Rutgers Houses
Rutgers Houses | |
|---|---|
 Rutgers Houses in 2011 | |
 Location in New York City | |
| Coordinates: 40°42′43″N 73°59′28″W / 40.711852°N 73.991001°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| City | New York City |
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.008 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,575[1] |
| ZIP codes | 10002 |
| Area codes | 212, 332, 646, and 917 |
| Website | my |
The Rutgers Houses (Henry Rutgers Houses) are a set of public residential high-rises built and maintained by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA). It is located in Manhattan in the center of the Two Bridges neighborhood (west of the southwest border of the Lower East Side). The Rutgers Houses are composed of five 20-story buildings on 5.22 acres (21,100 m2) with 721 apartments housing approximately 1,675 people.[3] The complex is bordered by Madison Street to the north, Rutgers Street to the east, Cherry Street to the south, and Pike Street to the west.[3]
Development
[edit]Prior to its completion in 1965, the Rutgers Houses was one of the sites of city-wide civil rights protests in 1963. Demonstrators attempted to block construction until African Americans and Latinos get more jobs in the building trades until several were taken into custody.[4] While not in opposition to the protests, construction crews at the development site were reported to have said they were more integrated than most.[5]
Designed by Hart, Jerman & Associates, the Rutgers Houses in 1961,[6] the development was completed March 31, 1965.[3][7] Pelham Street, which ran between Pike Street and Rutgers Street, was taken off maps of the area about 1960 for the construction of the development.[8] The development is named after Henry Rutgers (1745–1830), a captain in the American Revolutionary War and a major landowner and philanthropist who was the last descendant of Dutch immigrants. Henry Rutgers' farm, the "Bouwery", made up most of the Lower East Side around Chinatown, and later gave large sections of his farm to churches and the development is on a part of the former farm site.[3]
Michael Steele is serving as the Resident Association President for Rutgers Houses and as the Treasurer of the Manhattan South District Citywide Council of Presidents.[9]
In the winter of 2007, Rutgers House V served as a "warming center", a warm place where people without heat can stay for short periods of time.[10][11][12] In 2010, the Rutgers Houses were one of eight developments to receive a portion of $400 million in funding from the federal government to address capitol needs for repairs.[13][14]
Notable residents
[edit]- Elisa Izquierdo (1989 – 1995), Elisa's death was the inspiration for Elisa's Law, a major restructuring of the New York City Child Welfare System
Nearby public residential high-rises
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Rutgers Houses Population".
- ^ "Rutgers Houses Area". Retrieved November 7, 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Rutgers Houses". NYCHA Housing Developments. New York: New York City Housing Authority. Archived from the original on December 5, 2008. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
- ^ Kihss, Peter Frederick (1912–1984) (July 23, 1963). "200 Racial Pickets Seized at Building Projects Here; (photo) Police Curb Pickets Blocking Brooklyn Building Site". The New York Times. Vol. 112, no. 38531. pp. 1 (col. 3) & 18 (col. 1). Retrieved July 31, 2019 – via TimesMachine.
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- ^ Kihss, Peter Frederick (1912–1984) (July 10, 1963). "Race Sit-In Begins at Mayor's Office in a Job Protest – Pickets Stay at Night With Wagner's Sanction – Seek Work in Building Trades Halt in Work Asked Race Sit-In Begins at Mayor's Office Demonstrators Invited in Project Is Picketed". The New York Times. Vol. 112, no. 38518 (Late City ed.). pp. 1 (col. 5) & 24 (col. 5). Retrieved July 31, 2019 – via TimesMachine.
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- ^ "Charles Mansfield Hart, 81, Design Public Buildings". The New York Times. Vol. 117, no. 40260 (Late City ed.). April 16, 1968. p. 44 (col. 3). Retrieved July 31, 2019.
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- ^ "Henry Rutgers Houses, New York City". Emporis.com. Emporis Corporation. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
- ^ Tauber, Gilbert (born 1935) (2010). "P" – "Pelham Street". NYT Streets" – "A Guide to Former Street Names in Manhattan" (blog). Old Streets of New York. Archived from the original on March 17, 2025. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)"Pelham Street: Ran from Cherry to Monroe Streets between Pike and Rutgers Streets. It was demapped about 1960 for the Rutgers Houses." - ^ "Manhattan South District CCOP Office". Residents' Corner. New York: New York City Housing Authority. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
- ^ "Nine New York City Warming Centers" (PDF). nyc.gov. New York: City of New York. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 4, 2011. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
- ^ "Rutgers Houses V, New York City, U.S.A." Emporis. Emporis Corporation. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
- ^ Solomont, Elizabeth [at Wikidata] (February 7, 2007). "Chill Prompts Officials to Open Warming Shelters". The New York Sun. New York: Two SL LLC. Archived from the original on January 30, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
- ^ Ma, Suzanne (March 16, 2010). "Rutgers Houses to Receive Stimulus Funds From Washington". DNAinfo New York. Archived from the original on November 10, 2017. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
- ^ [Faulk]-White, Donna (March 15, 2010). "HUD Approves New York City Housing Authority Proposal To Improve, Preserve Affordable Housing for Thousands Across the City – Recovery Act Funds and Groundbreaking Agreement Improves, Protects 180,000 Public Housing Units" (HUD No. 10-050). HUD News Release, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Archived from the original on February 12, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Rutgers Housing: Asset Management Project Inventory (PDF). New York City Housing Authority Performance Tracking & Analytics Department. August 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 25, 2022. Retrieved July 31, 2019.