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{{Short description|Public school in New York City}}
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| address = 237 7th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11215
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The '''John Jay Educational Campus''' is a [[New York City Department of Education]] facility at 237 Seventh Avenue between 4th and 5th Streets in the [[Park Slope, Brooklyn|Park Slope]] neighborhood of [[Brooklyn]], [[New York City]]. Formerly the location of '''John Jay High School''' (originally Manual Training High School), which was closed in 2004 due to poor student performance,<ref>[http://parkslope.patch.com/listings/the-secondary-school-for-law-journalism-and-research "The Secondary School for Law, Journalism and Research"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130913104108/http://parkslope.patch.com/listings/the-secondary-school-for-law-journalism-and-research |date=2013-09-13 }} on ''ParkSlopePatch''</ref> the facility now houses the '''Secondary School for Law''' (K462), the '''Secondary School for Journalism''' (K463), '''Park Slope Collegiate''' (K464, formerly the Secondary School for Research) and '''Millennium Brooklyn High School''' (K684).<ref>[http://schools.nyc.gov/SchoolSearch/Maps.aspx?q=237%207%20Avenue "237 7 Avenue"] on the NYC DOE website</ref>
The '''John Jay Educational Campus''' is a [[New York City Department of Education]] facility at 237 Seventh Avenue between 4th and 5th Streets in the [[Park Slope, Brooklyn|Park Slope]] neighborhood of [[Brooklyn]], [[New York City]]. Formerly the location of '''John Jay High School''' (originally Manual Training High School), which was closed in 2004 due to poor student performance,<ref>[http://parkslope.patch.com/listings/the-secondary-school-for-law-journalism-and-research "The Secondary School for Law, Journalism and Research"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130913104108/http://parkslope.patch.com/listings/the-secondary-school-for-law-journalism-and-research |date=2013-09-13 }} on ''ParkSlopePatch''</ref> the facility now houses '''John Jay School for Law''' (K462), '''Cyberarts Studio Academy''' (K463), '''Park Slope Collegiate''' (K464, formerly the Secondary School for Research) and '''Millennium Brooklyn High School''' (K684)<ref>[http://schools.nyc.gov/SchoolSearch/Maps.aspx?q=237%207%20Avenue "237 7 Avenue"] on the NYC DOE website</ref> {{xref-print|(see also: [[Millennium High School (New York City)]])}}.


The building was constructed in 1902.<ref>[http://gis.nyc.gov/doitt/nycitymap/?z=8&p=990166,183120&c=GISBasic&f=LANDMARK&s=a:237,7+AVENUE,BROOKLYN "237 7th Avenue, Brooklyn"] on the New York City Geographic Information System map</ref>
The building was constructed in 1902.<ref>[http://gis.nyc.gov/doitt/nycitymap/?z=8&p=990166,183120&c=GISBasic&f=LANDMARK&s=a:237,7+AVENUE,BROOKLYN "237 7th Avenue, Brooklyn"] on the New York City Geographic Information System map</ref> It was designed by [[C. B. J. Snyder]] in the Modern French Renaissance style.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Brooklyn's Park Slope|last1=Merlis|first1=Brian|last2=Rosenzweig|first2=Lee|publisher=Sheepshead Bay Historical Society|year=1999|isbn=1878741470|location=New York|pages=24}}</ref>


