What exactly are The Projects? Are they like British council houses or flats? Are they exclusively black areas, because that's the way they seem to be portrayed?

My understanding is that they're government-funded living areas, but I don't know much more than this (and am not even certain that the government pays for them, perhaps they're subsidised?)

Anyway, I hope this doesn't turn into a contentious thread.

Reincarnate said:

... or worse, a dead one

they're all over, every city's got their own 'pjs'

i was under the impression they're subsidized housing
but i don't know
they're carry tons of stereotypes but i don't know much

Thanks SammiJ

Is that why Eddie Murphy's animated series show thing was called The PJs? (stands for projects) ... wow ... I feel kinda slow.

Reincarnate said:

it's all good hun

it was a funny show, and i dont know how true to life it was but...
i don't want 2 be 2 consciensious about this...i've been thinking too much 2day as it is

SammiJ said:

Thanks anyway

The projects = government subsidized multi-family housing for low income people.

Where I live most of the projects are integrated and some are only for the elderly but in many cities projects are predominately black.

When I was a little girl we lived in the Jets, as we called them then..

They are low income housing, and are very mulitcultural.

sag10 said:

we called em the "Pj's" still do

TheRealFiness said:

Never heard that term... Then again I am older than you.

Over in uk they are called estates. And are just as rough as US. Only thing is, not everyone has a gun

sag10 said:

im gainin on ya tho'

Real Old-Schoolers didn't call 'em "PJs"...



...they called 'em, well,The Projects.


I used to live in a residential section of Brooklyn between the Brevoort and Kingsborough projects.

(The Corsairs and The Chaplins for the real B'klyn OGs )





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