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Lower East Side & East Village

January 11, 2012

Kindergarten Application Season Begins in Free-Floating District 1

District 1 has no zoned schools, so families must pick the kindergarten they want to apply for.

Lower East Side & East Village

September 21, 2011

Subterranean Park Could Grow in Former LES Trolley Terminal

The "Delancey Underground" project would turn the underground space into a community park that uses solar lighting. 

Lower East Side & East Village

April 05, 2011

East Village Elementary School Feels the Squeeze as Construction Project Looms

East Village Community School wants to be considered for available school space due to overcrowding and renovations.

Lower East Side & East Village

April 01, 2011

Girls Prep Charter School Looking to Expand on Lower East Side After Bitter Battle

Girls Prep Charter School wants to increase its elementary grades at the building it shares with two schools.

Lower East Side & East Village

March 24, 2011

East Village Move Approved for Girls Prep Charter School

The city voted unanimously to allow Girls Prep to relocate its middle school to the East Village.

Lower East Side & East Village

March 09, 2011

East Village School Cites Environmental 'Crisis' in Plea for New Space

The East Village Community School says the discovery of oil in the ground beneath them is grounds for relocation.

Lower East Side & East Village

March 01, 2011

Girls Prep Charter School Inches Closer to East Village Relocation

Girls Prep earned broad approval for its planned move to the East Village at a public hearing.

Lower East Side & East Village

February 16, 2011

Kindergarten Selection Has Lower East Side Parents Doing Homework

Parents from the East Village to Chinatown attended an information session Wednesday.

Lower East Side & East Village

February 09, 2011

Girls Prep Charter School Makes Case for Move to East Village

Girls Prep wants to relocate its middle school grades to a school on East 11th Street, where it plans to expand.

Lower East Side & East Village

August 25, 2010

Girls Prep Charter School Secures Space in the East Village

A total of 125 middle schoolers will reportedly move to Cooper Square to accommodate the expansion.

Lower East Side & East Village

August 18, 2010

Start of School Delayed at LES Charter School Girls Prep

The Dept. of Education has backed off an expansion plan that would have shuffled special-ed students.

Lower East Side & East Village

August 09, 2010

Scott Stringer, Local Elected Officials Blast Education Department Over Girls Prep Expansion

Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, parents and elected officials rallied against a charter school expansion.

Manhattan

March 30, 2010

Lower East Side Parents Challenge Decision to Expand Charter School

Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, parents and elected officials rallied against a charter school expansion.

Manhattan

February 25, 2010

Charter School Victory as Education Panel Approves Expansion Plans

Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, parents and elected officials rallied against a charter school expansion.

Lower East Side & East Village

January 13, 2010

Department of Education Reveals New Plan for Lower East Side Charter School Expansion

Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, parents and elected officials rallied against a charter school expansion.