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Alfred E. Smith Houses

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Lower East Side

April 24, 2013

Alfred E. Smith Houses Complete CCTV System After Delays

Alfred E. Smith Houses on the Lower East Side now has cameras on and inside each of its 12 buildings.

Lower East Side

August 07, 2012

Art Project to Preserves Seniors' Memories in Clay

"Memories and Wishes" will help elderly residents of public housing create clay tiles.

Lower East Side & East Village

February 24, 2012

Lower East Side Residents Left Without Cooking Gas Following Fire

Residents of 388 Pearl St. won't have cooking gas for the next four to five weeks.

Lower East Side & East Village

February 23, 2012

Uncle Rescues 2-Year-Old from High-Rise Fire Sparked by Candle

The fire at 388 Pearl St. began in an eighth-floor apartment, fire officials said.

Manhattan

February 22, 2012

Nine Arrested for Using Fake Permits to Park in Public Housing Lots

The city's Department of Investigation arrested nine people for using fake permits to park in NYCHA lots.

Lower East Side & East Village

January 12, 2012

Cops Arrest Harlem Man in Fatal Lower East Side Shooting

Pierre Hecker, 30, was charged with fatally shooting Anthony Evans, 28, on the Lower East Side.

Lower East Side & East Village

November 24, 2011

Just in Time for Turkey, Gas Service Restored at Smith Houses

After two weeks without gas, 16 families at Smith Houses will have service in time for Thanksgiving.

Lower East Side & East Village

November 22, 2011

Gas Outage at Lower East Side's Smith Houses Threatens Thanksgiving

Sixteen families within Alfred E. Smith Houses could be without gas on Thanksgiving, prompting elected officials to act and the residents' association to raise funds for food.

Lower East Side & East Village

April 19, 2011

Easter Meal Arranged for Lower East Side Tenants Left Without Gas

Some tenants of the Alfred E. Smith Houses have been without gas at their building for weeks.

Manhattan

September 03, 2010

Police Searching for Suspect in Shooting Death Near NYPD Headquarters

A man was shot multiple times in the Alfred E. Smith Houses just blocks from One Police Plaza.

Lower East Side & East Village

May 05, 2010

Gas Outages at Lower East Side Public Housing Complexes to be Discussed at Meeting

Residents of public housing on the Lower East Side will meet with the Housing Authority to discuss gas outages.

Manhattan

May 04, 2010

Lower East Side Power Outage Affects Hundreds of Apartments and a School

Two buildings in the Alfred E. Smith Houses, and PS 126 went dark on Monday, following an underground electrical cable burnout.