MY PROJECTS.

I just got the news that the most notorious,vile,disgusting public housing projects in USA history is to be demolished.I just happen to grow up there.Living there was nothing short of hell.But I of course had to learn to survive everyday(especially in the summer of crack 1984)I watched family members murdered there,people getting shot,killed,stabbed and most devastating of all watching both my mother become an addict.I've learned to be a humble man and appreciate everyday as a blessing and live each day like it's my last.I see so many clothing lines called"Streetwear"and it's almost comedic because i never seen any of the dudes in the streets.THE ONE THING I GOT GROWING UP WAS MY WORK ETHIC & HUMILITY.



314 families currently reside in the Alexander Hamilton Housing Development.

PATERSON -- The Alexander Hamilton Housing Development, the city’s largest remaining high-rise public housing complex, has been approved for demolition.

In its place, the Paterson Housing Authority will build 201 townhouses, including 32 homeownership opportunities, as part of a nationwide push to scrap high-rise complexes in favor of low-density housing developments.

“It's about time, let's get going,” said Paterson Housing Authority Director Irma Gorham Monday in a telephone interview.

Gorham said the authority will apply for federal rental assistance vouchers under HUD's Section 8 program that will subsidize rents for the 314 families currently at AHP, who will have to find housing in Paterson’s tight housing market during the demolition and redevelopment. Those new vouchers would be designated solely for those Alexander Hamilton residents and not the 150 families already on the Section 8 waiting list, according to Gorham.

Though government officials heralded the news Monday, others cautioned that the housing authority still needs to provide plans on how it will transfer Alexander Hamilton residents, pay for the new project and establish a policy of which residents gets priority for the new, smaller development — a process that could take years to complete.Others –cautioned that relocation could prove traumatic to residents who have lived in Alexander Hamilton for years, sometimes generations. Citing what they called the authority’s botched transfer of 381 families leading to the 2000 demolition of the Christopher Columbus development off Temple Street, some city officials said they hope housing officials learned from those mistakes.

“(W)e know what happened the last time around,” said 3rd Ward Councilman William McKoy, who represents the Alexander Hamilton residents. “I’m looking to see what the board and housing authority include in their plans. Are there steps to remedy that situation? That’s my expectation, but I have not seen the plan, so I’ll reserve judgment.”

Some of those problems included failed promises of employment training money and programs; residents who moved into substandard housing in the private market; and others who were moved out last, who lived through vandalism and looting of empty
units. MICHAEL KARAS / HERALD NEWS











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