjamin Forsyth....
, and a fifth is on Stanton Street between Allen Street
Allen Street (Manhattan)
Allen Street is a street in the New York City borough of Manhattan which runs north-south through the Lower Manhattan neighborhood of Chinatown, and the Lower East Side. It is continued north of Houston Street as First Avenue, and south of Canal Street by Division Street and Pike Street. ...
and Eldridge Street. Both of those buildings are four-story as well. These buildings have 198 apartments, which house approximately 426 people. Of those apartments, 72 are going to be reserved for elderly people.
Lower East Side I Infill was completed April 30, 1988.
Along with Rafael Hernandez Houses
Hernandez Houses
Rafael Hernandez Houses, also known as Hernandez Houses, is a public housing development built and maintained by the New York City Housing Authority on the Lower East Side of Manhattan at . The development is named after Rafael Hernández Marín , a Puerto Rican music composer who served in the...
and Max Meltzer Tower, the development is consolidated with Gompers Houses
Gompers Houses
Samuel Gompers Houses, also known as Gompers Houses, is a public housing development built and maintained by the New York City Housing Authority on the Lower East Side of Manhattan at...
, which is also on the Lower East Side.
Jacqueline Goodman is currently serving as the Resident Association President for Lower East Side I Infill. Goodman is a member of the Manhattan South District Citywide Council of Presidents.
Lower East Side I Infill is serviced by the fifth precinct of the New York City Police Department
New York City Police Department
The New York City Police Department , established in 1845, is currently the largest municipal police force in the United States, with primary responsibilities in law enforcement and investigation within the five boroughs of New York City...
, the majority of which is Chinatown
Chinatown, Manhattan
Manhattan's Chinatown , home to one of the highest concentrations of Chinese people in the Western hemisphere, is located in the borough of Manhattan in New York City...
, and is governed by Manhattan Community Board 3
Manhattan Community Board 3
The Manhattan Community Board 3 is a local government unit in the New York City borough of Manhattan, encompassing the neighborhoods of Alphabet City, East Village, Lower East Side, Chinatown and Two Bridges...
, which governs the Lower East Side, the East Village
East Village, Manhattan
The East Village is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, lying east of Greenwich Village, south of Gramercy and Stuyvesant Town, and north of the Lower East Side...
, Chinatown, and nearby communities.