King Towers

The Martin Luther King Towers (Credit: Zohreen Adamjee)

Name: Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Towers

Location: 90 Lenox Ave., Manhattan (between 112th St. and 115th St. and Fifth and Lenox Avenues)

Population: 3,325

Number of Residential Buildings: 10

Year Established: 1954

Fast Fact: Formerly called the Stephen Foster Houses after the composer of “Old Folks at Home,” “Oh! Susanna,” and “My Kentucky Home,” the development became King Towers in 1968 following the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Long known for its basketball tournaments, the towers are also the one-time home of WNBA player Shannon Bobbitt.

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