Changes to Our Schools

New School Needs by Borough

New schools are located throughout the City to meet specific needs. The information below represents the DOE’s current understanding of new school needs. The information provided here will be updated and changed, so please check back for further information. Updated August 25, 2009

In some of these cases, a specific location or facility has been identified for a new school to meet a need. The identified locations include under-utilized facilities, buildings where a school is moving to another location, or new construction. The DOE has made a major commitment to build new buildings in areas where there is need. Between 2002 and 2006, the DOE added 53,781 new seats. The current five year Capital Plan allocates $4.5 billion to build 105 new buildings that will increase the public school system’s capacity by 63,000 seats.

In other cases, the DOE has identified a specific need for a new school but has not identified a facility to locate a new school. In these cases, the DOE will continue to assess the use of current facilities and work with local communities to determine appropriate placement of new schools.

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MANHATTAN

Need: Relieve overcrowding in District 2 elementary schools
Location: PS 158, 1458 York Avenue
Additional Information: Prior to the start of the 2010-11 school year, East Side Middle School will move to a new building. The DOE will engage with the community to detirmine the best use of the space in the building to relieve overcrowding when Eastside Middle School moves out.

Need: Relieve overcrowding in middle schools and/or high schools
Location: Broadway Education Complex, 26 Broadway
Additional Information: This is new construction scheduled for completion for the 2009-10 school year. The Urban Assembly School for Young Women and Business will be located in the building beginning in September 2009. There is a proposal to relocate Greenwich Village Middle School to this building for September 2010.

Need: High School or Secondary School (6-12)
Location: Bayard Rustin Educational Campus, 351 West 18th Street
Additional Information: Bayard Rustin High School will begin phasing out in the 2009-10 school year and will not admit a new 9th grade. The Landmark High School will be relocated to the building in 2009 and Manhattan Business Academy is a new school that will open in the building in 2009. The DOE is looking for an additional new school to open in the building in 2010.

Need: High Schools
Location: Louis Brandeis Educational Campus, 145 West 81st Street
Additional Information: Louis D. Brandeis High school will beging phasing out in 2009-10 school year and will not admit a new 9th grade. Three new schools-- The Urban Assembly School for Green Careers, The Global Learning Collaborative, and Innovation Diploma Plus -- opened in the building in September 2009. There is a proposal to open the Frank McCourt High School in the building in September 2010. There will be a need for an additional high school to open in the building in 2011.

Additional Needs - Locations to be Determined

Need: Relieve overcrowding in elementary schools
Area: District 2
Additional Information: The DOE will assess the availability and appropriateness of space to incubate schools that will move into new buildings in subsequent years.

BRONX

Need: Serve additional elementary and middle school students in District 9
Location: New Construction, 1740 Macombs Rd.
Additional Information: 642 seats. There will also be a D75 program located on the campus.

Need: Relieve overcrowding in elementary and middle schools in District 10
Location: New Construction, P.S. 79 Addition, 125 East 181st Street
Additional Information: 712 seats. In consultation with community leaders, the DOE has made a preliminary assessment that middle schools are most needed in this building.

Need: Relieve overcrowding in K-8 grades in District 11
Location: New Construction, 900 Van Nest Avenue
Additional Information: 911 seats. The DOE intends to locate a K-8 school in the building for the 2010-11 school year. The school design should include a school wide enrichment model (SEM). Students will enroll through a choice application process, and students zoned to PS/IS 83, PS 105 and PS 108 will receive priority for admission to the school. North Bronx Carl Icahn Charter School will be relocating from P.S. 93 to the building. There will also be a D75 program located on the campus.

Need: Additional high school options
Location: South Bronx Campus, 701 St Ann’s Avenue
Additional Information: Prior to the start of the 2010-11 school year, New Explorers High School and the Urban Assembly School for Careers in Sports will be moving from the South Bronx Campus to the new Mott Haven Campus.

Need: Relieve overcrowding in elementary schools
Area: District 11
Additional Information: The DOE will assess the availability and appropriateness of space to incubate schools that can move into new buildings in subsequent years.

Need: Relieve overcrowding in middle schools
Area: District 11
Additional Information: The DOE will assess if there is available space to incubate schools that can move into new buildings in subsequent years.

Need: Transfer schools that serve over-age and under-credited students.
Area: Bronx

BROOKLYN

Need: Serve elementary school students in District 20
Location: New Construction, 6214 4th Ave.
Additional Information: 378 seats.

Need: Serve secondary school students in District 19
Location: New Construction, 12410 Flatlands Avenue
Additional Information: This building is scheduled to be completed in 2012. The DOE will the availability and appropriateness of space to incubate two schools serving grades 6 through 12 nearby prior to 2012 and move the schools into the new building in 2012.

