New York, NY In a public-private partnership, Forest City Ratner Companies (FCRC) retained Swanke Hayden Connell Architects to design the new 100,000 gross s/f Spruce Street Educational Campus. Built for the NYC School Construction Authority (SCA), this new Primary/Intermediate School is built within the podium of a new Frank Gehry designed 76-story residential tower and accommodates 648 students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade. [more]

Environmental Due Diligence for 31 Leased School Facilities Not Renewed During This Administration. [more]

The NYC Department of Education has closed the building at 3200 Jerome Avenue that until June 2011, was the location of P.S. 51 Bronx (Bronx New School). Beginning in September, the school's new location will be at 695 East 182nd Street. [more]

All week, NY1 has reported the remarkable art collection scattered throughout the public schools, and the final story in the series "The Classroom Collection" takes a closer look at some of the newest commissions. NY1's Education reporter Lindsey Christ filed the following report. [more]

New York City's public school system has a one-of-a-kind art collection, but not all of the artwork is in good shape. NY1's Education reporter Lindsey Christ filed her fourth report in the series "The Classroom Collection" on the the effort to identify and restore damaged pieces. [more]

This week, NY1 is taking a rare inside look at a one-of-a-kind art collection inside the city's public schools. In part two, education reporter Lindsey Christ talks to the program director about three pieces considered among the collection's highlights. [more]

In the third part of NY1's series "The Classroom Collection," Education reporter Lindsey Christ looks at a special part of the Public Art for Public Schools program that involves a unique opportunity for students. [more]

NY1's new series "The Classroom Collection" covers a one-of-a-kind art collection in a very unlikely place: the public schools. The art is designed to inspire students, but as Education reporter Lindsey Christ found out, one art teacher says just glimpsing a piece in a school inspired her to enter the classroom. [more]

Well, it's not really skateable, but this unique project uses skatepark elements to create an interactive art installation. Conceived and designed by local artist Chris Green, this permanent outdoor art installation was commissioned by the NYC School Construction Authority for PS/IS 48 Q's new school building in Jamaica, Queens. [more]

The story: I happen to like this school. Technically, I should say schools, as there is more than one school housed in this huge campus that takes up half the block. I think the architect did a fine job on several fronts. First of all he designed an interesting building. I like the way the wings on the ends envelope the center, with a gentle curve, like a hug. I think that has a subtle psychological effect on the children, even parents and staff, welcoming them into the space. [more]

Taking part in the Tottenville ground-breaking ceremony are, from left: Jim Munson, assistant principal of physical ed and health; Donald Douglas, executive director of the PSAL; Kathleen Grimm, deputy chancellor; Tom Tierney Jr. and his mother, Doris Tierney; Principal John Tuminaro; Councilman Vincent Ignizio; and Lorraine Grillo, president and CEO of NYC School Construction Authority. (Staten Island Advance/Irving Silverstein). [more]

A new sustainable, eco-friendly school will be added to the Hunters Point South waterfront development project. The five-story school building includes 26 classrooms and eight special-education classrooms, in addition to science rooms, an art studio, a music suite, a regulation-size gym with an auxiliary gym, a library, and other support spaces. [more]

After the Norcor Management Corporation bought the Sunnyside Jewish Center in Queens in 2006, it demolished the synagogue in expectation of building residential housing on the site. But like so many projects, the plans were dashed in the wake of the real estate crash, and the parcel has sat vacant for years. [more]

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today appointed Lorraine Grillo President of the New York City School Construction Authority (SCA). Lorraine has been serving as Acting President since April when the Mayor and Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein announced the appointment of then SCA President Sharon Greenberger to the position of Chief Operating Officer for the Department of Education. [more]

In 2005, the New York City Council passed Local Law 86, establishing a mandatory set of sustainable criteria for public buildings. The city's School Construction Authority (SCA) responded by developing a LEED-like green building self-certifying rating system it calls the NYC Green Schools Guide. [more]