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09.06.19, 12:21 PM General Topics
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The fact that avenues keeps advertising on Facebook - and at this time of year especially - tells me they are not as overwhelmed with top tier applicants as they might wish to seem no? [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 09.06.19, 12:21 PM Flag
 

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seriously, you sound like a petty weirdo. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 12:22 PM Flag
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i def can be petty and weird. that is whole ethos of ub though no? No one who is not petty or slightly weird is using this site - you included. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 12:30 PM Flag
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that's not really true. I just think picking on kids is weird. You are projecting a weird "top tier" label on them. They are just kids going to school every day [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 12:34 PM Flag
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i'm sorry but a. speculating on the quality of a school is absolutely NOT 'picking on kids' and b. if you object to labelling schools 'top tier' or otherwise literally WHY are you on urbanbaby - that is the entire reason for this site to exist. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 12:40 PM Flag
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no, it isn't. And you don't even sound like a NYer. Stay in your own lane. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 12:41 PM Flag
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a. I am a NYer and b. once again - talking about the quality of a school IS urbanbaby's lane. curious how you would describe the main objective of urbanbaby other than to discuss the quality of schools? are you sure you are on the right site? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 12:43 PM Flag
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I don't believe you. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 12:46 PM Flag
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Maybe she is an ex-NYer or has no kids and does not read the WSJ., the NY times, Post or Daily News. No clue whatsoever. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 02:30 PM Flag
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you are so obviously all the same person. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 09:55 PM Flag
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THIS +1000 [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 01:14 PM Flag
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Not def, for sure you are petty and weird, please, don't sell yourself short [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 12:43 PM Flag
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I'm confused as to who is who here - but the poster saying it's petty to post about schools on ub is confusing me because that's about 50% of ub? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 09:56 PM Flag
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They have never shown up on my feed. Why are they on your feed? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 12:24 PM Flag
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it just depends who they are targeting. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 12:29 PM Flag
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I guess that would suckers, am I right? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 12:46 PM Flag
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^^would be [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 12:50 PM Flag
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During construction, they had full-page color ads in the Times. Only the medium has changed. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 12:29 PM Flag
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but only reason to advertise beginning of sept is you have multiple places open you need to fill. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 12:31 PM Flag
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Avenues will take your DC if you can sign a check; maybe it will develop more of a track record as time goes by. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 12:36 PM Flag
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or-you really are a jerk. Unless you have a kid there, you shouldn't be speaking about the school. You really have no statistics or experience to back up your odious assertions [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 12:40 PM Flag
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so no one should speak about a school unless their kid is there? and noticing they are advertising on facebook is 'odious?' [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 12:44 PM Flag
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Why on earth are you being flamed for an innocuous ( for UB) and accurate observation about a new and controversial school? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 01:59 PM Flag
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NR I have never seen the ad on fb but I don’t use fb much. But I know some really bad kids who didn’t get into any other privates, and ended up at Avenues. They all can pay, though [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 07:30 PM Flag
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Okay, so you obviously have kids there. We get it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.07.19, 07:01 PM Flag
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or from above--I have news for you: NYC is having a moment right now, and it's an exodus moment. Half the commercial space and residential space is empty, same with storefronts. They are having a hard time filling apartments, so fo course they are having a hard time filling private schools. And the same is going for TT. They too are choosing from a smaller pool. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 12:38 PM Flag
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it's true - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-29/new-york-city-metro-area-exodus-soars-to-277-people-every-day [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 12:41 PM Flag
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That's because landlords keep places vacant to get highest rent. I work in a development office. It's not a NYC exodus. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 12:42 PM Flag
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or-no, you are wrong. It's a confluence of some major factors including companies moving toward getting rid of offices in expensive areas and having ppl work remotely, high taxes, and maybe the biggest...the retail apocalypse. Fashion companies are going broke, they are closing their showroom, and hello...Ralph Laurens flagship store on Madison is closed. Entire industries are leaving NYC [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 12:45 PM Flag
