Tag: Schools

Spanish Immersion Program Takes Children from Basic to Expert-Level

Mike Mishkin September 1, 2023 Community, Sponsored No Comments

September is right around the corner and that means CENY’s Saturday Spanish Immersion Program for kids is open for registration, right here on the Upper Read More...

Upper West Side School Building to Become Apartments

Brendan Mohler July 20, 2023 Real Estate 5 Comments

The Calhoun School has finalized the sale of its lower school building at 160 W. 74th St. to Bayrock Capital, a private investment firm, for Read More...

112-Year-Old UWS Catholic School Closes

Spencer Cain June 20, 2023 Community 9 Comments

For the first time since 1911, students will not be returning to The Ascension School in the fall. Read More...

“Little Free Diverse Library” Coming to P.S. 199

Bobby Panza May 16, 2023 Community 1 Comment

On Friday, May 19 at 8:15 a.m., the Diversity & Belonging Committee at P.S. 199 will unveil its new Little Free Diverse Library right outside Read More...

Despite Protests, UWS School Will Relocate to East Harlem

Spencer Cain May 2, 2023 Community 2 Comments

Following protests and a seven hour hearing which stretched to 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning, New York City’s Panel of Educational Policy has approved a Read More...

Two Upper West Side Middle Schools May Merge; Parents and Teachers Push Back

Philip Santos Schaffer April 13, 2023 Community 1 Comment

For over 20 years, M.S. 250 has served children in grades 6 through 8 with “unique programming, an innovative staff, and middle school experiences that Read More...

Students, Families Protest Relocating Upper West Side High School to East Harlem

Mike Mishkin March 25, 2023 Community No Comments

Students, families and teachers are protesting the Department of Education’s (DOE) plans to relocate an Upper West Side high school to East Harlem, AM New Read More...

Teen Shot Outside UWS High School

Mike Mishkin March 14, 2023 Community 1 Comment

A 17-year-old boy was shot about a block away from Martin Luther King High School at 66th and Amsterdam Avenue at about 10:00 a.m. on Read More...

A New Security System at Every Public School in NYC

Mike Mishkin February 17, 2023 Community 1 Comment

New York City public schools are set to receive a new security system to enhance the safety of children and educators. Read More...

LaGuardia High School Principal Resigns After Clashing With Parents

Spencer Cain February 16, 2023 Community 4 Comments

Yeou-Jey Vasconcelos, the head maestro of the Fame high school, first received top billing at the iconic institution in 2019. Now, after a relatively brief tenure overflowing Read More...