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In 2011, NYCHA approved the sale of 3.1 acres for the demolition of a playground on the site for the construction of a charter school called Promise Academy Charter School. Residents planned to sue the city and federal governments over the green space demolition, challenging that NYCHA failed to
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properly assess the school's impact on the development. Residents also felt that they were not informed of the plan until after the deal was completed. The school was designed by John Ciardullo Associates and completed in 2013.
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The site formerly consisted of city blocks with small attached homes in poor condition, and existing residents were removed via a
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from 127th Street to 131st Street. The project consists of thirteen 14-story buildings containing 1,523 apartment units.
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program. In 1952, the first tenants began moving in and the development was completed on September 30, 1954 under the
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From 1947 to 1953, the playground at the St. Nicholas Houses on 128th Street and Seventh Avenue was the site of the
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By the mid-1970s, violence had risen in the development and security had decreased along with repairs.
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developed the tournament into five divisions: girls, junior high school, high school, college and pro.
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until it was moved to a larger playground on 130th Street in 1954. While at the playground,
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The St. Nicholas Houses is one of the main settings in the book
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Manhattan Avenue–West 120th–123rd Streets Historic District
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NYCHA property

40°48′38″N 73°56′53″W / 40.810540°N 73.948110°W / 40.810540; -73.948110
City
Borough
Manhattan
Zip codes
Area code(s)
212, 332, 646
917
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Harlem
borough
Manhattan
New York City Housing Authority
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard
Frederick Douglass Boulevard
superblock
slum clearance
Taft-Ellender-Wagner Housing Act of 1949
World War II
Ruckers tournament
Holcombe Rucker
Teddy Riley
new jack swing
New York City Housing Authority
List of New York City Housing Authority properties
"St. Nicholas Houses Population"
"St. Nicholas Houses Area"
"Saint Nicholas Houses, New York City"

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