New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday said he will be adding 40 new after-school programs, 10 of which will be in Brooklyn.
The 37 New York City Public Schools locations and three public charter school locations were selected based on economic need and service gaps in those communities.
“Every parent knows that learning doesn’t just take place in the classroom, but, for too long, too many families did not have access to affordable child care and during after-school hours," Adams said in a statement. "But building a safer, more affordable city starts with creating a safe space for our young New Yorkers to learn."
The expansion also includes the first request for proposals in over a decade, in an effort to enhance and improve programs for New York City youth, as well as raise provider rates to stabilize the non-profit organizations leading these programs and better support the workforce who serve New York City’s youth.
Additionally, the Adams administration will form a commission for universal after-school by engaging providers and community stakeholders to develop a sustainable, long-term system that ensures non-profit organizations are able to continue to hire and train staff and deliver quality programming.
In Brooklyn, P.S. 230 Doris L. Cohen (Kensington), P.S. 159 Isaac Pitkin (East New York), P.S. 160 William T. Sampson (Borough Park), P.S. 176 Ovington (Dyker Heights), P.S. 204 Vince Lombardi (Bensonhurst), P.S. 101 The Verrazzano (Gravesend), P.S. 128 Bensonhurst (Bensonhurst), P.S. 253 (Brighton Beach), P.S. 255 Barbara Reing School (Madison) and Imagine Me Leadership Charter School (Ocean Hill) will get after-school programs this fall.
"Universal after-school will make life easier for a total of 169,000 students and their parents this fall who will no longer have to choose between work and taking care of their kids — or worse yet, using an iPad as a babysitter," the mayor said.