Need: Serve additional elementary school students in District 20
Location: New Construction, 8818 4th Avenue
Additional Information: This building is scheduled to be completed in 2012. The DOE will assess the availability and appropriateness of space to incubate an elementary school nearby prior to 2012 and move the school into the new building in 2012.

Need: High School
Location: Canarsie Education Campus, 1600 Rockaway Parkway
Additional Information: Canarsie High School began phasing out in September 2008. There are 3 new schools that opened in September 2008 on the campus. New school applicant teams interested in opening a school on this campus should demonstrate a need for their school model or program as well as a clear plan for engaging the community and attracting students.

Need: High School
Location: Bushwick Educational Campus, 400 Irving Avenue
Additional Information: There are currently 4 small schools located at the Bushwick Campus. One school is scheduled to move out of the building prior to the start of the 2010-2011 school year. New school applicant teams interested in opening a school on this campus should demonstrate a need for their school model or program as well as a clear plan for engaging the community and attracting students.

Need: High School
Location: Franklin K. Lane Educational Campus, 999 Jamaica Avenue
Additional Information: Franklin. K Lane High School began phasing out in September 2008. There are 4 new schools currently on the campus. New school applicant teams interested in opening a school on this campus should demonstrate a need for their school model or program as well as a clear plan for engaging the community and attracting students.

Need: High school
Location: IS 278, 1925 Stuart Street (District 22)
Additional Information: Community has requested a high school with an arts based theme and programming. It would be located in a building with IS 278

Need: Transfer School to serve over age and under credited students
Location: High School for Public Safety, 1495 Herkimer Street (District 23)
Additional Information: This location may be a possibility for September 2010.

Additional Needs - Locations to be Determined

Need: Relieve overcrowding in elementary schools
Area: Districts 15, 20
Additional Information: The DOE will assess the availability and appropriateness of space to incubate schools that can move into new buildings that will open in subsequent years.

Need: Transfer schools that serve over-age and under-credited students.
Area: Districts 18, 23, 32

Need: Middle schools
Location: District 23
Additional Information: New middle school in District 23 in 2010 or 2011 to provide families a 6-8 option that would give priority to District 23 students.

QUEENS

Need: Relieve overcrowding in elementary schools in District 24
Location: Ascension Annex, 86-37 53rd Avenue
Additional Information: Prior to the start of the 2010-2011 school year, PS 13 will move from the Annex back to the main building. The DOE will work with the community to access the best use of the Annex space.

Need: Relieve overcrowding in elementary schools in District 27
Location: New Construction, 88-01 102nd St.
Additional Information: 379 seats.

Need: High School
Location: Metropolitan Campus, 91-30 Metropolitan Ave.
Additional Information: 998 seats. There will also be a D75 program located on the campus. A task force has been created and is collecting input from the community on the needs of the Metropolitan Campus. Please contact Sara Kaufman at skaufman4@schools.nyc.gov if you are interested in learning more about the task force and the community’s feedback.

Need: Secondary School (6-12)
Location: Metropolitan Campus, 91-30 Metropolitan Ave.
Additional Information: 913 seats. There will also be a D75 program located on the campus. A task force has been created and is collecting input from the community on the needs of the Metropolitan Campus. Please contact Sara Kaufman at skaufman4@schools.nyc.gov if you are interested in learning more about the task force and the community’s feedback.

Need: Relieve overcrowding in high schools
Location: Maspeth High School, 54-50 74th Ave. (District 24)
Additional Information: This building is scheduled to be completed in 2012. The DOE will assess the availability and appropriateness of space to incubate a high school nearby prior to 2012 and move the school into the new building in 2012.

Additional Needs - Locations to be Determined

Need: Relieve overcrowding in elementary schools
Area: Districts 24, 28, 30
Additional Information: The DOE will assess the availability and appropriateness of space to incubate elementary schools nearby and move the schools into new buildings in subsequent years. The DOE will also work with communities to identify under-utilized middle school buildings over the next few years to relieve overcrowding.

Need: Relieve overcrowding in high schools
Area: District 24, 27, 28
Additional Information: High schools that provide students access to programs similar to those in high demand at overcrowded schools. The DOE will work with communities to identify under-utilized middle school buildings as well as new construction over the next few years to relieve overcrowding.

Need: Transfer schools that serve over-age and under-credited students.
Area: Queens

Need: Middle School
Area: District 28
Additional Information: New middle school in 2010 or 2011 would help to alleviate concentrations of special populations at large zoned middle schools and provide middle school options for students currently attending overcrowded elementary (K-6) schools.

STATEN ISLAND

Need: Elementary School
Location: PS 16 annex
Additional Information: A new small elementary school (approximately 380 students) could begin in the building currently being used as an annex for PS 16. The school would serve the students from the PS 16 zone. Once fully phased-in, the new school would occupy the entire annex while PS 16 would be housed only in its main facility.

