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Franklin Delano Roosevelt High School is a coeducational public high school in New York City, located at 5800 20th Avenue in the borough of Brooklyn.It is a zoned/public high school, with an enrollment of approximately 3,700 students, encompassing grades 9–12.
In 1974 Judge John Dooling of the Federal Court's Southern District of New York ruled that education at the school was inferior and ruled that the school racial imbalance was to be addressed by redistricting and redesigning the school program. The "new" Franklin K. Lane opened in September 1976 with a 40% white, 30% Hispanic, and 30% African ...
The Young Adult Internship Program is a 14-week job training and internship program available to young adults, ages 17 – 24, who live in New York City with preference given to those who live in the neighborhoods of Williamsburg, Bedford–Stuyvesant, Crown Heights, and Bushwick in Brooklyn and in Jamaica, Queens.
Thomas Jefferson High School, located at 400 Pennsylvania Avenue, had its groundbreaking in 1922 with New York City mayor John Francis Hylan officiating.. Elias Lieberman (1883-1969), American poet, writer and educator, known for the 1916 poem "I Am an American,” served as principal from 1924 to 1940. [3]
Roy Wilkins Park, originally known as Southern Queens Park, is a 54-acre (22 ha) park in the St. Albans neighborhood of southeastern Queens in New York City.It is located on an irregular plot of land bounded by 115th and 116th Avenues to the north, 175th Street to the west, Merrick Boulevard to the southwest, Baisley Boulevard to the southeast, and the St. Albans Community Living Center to the ...
Just a short drive from D.C., Shenandoah National Park feels like stepping into another world. With quiet trails, peaceful overlooks, and rolling hills, it’s a nature lover’s paradise.
Grover Cleveland High School is a large, comprehensive high school in Ridgewood, Queens.Grover Cleveland High School, Bayside High School, Samuel J. Tilden High School, Abraham Lincoln High School, John Adams High School, Walton High School, and Andrew Jackson High School were all built during the Great Depression from one set of blueprints in order to save money.
Hero barber disarms gunman who opened fire in busy NYC barbershop—as community leaders call for more police on the crime-infested Queens block Desheania Andrews, Zoe Hussain November 11, 2024 at ...