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Each building is painted red to about four feet up from the ground, giving a united feel to the entire complex because a uniform red "layer" is always close, throughout the complex. The oldest signs, erected in the early nineties, are simply orange and blue, with the newer signs featuring graphics, like those of many other projects. Access to buildings in the complex is by key or via a new intercom system.

Apartments are painted white and are fairly small, even by New York City standards. Within the last few years, the elevators have been rebuilt and now stop at floors 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 and kitchens have been completely renovated and now have frost-free refrigerators.

Three thousand bathrooms were renovated with new tubs, toilets, vanities, floor tile and lighting in This followed a renovation in when of the bathrooms were renovated by Arc Plumbing. As a result of the Wagner Housing Act, Congress would only approve funds for public housing if the housing was unattractive to middle-class families who would otherwise buy or rent homes in the private housing market.

The original plans nonetheless included some basic amenities, like a central shopping center, a nursery and six inner courtyards for play. In the s, there were also three playschool rooms, a library, a community center with an auditorium where shows were put on, a gymnasium with a wooden floor that doubled as a wooden-wheels roller skating rink, activity rooms downstairs, and a cafeteria upstairs where the playschool children ate their lunches.

Some of the downstairs activities included tap dancing, ballet, art, playing the recorder and singing, pool, knock hockey and table tennis, as well as Girl Scout and Boy Scout meetings. Residents enjoyed concerts during the hot summer months in the square central shopping area, and the Fresh Air Fund sent poor children out to the Peekskill mountains to release them from the crime and grit plagued streets.

The buildings in the complex are divided by a series of paths and small lawns. Also in the complex are several basketball courts and play areas lined with benches.

Across Vernon Boulevard lies Queensbridge Park, which has a fully lit baseball diamond, running paths, lawns and areas for picnicking.

That park, home to the Queensbridge Little League, is the primary place of recreation for tenants of the project. During the s and up through , Queensbridge Park was called "River Park," after the East River that runs next to it. There was also a smaller park placed conveniently right under the Queensboro Bridge called "Baby Park". Baby Park was closed due to debris falling from the bridge during maintenance work in the late s.

Baby Park was replaced by a new playground for the same age range, between 40thst Avenues, within Queensbridge Park itself.

Queensbridge Houses opened in In addition to providing safe and sanitary housing to many low-income African American and Latino families, this policy also promulgated racial segregation in public housing. Queensbridge has historically proven to be a hotbed of hip hop music and rap. Most notable of today's Queensbridge hip hop artists is the well acclaimed rapper Nas , who has since the s frequently used his music and lyricism to reference Queensbridge and its hip hop history.

By the s, the Queensbridge Houses experienced a rise in crime with the rest of the city. However, toward the s, crime went down. The project has over 3 thousand dwelling units spread over some 26 blocks. It is home for more than 7 thousand people.

Many of its early residents were veterans of World War II. The area got its name from the Queensboro Bridge, which is just south of the complex. In recent time, life in Queensbridge has improved with the overall drop in crime. According to Housing Authority statistics, there were no murders and just 25 assaults happened in the year The neighborhood is considered a major center of Hip hop and is home to many enthusiastic rap artists.

This modern cultural form connects Queensbridge to young people and is a sign that the neighborhood will thrive in the future just as it has until now. Queensbridge is about more than buildings, bridges, parks and sea walls. The buildings in the complex are divided by a series of paths and small lawns. Queensbridge is now the focus of a major restoration project.

The sea wall has been damaged and it will be repaired in a comprehensive way so that residents and visitors can enjoy the waterfront.