The Middle School at Nathans in Bay Ridge
July 2019 Update: We learned from a local newspaper that $25 million was paid for this property. The original owner sold the property for $12 million. Months later this flip happened. Why would anyone who worked for NYC offer 25 Million for this property? It’s certainly not an ideal place for a school. #SomethingIsntRightHere
On March 18th, Karina Costantino – Community Superintendent of District 20 spoke at the Community 10 Meeting about safety and traffic concerns that residents in Dyker Heights and Bay Ridge had over the new school.
The school is being planned for four hundred and twenty five students. Superintendent Costantino stressed that the building was needed to alleviate the overcrowding at PS 104 (way over capacity), McKinley and Dyker. She estimated that this school would be open in three to four years.
Superintendent Costantino spoke about providing all middle school students Metrocards so there was not a problem with yellow buses or cars pulling up to drop students off.
She said she could stagger arrival and dismissal so that the area wasn’t overwhelmed with middle school students all at once.
A resident asked if the Department of Education purchased the property already. The Superintendent said she would check, but she believed that the DOE secured the property.
Another resident asked about school buses parking outside the school at night (currently bus drivers are allowed to park cars outside of schools, so they can easily access their bus near their home). Superintendent Costantino said she would look into this and understood the residents need for this question to be addressed.
Superintendent Costantino answered all the questions residents had.
Hugs,
marlene
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