SUCCESS ACADEMY CROWN HEIGHTS AND P.S. 161 JOIN FORCES TO CELEBRATE SAFE, JOYFUL NEW PLAYGROUND
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Contacts:
Laura Wilker, 332-895-2237
Laura.Wilker@successacademies.
Ann Powell, 646-894-6407
Ann.Powell@successacademies.
SUCCESS ACADEMY CROWN HEIGHTS AND P.S. 161 JOIN FORCES TO CELEBRATE SAFE, JOYFUL NEW PLAYGROUND
Ribbon Cutting for Newly Renovated Outdoor Space Obtained via Joint Advocacy by Charter School and District School
New York, NY, November 18, 2022 — Success Academy and P.S. 161 parents, students, and educators gathered to celebrate the opening of a brand new playground at Success Academy Crown Heights and P.S. 161 in a ribbon-cutting ceremony today.
“We’re so pleased to have this wonderful outdoor play area here at Success Academy Crown Heights, where we have been educating elementary school scholars for almost 10 years,” said Founder and CEO Eva Moskowitz. “We’re grateful to Commissioner Cumbo, Mayor Adams, and the City Council, as well as to P.S. 161 for their partnership in securing this funding.”
“We have a tight-knit community here in Crown Heights. We are so fortunate to have a partnership between our schools where kids are at the heart of every decision,” said Steven Madan, Principal of SA Crown Heights. Madan counseled the students to have fun and be kids, saying, “The memories you make on this yard will help shape the person you become.”
The playground, located at 330 Crown Street, Brooklyn, includes a new soccer field, half court basketball area, and a ropes course — totalling approximately 25,000 sq. ft. Commissioner of the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs Cumbo, when she served as a Council Member, and Mayor Adams, when he served as Brooklyn Borough President, co-funded the project through the city’s Res-A initiative. The school site is where both Chancellor Banks and Senator Myrie attended elementary school.
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