Education

New York City offers a diverse and dynamic education system, serving over 1 million students across its public schools, which are managed by the New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE). The city is home to a wide range of educational options, including specialized high schools, charter schools, private institutions, and parochial schools. Higher education is prominent, with world-renowned universities such as Columbia University, New York University (NYU), and the City University of New York (CUNY) system. The city’s education system emphasizes academic excellence, cultural diversity, and preparing students for both higher education and career success.

New York Public Schools
Elementary Schools:
PS 33 Chelsea Prep (Manhattan)
PS 9 Sarah Anderson School (Brooklyn)
PS 321 William Penn School (Brooklyn)
PS 41 Greenwich Village School (Manhattan)
PS 234 Independence School (Manhattan)
PS 59 Beekman Hill International School (Manhattan)
PS 118 William W. Condit School (Queens)
PS 196 Ten Eyck School (Brooklyn)
Middle Schools:
MS 51 William Alexander Middle School (Brooklyn)
MS 297 The American Sign Language and English Secondary School (Brooklyn)
MS 54 Booker T. Washington Middle School (Manhattan)
MS 250 The West Side Collaborative Middle School (Manhattan)
MS 447 Math, Science & Technology School (Brooklyn)
MS 101 Edward R. Murrow School (Brooklyn)
MS 224 The School of Discovery (Bronx)
MS 298 The Academy of Collaborative Education (Manhattan)
High Schools:
Stuyvesant High School (Manhattan)
The Bronx High School of Science (Bronx)
Brooklyn Technical High School (Brooklyn)
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts (Manhattan)
High School for American Studies at Lehman College (Bronx)
High School of Economics and Finance (Manhattan)
The High School for Math, Science and Engineering at City College (Manhattan)
The Beacon School (Manhattan)
Specialized & Magnet Schools:
Hunter College High School (Manhattan)
The Academy for Young Writers (Brooklyn)
The Lab School for Collaborative Studies (Manhattan)
The Brooklyn Latin School (Brooklyn)
The New York City iSchool (Manhattan)
Charter Schools:
Success Academy Charter Schools (Multiple Locations)
KIPP NYC College Prep (Bronx)
The Urban Assembly Schools (Various Locations)

Colleges/Universities
Columbia University (Manhattan)
New York University (NYU) (Manhattan)
The City University of New York (CUNY) system:
Baruch College (Manhattan)
Brooklyn College (Brooklyn)
The Graduate Center (Manhattan)
Hunter College (Manhattan)
John Jay College of Criminal Justice (Manhattan)
Queens College (Queens)
City College of New York (CCNY) (Manhattan)
The New School (Manhattan)
Pratt Institute (Brooklyn)
Fashion Institute of Technology (SUNY) (Manhattan)
Parsons School of Design (Manhattan)
Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art (Manhattan)
School of Visual Arts (Manhattan)
New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) (Manhattan, Brooklyn)
Weill Cornell Medical College (Manhattan)
Juilliard School (Manhattan)
St. John’s University (Queens)
New York Academy of Art (Manhattan)
Mount Sinai School of Medicine (Manhattan)
Colleges & Universities in Upstate New York:
University at Albany (SUNY Albany) (Albany)
Cornell University (Ithaca)
Syracuse University (Syracuse)
University of Rochester (Rochester)
Binghamton University (SUNY Binghamton) (Binghamton)
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (Syracuse)
Skidmore College (Saratoga Springs)
Hamilton College (Clinton)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) (Troy)
Vassar College (Poughkeepsie)
SUNY Geneseo (Geneseo)
Clarkson University (Potsdam)
SUNY Purchase College (Purchase)

Public Library
New York Public Library (NYPL) System:
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building (Main Branch) – Manhattan
Mid-Manhattan Library – Manhattan
The Bronx Library Center – Bronx
St. Agnes Branch – Manhattan
Harlem Branch – Manhattan
Washington Heights Branch – Manhattan
Inwood Branch – Manhattan
Chatham Square Branch – Manhattan
Port Richmond Branch – Staten Island
Richmondtown Branch – Staten Island
Kingsbridge Branch – Bronx
Astoria Branch – Queens
Jackson Heights Branch – Queens
Flushing Branch – Queens
Woodhaven Branch – Queens
Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) System:
Central Library – Brooklyn
Williamsburg Branch – Brooklyn
Brownsville Branch – Brooklyn
Flatbush Branch – Brooklyn
Park Slope Branch – Brooklyn
Sunset Park Branch – Brooklyn
Bushwick Branch – Brooklyn
Coney Island Branch – Brooklyn
Brooklyn Heights Branch – Brooklyn
Queens Public Library (QPL) System:
Central Library – Jamaica, Queens
Astoria Branch – Astoria, Queens
Flushing Branch – Flushing, Queens
Forest Hills Branch – Forest Hills, Queens
Kew Gardens Branch – Kew Gardens, Queens
Long Island City Branch – Long Island City, Queens
Jackson Heights Branch – Jackson Heights, Queens
Ridgewood Branch – Ridgewood, Queens
Corona Branch – Corona, Queens
Staten Island Library:
Staten Island Borough Hall Library – Staten Island
Great Kills Branch – Staten Island
South Beach Branch – Staten Island
Stapleton Branch – Staten Island
New Dorp Branch – Staten Island
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