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Union Settlement was founded in 1895 by members of the Union Theological Seminary Alumni Club. After visiting Toynbee Hall in London, and inspired by the example of Hull House in Chicago, the alumni decided to create a settlement house in the area of Manhattan enclosed on the north and south by East 96th and 110th Streets and on the east and west by the East River and Central Park.
The development was completed on May 31, 1958, and was named after Robert F. Wagner, who served four terms as senator of New York State and sponsor of the 1937 Housing Act. [ 3 ] [ 6 ] Its 7- and 16-story buildings are in in-line slab and X-slab formations, covering 12.9% of the site.
St. Cecilia's Convent, also known as the Regina Angelorum, at 112–118 East 106th Street in East Harlem, completed in 1907 and designated a New York City Landmark in 1976. Neville & Bagge's design united two existing buildings behind a new façade to house both a convent for the Sisters of Mercy and a home for working girls.
The Holy Cross School served the Hells Kitchen/Times Square area; circa 2011, it had about 300 students; [23] some students originated from areas outside of New York City and outside New York State; in 2013, the archdiocese announced that the school was to close; [2] the school had the possibility of remaining open if $720,000 in pledges to the ...
The development is bordered by East 99th Street to the south, East 106th Street to the north, Park Avenue to the east, and Madison Avenue to the west. [3] In addition, East 102nd Street and East 104th Street run through the campus. [6] The nine buildings of Carver Houses have a total of 1,246 apartments housing about 2,723 people. [3]
Julia de Burgos Boulevard runs on East 106th Street from Fifth to First Avenues and a mosaic portrait of the poet is located at 106th Street between Lexington and Third Avenues. Born in Puerto Rico in 1914, Julia de Burgos also worked as a journalist in New York City, but it is her poems which continue to attract new generations of readers.
Manhattan Avenue and 106th Street, looking north. Manhattan Avenue is a street in the Manhattan Valley neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City , extending from 100th Street to 124th Street. Not included in the original Commissioners' Plan of 1811 , it is parallel to Columbus Avenue to the west and Central Park West/Frederick Douglass ...
Pages in category "Settlement houses in New York City" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .