Evening star., 1933-10-15

The Knickerbocker project, which is'
being carried out by the Fred F. French
Co., is between the Manhattan anchor
ages of the Brooklyn and Manhattan
Bridges being only a short distance
from the East River. 1t will include
two 12-story buildings, containing 1895
apartments. Each of them will have
will be a playground for the children OF
the tenants. The rentals will be $12.50
per room per month.
This section has had a rapid turnover
in respectability. A century ago it was
high-class residential district. AS the
city expanded, it degenerated rapidly
and for q time was the baliwick OF the
underworld. It eventually even lost i@
felonious character, however, and dur
ing recent years declined into merely
an unusually squalid slum. The famous
lung block, in which the percentage OF
its inhabitants suffering from tuberculo-
sis was the highest in the city, is in the
area being cleared.
Three other large housing projects
will be started here during the next
few weeks as a result of loans approved
by the Public Works Administration.
These will be constructed by the Hillside
Housing Corporation in the Bronx, the
rS5ence Estate Housing Corporation IN
Brooklyn and the Boulevard Gardens
Housing Corporation is Queens.
Project to Cost S6,000,000.
The Hillside project, which will cost
approximately $4,000, 900, will accommo-
date 1,435 families in four-story walk
up apartments. The Spence organiza-
4 ton will build 6-story apartment houses
Vim the area between Third and Fourth
avenues, Baltic and Butler streets,
Brooklyn. This unit will house approx
imately 500 families and provide work
for 1000 men for 40 weeks. The Queens
project will be in Woodside and it will
contain approximately $500 rooms.
Another large development in Man.
haitian. on which work probably will
start before the end of the year, is the
Chrystie- -Forsythe project on the East
Side of Manhattan. Plans for this, in
volving the expenditure OF $12, 1913. .708,
have been approved by the Board OF
Estimate and now are before the state
Housing Board. A loan of nearly So
OOO 900 from the Public Works Admin
istration will be necessary for this
project.
The most complete break up OF po-
litical machines ever witnessed In this
CITY is gathering momentum daily. The
old line Democratic organization, which
for generations has been controlled by
Tammany Hall, is crumbling and new,
powerful combine is forming in support
OF Joseph v. Mckee, Independent DEM
ocratic candidate for mayor, who has
the support of national Democratic
leaders.
McCooney Forces Revolt.
The Bronx Democratic organization,
of which Edward J. Flynn, secretary OF
State and personal friend OF President
Roosevelt, is the leader, has come out
openly for Mr.. Mckee. Revolt also Is
faring in Brooklyn, where John H. NC
Cooey has ruled the Democratic organ
iZation with an iron hand Tor ~ years.
McCooey is supporting Mayor John +.
O'Brien, the Tammany candidate, 1or
reelection, but several OF his most I'M
portant district leaders already have de-
others are of the opinion that they can
not deliver their district for O'Brien.
A similar condition exists in Queens,
where several old line district leaders
have jumped to the Mckee bandwagon.
John F. Curry, the Tammany leader,
has been able to prevent open breaks IN
his Manhattan organization, but 1t Is
known definitely that some OF his lead
ers are working under cover for Mckee.
A number of outstanding Republicans
also have thrown their support to Nc
Kee, rather than Fiorello H. La Guar
dia, the fusion candidate. Among these
Is Albert Ottinger, Republican cand1-
date for Governor in 1928.
The Mckee ticket also was strength
ened materially by the entrance OF Fer
dinand Pecora, former chief assistant
district attorney and now counsel Tor
the Senate committee investigating
stock and securities transactions. It Is
conceded by nearly all observers that
Mr.. Pecora will be elected by large
majority.
Mr.. Mckee has named his organiza-
ton the Recovery party and he has as
serted emphatically that he owes moth
ing to the former Tammany men who
have been focking to his support. He
proposes to give "new dear' IN city
government. incidentally, the plan also
is for him to build up a new Demo-
cratic organization in the city to support
president Roosevelt In the 1896 presi-
dental campaign.