Vladeck Houses is a public housing development built and maintained by the

New York City Housing Authority The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) is a public development corporation which provides public housing in New York City, and is the largest public housing authority in North America. Created in 1934 as the first agency of its kind in the U ...

on the

Lower East Side The Lower East Side, sometimes abbreviated as LES, is a historic neighborhood in the southeastern part of Manhattan in New York City. It is located roughly between the Bowery and the East River from Canal to Houston streets. Traditionally an im ...

Manhattan Manhattan (), known regionally as the City, is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City. The borough is also coextensive with New York County, one of the original counties of the U.S. state ...

Background

The development is named after

Baruch Charney Vladeck Baruch Charney Vladeck (born Baruch Nachman Charney; January 13, 1886 – October 30, 1938) was an American labor leader, manager of ''The Jewish Daily Forward'' for twenty years, and a member of the New York City Council. Biography Early years ...

(1886–1938), who was general manager of ''

The Jewish Daily Forward ''The Forward'' ( yi, פֿאָרווערטס, Forverts), formerly known as ''The Jewish Daily Forward'', is an American news media organization for a Jewish American audience. Founded in 1897 as a Yiddish-language daily socialist newspaper, '' ...

'', a

Yiddish language Yiddish (, or , ''yidish'' or ''idish'', , ; , ''Yidish-Taytsh'', ) is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated during the 9th century in Central Europe, providing the nascent Ashkenazi community with a ver ...

newspaper, helped found the

Jewish Labor Committee The Jewish Labor Committee (JLC) is an American secular Jewish organization dedicated to promoting labor union interests in Jewish communities, and Jewish interests within unions. The organization is headquartered in New York City, with local/re ...

in 1934, served as its first president, and was a member of the original board of the New York City Housing Authority. Baruch Charney Vladeck Houses is made up of 20 six-story buildings on , in which there are 1,523 apartments housing approximately 2,850 people. This complex is bordered by Madison Street to its north, Water Street to its south, Gouverneur Street to its west, and Jackson Street to its east. Construction began September 10, 1939, and was finished November 20, 1940. Baruch Charney Vladeck II Houses consists of 4 six-story buildings on , in which there are 238 apartments housing approximately 445 people. This complex is bordered by Madison Street to its north, Cherry Street to its south, and Jackson Street to its west. Construction began September 10, 1939, and was finished October 25, 1940. No one is currently serving as the Resident Association President for Vladeck Houses. Since it is on the Lower East Side, Vladeck Houses is serviced by the

New York Police Department The New York City Police Department (NYPD), officially the City of New York Police Department, established on May 23, 1845, is the primary municipal law enforcement agency within the City of New York, the largest and one of the oldest in ...

's PSA 4 and is governed by

Manhattan Community Board 3 The Manhattan Community Board 3 is a New York City community board encompassing the Manhattan neighborhoods of Alphabet City, the East Village, the Lower East Side, Two Bridges, and a large portion of Chinatown. It is delimited by the East Riv ...

References

{{Lower East Side Public housing in Manhattan Residential buildings completed in 1940 Lower East Side Residential buildings in Manhattan