Alku and Alku Toinen

Alku and Alku Toinen (pronounced [ˈɑlku ˈtoi̯nen]) are apartment buildings built in 1916 by the Finnish American immigrant community in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City. Located at 816–826 43rd Street, they were the first nonprofit housing cooperatives in New York City. The buildings were added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 20, 2019.

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