Edward H. Bennett Brooklyn city plan report 1914

White, Alfred Tredway, 1846-1921

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Alfred Tredway White (1846-1921) was a philanthropist who resided in Brooklyn, N.Y. In 1876, he constructed the first low-rent housing project in the United States in South Brooklyn. He completed another building of this kind, the Riverside Apartments, on Joralemon Street and Columbia Street in 1893. White was also the director of the Children's Aid Society of Brooklyn. In 1910, he purchased a building at 78 Schemerhorn Street and presented it to the Brooklyn Bureau of Charities. Fro...

Bennett, Edward H. (Edward Herbert), 1874-1954

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Brooklyn Committee on City Plan

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This committee of private citizens worked closely with borough officials in drawing up proposals for a comprehensive plan for Brooklyn. From the description of Report, 1914. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155459580 As of 2010, there were over 400 different neighborhoods within the five boroughs of New York City. The origins of New York City neighborhoods are thought to have stemmed from the original six wards that were chartered under Governor Thomas Dongan in 1...