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Old 02-19-2014, 01:18 PM
 
Location: Yorktown Heights NY
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The more I think about it, the more I think that anyone working at 50th and 5th, who would select any of these Brooklyn neighborhoods as a place of residence, would be crazy, unless living in a diverse neighborhood is your #1 priority. And by the way, Park Slope and Carroll Gardens are among the LEAST DIVERSE neighborhoods in New York City.
Yet so many do. Strange.

Agree that Carroll Gardens is not diverse, but Park Slope still is--and both are compared to most Westchester towns.
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Old 02-19-2014, 01:19 PM
 
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The more I think about it, the more I think that anyone working at 50th and 5th, who would select any of these Brooklyn neighborhoods as a place of residence, would be crazy
Take the F (can transfer to B-D at W4) and get off at Rockefeller Center.
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Old 02-19-2014, 01:23 PM
 
Location: Yorktown Heights NY
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Tarrytown has an urban vibe? Really? You mean that half block on Main Street and that short stretch on Broadway. Yeah, that's really urban. I like Tarrytown, but to say it has an "urban vibe" is a bit of a stretch.
It's not the size of commercial zone, it's the vibe. Tarrytown has a somewhat funky, urban feel to it. A place like WP is much bigger, but has a staid suburban vibe.
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Old 02-19-2014, 01:23 PM
 
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Everyone I know in Brooklyn got their middle schoolers and high schoolers into one of their top three choices.
Yes but "everyone I know" is not a backup plan. I also know families who got shut out of their top 3 NYC schools and even those that got in some of them are upset over changes to the enrichment programs. You can expect competition to get tougher in 3 years especially with NYC DOE not building a lot of new schools - more demand, less supply. NYC is building and converting out more condos faster than it is opening new schools. That's a widely known fact.
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Old 02-19-2014, 01:37 PM
 
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^^ Given how the city is going, and the new mayor's agenda, it's a safe bet that there will be more good middle schools in a few years in NYC than there are now. You never know for sure with public schools, be it in NYC or Westchester, but they are a better shot than private schools given the OP's requirements.
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Old 02-19-2014, 02:08 PM
 
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^^ Given how the city is going, and the new mayor's agenda, it's a safe bet that there will be more good middle schools in a few years in NYC than there are now. You never know for sure with public schools, be it in NYC or Westchester, but they are a better shot than private schools given the OP's requirements.
The new mayor's agenda is for full-day daycare centers (also known in some circles as pre-K). Have not heard anything about new middle schools. And there's not a lot of vacant land to build.
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Old 02-19-2014, 02:12 PM
 
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Yet so many do. Strange.

Agree that Carroll Gardens is not diverse, but Park Slope still is--and both are compared to most Westchester towns.
When you say Park Slope is diverse, are your referring to different shades of white people?

Tarrytown is very diverse. Park Slope is not, either racially or economically.
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Old 02-19-2014, 02:16 PM
 
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^^ Given how the city is going, and the new mayor's agenda, it's a safe bet that there will be more good middle schools in a few years in NYC than there are now. You never know for sure with public schools, be it in NYC or Westchester, but they are a better shot than private schools given the OP's requirements.
It's a remote possibility that NYC will build new schools but I wouldn't bet on it:

Checking In With the Downtown Brooklyn School Initiative | Brownstoner

Upper West Side Needs More Middle School Seats, Parents Say - Upper West Side - DNAinfo.com New York

http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article...chool-shortage

The current construction plan is still Bloomberg's which we know is not enough. We also know that de Blasio did not make this an important campaign promise and right now he is preoccupied with getting funding for his pre K initiaitve so additional construction is off the table.

With this shortage in schools to continue for the next several years, if not decades, we can make an educated assumption that there will still be a public school shortage 4 years from now, as there is today.

The good thing is that new private schools and cooperative schools are sprouting around Manhattan, Brooklyn and LIC, some charging lower prices. So it's not like NYC residents will have to deplete their savings to send their kids to private school.

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The new mayor's agenda is for full-day daycare centers (also known in some circles as pre-K). Have not heard anything about new middle schools. And there's not a lot of vacant land to build.
I think they can open classrooms inside former commercial buildings but the question is funding. As you say, the mayor has already made pre K his #1 priority and this is taking a lot of his time. And there have so far been no updates to Bloomberg's insufficient construction plan.
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Old 02-19-2014, 02:20 PM
 
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Take the F (can transfer to B-D at W4) and get off at Rockefeller Center.
Here is a recent article on the F train.

Another Day, Another F Train Nightmare | Brooklyn Magazine

After putting up with being squeezed like a sardine on the F train, you have to transfer through the throngs to catch the B or D train at West 4th Street.

Or, you can get on a comfortable Metro North train in Westchester, and exit the platform two blocks from your office.
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Old 02-19-2014, 02:29 PM
 
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FHD, I wasn't referring to building new schools, but rather to improving existing ones through increased funding and resources. There are loads of mid-range middle and high schools in Brooklyn that can be improved without too much trouble. If the mayor and new chancellor do a fraction of what they intend, there will be a lot more good schools for parents to choose from in a few years.
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