To learn more about specific communities noted below, visit New York City Department of City Planning.

For more information:
-- New Schools Needed to Replace Low Performing Schools
-- Additional Available Facilities (new schools needs are to be determined)

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The identified locations include under-utilized facilities, buildings where a school is moving to another location, or new construction. The DOE has made a major commitment to build new buildings in areas where there is need. Between 2002 and 2006, the DOE added 53,781 new seats. The current five year Capital Plan allocates $4.5 billion to build 105 new buildings that will increase the public school system’s capacity by 63,000 seats. In other cases, the DOE has identified a specific need for a new school but has not identified a facility to locate a new school. In these cases, the DOE will continue to assess the use of current facilities and work with local communities to determine appropriate placement of new schools. Manhattan Bronx Brooklyn Queens Staten Island MANHATTAN Need: Relieve overcrowding in District 2 elementary schools Location: PS 158, 1458 York Avenue Additional Information: Prior to the start of the 2010-11 school year, East Side Middle School will move to a new building. The DOE will engage with the community to detirmine the best use of the space in the building to relieve overcrowding when Eastside Middle School moves out. Need: Relieve overcrowding in middle schools and/or high schools Location: Broadway Education Complex, 26 Broadway Additional Information: This is new construction scheduled for completion for the 2009-10 school year. The Urban Assembly School for Young Women and Business will be located in the building beginning in September 2009. There is a proposal to relocate Greenwich Village Middle School to this building for September 2010. Need: High School or Secondary School (6-12) Location: Bayard Rustin Educational Campus, 351 West 18th Street Additional Information: Bayard Rustin High School will begin phasing out in the 2009-10 school year and will not admit a new 9th grade. The Landmark High School will be relocated to the building in 2009 and Manhattan Business Academy is a new school that will open in the building in 2009. The DOE is looking for an additional new school to open in the building in 2010. Need: High Schools Location: Louis Brandeis Educational Campus, 145 West 81st Street Additional Information: Louis D. Brandeis High school will beging phasing out in 2009-10 school year and will not admit a new 9th grade. Three new schools-- The Urban Assembly School for Green Careers, The Global Learning Collaborative, and Innovation Diploma Plus -- opened in the building in September 2009. There is a proposal to open the Frank McCourt High School in the building in September 2010. There will be a need for an additional high school to open in the building in 2011. Additional Needs - Locations to be Determined Need: Relieve overcrowding in elementary schools Area: District 2 Additional Information: The DOE will assess the availability and appropriateness of space to incubate schools that will move into new buildings in subsequent years. BRONX Need: Serve additional elementary and middle school students in District 9 Location: New Construction, 1740 Macombs Rd. Additional Information: 642 seats. There will also be a D75 program located on the campus. Need: Relieve overcrowding in elementary and middle schools in District 10 Location: New Construction, P.S. 79 Addition, 125 East 181st Street Additional Information: 712 seats. In consultation with community leaders, the DOE has made a preliminary assessment that middle schools are most needed in this building. Need: Relieve overcrowding in K-8 grades in District 11 Location: New Construction, 900 Van Nest Avenue Additional Information: 911 seats. The DOE intends to locate a K-8 school in the building for the 2010-11 school year. The school design should include a school wide enrichment model (SEM). Students will enroll through a choice application process, and students zoned to PS/IS 83, PS 105 and PS 108 will receive priority for admission to the school. North Bronx Carl Icahn Charter School will be relocating from P.S. 93 to the building. There will also be a D75 program located on the campus. Need: Additional high school options Location: South Bronx Campus, 701 St Ann’s Avenue Additional Information: Prior to the start of the 2010-11 school year, New Explorers High School and the Urban Assembly School for Careers in Sports will be moving from the South Bronx Campus to the new Mott Haven Campus. Need: Relieve overcrowding in elementary schools Area: District 11 Additional Information: The DOE will assess the availability and appropriateness of space to incubate schools that can move into new buildings in subsequent years. Need: Relieve overcrowding in middle schools Area: District 11 Additional Information: The DOE will assess if there is available space to incubate schools that can move into new buildings in subsequent years. Need: Transfer schools that serve over-age and under-credited students. Area: Bronx BROOKLYN Need: Serve elementary school students in District 20 Location: New Construction, 6214 4th Ave. Additional Information: 378 seats. Need: Serve secondary school students in District 19 Location: New Construction, 12410 Flatlands Avenue Additional Information: This building is scheduled to be completed in 2012. The DOE will the availability and appropriateness of space to incubate two schools serving grades 6 through 12 nearby prior to 2012 and move the schools into the new building in 2012. Need: Serve additional elementary school students in District 20 Location: New Construction, 8818 4th Avenue Additional Information: This building is scheduled to be completed in 2012. The DOE will assess the availability and appropriateness of space to incubate an elementary