Harlem River Houses

Harlem River Houses

, more pressure was added to improving the housing for African Americans, but no attempts were made to desegregate housing.

For the first time, federal money was used for public housing in New York as part of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “New Deal” social programs. This money came from the Public Works Administration (PWA). This money was used for two projects in New York City: the Harlem River Houses, intended for black residents, and the Williamsburg Houses in Brooklyn, intended for whites. Because the Harlem River Houses were the first federally funded housing projects, their construction and opening attracted national attention.

The Harlem River Houses are said to be the most successful public housing in New York. The architects designed a modern, spacious building that contained 574 apartments. The Harlem River Houses had child care, health care and public community room right on site, and rent in 1937 was $21.00 a month. The buildings are 4 or 5 stories tall. When the project was completed, 11,000 people applied for the new apartments available.

Today about 12 of the original tenants still live in the Harlem River Houses. The federal government has raised the price of rent. Tenants are to pay 25-30% of their family’s income. Today, the Harlem River Houses are considered to be one of New York’s landmarks.

External links

*Dunlap, David W. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DEFDE133EF930A15757C0A961948260 "At 50, Harlem River Houses is Still Special."] "The New York Times". April 23, 1987,
*Wolf, Eric. [http://www.laguardiawagnerarchive.lagcc.cuny.edu/research/BHM/main.htm "Black History Month, with a Tribute to John L. Wilson Jr. and the Harlem River Houses."] Black History Month Celebration. 2000. LaGuardia & Wagner Archives. 2 Oct. 2006.


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