Proposed pre-school near Prince Hotel raises hackles
Ridge residents were up in arms on Wednesday, February 25 at a Community Board 10 hearing held just blocks away from 369 93rd Street – a neighbor to the controversial Prince Hotel and proposed site for the city’s first stand-alone early childhood center.
The site, currently a one-story podiatrist’s office, is slated to become a three-story universal pre-k center with eight classrooms, 144 seats and a small outdoor play area but, according to School Construction Authority (SCA) reps, that’s only if it passes the formal review process, gaining approval from the community.
“The purpose of this hearing is to find out, does the community feel that this is an appropriate location for a universal pre-k center?” noted Tami Rachelson, deputy director of real estate services for SCA.