Glenwood Houses occupy Brooklyn’s Flatlands district along Ralph Avenue, Farragut Road, and East 56th Street. The complex was built in 1950 and consists of 20 six-story buildings with over 2,700…

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NYCHA HOUSING SPOTLIGHTS

Postwar to Present Day: The Evolving Story of Bushwick Houses Amid Gentrification

December 4, 2025
Lemar Alexander

Bushwick Houses was among the first public housing complexes built in New York City following World War II, part of an effort to provide safe, affordable homes for working-class families.…

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NYCHA HOUSING SPOTLIGHTS

Tompkins Houses: Where Brooklyn’s Creative Spirit Takes Root

January 6, 2025
Lemar Alexander

The Tompkins Houses are located in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bedford-Stuyvesant and are bordered by Myrtle Avenue, Park Avenue, and Tompkins Avenue. The development was constructed in 1964 and is…

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