Marcy Houses
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The Marcy Houses, or The Marcy Projects, is a public housing complex built and operated by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) and located in Bedford–Stuyvesant and is bordered by Flushing, Marcy, Nostrand and Myrtle avenues.[1][2][3] The complex was named after William L. Marcy (1786–1857), a lawyer, soldier, and statesman.[4] Consisting of 27 six-story buildings on 28.49 acres (0.1153 km2; 0.04452 sq mi), it contains 1,705 apartments housing about 4,286 residents (average of 2.5 people to an apartment).[1]
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Nickname: Marcy | |
Coordinates: 40.697°N 73.951°W / 40.697; -73.951 | |
Country | United States |
State | New York |
City | New York City |
Borough | Brooklyn |
ZIP codes | 11206 |
Area code(s) | 718, 347, 929, and 917 |
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