Ribbon cut at Brennan School
I.S. 201 now bears the name of the woman who led it for 50 years.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Sept. 24 outside the newly renamed Madeleine Brennan School at 8010 12th Ave.
Brennan, who was hired in 1963, was the city’s longest-serving principal when she retired in 2013. She died in April 2020 at age 93.
The school band and recent alumni performed during the celebration. Speakers included Schools Chancellor David C. Banks; District 20 Superintendent Dr. David Pretto; U.S. Rep. Nicole Malliotakis; state Sen. Andrew Gounardes; Assemblymember Peter Abbate and Councilmember Justin Brannan.
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