STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. \u2014 Seven new after-school program sites are coming to Staten Island in fall 2026 as part of New York City\u2019s initiative to provide after-school seats citywide for students in kindergarten through fifth grade.<\/p>\n
Mayor Eric Adams and city Department of Youth and Community Development Commissioner Keith Howard announced 10,000 additional seats to be added next fall as part of the city\u2019s \u201cAfter-School for All\u201d initiative. These 10,000 seats will be in 75 public schools and 11 community centers in high-need areas that have been selected based on economic need and service gaps.<\/p>\n
\u201cToday, we\u2019re delivering on our promise to make New York City the best place to raise a family by starting with our children,\u201d said Adams. \u201cBy opening 40 new after-school sites and adding 5,000 seats this school year \u2014 the largest expansion in over a decade \u2014 we\u2019re giving young people the opportunities they deserve and telling hard-working parents: we see you and we\u2019re investing in your future.\u201c<\/p>\n
Adams continued: \u201cBut we aren\u2019t resting on our laurels. We\u2019re also giving providers their first pay raise in 10 years, creating 10,000 more seats for 2026, and strengthening programs at 75 additional schools. This is the first big step toward our vision of \u2018After-School for All\u2019 that will help us create a city where every child has a safe, enriching place to grow beyond the classroom.\u201d<\/p>\n
Staten Island will have seven new after-school programs starting in September 2026. Here are the locations:<\/p>\n
John W. Lavelle Preparatory Charter School, BloomfieldPS 38, Midland BeachPS 11, Dongan HillsPort Richmond School for Visionary Learning (PS 68), Port RichmondStaten Island School of Civic Leadership, GranitevilleThe Harbor View School (PS 59), St. GeorgeThe Waverly Academy of Empowered Learners, Stapleton<\/p>\n
It builds on the city\u2019s work to add more after-school seats, including 40 new after-school sites added this fall. In the 2027-2028 school year, another 5,000 seats will be added \u2014 bringing after-school programming to a total of 184,000 students.<\/p>\n
This fall, two new after-school programs opened<\/a> \u2014 PS 74 in Brighton Heights, and PS 54 in Willowbrook.<\/p>\n Families can find the new 75 selected locations citywide, as well as the original 40 sites from the current school year, on The Department of Youth and Community Development\u2019s after-school sign up webpage<\/a>.<\/p>\n Families can locate their nearest after-school program through discoverDYCD<\/a>, or reach out directly to providers for information on availability and how to apply.<\/p>\n If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By using this site, you consent to our User Agreement<\/a> and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and\/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. \u2014 Seven new after-school program sites are coming to Staten Island in fall 2026 as…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":45010,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[9,24,63,134,136,135],"class_list":["post-45009","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-staten-island","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-staten-island","tag-staten-island-headlines","tag-staten-island-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45009","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45009"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45009\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45010"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45009"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45009"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}