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Well as a lifelong NY'er if that's the case, thank god. Second the restaurant scene, Hudson Yards etc. all show that NYC will weather this "flight". Bye Felicia is what I say to those running away. It's because the COL is out of control. Retail apocalypse is happening all over America. It's the internet/Amazon way of doing business. But whatever. Life regulates. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 12:49 PM Flag
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The Hudson Yards investors have a lot on the line. If things go south, and it's easy in a retail space, then a dominos effect happens...and poof it's 1975 [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 12:51 PM Flag
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Do you even live in NYC? That place is packed. The High Line is at a standstill. Tourism is still a NYC thing. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 12:53 PM Flag
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ugh, i'm not wasting any time on you. You sound like you are the one from above making fun of Avenues who is pretending to live here. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 12:54 PM Flag
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I'm the one saying Avenues is fine, as I live down the block from it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 12:56 PM Flag
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weirdo troll poster who is obsessed with people 'pretending' to be from NYC: WHY would anyone do this on ub? you have no idea who they are? what would they get out of pretending to live here? what would be in this for them? why is it fun for you to 'out' them even if EVEN IF they were pretending? Everyone is anonymous you massive weirdo. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 01:11 PM Flag
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shhh...you seem like you're upset you got caught [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 01:21 PM Flag
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you need serious mental help. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 01:22 PM Flag
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This. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 12:52 PM Flag
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They have a hard time filling $1 million plus apartments because there aren't enough rich people in NYC. Developers have gone wild with all these luxury condos. And, the empty storefronts are a landlord problem. Tough to start a new business when the rent is unreasonable. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 12:48 PM Flag
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they aren't filling the cheap apartments either [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 12:52 PM Flag
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Wrong. But go ahead and keep pulling stuff out of your butt. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 12:54 PM Flag
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This, signed realtor. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 12:57 PM Flag
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LOL, you just outed yourself as FAKE, NYC real estate people don't call themselves "realtors" AND THEY ALL KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 12:59 PM Flag
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^i love outing Fake-NYC wannabe moms here [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 01:01 PM Flag
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My neighbor in Brooklyn calls herself a realtor. Brooklyn is part of NYC, but you wouldn't know that because you're not the brightest bulb. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 01:02 PM Flag
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uh huh [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 01:03 PM Flag
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i have no idea who either of you are but you are not going to be successful at this mission and it's not a mission worth doing. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 01:09 PM Flag
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Problem is, I don't really give a damn but apparently OP does. It's kind of precious. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 01:12 PM Flag
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do you have a bot that you have programmed to 'upper east side cartoon villain' and you just feed normal speech into the bot and it spits out the stuff you write here? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 01:23 PM Flag
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No, my bot has only a hint of a Southern accent after living in Brooklyn for 30 years. I appreciate your obvious creativity though. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 01:53 PM Flag
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I'm not in NYC. I'm in Maplewood. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 01:03 PM Flag
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*sure we see plenty of NYC families inquiring, but nothing like an exodus. (I wish). [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 01:03 PM Flag
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maplewood is suffering too [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 01:05 PM Flag
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Sounds like 'merika is suffering. I wonder why? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 01:07 PM Flag
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1 million apartments sell fine. It is the super high end that is problematic. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 01:25 PM Flag
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Poster is not from here- she thinks 1m is a lot for an apt. Doesn’t realize that’s sort of your minimum for a one bed in an upscale area. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.08.19, 03:22 AM Flag
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Half of the commercial and residential space is empty? Are you kidding? He office market is healthier than ever and the residential market on the rental side is always tight. High end condos are not in the best position for sure. The retail market is terrible but that is a nation wide issue. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 01:24 PM Flag
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(glad someone else gets this). [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 01:54 PM Flag
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Real estate finance mom [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 02:16 PM Flag
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This is true - have heard this from board members of certain TT private schools also. Lots of families leaving the city entirely due to COL. SALT removal was the catalyst [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 04:50 PM Flag
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Anyone who makes over 400 or 500k paid AMT and didn’t see much of a benefit form SALT deductions. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.07.19, 03:36 AM Flag
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If TT applications are down, this certainly wasn’t reflected in the results from our (TT) nursery school. So many families who applied to all the TTs were shut out of all of them. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 07:04 PM Flag
