The story
The largest housing project in North America that produced more influential hip hop artists than any other address in the world.
Everything that was here
- 1939–present · still open
Queensbridge HousesPublic Housing
The largest housing project in North America that produced more influential hip hop artists than any other address in the world.
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Nearby history
Queensbridge Houses
10-20 41st Avenue · 223 m away
Silvercup Studios
42-22 22nd Street · 498 m away
Maxwell's Plum
1181 First Avenue · 1.7 km away
Gem Spa
1254 2nd Avenue · 1.8 km away
El Morocco
154 East 54th Street, New York, NY (original); later 307 East 54th Street · 2.2 km away
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249 East 50th Street · 2.2 km away
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