Tuesday, September 19, 2017
New Pre-K Center Slated to Open on Upper East Side in 2019, Officials Say
A universal pre-kindergarten center with 180 seats is coming to East 76th Street, providing spots in a neighborhood clamoring for more pre-K options, DNAinfo New York has learned.
The new school, slated to open at 355 E. 76th St. between First and Second Avenues in September 2019, will include 10 classrooms with about 18 seats each, according to the Department of Education and the local community education council.
On Friday, the School Construction Authority signed a lease for the 41,814-square-foot brick building, which currently houses a parking garage and Hertz car rental outpost, said Linda Lumpkin, administrative assistant for Community Education Council 2. . .