Rebirth of Bronx housing project aims to cut crime
Lambert Houses redevelopment will also increase homes
New York
SOON after they opened in the mid-1970s, the Lambert Houses near the Bronx Zoo in New York City were praised as an innovative example of low-income housing, with urban planning experts cheering the complex for shattering the stereotypes of subsidised housing.
Today the owner sees them as outdated and poorly designed, starting with a layout that has made it easy for thieves and drug dealers to come and go.
"As high-minded as it was, it didn't work out," said Adam Weinstein, president and chi…
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