What was Co op City before?

Before becoming Co-op City, the site was home to a massive landfill and industrial area in the Bronx, New York. Developed in the late 1960s, it was designed as a large-scale cooperative housing complex intended to provide affordable living options for low- and moderate-income families. The project was part of a broader effort to revitalize the area and address housing shortages in New York City. Today, Co-op City is one of the largest cooperative housing developments in the world.