What are the most notorious housing projects in America?

[NuWorldOrder]

Brownsville Brooklyn,Ny its a neighborhood comprised of about 6 different projects and has a pop of 60,000(at least 15,000 not in the pjs) of course it prob less dangerous as before

But cabrini sounds terrible

 

[hatealot]

the 70s - 90s accounts of Chicago's housing is insane

its easy to blame a lot of the problems on the failures on the physical designs of towers and superblocks, but thats complete bullshyt. places like co-op city and masaryk towers are designed the same exact way and the quality of life there is way different compared to a true public, NYCHA ran property. shyt, Masaryk is literally surrounded by projects, some of them "bad", and its a desirable place to live with good management, community and resources. residents of those places arent well off by any means, they still technically get a subsidy and pay based on income, but they are owners and not renters, and have a vested interest in the place. there are still people there with zero dollars, income, mental illness, drug abuse, etc... but the overall vibe is different.

a lot of these programs could be successful. its a shame to see various housing authorities in trouble financially STILL.

overall, people have to look at the bigger picture and realize that stretch from the late 70s to the 90s is the exception and not the rule. the perfect shytstorm of extenuating circumstances and failures. the reputation of entire communities and public programs shouldnt be based on a 15 year dark period now is the time, now more than ever, to try to do public housing RIGHT in this country

Co op city application process requires a equity deposit ranging from like 7k to 18k depending on the bedrooms. You can finance the equity but that is swings back around to income and credit. Off that requirement alone you are attracting a different type of people. For the most part they are targeting peoples whose household income is 50k or higher. Once you throw shareholder around , best believe your next door neighbor is calling the police every single time. Reason being is they feel they an incentive to keep the quality of living up to the standard. it isnt a private cooperative, its under the HUD program of NYS. So technically, state funded program.

But yeah the vibe is different because for the most part people in Co Op are usually one step away from NYCHA housing or came from the hood. So the mentality is on some we didnt leave the hood to be back in the hood. Most of the people who qualify or live there are working professionals, average household income is pretty high as well , its a different demographic of people education wise and income wise.

 

[aYoYo1]

The funny thing about the Pink Houses is that it’s located in more tame parts of East New York yet it’s easily the worst project in all of Brooklyn.

To me at least.

My dads friends was walking inside one of those buildings and for no reason a young dude just smashed a bottle over this head.

 

[aYoYo1]

Which was worse Robert Taylor or Cabrini?

Taylor

 

[Coli Bot]

 

[Supreme365]

DC had Barry Farms and Sursum Cordas both torn down now

Carver terrace too

 

[Peter Popoff]

The pink houses up the street from my old neighborhood

Back then the rent was free cause it was owned by some Nino Brown ass nikka so I went there to fukk with the little hood rats.

 

[feelosofer]

I don't know if its the worst in America bit the Munn/South Orange projects used to be poppin in the 80s.

 

[How Sway?]

Dude, Cabrini was on a whole nother level than probably anywhere in the country.

They used to have snipers shooting off the roof at cops.

They used to throw people off the roof

Girls were getting raped left & right.

It was insane.

Never went there, but the stories I've heard from folks who lived there were

Tbh most of the projects in Chicago had snipers on lookout.
And all of the above.

But cabrini due to its location was more publicized

 

[VladTheImpaler]

Robert Taylor homes

I read part of a book on that shyt. nikkas in the Chi was wildin back then

Comedian Corey Holcomb always talks about it...that is where is says he grew up.

 

[eastsideTT]

Was QB among the worst projects in the city at the time or was its rep based more off music?

A little bit of both but more based on the music. The sheer size and the number of famous (legit famous and hood famous) people that came out of there put it on the map, but there were way ‘worse’ projects out there during that ‘bad era’

QB is still a rough place but with its size came slightly more resources. They’ve always had a tenants association and active, involved people. When Nas was a kid there were probably still a good number of older, original tenants there who cared

I think places like bronx river houses, east river houses, walt whitman in BK, and the wald houses on the LES were probably the worst of their time in terms of craziness

 

[SmallWars]

Havent read through the thread yet, but Garden Valley in Cleveland.

 

[Wink Beaufield]

DC had Barry Farms and Sursum Cordas both torn down now

RIP, Condon Terrace one of the last ones standing. They gon tear down the spots around Saratoga and Montana too to make high rise condos.

DC about to get all these housing projects out the paint.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/loca...9089972ad5a_story.html?utm_term=.548cef41c86d

The complexes that would be partly or fully demolished are Benning Terrace, Fort Dupont Dwellings and Addition, Stoddert Terrace, and Woodland Terrace in Southeast Washington; Garfield Senior and Terrace, and Kelly Miller Dwellings walk-up units in Northwest Washington; Langston Terrace in Northeast Washington; the Greenleaf complex in the Navy Yard area, for which the city is already accepting redevelopment proposals; and Richardson Dwellings, which is slated to become a mixed-income development.

Greenleaf getting bounced out should be no surprise to anybody. No way in hell them developers were gonna let that project sit there in the middle of Southwest with all new shyt being built.

"37th" and "Simple City" are not surprising either as those spots have some of the best views in of the city on them hills plus both are on major roads into downtown.