[3] The site formerly consisted of city blocks with small attached homes in poor condition, and existing residents were removed via a slum clearance program.

[4] In 1952, the first tenants began moving in[5] and the development was completed on September 30, 1954[6] under the Taft-Ellender-Wagner Housing Act of 1949.

When the houses initially began seeking applicants, World War II veterans received priority.

Residents planned to sue the city and federal governments over the green space demolition, challenging that NYCHA failed to properly assess the school's impact on the development.

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