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Sorely-needed P.S. 33 annex on pace for 2021
Assemblyman Pichardo (r) with Councilman Fernando Cabrera, Senator Gustavo Rivera along with members of the Department of Education and the New York City School Construction Authority during the
groundbreaking in July. File Photo
BY STEVEN GOODSTEIN
Renovations are currently
underway at an
elementary school along
the Jerome Avenue corridor
in Fordham.
The P.S. 33 Tim
Dwight School annex
has been undergoing a
massive, elaborate renovation
at its 2424 Jerome
Avenue campus thanks
to a collaboration between
the NYC School
Construction Authority,
the NYC Department
of Education and local
elected officials such as
Assemblyman Victor
Pichardo, Councilman
Fernando Cabrera and
other elected officials.
P.S. 33 currently enrolls
almost 850 students,
from Pre-K through 5th
Grade as well as having
a dedicated special
education program that
will utilize the new annex,
which will also be
creating an additional
388 classroom seats once
the renovations are complete.
The $70 million renovations
of P.S. 33, will include
adding new classroom
seats to the school,
a library, an exercise
room, a medical suite,
a kitchen and a student
cafeteria, a project room,
a new playground and
other necessary learning
utilities available to
the students.
“The P.S. 33 annex
tells the story of neighbors
who came together,
with city agencies and
elected officials to ensure
that these students
can get an education in a
new, well-equipped, state
of the art learning environment,”
said Councilman
Cabrera, who added
that P.S. 33 is one of the
most overcrowded school
districts in the city.
He joined his colleagues
in government
over the summer to literally
stick a shovel in the
ground to begin the revamp
of the annex.
Its completion is
slated for the 2021 school
year and it remains on
pace to open on time, according
to Pichardo’s office.
“Throughout the process
of developing the Jerome
Avenue Neighborhood
plan, I affirmed my
commitment to this community
by insisting on
investments in housing,
healthcare, economic
development and education,”
Cabrera said.
Even Borough President
Ruben Diaz, Jr.
shared his excitement
for the project.
“With so many Bronx
schools currently overcrowded,
the P.S. 33 annex
will go a long way
in accommodating our
children so they can
comfortably learn and
get the most out of their
time in class,” said Diaz.
“This amenity-rich and
fully accessible annex
will enhance the experience
of current students
in a meaningful way as
well as accommodate
new students as our
population grows,” the
borough president continued.
“P.S. 33 is a model of
how we should be investing
more in our school
infrastructure so that
all students can benefit
from a quality education,”
Diaz added.
The project was slated
to move forward since
the late fall of 2017 along
with several schools in
the west Bronx.
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