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Twin Parks

1973 establishments in New York CityApartment buildings in New York CityFordham, BronxPublic housing in the BronxResidential buildings completed in 1974
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Twin Parks is a housing development in the Bronx, New York City. Its buildings were designed by leading architects, and were widely hailed as "the cutting edge of public design" when constructed in the early 1970s. The project, divided into Twin Parks West and Twin Parks East, consists of 2,250 apartments, three schools, and three day care centers; it is located in the central Bronx. The two segments of the Twin Parks development are located several blocks from each other in the East Tremont, Tremont and Fordham neighborhoods, with Twin Parks East situated adjacent to Bronx Park and Twin Parks West near Webster Avenue. The development is named after Bronx Park and Crotona Park, which also is nearby.Despite its early promise, Twin Parks was deemed a failure because the project was beset by violence and failed to curb neighborhood decline. It was the site of a fire that claimed 17 lives and injured 44 others on January 9, 2022.

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Twin Parks
Prospect Avenue, New York The Bronx

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Prospect Avenue 2050
10460 New York, The Bronx
New York, United States
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