PS 41
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| PS 41 | |
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116 West 11th Street New York 10011 United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°44′08″N 73°59′57″W / 40.7356°N 73.9993°W |
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| School type | Zoned public elementary school |
| Established | 1867 |
| School district | New York City Department of Education |
| Principal | Michelle Amato |
| Website | ps41.org |
 Main entrance to P.S. 41, 2022. | |
Public School 41, also known as the Greenwich Village School, is a public school in Manhattan, New York City.
History
[edit]PS 41 opened in 1867. When Grammar School No. 41 first opened, it was located by what is now the school yard entrance at Greenwich Avenue and Charles Street. At the time a girls’-only school, it was described by The New York Times as a “model of comfort and neatness” and “one of the finest school buildings in the city.” [1]
Grammar School No. 41 was touted in the 1867 BOE Annual Report as having “been erected with great care,”and as “one of the most elegant and substantial School Houses yet erected." Over the years, the school became known for its academic excellence, frequently making headlines for the high number of its graduates who qualified for “Normal School” (i.e. those who qualify to teach school). In 1957, a new building replaced the original structure, designed by the New York City Board of Education's chief architect, Michael L. Radoslovich.[2][3]
Now PS 41 serves students in grades 3-K through 5 from its designated neighborhood zoned area.[4]
In 2021, PS 41 was recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School.[5]
Notable alumni
[edit]Notable alumni include:
- Robert De Niro[6]
- Sakina Jaffrey, actress[7]
- Scarlett Johansson[8]
- Max Kellerman
- Michael Kimmelman, New York Times critic
- Alan Gerson, New York City Council member
- Bob Woodruff, American country music singer and songwriter
- Mitchell Whitfield, actor, one of the stars of My Cousin Vinny
- Adam Horovitz or King Ad-Rock, member of the Beastie Boys
- Vin Diesel
- Morena Baccarin
- James Kent, owner of Crown Shy and Saga
- Harry Chapin, noted singer/songwriter [9]
References
[edit]- ^ "The New Female Grammar School No. 41". New York Times. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
- ^ Blind but Now I See: The Biography of Music Legend Doc Watson by Kent Gustavson. Blooming Twig Books. ISBN 193775300X
- ^ "School Building Record Set With 119 City Units Voted; Sketches of Some of the New City Schools School Building Progress". The New York Times. February 13, 1956. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ "P.S. 41 Greenwich Village - District 2". Inside Schools. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
- ^ "PS 41 Greenwich Village - New York, NY PS 41: 2021 Awardee". National Blue Ribbon Schools. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
- ^ Dougan, Andy (2003). Untouchable: A Biography of Robert De Niro. Da Capo Press. ISBN 1560254696.
- ^ "Sakina Jaffrey". Woody King Jr.'s New Federal Theatre. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
Grew up in Greenwich Village, where she attended PS-41. Later attended and graduated from Nightingale-Bamford School and graduated from Vassar College with a High Honors degree in Chinese Language and Literature..
- ^ "Scoopy's Notebook". The Villager. Vol. 78, no. 3. June 18, 2008. Archived from the original on January 8, 2009. Retrieved July 28, 2009.
- ^ He was in my kindergarten class in 1947
External links
[edit]- PS 41 at NYCDOE website
- Official website
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