Alfred E. Smith Houses
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Residential area
- Description: human settlement in Manhattan, New York, United States of America
- Also known as: “Governor Alfred E Smith Houses”, “Governor Alfred E. Smith Houses”, and “Smith Houses”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Brooklyn Bridge and Freedom Tower.
Brooklyn Bridge
The Brooklyn Bridge is a cable-stayed suspension bridge in New York City, spanning the East River between the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn. Opened on May 24, 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge was the first fixed crossing of the East River. Brooklyn Bridge is situated 1,800 feet south of Alfred E. Smith Houses.
Freedom Tower
Photo: Pedro Szekely, CC BY-SA 2.0.
One World Trade Center, also known as One WTC and as the Freedom Tower, is the main building of the rebuilt World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan, New York City. Freedom Tower is situated 4,100 feet west of Alfred E. Smith Houses.
Woolworth Building
Photo: Aude, Public domain.
The Woolworth Building is a 792-foot-tall residential building and early skyscraper at 233 Broadway in the Tribeca neighborhood of Lower Manhattan in New York City. Woolworth Building is situated 2,800 feet west of Alfred E. Smith Houses.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downtown Manhattan and Chinatown.
Downtown Manhattan
Quarter
Photo: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lower Manhattan, also known as Downtown Manhattan, is the southernmost part of the New York City borough of Manhattan. The area is the historical birthplace of New York City and in the 17th and 18th centuries composed the entirety of the city.
Chinatown
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Manhattan's famous Chinatown is a lively neighborhood, full of good values in restaurants and food shopping. Also on sale are cheap knockoffs of designer labels made in China, and all sorts of trinkets and toys.
Financial District
Photo: Fletcher6, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Financial District comprises the southern tip of Manhattan, with the Hudson River on the west, the East River on the east, New York Harbor to the south, and Barclay Street on the north.
Alfred E. Smith Houses
- Categories: housing development and building complex
- Location: Manhattan, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.7104° or 40° 42′ 37″ northLongitude
-73.99865° or 73° 59′ 55″ westElevation
13 feet (4 metres)Open location code
87G8P262+5GOpenStreetMap ID
way 222381294OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residential
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In Other Languages
From Igbo to Turkish—“Alfred E. Smith Houses” goes by many names.
- Igbo: “Ụlọ Alfred E. Smith”
- Japanese: “アルフレッド E. スミス・ハウジーズ”
- Turkish: “Alfred E. Smith Houses”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Civic Center and Two Bridges.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Catherine Street Family Respite Shelter and Governor Alfred E. Smith Memorial.
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