Nautical-Focused Middle School Planned For Red Hook
Originally published in
Gowanus Patch
RED HOOK, BROOKLYN — City officials are planning a nautical-focused middle school for Red Hook that would serve as a feeder to The Harbor School on Governor's Island.
The School Construction Authority on Tuesday night presented preliminary plans for Harbor Middle School to a public meeting to give an update on the project to community members and take their feedback.
The 640-seat school is slated to go in on a vacant, 60,000 square-foot lot bounded by Richards, Verona and Delevan streets in the neighborhood. It will be open to all students in District 15, which encompasses Sunset Park, Windsor Terrace, Park Slope, Gowanus, Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill and Red Hook.
The idea for the school started with State Senator Velmanette Montgomery, who wanted a school program to prepare kids for maritime careers.
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