Sheepshead Bay Houses

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[edit] Sheepshead Bay/Nostrand Houses

The Sheepshead Bay/Nostrand Houses housing projects are located in the Sheepshead Bay section of Brooklyn, New York, bounded by Nostrand Avenue, Bragg St., Avenue V and Avenue X. Avenue W and Batchelder Street run through the development to divide it into a four block complex. There are 34 buildings total, all of which are six stories. Some have lobbies, others do not. Certain buildings are labeled as Sheepshead Bay Houses and others labeled as Nostrand Houses but they are combined as one housing complex. Local residents have deemed these developments relatively safe and quiet compared to other NYCHA developments, although crime does sporadically occur in the area. These premises are patrolled by the 60th and 61st precincts as well as the New York City Police Department Housing Bureau. Sheepshead Bay High School and Shellbank Junior High School (I.S. 14) are directly across the street on the Ave. X side of Sheepshead Bay/Nostrand houses. The Raoul Wallenberg School (P.S. 194) is one block east from the Bragg St. side of Sheepshead Bay/Nostrand Houses.