Read about the First Houses, the LES housing complex where public housing began.

Life In A Land­mark: Pio­neer­ing Pub­lic Hous­ing Site Shows Its Age – City Lim­its Mag­a­zine – CityLim​its​.orgMcQueen thinks only of try­ing to make it up the stairs as he slowly shuf­fles to his fourth floor apart­ment. There are no ele­va­tors here and he con­cen­trates as he swings his legs on step after step, cradling his crutches in one hand and the rail­ing in the next, slightly wheezing.