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.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include New Museum and Church of the Most Holy Redeemer.

New Museum

Museum

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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.

Church of the Most Holy Redeemer

Church

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The Church of the Most Holy Redeemer, also known as Santísimo Redentor, was a Catholic parish church under the authority of the Archdiocese of New York, located at 161–165 East 3rd Street between Avenues A and B in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. Church of the Most Holy Redeemer is situated 560 feet east of First Houses.

Katz’s Delicatessen

Restaurant

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Katz's Delicatessen, also known as Katz's of New York City, is a Jewish deli 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. 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

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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

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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
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Latitude

40.72371° or 40° 43′ 25″ north

Longitude

-73.98626° or 73° 59′ 11″ west

Open location code

87G8P2F7+FF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 386807432

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=residential

Wikidata ID

Q5453085

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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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