City of Yonkers Breaks Ground on Justice Sonia Sotomayor Community School
Justice School to Be First of Three New Community Schools Planned to Rebuild Yonkers Schools First New Yonkers Public School to be Constructed in 20 Years
Coming soon!
In 2016, Mayor Mike Spano launched the Rebuild Yonkers Schools advocacy campaign to rebuild all 39 existing public schools and build three new schools in Yonkers over the course of four phases and 13 years. Today, our plan has stayed fully intact with dozens of infrastructure improvements in our schools, along with our first of three schools being built.
We’re excited to announce the groundbreaking of Sonia Sotomayor Community School which is currently under construction and expected to open for the 2023-24 school year, located at 470 Van Cortlandt Park Ave, Yonkers, NY 10705.
FACTS
Yonkers continues to be shortchanged with state school building aid.
Yonkers students receive the least amount of aid per pupil among other city school districts.
Yonkers schools are old and need extensive repair.
Yonkers schools are overcrowded and the population is growing.
New York State has already rebuilt other city school districts.
PLAN
$2 Billion to Rebuild Yonkers Schools
EVERY STUDENT, EVERY SCHOOL
The $2 billion, four phase plan will remodel all 39 schools in the District and build three new schools, creating a modern, healthy learning environment for every Yonkers student. It will mean state-of-the-art buildings, new classrooms to reduce overcrowding and playing fields for our kids, providing Yonkers students with the same opportunities already available to so many students across New York.