Walt Whitman Houses
NYCHA property
Location within New York City
Coordinates: 40°41′36″N 73°57′57″W / 40.693460°N 73.965920°W / 40.693460; -73.965920
Country	United States
State	New York
City	New York City
Borough	Brooklyn
ZIP codes	11205
Area code(s)	718, 347, 929, and 917

The Walt Whitman Houses are a housing project in Fort Greene neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York completed on February 24, 1944. The project consists of fifteen buildings, 6 and 13-stories tall with 1,659 apartment units. It covers a 18.44-acre expanse, and is bordered by St. Edward's Street, and Park, Carlton and Myrtle Avenues. It is owned and managed by New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA).^[1]

The development was named after the 19th century poet Walt Whitman, who lived and worked in Brooklyn.^[1]

• Ol' Dirty Bastard (1968–2004), rapper^{[2][unreliable source?]}
• Dana Dane (born 1965), rapper^[2]
• Bernard King (born 1956), former NBA player^[3]

• New York City Housing Authority
• List of New York City Housing Authority properties

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