Local Council Wants Feedback on City Proposal to Move Dumbo Middle School

Concerned about middle schools in District 13, which includes Dumbo, Vinegar Hill and Brooklyn Heights? The Community Council of District 13 has an update:

We have published updates about proposals related to middle school options in new or future school facilities in District 13, and we need your input!

On our Dock Street page, we discuss the DOE’s proposal to re-site a current middle school, MS 313, into a new school facility in DUMBO, instead of a new middle school as was previously committed. The DOE is requesting comments on that proposal, and we urge all interested parents and community members to please email your comment. We will be updating our calendar with meeting dates related to this proposal soon. The Dock Street Campus is located inside a residential tower in DUMBO; external construction is complete and the school is expected to open in September 2016.

On our Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park page, we discuss a CEC initiative calling on the DOE to create a dedicated middle school at Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park. The school facility is approved for construction located inside a residential tower; it is scheduled to break ground in the summer of 2016 but would not come online until 2018 at the earliest. We are asking supportive community members to please sign our petition.

Pictured above is M.S. 313 at 209 York Street. You can see the update on CEC’s website.

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