Saturday, October 29, 2011

Overdevelopment leads to overcrowded schools


From the Queens Chronicle:

Parents expecting a vote Tuesday night on a plan to redistrict PS 49 in Middle Village got a one-month reprieve at the Community Education Council 24 meeting.

And some parents intend to use that month to find some way — any way — to keep their school’s boundaries as they are.

City education officials contend that PS 49 already is at 132 percent of its designed capacity, with 1,060 students in a school designed for 802.

Parents acknowledged that PS 49 is overcrowded, but said PS 58 and PS 87 also are at 98 and 99 percent capacity, respectively.

“I’m not sure of the Department of Education’s numbers,” said Alevina Tripoli, principal of PS 58, whose rolls would increase by only 11 under city figures.

“We already are at capacity,” she said. “If you increase my district by only 12 blocks, with 10 houses on each block, that adds up to 120 houses.”

Added to that, she said are the recent replacement of 15 single-family houses with multifamily dwellings. She also said parochial schools have closed in surrounding districts.

“I have three of those schools, with an average of 210 students per school,” she said. “Just because those schools haven’t closed, it doesn’t mean they won’t.”

Several parents, including Linda Schirling, said the city must help the district clamp down on students who live outside the feeder district, but who gain admission with false documentation.

12 comments:

Joe said...

Only 3 ways out of it.

1-SPIKE THE WATER WITH BIRTH CONTROL
2-Take away the "come and get it" incentives free cash, food & services for pregnant females.
3- Enforce laws already on the books, Jail and deport all illegals. Jail + $50,000 fine for their employers !

Aside school overcrowding all these feral unwanted cash and anchor jackpot baby from illegals are going to be gang bangers and a HUGE criminal problem.
There is no way the NYCDOE can educate or domesticate them as it is now.

Take a lesson from what Los Angeles looks like now.

linda said...

unbelieveable! PS 58 is so overcrowded now just come and see all the damn school buses... we cannot bare to have more children coming in grand avenue and 57 avenue are a mess with traffic. let's not forget the amount with IS73 and soon the HS being built. what the hell is wrong with the school authority? atlas park has property for sale, go there and build more..

mitch said...

Pretty soon Queens will look like Hong Kong or New Delhi. Everyone coming in thinking it's their duty to procreate like rabbits and developers knocking down every last regular house to replace with the biggest ugliest multifamily structure they are allowed (Thank You City of New York)

Anonymous said...

Stop your bitching and whining people and stop talking like Archie and Edith.

Everyone laughs at Queens because they think that is all that you do - as you mindlessly reelect over and over the same jerkoffs that are screwing you over.

You have 2 stark choices:

bitch and moan as you watch Dancing with the Stars

make life miserable (as yours is) for the people that are doing this to you - and replace them!!!!

Anonymous said...

Yes, keep inviting and catering to more and more illegal immigrants until NYC resembles a Third World shit hole. Queens is already starting to resemble one.

Anonymous said...

I agree 100% with Joe.

mitch said...

what bitching and whining... anonymous? It's the damn truth. And I don't even live in Queens.

Anonymous said...

Everyone laughs at Queens because they think that is all that you do - as you mindlessly reelect over and over the same jerkoffs that are screwing you over.

make life miserable (as yours is) for the people that are doing this to you - and replace them!!!!

AGREED

Anonymous said...

this is a job for SUPER QUEENS DEMOCRATS LIKE TONY AVELLA,GIANERIS,AND STAVISKY. OH but wait , they are all financially and work supported by the U.F.T., united federation of teachers union.

they would never bite the hand that feeds them.....

all are political/union dues/ MONEY LAUNDERERS. AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR EARNING PARENTS CAN FEND FOR THEMSELVES IN THE FAILING PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM.

Anonymous said...

Joe is right on !

Anonymous said...

No shit Sherlock!

Anonymous said...

We don't really need an educated citizenry....so to hell with building more schools.

We only need voters smart enough to believe the political clubhouse's propaganda.

LOL....vote Democrat
(column "A")and your problems will be solved (eventually).

Note:
Vote Republican (column "B") and you'll get screwed from the get-go.

Sigh....I'd better refill my Vaseline supply.