Comments on the proposed actions below should be sent to the attention of:
Kelly Murphy, Senior Director of Real Estate Services New York City School Construction Authority 25-01 Jackson Avenue Long Island City, NY 11101
Notice Of Public Hearing
Targeted Draft Environmental Impact Statement
Proposed Redevelopment of The Former St. John Villa Campus, Staten Island
On behalf of the New York City Department of Education (DOE), the New York City School Construction Authority (SCA) proposes to create three new school facilities, an athletic field with an approximately 700-seat bleacher section, a maintenance building, and an internal driveway network with two parking lots, all of which would be located on Block 3087, Lot 1, as well as a separate parking lot on Block 3089, Lot 59 (the “proposed project”) on the former St. John Villa campus at 57 Cleveland Place in the Arrochar section of Staten Island (the “project site”). The three new schools would consist of an approximately 764-seat Gifted and Talented primary school/intermediate school (PS/IS) and two separate, independently operated intermediate/high schools (IS/HS) that would collectively provide 1,350 seats. The two IS/HS would share a gymnasium, auditorium, kitchen, and lobby. The PS/IS would serve students in grade levels pre-kindergarten through eight throughout New York City. Each IS/HS would serve students in grade levels six through twelve in the Borough of Staten Island. All three schools would also serve special education students enrolled in a District 75 program in the Borough of Staten Island. The proposed schools would collectively introduce approximately 2,114 new school seats to the project site.
The Targeted Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) is available below. A public hearing to discuss the Targeted DEIS will be held on Thursday, August 29, 2024, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. The public hearing will be held as a hybrid meeting, in-person at the New Richard H. Hungerford School at 715 Ocean Terrace, Staten Island, New York 10301 and simultaneously via Zoom. Detailed instructions for participation in the Public Hearing are below. The SCA will accept written comments on the Targeted DEIS until the close of business on Wednesday, September 18th, 2024.