friend absolutely terrified of public housing buildings (Roosevelt: apartment, school)

[Q-d0g_Bronx]

to the guy who mentioned amsterdam houses..thats definitely not a wild housing projects.never was.you have nycha right there in the early 60th streets but the entire area around it is surrounded by hard working whites so you should know they not having no madness go around in that area

[Carbro]

Originally Posted by Q-d0g_Bronx

to the guy who mentioned amsterdam houses . . .

Not a guy, but I know the area well, and you're right.

Still, it is a public housing project, no matter how you cut it.

[LIPumpkin]

Originally Posted by Alan B 718

i guess its misleading for me to lump in all the outer boros, since the bronx has HUGE PJs, but at least some of pjs in brooklyn and most/all of staten island are all 6-8 floors.
some i know for sure are
nostrand houses 6 floors
gravesend houses 7 floors
armstrong houses has 3, 6 and 7 floors
Borinquen houses, 7 floors
Marlboro houses, 7 floors and 14 floors
anything in SI, 6 or 7 floors

So, yes, there are quite a few of projects that are not all towering buildings. Theres a stark difference from what i see daily in brooklyn, and the towers i see daily in manhattan. ( i rarely if ever go to the bronx or queens)

The ones I lived in in Queens were 7 floor buildings, not very tall...

[Q-d0g_Bronx]

carbro sorry bout that miss

[Carbro]

No apology needed.

[I_Love_LI_but]

But ... not Far Rockaway ... those PJs are legendary for the violence and criminality of their residents. Red Fern, Hammels, Edgemere, etc.

You should fear for your life in the PJs in Far Rockaway. That includes if you carry a handgun! All of them. Also Ocean Village, which is not a PJ per se, but full of the same clientele.

[KRaZy]

Originally Posted by SuperMario

What? the projects in Manhattan are not taller than ones in the outer boroughs. Where did you get that from?

I have never seen 6 story projects either. The ones closest to me are huge...16 stories (Sedegwick houses)....and the claremont projects range from 16-24 stories...and this is the Bronx.

Harlem has some high rise PJs too! But I don't know how many stories though....

[SuperMario]

Originally Posted by KRaZy

Harlem has some high rise PJs too! But I don't know how many stories though....

My absolute favorites are the Polo Grounds. I dont know if they are considered bad but they are huge!

Also since I am a baseball historian, the name is nostalgic and will always be linked with the legendary stadium of the then NY Giants.

[Guywithacause]

Polo Grounds sounds like a private community somewhere in Greenwhich....what a difference a name makes versus Patterson Houses or Morrisania Consolidation.

[SuperMario]

Originally Posted by Guywithacause

Polo Grounds sounds like a private community somewhere in Greenwhich....what a difference a name makes versus Patterson Houses or Morrisania Consolidation.

Yeah...it used to be a baseball stadium. You had Yankee stadium and the Polo grounds right across the river from each other.

Ebbets Field was also a stadium and now are projects.

If they decide to tear down Yankee Stadium and make projects there it would be called Yankee Stadium. But I think they are making it into 3 little league fields.