up to date (2011) most decent bx nycha? (Webster, Amsterdam: apartments, rent)

[msninagee]

I know all projects are bad, but I'm relocating to the bronx from bk and I am wondering what are the most decent/worse Bronx nycha dvelopments. I know nothing about the bronx

& I've done a search but all the post are since 07. I know the pj's don't change much but I'm also wondering how does the transfer work like if I wanted to move else where in nycha. I have n1 priority btw.

[Northwindsforever]

Still bad and probably will as long as they stand:

Claremont Rehabs
Webster
Butler
Morris 1
Morris 2

All of these are located North of 168th street between Webster and Washington Ave. in one of the worst sections of The Bronx (Western Morrisania, South Bronx) So don't end up there. No subway access either. There is a rezoning plan for the Webster Ave. corridor though.

Mott Haven and Soundview also have a s**t load of projects which I'm sure other members on this forum will tell you about.

I don't know any good projects in South Bronx.

Pelham Pkwy and Throggs Neck Houses outside of South Bronx are better.

[msninagee]

so basically anything other than those ?

[Northwindsforever]

Well, then there is the "up and coming" neighborhood of Melrose, South Bronx with a significant amount of projects to choose from. Morrisania Air Rights Houses (technically in the neighborhood of Melrose) and stuff like that.

[anon1]

Here is a pretty detailed explanation of good and bad NYCHA developments taken by HABLODECORAZON:

"In the Bronx, the only 2 best housing projects are:

1) Pelham Parkway - Quiet & working class neighborhood, near Jacobi Hospital, respectful neighbors and has one of the best management offices in NYCHA.

2) Throggs Neck - Also a quiet and working class neighborhood and has its housing police preicinct.

Warning: All other housing projects in the bronx has illegal drug and gang activities (Bloods/Latin Kings/Crips/etc.), gang fights, trouble makers, drug addicts smoking weed or crack in front of your door, stick-up kids, daily gossip, urine on the elevator and hallway floors, graffitti all over the interior of the buildings, excessively noisy/disrespectful neighbors, management offices that only care about is your rent and does nothing about your complaints, plenty of vacancies to keep you in the Bronx forever.

The worst housing projects (in numeric order) in the Bronx out of all the other bad ones are:

1) Castle Hill
2) Paterson
3) Webster
4) Mott Haven
5) Mitchell
6) Milbrook

Now.... There are more than 2 housing projects that are the best in Manhattan (Excluding Marble Hill) which in numeric order are:

1) Harborview Terrance - Located in midtown Manhattan, is the fanciest, newest and the most quietest housing project NYCHA has ever owned. There is an obstacle to get selected for an apartment in this heavenly housing project. It is managed by Amsterdam Houses, a housing project a few blocks away where everybody that applies for Harborview Terrance will get selected for Amsterdam (a housing project full of gang members).

2) Harlem River - Located in a middle-income Harlem neighborhood, it look like condominiums and it is a very traditional, respectful and quiet housing project similar to Harborview Terrance. Generations pass by and there still be very little vacancies and to be selected to Harlem river, all you need is an application and a dream.

3) Dyckman - Located in in a working-class Inwood neighborhood, it is convinient to transportation, restaurants, nightclubs and stores 24/7. It's quiet all over the housing project (except if you get the bad luck to live next noisy neighbors that take advantage of the peace and safety around them). In that case, the Dyckman Management Office is very poorly operated to handle tenant's complaints and transfers so if you get selected to live in Dyckman, the peace and safety is guaranteed but not the overall quietness within your apartment. Overall, Dyckman is like a mini Co-op city and you'll feel like a millionaire while renting one of these apartments. But you must believe in one thing to get an apartment in Dyckman. "Good things comes to those that wait (years)".

4) Baruch - Located in the Lower East Side, it's the largest housing project in Manhattan and it's also very quiet at all times. There are always vacanc
ies in Baruch because some people prefer close transportation over peace and quiet. It's also close to supermarkets and a $50 a year city gym. It's also safe and peaceful.

5) Grant - Located in Central Harlem, has a powerfull tenant patrol that keep the housing project clean, safe and quiet at all times. It's near the 125th street shopping area and it also has a housing police preicinct. It's also near all transportation. It is worth the wait for an apartment in Grant.

Warning: Same warning as the warning about the Bronx housing projects except that NYCHA would love to transfer you as soon as possible to the Bronx, Brooklyn or Staten Island if you need a transfer.

The worst housing projects (in numeric order) in Manhattan out of all the other bad ones are:

1) Polo Grounds
2) Rangel
3) Drew Hamilton
4) Jefferson
5) Johnson
5) Wagner
6) Manhattanville
7) Amsterdam
8) Rutger
9) Marble Hill (Marble Hill is located at the northern tip of Manhattan)

I can't school you about housing projects in other boroughs because I only lived in housing projects in the Bronx and Manhattan.....


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[bluedog2]

Originally Posted by anon1

"In the Bronx, the only 2 best housing projects are:

1) Pelham Parkway - Quiet & working class neighborhood, near Jacobi Hospital, respectful neighbors and has one of the best management offices in NYCHA.

2) Throggs Neck - Also a quiet and working class neighborhood and has its housing police preicinct.....

Agreed.

And Pelham Parkway Houses are just a few blocks form a major(150 store) shopping area,a major transportation hub(2 and 5 trains,Bx12 select bus,midtown express bus and busses to Westchester),the zoo and The Botanical Garden.

Throggs Neck houses are in a nice neighborhood but it's pretty inconvenient if you don't have a car.

[SeventhFloor]

Pelham Parkway Houses are pretty much the best in the Bronx.
Throgs Neck is second best - a little worse than Pelham Parkway, but the surrounding area is decent. Area surrounding Pelham Parkway is decent as well.

Third I would have to say Parkside Houses. I've never heard about it being particulary bad there but I could be wrong. Someone please chime in if you're familiar with them? They're on Bronx Park East.

Everything else in the Bronx is pretty much crap.

[bluedog2]

Originally Posted by SeventhFloor

Pelham Parkway Houses are pretty much the best in the Bronx.
Throgs Neck is second best - a little worse than Pelham Parkway, but the surrounding area is decent. Area surrounding Pelham Parkway is decent as well.

Third I would have to say Parkside Houses. I've never heard about it being particulary bad there but I could be wrong. Someone please chime in if you're familiar with them? They're on Bronx Park East.

Everything else in the Bronx is pretty much crap.

There was one murder in Parkside Houses about 2 years ago but for the most part it is pretty quiet.Never really hear of too much stuff going on there.I walk up there pretty frequently and never get a bad vibe.

[SeventhFloor]

Originally Posted by bluedog2

There was one murder in Parkside Houses about 2 years ago but for the most part it is pretty quiet.Never really hear of too much stuff going on there.I walk up there pretty frequently and never get a bad vibe.

That's what I figured.

[DoomDan515]

Yeah I'd image that Pelham Parkway & Throgs Neck would be the only decent ones in The Bronx.