page_title: Co-op City, Bronx
section_title: Library
hierarchical_section_title: Co-op City, Bronx / Education / Library
caption_attribution_description: NYPL Bronx Baychester Library Co-op City Library from the city I grew up outside of. Urban life is all about perspective. I'm realizing more and more that there are micro-cities within micro-cities. My family had it lucky, inhabiting a three-story outside of, but close to, Co-op city. I rememb (27173166852).jpg
context_page_description: Co-op City is a cooperative housing development located in the northeast section of the borough of the Bronx in New York City. It is bounded by Interstate 95 to the southwest, west, and north and the Hutchinson River Parkway to the east and southeast, and is partially in the Baychester and Eastchester neighborhoods. With 43,752 residents as of the 2010 United States Census, it is the largest housing cooperative in the world.
  Co-op City was formerly marshland before being occupied by an amusement park called Freedomland U.S.A. from 1960 to 1964. Construction began in 1966 and the first residents moved in two years later, though the project was not completed until 1973. The construction of the community was sponsored by the United Housing Foundation and financed with a mortgage loan from New York State Housing Finance Agency.
  The community is part of Bronx Community District 10 and its ZIP Code is 10475. Nearby attractions include Pelham Bay Park, Orchard Beach and City Island.
context_section_description: The New York Public Library (NYPL)'s Baychester branch is located at 2049 Asch Loop North. The one-story branch building opened in 1973 and was renovated in 2003.
caption: New York Public Library, Baychester branch
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