Please be advised that Community Board 11’s Site Screening Committee will be holding a public hearing on:

Date:    Thursday, April 3, 2025

Place:   Homecrest Community Services Bensonhurst

6915 15th Avenue

Time:     7PM

In the matter of:

Pursuant to §1731 of the New York City School Construction Authority Act, notice has been filed for the proposed site selection of Block 6180, Lot(s) 31,33,44 and any other nearby property in the immediate vicinity which may be necessary for the construction of a new, approximately 451- seat (primary) school located in Community School District No. 20 in the Borough of Brooklyn.

The proposed site is located at 1553 72nd Street and 7108 – 7120 Utrecht Avenue, bounded by 72nd Street to the south, New Utrecht Avenue to the east, residential with ground floor retail to the north and residential houses on the west in the Bensonhurst neighborhood of Brooklyn. The proposed site consists of three privately owned lots – surface level parking lot on Lot 31, an unoccupied retail building on Lot 33, and a two-story residential building on Lot 44. The proposed site will be acquired by the New York City School Construction Authority, on behalf of the New York City Department of Education.

Website: http://www.nycsca.org/Community/New-School-Sites

Comments on the proposed action are to be submitted to the New York City School Construction Authority at the above address or by email to sites@nycsca.org and will be accepted until April 29, 2025.

The meeting will be livestreamed to www.facebook.com/brooklyncb11