school nearby prior to 2012 and move the school into the new building in 2012. Need: High School Location: Canarsie Education Campus, 1600 Rockaway Parkway Additional Information: Canarsie High School began phasing out in September 2008. There are 3 new schools that opened in September 2008 on the campus. New school applicant teams interested in opening a school on this campus should demonstrate a need for their school model or program as well as a clear plan for engaging the community and attracting students. Need: High School Location: Bushwick Educational Campus, 400 Irving Avenue Additional Information: There are currently 4 small schools located at the Bushwick Campus. One school is scheduled to move out of the building prior to the start of the 2010-2011 school year. New school applicant teams interested in opening a school on this campus should demonstrate a need for their school model or program as well as a clear plan for engaging the community and attracting students. Need: High School Location: Franklin K. Lane Educational Campus, 999 Jamaica Avenue Additional Information: Franklin. K Lane High School began phasing out in September 2008. There are 4 new schools currently on the campus. New school applicant teams interested in opening a school on this campus should demonstrate a need for their school model or program as well as a clear plan for engaging the community and attracting students. Need: High school Location: IS 278, 1925 Stuart Street (District 22) Additional Information: Community has requested a high school with an arts based theme and programming. It would be located in a building with IS 278 Need: Transfer School to serve over age and under credited students Location: High School for Public Safety, 1495 Herkimer Street (District 23) Additional Information: This location may be a possibility for September 2010. Additional Needs - Locations to be Determined Need: Relieve overcrowding in elementary schools Area: Districts 15, 20 Additional Information: The DOE will assess the availability and appropriateness of space to incubate schools that can move into new buildings that will open in subsequent years. Need: Transfer schools that serve over-age and under-credited students. Area: Districts 18, 23, 32 Need: Middle schools Location: District 23 Additional Information: New middle school in District 23 in 2010 or 2011 to provide families a 6-8 option that would give priority to District 23 students. QUEENS Need: Relieve overcrowding in elementary schools in District 24 Location: Ascension Annex, 86-37 53rd Avenue Additional Information: Prior to the start of the 2010-2011 school year, PS 13 will move from the Annex back to the main building. The DOE will work with the community to access the best use of the Annex space. Need: Relieve overcrowding in elementary schools in District 27 Location: New Construction, 88-01 102nd St. Additional Information: 379 seats. Need: High School Location: Metropolitan Campus, 91-30 Metropolitan Ave. Additional Information: 998 seats. There will also be a D75 program located on the campus. A task force has been created and is collecting input from the community on the needs of the Metropolitan Campus. Please contact Sara Kaufman at skaufman4@schools.nyc.gov if you are interested in learning more about the task force and the community’s feedback. Need: Secondary School (6-12) Location: Metropolitan Campus, 91-30 Metropolitan Ave. Additional Information: 913 seats. There will also be a D75 program located on the campus. A task force has been created and is collecting input from the community on the needs of the Metropolitan Campus. Please contact Sara Kaufman at skaufman4@schools.nyc.gov if you are interested in learning more about the task force and the community’s feedback. Need: Relieve overcrowding in high schools Location: Maspeth High School, 54-50 74th Ave. (District 24) Additional Information: This building is scheduled to be completed in 2012. The DOE will assess the availability and appropriateness of space to incubate a high school nearby prior to 2012 and move the school into the new building in 2012. Additional Needs - Locations to be Determined Need: Relieve overcrowding in elementary schools Area: Districts 24, 28, 30 Additional Information: The DOE will assess the availability and appropriateness of space to incubate elementary schools nearby and move the schools into new buildings in subsequent years. The DOE will also work with communities to identify under-utilized middle school buildings over the next few years to relieve overcrowding. Need: Relieve overcrowding in high schools Area: District 24, 27, 28 Additional Information: High schools that provide students access to programs similar to those in high demand at overcrowded schools. The DOE will work with communities to identify under-utilized middle school buildings as well as new construction over the next few years to relieve overcrowding. Need: Transfer schools that serve over-age and under-credited students. Area: Queens Need: Middle School Area: District 28 Additional Information: New middle school in 2010 or 2011 would help to alleviate concentrations of special populations at large zoned middle schools and provide middle school options for students currently attending overcrowded elementary (K-6) schools. STATEN ISLAND Need: Elementary School Location: PS 16 annex Additional Information: A new small elementary school (approximately 380 students) could begin in the building currently being used as an annex for PS 16. The school would serve the students from the PS 16 zone. Once fully phased-in, the new school would occupy the entire annex while PS 16 would be housed only in its main facility. To learn more about specific communities noted below, visit New York City Department of City Planning. For more information: -- New Schools Needed to Replace Low Performing Schools -- Additional Available Facilities (new schools needs are to be determined)