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P.S. 40

Recent Headlines

Bedford-Stuyvesant

April 08, 2013

Successful P.S. 40 Is a 'Work in Progress,' Principal Says

P.S. 40 in Bed-Stuy is one of the neighborhood's best schools, but Leonie Hibbert is pushing for more.

Gramercy

March 04, 2013

Murray Hill and Gramercy Calling for More Pre-K Programs

P.S. 40 is losing its pre-K program because of overcrowding.

Kips Bay

February 11, 2013

New Murray Hill School Gives East Side Parents More Choice

Zoning changes that begin to take effect in fall of 2013 will help reduce overcrowding in the area.

Kips Bay

December 18, 2012

Kips Bay Parents Fight Plan to Bring 'Underprivileged' Kids to New School

Nearly 50 parents signed a petition claiming the zoning lines for the new P.S. 281 would hurt the school.

Kips Bay

December 07, 2012

Overcrowded East Side School Zones to Shrink in 2013

The District 2 Community Education Council voted to approve sweeping zoning changes Thursday.

Kips Bay

June 08, 2012

P.S. 281 Will Not Have Middle School Seats, City Says

The school will house just grades K through 5th to create more room for kindergartners, officials said.

Midtown East

May 22, 2012

P.S. 59 Scraps Pre-K Program Amid Overcrowding

The school has waitlists for kindergarten and first grade, despite a spacious new facility.

Murray Hill, Gramercy & Midtown East

April 03, 2012

Waitlists Stretch to First Grade at P.S. 59

Parents of prospective P.S. 59 students are facing waitlists for both kindergarten and first grade.

Murray Hill & Gramercy

January 16, 2012

Murray Hill and Midtown East Parents Face Kindergarten Waitlists

Waitlists are predicted at P.S. 40 and P.S. 116, although P.S. 59 might be spared.

Upper West Side

September 08, 2011

New Backpacks and Sharpened Pencils Await First Day of School

Parents prepped kids and teachers spruced up classrooms as schools geared up for the first day of classes.