==Notable alumni==
==Notable alumni==
{{Unfocused|date=November 2022|section=yes|reason=it lists alumni of different schools (without specifying which), simply because the schools shared a building}}
* [[Zaid Abdul-Aziz]], professional basketball player.<ref>{{cite web | title = Zaid Abdul-Aziz | publisher = Basketball Reference | url = https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/a/abdulza01.html | accessdate = August 2014}}</ref>
* [[Zaid Abdul-Aziz]], professional basketball player.<ref>{{cite web | title = Zaid Abdul-Aziz | publisher = Basketball Reference | url = https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/a/abdulza01.html | access-date = August 1, 2014}}</ref>
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* [[John J. Buro]], sports writer.{{cn|date=August 2014}}
* [[Jean-Michel Basquiat]], artist
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* [[Linwood G. Dunn]], pioneer of visual special effects in motion pictures.{{cn|date=August 2014}}
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* [[John J. Buro]], sports writer.{{citation needed|date=August 2014}}
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* [[Linwood G. Dunn]], pioneer of visual special effects in motion pictures.{{citation needed|date=August 2014}}
* [[Henri Ford]], pediatric surgeon.<ref>{{cite web | last = Baum | first = Joan | title = Dr. Henri Ford, Pediatric Surgeon Extraordinaire | publisher = Education Update | date = February 2006 | url = http://www.educationupdate.com/archives/2006/Feb/html/spot-drhenriford.htm}}</ref>
* [[Henri Ford]], pediatric surgeon.<ref>{{cite web | last = Baum | first = Joan | title = Dr. Henri Ford, Pediatric Surgeon Extraordinaire | publisher = Education Update | date = February 2006 | url = http://www.educationupdate.com/archives/2006/Feb/html/spot-drhenriford.htm}}</ref>
* [[Anthony Lolli]], real estate developer.<ref>{{cite web | last = Geberer | first = Raanan | title = Adams Names Brooklyn Real Estate Exec As Adviser | publisher = Brooklyn Daily Eagle | date = December 23, 2013 | url = http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/adams-names-brooklyn-real-estate-exec-adviser-2013-12-23-133000}}</ref>
* [[Anthony Lolli]], real estate developer.<ref>{{cite web | last = Geberer | first = Raanan | title = Adams Names Brooklyn Real Estate Exec As Adviser | publisher = Brooklyn Daily Eagle | date = December 23, 2013 | url = http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/adams-names-brooklyn-real-estate-exec-adviser-2013-12-23-133000}}</ref>
* [[Davi Napoleon]], née Davida Skurnick, theater historian and arts journalist
* [[Joe Pepitone]], major league baseball player, notably with the [[New York Yankees]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thebaseballcube.com/hs/hs_alumni.asp?H=5405 |title=John Jay (Brooklyn, NY) Baseball |publisher=The Baseball Cube |date= |accessdate=February 14, 2011}}</ref>
* [[Joe Pepitone]], major league baseball player, notably with the [[New York Yankees]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thebaseballcube.com/hs/hs_alumni.asp?H=5405 |title=John Jay (Brooklyn, NY) Baseball |publisher=The Baseball Cube |access-date=February 14, 2011}}</ref>
* [[Isidor Isaac Rabi]], recipient of the 1944 [[Nobel Prize in Physics]].<ref name="Marrone">{{cite book | last = Morrone | first = Francis | title = An Architectural Guidebook to Brooklyn | publisher = Gibbs Smith | year = 2001 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=cIOZO8_HNGAC&lpg=PP1&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false | pages = 386, 387}}</ref>
* [[Isidor Isaac Rabi]], recipient of the 1944 [[Nobel Prize in Physics]].<ref name="Marrone">{{cite book | last = Morrone | first = Francis | title = An Architectural Guidebook to Brooklyn | publisher = Gibbs Smith | year = 2001 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=cIOZO8_HNGAC&pg=PP1 | pages = 386, 387| isbn = 9781423619116 }}</ref>
* [[Doc Rankin]], cartoonist
* [[Thelma Ritter]], actress.<ref name="Marrone"/>
* [[Thelma Ritter]], actress.<ref name="Marrone"/>
* [[Nitty Scott, MC|Nitty Scott]], rapper.<ref>{{cite web | last = Estevez | first = Marjua | title = Certified Fresh: Nitty Scott, MC – A Lyrical Heavyweight | publisher = Hip-Hop Wired | date = June 23, 2014 | url = http://hiphopwired.com/2014/06/23/certified-fresh-nitty-scott-mc-lyrical-heavyweight-fated-for-greatness/}}</ref>
* [[Nitty Scott, MC|Nitty Scott]], rapper.<ref>{{cite web | last = Estevez | first = Marjua | title = Certified Fresh: Nitty Scott, MC – A Lyrical Heavyweight | publisher = Hip-Hop Wired | date = June 23, 2014 | url = http://hiphopwired.com/2014/06/23/certified-fresh-nitty-scott-mc-lyrical-heavyweight-fated-for-greatness/}}</ref>
* [[Jack Ryan (streetball player)|Jack Ryan]], Basketball player and NYC streetball legend.
* [[Alexander Scourby]], actor.<ref name="Marrone"/>
* [[Alexander Scourby]], actor.<ref name="Marrone"/>
* [[Henny Youngman]], comedian.<ref name="Marrone"/>
* [[Henny Youngman]], comedian.<ref name="Marrone"/>
* [[Sam Parrilla]], Major League Baseball outfielder for [[Philadelphia Phillies]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Young |first1=Dick |title=Mets Boot 8, Phils Romp 13-3 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news-mets-boot-8-phils-romp-13-3/149106767/ |access-date=14 June 2024 |work=[[NYDN|Daily News]] |date=10 March 1970 |pages=191}}</ref>
* [[Max HP]], fire emblem youtuber
* [[Harry Sylvester]], and American author and journalist, recipient of the [[O. Henry Award|O. Henry Prize]].


