First Houses
First Houses is a public housing project in the East Village, Manhattan, New York City and was one of the first public housing projects in the United States.Photo: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include New Museum and Peretz Square.
New Museum
Museum
Photo: Stu pendousmat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The New Museum of Contemporary Art is a museum at 235 Bowery, on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in New York City. It was founded in 1977 by Marcia Tucker. New Museum is situated 1,900 feet west of First Houses.
Peretz Square
Park
Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.
Peretz Square is a public park in Lower Manhattan, New York City, which marks the spot where Houston Street, First Avenue, and First Street meet. Peretz Square marks the spot where the smaller grid of the Lower East Side meets the grand regularity of the Commissioners' Plan street grid of 1811.
Katz’s Delicatessen
Restaurant
Photo: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Katz's Delicatessen, also known as Katz's of New York City, is a kosher-style delicatessen at 205 East Houston Street, on the southwest corner of Houston and Ludlow Streets on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in New York City. Although its menu is inspired by culturally Jewish foods, Katz's Delicatessen is not kosher. Katz’s Delicatessen is situated 580 feet southwest of First Houses.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alphabet City and East Village.
Alphabet City
Neighborhood
Photo: Rtd2101, Public domain.
Alphabet City is a neighborhood located within the East Village in the New York City borough of Manhattan. Its name comes from Avenues A, B, C, and D, the only avenues in Manhattan to have single-letter names.
East Village
Photo: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The East Village, east of the Village on Manhattan, was traditionally considered part of the Lower East Side, and constitutes the portion north of Houston St, south of 14th St, and east of Broadway.
NoHo
Neighborhood
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NoHo, short for "North of Houston Street", is a primarily residential neighborhood in Lower Manhattan, New York City. It is bounded by Mercer Street to the west, the Bowery to the east, 9th Street to the north, and Houston Street to the south.
First Houses
- Type: Residential area
- Description: Public housing development in Manhattan
- Categories: revenue house and architectural ensemble
- Location: Manhattan, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.72371° or 40° 43′ 25″ northLongitude
-73.98626° or 73° 59′ 11″ westOpen location code
87G8P2F7+FFOpenStreetMap ID
way 386807432OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialWikidata ID
Q5453085
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“First Houses” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “First Houses”
- French: “First Houses”
- Igbo: “Ụlọ Mbụ”
- Spanish: “First Houses”
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