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The '''Marcy Houses''' are a [[Public housing in the United States and Canada|public housing project]] at the crossroads of the [[Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn|Bedford-Stuyvesant]], [[Fort Greene, Brooklyn|Fort Greene]], [[Williamsburg, Brooklyn|Williamsburg]], and the [[Clinton Hill, Brooklyn|Clinton Hill]] sections of [[Brooklyn]] in [[New York City]]. The project consists of 27 six-story buildings on 28.49-acres with 1,705 apartments housing some 4,286 residents. Completed on January 19, 1949, it is bordered by Flushing, Marcy, Nostrand and Myrtle Avenues.

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'''The Marcy Houses''', or '''The Marcy Projects''', is a [[Public housing in the United States|public housing complex]] built and operated by the [[New York City Housing Authority]] (NYCHA) and located in [[Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn|Bedford–Stuyvesant]] and is bordered by [[Flushing Avenue|Flushing]], Marcy, [[Nostrand Avenue|Nostrand]] and [[Myrtle Avenue|Myrtle]] avenues.<ref name="nychamarcy">{{cite web|url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycha/html/developments/bklynmarcy.shtml|title=NYCHA Housing Developments - Marcy Houses|work=nyc.gov|publisher=City of New York|accessdate=2009-01-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090111053258/http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycha/html/developments/bklynmarcy.shtml|archive-date=January 11, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="60yrsnycha">{{cite web|url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycha/html/news/marcy_riis_60.shtml|title=Happy 60th Marcy and Jacob Riis House|accessdate=2009-10-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100502161209/http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycha/html/news/marcy_riis_60.shtml|archive-date=May 2, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="hometownlocator">{{cite web|url=http://newyork.hometownlocator.com/ny/kings/marcy-houses.cfm|title=Marcy Houses Populated Place Profile|accessdate=2009-10-25}}</ref> The complex was named after [[William L. Marcy]] (1786–1857), a lawyer, soldier, and statesman.<ref name="nycparks">{{cite web|url=http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/B217/|title=Marcy Playground: New York City Department of Parks & Recreation|work=nyc.gov|publisher=New York City Department of Parks & Recreation|accessdate=2009-01-02}}</ref> Consisting of 27 six-story buildings on {{convert|28.49|acre|km2 sqmi}}, it contains 1,705 apartments housing about 4,286 residents (average of 2.5 people to an apartment).<ref name="nychamarcy" />

== Development ==

Music artists to come out of Marcy include Jay-Z, Memphis Bleek and Sauce Money

The land Marcy is on was bought in 1945 by the City of New York; it had been the site of an old Dutch windmill.<ref name="60yrsnycha" /><ref name="nycparks" /> Homes and businesses (including two banks) were cleared for the construction of Marcy, as well as sections of Hopkins, Ellery, Floyd (now Martin Luther King Jr. Place), and Stockton streets that went through where the complex now sits.<ref name="nycparks" /> Marcy was completed on January 19, 1949.<ref name="nychamarcy" /> In 1946, {{convert|3.2|acre|km2 sqmi}} of the {{convert|28.49|acre|km2 sqmi}} were set aside for a playground; this playground was reconstructed in 1989.<ref name="nychamarcy" /><ref name="nycparks" />

Marcy has taken steps to become more [[environmentally friendly]]; in 2006, it replaced all conventional [[Tankless water heater|water heater]]s with energy-saving, instantaneous water heaters. In October 2008, Marcy's neighborhood garden earned 3rd place at the 43rd Annual Garden and Greening Awards Ceremony, and its [[evergreen]] garden earned second place.<ref name="60yrsnycha" /> On January 19, 2009, the 60th anniversary of the building's completion, [[Mayor of New York City|Mayor]] [[Michael Bloomberg]] proclaimed the day Marcy Houses Day.<ref name="60yrsnycha" />

The Marcy Projects are the ___location for the Chappelle Show episode of the "World Series of Dice."

== Notable people ==

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* [[Jay-Z]] (born 1969), musician<ref>Birchmeier, Jason. [https://www.allmusic.com/artist/jay-z-mn0000224257 Jay-Z Biography]. [[AllMusic]]. Retrieved Jan 21, 2023.</ref>

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* [[Jaz-O]] (born 1964), musician<ref>{{Cite web |last=Findlay |first=Mitch |date=2019-08-19 |title=Jaz-O Is the Originator: Reflections on Jay-Z, B.I.G, & Creating the Triplet Flow |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/224835-jaz-o-is-the-originator-reflections-on-jay-z-big-and-creating-the-triplet-flow-news |access-date=2024-12-03 |website=[[HotNewHipHop]] |language=en}}</ref>

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* [[Memphis Bleek]] (born 1978), musician<ref>{{Cite web |last=Saponara |first=Michael |date=2023-03-14 |title=Memphis Bleek Shares Throwback Clip of His First Ever Performance with Jay-Z |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/memphis-bleek-jay-z-old-performance-footage |access-date=December 7, 2024 |website=[[HipHopDX]] |language=en}}</ref>

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== See also ==

*[[New York City Housing Authority]]

*[[List of New York City Housing Authority properties]]

== References ==

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== External links ==

*{{cite web|url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycha/html/developments/bklynmarcy.shtml|title=NYCHA Housing Developments - Marcy Houses|work=nyc.gov|publisher=City of New York|accessdate=2009-01-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090111053258/http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycha/html/developments/bklynmarcy.shtml|archive-date=January 11, 2009|url-status=dead}}

* [http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/nycha/downloads/pdf/Marcy.pdf]

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