The Department of Education has proposed to break up our West 68th Street community by:
1. Removing THE ENTIRETY OF WEST 68TH STREET between CPW and Amsterdam from the PS 199 school district, one of the best K-5 schools in the city and our community school. It's because of our buildings, which have funded and contributed to PS 199 for decades, that it is as successful as it is today. Removing our street in its entirety from our community school in order to accommodate the larger newer buildings on Riverside Boulevard must be stopped.
2. West 68th Street is not only proposed to be removed from PS 199, but in the current Department of Education draft proposal West 68th Street will be broken up into three zones, with a portion of our street proposed to be zoned to PS 191, located on 61st Street and Amsterdam, one of the lowest enrollment and lowest ranking schools in New York City and labeled as "persistently dangerous" by the State Education Department. Splitting our street into three different zones could permanently damage our sense of unity!
3. There are other ways to address the overcrowding of PS199, without removing our community from our community school. We want to be heard!
Please take a minute to support our community and sign this petition against a rezoning of West 68th Street as it will materially and negatively impact our community and our children for years to come.
Further, please submit additional comments to the Community Education Council District 3 who will vote on the final proposal on November 19th. They are reading all of the submissions, so please take another minute after signing this petition to submit your comments at the following website: http://www.cec3.org/site_view_survey.aspx?id=64e29...
AND finally, the Department of Education and the Community Education Council has set the following dates and locations for public forums to voice your concerns in person. We know this is not convenient for everyone to attend, but the more people we have speaking out against this the better chance we have in successfully defeating this:
Monday October 26, 2015 (6:30pm - 8:30pm): CEC3 Zoning Committee Meeting located at 154 West 93rd Street
Wednesday October 28, 2015 (5:30pm - 7:00pm): Town Hall Meeting with Chancellor Carmen Farina located at 210 West 61st Street
Monday November 2, 2015 (6:30pm - 8:30pm): CEC3 Zoning Committee Meeting located at 154 West 93rd Street
Monday November 16, 2015 (6:30pm - 8:30pm): CEC3 Zoning Committee Meeting located at 154 West 93rd Street
Wednesday November 19, 2015 (6:30pm - 8:30pm): CEC3 General Meeting located at 154 West 93rd Street - THIS IS THE FINAL VOTE
THE COMMUNITY NEEDS YOU! WE HAVE A SMALL VOICE COMPARED TO MORE POPULOUS STREETS AND WE MUST HAVE OUR VOICE HEARD! WE DESERVE TO STAY IN PS 199.
Thank you for your time and support.
Concerned Owners and Residents of West 68th Street
Updates
October 26, 2015
The Department of Education thinks they can carve up our street and send our kids to a failing, dangerous school while we stay silent. I have been demanding answers from the district office all week and they have absolutely nothing to say to us. Their silence is a total insult to this community.
October 26, 2015
The Department of Education thinks they can carve up our street into pieces without a fight. This surge in support proves they are dead wrong and we are just warming up.
16 Comments
Breaking up West 68th Street does not make sense: West 68th Street in its entirety is a community, and as such shares in the common elements of a community such as education, shared family responsibilities (dropping off and picking up children, and the care thereof). Moreover, P.S. 199 is within very easy walking distance for young children, whereas p.S. 191 is a very long walk over to and then down Amsterdam. Please re-consider how best to addtress the needs of P.S. 191, and keep West 68th in P.S. 199 family. Thanks, Clarence Martin
I live on W 68th and have two children, one child in PS199 and one not yet in school. As far as I understand admissions priorities, the proposed redistricting penalizes my younger child (already a member of the community) to benefit children who move into the area years from now. W 68th should stay in PS199's zone. If not, siblings of existing students should have their priority increased to maintain the community bonds built through their older siblings.
60 W 68th Street has been our home for 10 years, and we specifically moved here and later expanded our apartment into a 2-bedroom unit to be able to raise a family in the city. With a baby now on the way, it's imperative that we can send him to a high-quality public school since private school is not an option for us. While most of our friends have moved to CT or NJ over the years to raise their children in the suburbs, we love our neighborhood too much to leave! Our building is filled with families who are really committed to our community and PS 199, and the current DOE proposal does not fairly address the long-standing investments that our residents have made to make PS 199 the great school it is today. 60 W 68th Street Apt. 9G/10G New York, NY 10023
I have lived in this community for the last 37 years. We have worked hard to make the community and our local school what it is today. The west 68th block association wants to remain in whole not separated in different segments.
As a former PTA oresident at 199 we parents worked hard in the early 90's to turn the school around and now that its done you are changing our cachment area to a school that is much farther awsy a d not half as good.
Folks don't want to be railroaded into compromising education or community living standards. It will be a sinking abyss as opposed to a rising tide. They want no part of it. Who can blame them?
Leave ALL of West 68th Street in the PS 199 school district-we have been part of the school community for decades!
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The Department of Education has proposed to break up our West 68th Street community by:
1. Removing THE ENTIRETY OF WEST 68TH STREET between CPW and Amsterdam from the PS 199 school district, one of the best K-5 schools in the city and our community school. It's because of our buildings, which have funded and contributed to PS 199 for decades, that it is as successful as it is today. Removing our street in its entirety from our community school in order to accommodate the larger newer buildings on Riverside Boulevard must be stopped.
