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Department of Education officials will address overcrowding in Upper West Side public schools on Tuesday night in a meeting that could pit

PS 199 on West 70th street was named as one of 286 "Blue Ribbon Schools" this week by the U.S. Department of Education, meaning it stood out as one of the top academic institutions in the country. It was the only school in Manhattan to make the list. "The National ...

The wrecking ball aimed at two Upper West Side schools isn't going to swing. The potential demolition of PS 199 on 70th street and PS 191 on 61st has been averted. Months after the West Side Rag broke the story that the Department of Education was quietly floating a proposal ...

The fight to keep the city from demolishing two local public schools is moving ahead, even as the city has mostly remained silent. Update, 12:50 p.m.: We just learned the rally has been called off on account of weather. On Friday starting at 3:30 p.m., people fighting the possible demolitions, ...

By Maria Dering PS 191 and PS 199 parents and neighbors voiced their opinions at a meeting Monday about the Department of Education's plans to consider tearing down the schools so a developer

We have been hearing quite a bit about the fight to stop the demolition of PS 199 on West 70th street as the city considers redeveloping the school building as a high-rise with a new school at the bottom. But PS 191 on West 61st is also potentially going to ...

With the city considering demolishing PS 199 on 70th street and West End Avenue to redevelop the site with a luxury high-rise and a new school, opponents are looking for any way to stop or slow the process. This week, Councilwoman Gale Brewer sent a letter (below) to the Landmarks ...

New efforts are underway to stop or slow the process of demolishing two local public schools so that developers can build high-rises with new schools in their place. Parents and local residents near PS 199, on West 70th street, have been especially active trying to stop the plans. And State ...

Community opposition is building to city plans that could allow developers to knock down two local schools and build luxury high-rises with new schools in their place. If the city moves ahead, PS 191 on 61st street and PS 199 on 70th street would be demolished as soon as 2015. ...

The news we broke about the city's effort to find developers willing to redevelop the sites of two Upper West Side public schools has shocked local parents. PS 191 on 61st street and PS 199 on 70th street could be demolished and redeveloped as high-rises with new schools inside them. ...

In somewhat shocking news, we have learned that the city has solicited and received proposals from developers to demolish PS 199 on West 70th Street and PS 191 on West 61st Street and build luxury towers on their sites. PS 199, an elementary school, is one of the most highly ...

The New York Times has a somewhat shocking article in this weekend's paper: it turns out that the PTA at PS 87 on West 78th Street raised more than $1.5 million for the school this year. Other local schools also raised huge sums: from $500,000+ at PS 199 to more ...

May 4, 2012 Weather: Scattered thunderstorms, High of 78 Degrees.

May 1, 2012 Weather: Partly Cloudy, High of 74 Degrees.

April 5, 2012 Weather: Sunny, High of 57 Degrees.

School overcrowding has become a persistent problem on the Upper West Side as the city has approved large developments in the neighborhood, but has been slow to add classroom seats to keep up with the growing population. Now a group of parents and local leaders is calling on the city ...

October 27, 2011 Weather: Rain, High of 54 Degrees