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Home and Away: A Timeline of Public Housing in the United States and New York City

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1934: Depression-era public works money is earmarked for public housing. The New York City Housing Authority is created. 1935: First Houses, the first public housing project in the United States, is dedicated on the Lower East Side. 1937: Housing act co-authored by Senator Robert Wagner of New York creates a permanent role for the federal government in promoting public housing. 1949: Congress calls for more public housing and “slum clearance” to redevelop urban areas.

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Push for More Crime Data Stalls in Council

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While it regularly publishes precinct crime statistics, the NYPD largely refuses to release data on crime at the level of smaller patrol sectors. It’s unclear if Council Speaker Christine Quinn will allow action on a bill to require more disclosure.

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A Headstone for Jashawn Parker

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Advocates in the Bronx neighborhood where he died in a 2002 apartment fire are collecting money to pay for a grave marker for Jashawn Parker, whose story is told in this month’s issue of City Limits magazine.

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A Tragedy in the Bronx

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Watch a video interview with the father of an 8-year-old boy killed in a 2002 fire at a Bronx apartment building that was under court order to fix its flawed electrical system.