==See also==
==See also==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061116215632/http://www.lidbrooklyn.org/bp051903.htm (May 2003) Secondary School for Law, Journalism, and Research, "an administrative nightmare for the district," bans journalist]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061116215632/http://www.lidbrooklyn.org/bp051903.htm (May 2003) Secondary School for Law, Journalism, and Research, "an administrative nightmare for the district," bans journalist]
*[http://ssfr.org Secondary School for Research]
*[http://ssfr.org Secondary School for Research]
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Latest revision as of 01:29, 3 October 2024

John Jay Educational Campus
Address
Map
237 7th Avenue

Brooklyn, New York City
,
New York
11215

United States
Coordinates40°40′10″N 73°58′44″W / 40.669429599°N 73.9788092°W / 40.669429599; -73.9788092

The John Jay Educational Campus is a New York City Department of Education facility at 237 Seventh Avenue between 4th and 5th Streets in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City. Formerly the location of John Jay High School (originally Manual Training High School), which was closed in 2004 due to poor student performance,[1] the facility now houses John Jay School for Law (K462), Cyberarts Studio Academy (K463), Park Slope Collegiate (K464, formerly the Secondary School for Research) and Millennium Brooklyn High School (K684)[2] (see also: Millennium High School (New York City)).

The building was constructed in 1902.[3] It was designed by C. B. J. Snyder in the Modern French Renaissance style.[4]

Notable alumni

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Secondary School for Law, Journalism and Research" Archived 2013-09-13 at the Wayback Machine on ParkSlopePatch
  2. ^ "237 7 Avenue" on the NYC DOE website
  3. ^ "237 7th Avenue, Brooklyn" on the New York City Geographic Information System map
  4. ^ Merlis, Brian; Rosenzweig, Lee (1999). Brooklyn's Park Slope. New York: Sheepshead Bay Historical Society. p. 24. ISBN 1878741470.
  5. ^ "Zaid Abdul-Aziz". Basketball Reference. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
  6. ^ Baum, Joan (February 2006). "Dr. Henri Ford, Pediatric Surgeon Extraordinaire". Education Update.
  7. ^ Geberer, Raanan (December 23, 2013). "Adams Names Brooklyn Real Estate Exec As Adviser". Brooklyn Daily Eagle.
  8. ^ "John Jay (Brooklyn, NY) Baseball". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved February 14, 2011.
  9. ^ a b c d Morrone, Francis (2001). An Architectural Guidebook to Brooklyn. Gibbs Smith. pp. 386, 387. ISBN 9781423619116.
  10. ^ Estevez, Marjua (June 23, 2014). "Certified Fresh: Nitty Scott, MC – A Lyrical Heavyweight". Hip-Hop Wired.
  11. ^ Young, Dick (March 10, 1970). "Mets Boot 8, Phils Romp 13-3". Daily News. p. 191. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
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