2. West 68th Street is not only proposed to be removed from PS 199, but in the current Department of Education draft proposal West 68th Street will be broken up into three zones, with a portion of our street proposed to be zoned to PS 191, located on 61st Street and Amsterdam, one of the lowest enrollment and lowest ranking schools in New York City and labeled as "persistently dangerous" by the State Education Department. Splitting our street into three different zones could permanently damage our sense of unity!
3. There are other ways to address the overcrowding of PS199, without removing our community from our community school. We want to be heard!
Please take a minute to support our community and sign this petition against a rezoning of West 68th Street as it will materially and negatively impact our community and our children for years to come.
Further, please submit additional comments to the Community Education Council District 3 who will vote on the final proposal on November 19th. They are reading all of the submissions, so please take another minute after signing this petition to submit your comments at the following website: http://www.cec3.org/site_view_survey.aspx?id=64e29...
AND finally, the Department of Education and the Community Education Council has set the following dates and locations for public forums to voice your concerns in person. We know this is not convenient for everyone to attend, but the more people we have speaking out against this the better chance we have in successfully defeating this:
Monday October 26, 2015 (6:30pm - 8:30pm): CEC3 Zoning Committee Meeting located at 154 West 93rd Street
Wednesday October 28, 2015 (5:30pm - 7:00pm): Town Hall Meeting with Chancellor Carmen Farina located at 210 West 61st Street
Monday November 2, 2015 (6:30pm - 8:30pm): CEC3 Zoning Committee Meeting located at 154 West 93rd Street
Monday November 16, 2015 (6:30pm - 8:30pm): CEC3 Zoning Committee Meeting located at 154 West 93rd Street
Wednesday November 19, 2015 (6:30pm - 8:30pm): CEC3 General Meeting located at 154 West 93rd Street - THIS IS THE FINAL VOTE
THE COMMUNITY NEEDS YOU! WE HAVE A SMALL VOICE COMPARED TO MORE POPULOUS STREETS AND WE MUST HAVE OUR VOICE HEARD! WE DESERVE TO STAY IN PS 199.
Thank you for your time and support.
Concerned Owners and Residents of West 68th Street
Updates
October 26, 2015
The Department of Education thinks they can carve up our street and send our kids to a failing, dangerous school while we stay silent. I have been demanding answers from the district office all week and they have absolutely nothing to say to us. Their silence is a total insult to this community.
October 26, 2015
The Department of Education thinks they can carve up our street into pieces without a fight. This surge in support proves they are dead wrong and we are just warming up.
16 Comments
My 3 kids go to PS199 and we live at Lincoln Towers - we are part of a wonderful community where they all walk to school together with all their friends in the surrounding buildings. PS199 was built to meet the needs of the Lincoln towers community - it is not our fault that the city has allowed additional high rises (Trump buildings included) without having a solution nearby. It makes no sense for the children of our community to be broken particularly between the Lincoln towers building. Please stop this non sense and once and for all fix the school overcrowding by forcing new buildings to help fund new schools
Breaking up West 68th Street does not make sense: West 68th Street in its entirety is a community, and as such shares in the common elements of a community such as education, shared family responsibilities (dropping off and picking up children, and the care thereof). Moreover, P.S. 199 is within very easy walking distance for young children, whereas p.S. 191 is a very long walk over to and then down Amsterdam. Please re-consider how best to addtress the needs of P.S. 191, and keep West 68th in P.S. 199 family. Thanks, Clarence Martin
I live on W 68th and have two children, one child in PS199 and one not yet in school. As far as I understand admissions priorities, the proposed redistricting penalizes my younger child (already a member of the community) to benefit children who move into the area years from now. W 68th should stay in PS199's zone. If not, siblings of existing students should have their priority increased to maintain the community bonds built through their older siblings.
60 W 68th Street has been our home for 10 years, and we specifically moved here and later expanded our apartment into a 2-bedroom unit to be able to raise a family in the city. With a baby now on the way, it's imperative that we can send him to a high-quality public school since private school is not an option for us. While most of our friends have moved to CT or NJ over the years to raise their children in the suburbs, we love our neighborhood too much to leave! Our building is filled with families who are really committed to our community and PS 199, and the current DOE proposal does not fairly address the long-standing investments that our residents have made to make PS 199 the great school it is today. 60 W 68th Street Apt. 9G/10G New York, NY 10023
I have lived in this community for the last 37 years. We have worked hard to make the community and our local school what it is today. The west 68th block association wants to remain in whole not separated in different segments.
As a former PTA oresident at 199 we parents worked hard in the early 90's to turn the school around and now that its done you are changing our cachment area to a school that is much farther awsy a d not half as good.
Folks don't want to be railroaded into compromising education or community living standards. It will be a sinking abyss as opposed to a rising tide. They want no part of it. Who can blame them?
Leave ALL of West 68th Street in the PS 199 school district-we have been part of the school community for decades!
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My 3 kids go to PS199 and we live at Lincoln Towers - we are part of a wonderful community where they all walk to school together with all their friends in the surrounding buildings. PS199 was built to meet the needs of the Lincoln towers community - it is not our fault that the city has allowed additional high rises (Trump buildings included) without having a solution nearby. It makes no sense for the children of our community to be broken particularly between the Lincoln towers building. Please stop this non sense and once and for all fix the school overcrowding by forcing new buildings to help fund new schools