Queensbridge

Queensbridge Houses is the largest public housing development in the United States. Queensbridge which is located in Long Island City, New York in Queens opened in 1933. The 3,142 unit complex is the country's largest such housing project and is owned by the New York City Housing Authority.

Location

Long Island City is located in the southwestern part of Queens, which is one of New York City's five boroughs. The Queensbridge Houses, the largest of Queens' twenty-two developments, is located between Vernon Boulevard and 21st street. It is to the immediate south of Keyspan energy's Ravenswood power plant. And Queensbridge gets its name from the Queensboro (59th Street) Bridge, which is just south of the complex. It is separated into two complexes, the North Houses on 40th Avenue and the South Houses on 41st Avenue.

Related Topics:
Borough - Queensboro (59th Street) Bridge

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Subway commuters would recognize the complex's name from its stop along the F train?s route. Queensbridge is the only building complex, let alone housing project, to have a subway station named after it. The stop?s official name reads "21st Street Queensbridge." As its name would suggest, the station, which is only marked by a sign and a tarnished metal staircase, is located on 21st street. The station, located on the western side of 21st street, is indeed inside the Queensbridge complex.

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