{"id":10278,"date":"2026-05-19T15:11:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T15:11:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=10278"},"modified":"2026-05-19T15:11:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T15:11:05","slug":"another-vacant-nyc-preschool-finally-set-to-open-after-years-long-delay-huge-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=10278","title":{"rendered":"Another vacant NYC preschool finally set to open after years-long delay: &#8216;Huge win&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n 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{}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A Brooklyn preschool that cost taxpayers more than $10 million \u2014 even as it sat empty for years \u2014 is slated to finally welcome tots this fall, City Hall said.<\/p>\n<p>The nine-classroom schoolhouse at 129 Van Brunt St. in the Columbia Street Waterfront District will open in September \u2014 after a Post investigation revealed the city-run site was one of dozens to be built, but never opened, under previous mayoral administrations.<\/p>\n<p>The massive early childhood education center \u2013 which had been scheduled to welcome 135 students by mid-2023 \u2013 will bring 45 3-K seats and 18 pre-K seats to the neighborhood following urgent pleas from parents, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Monday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Local parents (above) have been petitioning for the city to open the newly-built 129 Van Brunt St. schoolhouse for months. <span class=\"credit\">Robert Mecea for New York Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAfter years of community demand and demonstrated need for additional child care capacity, the Mamdani administration is moving forward with opening the center after the previous administration left the building vacant,\u201d City Hall said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The site cost the city at least $5.8 million in general construction costs \u2014 and racked up another $5.8 million in rent payments since 2019, even as it sat empty, according to city planning documents.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Frustrated local families urged the city to make good on its promise to open the center, arguing it would provide a vital alternative to parents shelling out boatloads for private care or trekking a mile or more in the transit-sparse neighborhood for the nearest available early childhood seat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a huge win for the neighborhood,\u201d said Zach Hetrick, a local dad who has championed the 3-K center\u2019s opening by posting quirky social media content to get the attention of the city.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re shocked, I figured it would take a lot more to be heard and listened to,\u201d he told The Post.<\/p>\n<p>The challenges in finding 3-K and pre-K slots were exacerbated for parents forced to drop off children assigned to different locations, local parent Jessica Setton said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe bus doesn\u2019t come,\u201d said Setton, who\u00a0launched a petition in March\u00a0to open the site. \u201cUnless you\u2019re under a mile [away] from the schools, one child will always be late.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The facility was one of 28 facilities identified by The Post as long-vacant \u201c3-K For All\u201d sites first planned under the Bill de Blasio administration, but never opened.<\/p>\n<p>The administration of De Blasio\u2019s successor, Eric Adams, argued it wanted to prioritize \u201cstabilizing providers and increasing enrollment rather than simply expanding capacity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A source familiar with the matter claimed the city exercised \u201ccaution\u201d in determining whether to open the planned site, out of fear it would \u201cdestabilize\u201d the area\u2019s existing child care organizations and private providers, which cost tens of thousands of dollars annually.<\/p>\n<p>The city had also blamed \u201cunmet\u201d demand for early childhood seats as the reason to keep the school shuttered, according to emails obtained by The Post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe do not see sufficient unmet demand in this area to support the opening of a new site at this time,\u201d reads an email from the Adams-era Department of Education to one parent.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The nine-classroom schoolhouse at 129 Van Brunt St. in the Columbia Street Waterfront District will open in September.  <span class=\"credit\">Google Maps<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But demand has surged citywide for 3-K spots in recent years, with overall seat capacity jumping 80.9% to 83.8% from 2023-23 to 2023-24, according to an Independent Budget Office analysis.<\/p>\n<p>The preschools closest to 129 Van Brunt St. similarly saw applications far outpace the number of seats, with 79 tots competing for just 12 slots.<\/p>\n<p>Mamdani\u2019s announcement was made as part of a 2,000-seat addition to the city\u2019s universal 3-K programs across the five boroughs \u2013 effectively doubling the city\u2019s earlier expansion program.<\/p>\n<p>Families who submitted 3-K applications this year were set to receive offers on Tuesday. But more than 700 seats added after the April 24 application deadline are still available to be filled through the waitlist process, and families can continue adding themselves to the waitlists across all programs.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Despite the years-long delay, the nearest preschools in the area saw applications far outpace the number of seats. <span class=\"credit\">Robert Mecea for New York Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cOn day eight of this administration, we made a promise to New Yorkers: we would fix the 3-K system and build a city where every family can count on affordable, high-quality child care. Today, we\u2019re delivering on that promise,\u201d Mamdani said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver the past few months, we have opened nine previously vacant child care centers, added thousands of 3-K seats where families need them most and started rebuilding trust with working families across this city,\u201d he added, \u201cand we\u2019re just getting started.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Neighborhood parents also learned last week that an 18-seat preschool classroom at P.S. 29 would be moved to a newly-opened, long-vacant site at 274 Atlantic Ave. \u2014 despite City Hall touting the 63-seat site as having exclusively \u201cnew\u201d spot to meet skyrocketing demand.<\/p>\n<p>The decision was bizarrely reversed Wednesday night, according to a copy of a letter sent to P.S. 29 parents and obtained by The Post, and both sites will be open to students next fall.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the DOE argued the move was part of an ongoing evaluation of 3-K demand, but wouldn\u2019t disclose why the last-minute 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