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This is the typical time to start applications for next year. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 03:03 PM Flag
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What's Facebook? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 12:41 PM Flag
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ILY [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 12:44 PM Flag
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I never complain about the trashy articles and ads that appear when I’m logged into anything, because I know it’s a result of what I like to read. If you looked at my Yahoo page you’d think all I care about is what the Duchesses of Cambridge and Sussex have in their closets. DH also uses Yahoo and wouldn’t recognize either of them on sight. He doesn’t even know Princess Charlotte started school yesterday! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 01:01 PM Flag
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Not a sign of anything. With the way Carranza is threatening to destroy the selective/specialized and G&T systems, parents with young children are rethinking the public schools and privates will be in more demand even if the total population of high earners is declining. I wouldn't worry about Avenues future. Carranza doesn't even have to do anything. The threat and uncertainty is enough. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 01:06 PM Flag
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Actually if kids have to go to zoned schools again (as I did in 1970's NYC), you'll find yourselves with your neighborhood kids. So kids in BPC or FIDI or SOHO will just be in with kids of the same socio-economic backgrounds. It will end this incessant need to travel the city with a kindergartener just to escape bad schools. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 01:13 PM Flag
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That is not what is being proposed. Kids already go to their zoned school for the most part in elementary. You must not be that familiar with NYC public schools. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 01:14 PM Flag
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I'm talking MS and HS. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 01:22 PM Flag
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But you said "incessant need to travel the city with kindergartener..." [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 01:55 PM Flag
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Some of my friends take their K student around b/c the way the system is currently they do NOT go to their zoned schools. They complain b/c the schools are full. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 02:01 PM Flag
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Bullshit. If true, post the schools. This is not happening on any large scale and the elementary schools are not as overcrowded as they were 5-8 years ago. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 02:26 PM Flag
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That's not anywhere in the plans. You are either don't have kids in the system or living under a rock. Neighborhood schools result in segregation which is what they are trying to avoid. You say you went to NYC schools, but are sounding more and more like a troll from elsewhere. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 02:25 PM Flag
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Can't have it all. I know what the arguments are and sure the demographics of NYC have changed since I went to school in NYC. Who knew that Brooklyn would be gentrified? Hell's Kitchen etc. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 02:27 PM Flag
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You may have attended school in NYC, but you don't sound like you know how it works now and the changes. What schools did you go to? And there is no critical mass of students in Soho. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 01:19 PM Flag
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Chelsea schools. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 01:21 PM Flag
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Soho kids go to private as their zoned elementary schools are the Chinese schools.Or they do G & T. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 01:53 PM Flag
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Sounds like SoHo needs a zoned elementary. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 02:02 PM Flag
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np. This is silly. There aren't enough kids in Soho proper to populate a zoned elementary. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 02:28 PM Flag
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Well maybe if they'd put one there, more people would have kids living there. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 03:47 PM Flag
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They may be advertising for the following academic year. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 02:22 PM Flag
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Heh, the more this OP complains, the more interested I get in Avenues for my kids, lol [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 02:23 PM Flag
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clapping back at an anonymous person on urbanbaby is an excellent reason to make academic choices for your family. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 04:54 PM Flag
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ha i just saw the ad on my feed as well! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 03:26 PM Flag
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Facebook is all seeing. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 03:47 PM Flag
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Likely just an ongoing programmatic campaign that targets people based on interests, key words, etc. You post/talk about school, have school age kids, live in a certain zip code, you get the ad... not necessarily part of a big marketing push. Many organizations do this - super easy/efficient advertising. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 05:34 PM Flag
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Not most, actual, great schools in nyc. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.07.19, 11:35 AM Flag
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We toured and did not like, but know several (6 or 7) families there over the years. My impression is Avenues isn’t very selective. Like someone else said previously, they’ll take you if you can pay. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 07:26 PM Flag
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+1. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.07.19, 12:12 AM Flag
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If I type "Chapin school" into Google, the first thing that comes up is ....Avenues. SO the OP is right. Avenues is paying for ads, and strange SOE on google. And Avenues is not selective. You pay, you go, is correct. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.07.19, 08:49 AM Flag
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