Queensbridge, NY
Music connected to Queensbridge
About Queensbridge
- • Nas, a Grammy-winning rapper and hip-hop icon, hails from Queensbridge.
- • Hip-hop group Juice Crew, a collective of influential artists, was formed in Queensbridge.
- • The need for affordable housing for working-class families established Queensbridge.
- • Queensbridge is the largest public housing development in North America.
- • Construction in the 1930s dramatically reshaped the Queensbridge landscape.
- • It's named for the nearby Queensboro Bridge, established in 1939.
- • About 7,000 people live there, fewer than many small towns.
- • Sitting just 33 feet above sea level, it is relatively flat.
- • Many residents find employment in service, retail, or transportation roles.
- • Queensbridge feels like a place of resilience, community, and stark realities.