Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village
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The Stuyvesant Town—Peter Cooper Village is a large private residential development on the East End of 14th Street in Manhattan. Named after the director-general (and all around early developer of Manhattan)Peter Stuyvesant and inventor-philanthropist Peter Cooper, built on the same site where Peter Stuyvesant had his farm in the 17th century. This complex is one of the most successful post-World War II private housing communities which began building in 1942 over the former Gashouse District.
Stuyvesant Town was planned as post-war housing with a provision giving veteran’s rental application selection priority, like many housing communities at the time. When its doors opened in 1947 rents ranged from $50 to $91 per month, today rents range from $2500+ per month (ah yes, this is for a one bedroom). The hike in rent led to tenants (mostly writers and artists) to demand a revaluation of the rents considering this complex was built to offer livable prices. In 2009 the Court of Appeals ruled that the owners of Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village had wrongfully raised the rents and deregulated thousand of apartments while still receiving tax breaks for them. As reported in the NYTimes, Oct. 22 2009, residents expected to start paying half the rent they were paying once the rulings had completed.
On Monday Jan. 3rd the tenants of Sty-town/Cooper Village rallied at City Hall to draw the attention of Gov. Andrew Cuomo to support stronger rent protection.
Sty-town/Cooper Village is at the north of the East Village which has long been a neighborhood for the budding artists, musicians, actors and activists in Manhattan. The strong and fervent attitude of this neighborhood certainly rings true of this community which hosts several events, a newspaper and a website to discuss topics and interests of its tenants.
Its tenants include students, retirees, old money, new money, artists and beyond. Keeping this eclectic community a part of the East Village has been essential for its existents and residents of this community are making sure to keep its owners, and the city laws, honest.
