Marcy Houses

The Marcy Houses, or The Marcy Projects, is a public housing complex built and operated by the New York City Housing Authority and located in and is bordered by Flushing, Marcy, Nostrand and avenues.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: public housing in Brooklyn, New York
  • Also known as: Marcy Projects

Places of Interest

Highlights include Nostrand Avenue station and Myrtle–Willoughby Avenues station.

Historic site
The was a station on the demolished section of the BMT Myrtle Avenue Line. The station was located at the intersection of and Nostrand Avenues in Bedford-Stuyvesant, . The station opened in 1889, and closed in 1969.

Metro station
The is a station on the IND Crosstown Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of and Marcy Avenues in , it is served by the G train at all times.

Metro station
Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.
The is a station on the IND Crosstown Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Flushing and Union/Marcy Avenues in the boundary of and , it is served at all times by the G train.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Clinton Hill and Clinton Hill Historic District.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood located in the north-central portion of the borough of . It is bordered by the and Flushing Avenue to the north, to the northeast, Classon Avenue and to the east, Atlantic Avenue and to the south and southwest and Vanderbilt Avenue and to the west.

Locality
is a national historic district in , in New York City. It consists of 1,063 largely residential contributing buildings built between the 1840s and 1930 in popular contemporary and revival styles.

are in . In addition to the two aforementioned neighborhoods, this travel guide covers Crown Heights, Lefferts Gardens, Brownsville, East Flatbush, and Midwood.

Marcy Houses

Latitude
40.69722° or 40° 41′ 50″ north
Longitude
-73.95139° or 73° 57′ 5″ west
Elevation
20 feet (6 metres)
Open location code
87G8M2WX+VC
Geo­Names ID
6332025
Wiki­data ID
Q6758577
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Spanish—“Marcy Houses” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: Marcy Projects
  • Finnish: Marcy
  • Igbo: Ụlọ Marcy
  • Portuguese: Marcy Houses
  • Spanish: Hogares Marcy

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Marcy Playground and Stockton Playground.

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