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  2. P.S. 135 - Wikipedia

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    P.S. 135 (Public School 135), [2] [3] also known as P.S. 35 (Public School 35), [4] is a historic school building located at 931 First Avenue at East 51st Street in the Turtle Bay neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. It was built in 1892 [2] [5] on the site of "Mount Pleasant", the estate of James Beekman. [6]

  3. Public School 9 (historic building) - Wikipedia

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    In 1961, David H. Moskowitz, the Deputy Superintendent for Research and Evaluation for New York City Schools, reported a high transient rate at several elementary schools, including P.S. 9, which ranged from 90 to 99% during the 1959–1960 school year. [9] P.S. 9 moved to a newly constructed building on Columbus Avenue at West 84th Street in ...

  4. Cartography of New York City - Wikipedia

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    Manhattan, Brooklyn Colton Map 1853 J. H. Colton: Manhattan, Long Island, Bronx, New Jersey, Staten Island New York Bay and Harbor, 1861 1861 United States Coast Guard Manhattan, Long Island (Brooklyn & Queens), Bronx, New Jersey, Staten Island Dripps Map 1863 Matthew Dripps Manhattan, Brooklyn Viele Map 1865 Egbert Ludovicus Viele: Rogers Map ...

  5. History of education in New York City - Wikipedia

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    (There were no public high schools. Working-class youth who had some schooling seldom stayed after age 14, when they started work or became apprentices. [6] The "Free Academy of the City of New York", the first public high school, was established in 1847 by a wealthy businessman and president of the Board of Education Townsend Harris. It ...

  6. Bayard Rustin Educational Complex - Wikipedia

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    Landmark High School (M419) Manhattan Business Academy (M392) With the exception of Quest to Learn (Q2L), all of the schools are high schools. Q2L, which moved into the building just before the 2010-2011 school year, started with three grades (6-9) and added a grade each year until it was a full middle and high school in September 2015.

  7. History of Manhattan - Wikipedia

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    Manhattan was first mapped during a 1609 voyage of Henry Hudson, an Englishman who worked for the Dutch East India Company. [15] Hudson came across Manhattan Island and the native people living there, and continued up the river that would later bear his name, the Hudson River, until he arrived at the site of present-day Albany. [16]

  8. Upper East Side Historic District - Wikipedia

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    The Upper East Side Historic District is a landmarked historic district on the Upper East Side of New York City's borough of Manhattan, first designated by the city in 1981. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [3] Its boundaries were expanded in 2010. [1] [4]

  9. Architecture of New York City - Wikipedia

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    The skyscraper, which has shaped Manhattan's distinctive skyline, has been closely associated with New York City's identity since the end of the 19th century.From 1890 to 1973, the title of world's tallest building resided continually in Manhattan (with a gap between 1894 and 1908, when the title was held by Philadelphia City Hall), with eight different buildings holding the title. [15]