On Wednesday, July 21,
Mayor Bill de Blasio and
Meisha Porter, chancellor of
the city Department of Education,
were on hand for the
groundbreaking ceremony
of a new institute at the
Bronx High School of Science,
located at 75 W. 205th
St.
They were joined by
school offi cials and other
dignitaries including New
York City Councilman Eric
Dinowitz and New York State
Sen. Jamaal Bailey, both
alumni of the high school.
Bronx Science will now
embark on constructing the
Stanley Mann ’52 Institute,
named after the alum and
benefactor who is donating
$18 million toward the creation
of the project.
“You could go down a list
of all the amazing people in
this world who went to the
New York City public schools
and it gave them everything.
And there’s nothing else like
our schools,” de Blasio said.
“But Bronx Science is – without
a doubt, is one of the
great jewels in the crown of
New York City public schools
and of New York City – one
of the greatest places in this
city.”
Manne, who has already
been inducted into the Bronx
Science Hall of Fame, has
been a successful corporate
leader and investor for many
years, most recently serving
as president of Brawny
Plastics, a fi rm that manufactures
products including
industrial plastic bags and
consumer products. Manne
is also the founder of the
Manne Family Foundation,
which provides assistance to
a number of charities. He has
also established the Stanley
Manne Children’s Research
Institute, affi liated with Ann
& Robert H. Lurie Children’s
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“So, as we fi ght back from
COVID, as we overcome, as
we recover, as we rebuild,
this is one of the places that
literally has to lead the way,”
de Blasio said. “If Bronx Science
is thriving and producing
extraordinary talent,
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Stanley Manne, left, and Mayor Bill de Blasio at the groundbreaking of the
Bronx High School of Science’s Stanley Mann ’52 Institute.
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Bronx Science will begin construction on a new lab that will be titled the
Stanley Mann ’52 Institute and cost approximately $18 million to construct.
Bronx Science breaks ground on new lab
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