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Summer Rising Enrollment is Open!

This summer, DOE and DYCD plan to serve a record number of students through Summer Rising, a free, safe, and fun academic and enrichment program for NYC students currently in grades K-8.  We encourage families to apply early to…

Gifted and Talented program expanded | Manhattan Times

By Gregg McQueen The New York City public school system is expanding access to Gifted and Talented programs, making them available in every school district for the first time. At a press conference on April 14, Mayor Eric Adams…

04/15/22: 1st Annual Jackie Robinson Day

View this post on Instagram A post shared by West Harlem Development Corp (@westharlem_dc) Come out to the Jackie Robinson Park Bandshell (148th & Bradhurst Ave) on April 15 from 2 to 9:30 pm to play, garden, view art,…

Apply To Kindergarten Now

In New York City, children enter kindergarten in the fall of the calendar year they turn five, and are guaranteed a kindergarten seat at a public school. Once your child starts kindergarten, they can remain at the same school…

11/07/21: R.Evolución Latina’s Dance-A-Thon 2021

Come out to the first Uptown outdoor Dance-A-Thon, after 18 months we will come together to dance, celebrate and reconnect as a community.  R.Evolución Latina is bringing the heat to Harlem to dance and raise funds to support their programming. …

Covid-19 protocols outlined for public schools | Bronx Free Press

By Gregg McQueen “We can’t let that happen anymore.” In detailing the city’s plan to bring public school students back to the classroom this fall, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Meisha Porter have made clear: in-person learning…