{"id":76547,"date":"2025-12-20T15:24:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T15:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/76547\/"},"modified":"2025-12-20T15:24:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T15:24:10","slug":"brooklyn-tech-hs-foundry-to-be-converted-into-multimedia-research-hub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/76547\/","title":{"rendered":"Brooklyn Tech HS Foundry to be Converted Into Multimedia & Research Hub"},"content":{"rendered":"

Council Members Susan Zhuang and Crystal Hudson said $5 million in city funding will add labs, a collaboration space and allow for technology upgrades for the Foundry at Brooklyn Technical High School. <\/p>\n

New York City Council Members Susan Zhuang and Crystal Hudson announced a $5 million city allocation to convert Brooklyn Technical High School<\/a>\u2019s historic Foundry into a modern multimedia and research center, school and city officials said.<\/p>\n

\u201cEducation is generational wealth, and I promised our families that I would fight to deliver,\u201d Zhuang said. \u201cThis investment shows that when we fight for our students, we can give them the opportunities they deserve.\u201d<\/p>\n

Built nearly a century ago, Brooklyn Tech is the nation\u2019s largest specialized public high school for STEM, serving nearly 6,000 students. The project is expected to outfit the long-dormant Foundry with labs, collaboration space and updated technology to support hands-on learning.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur public schools are the foundation of our city\u2019s future,\u201d Hudson said. \u201cThis investment in Brooklyn Tech is an investment in our young people who will shape the future of New York. I\u2019m proud to work alongside Speaker Adrienne Adams and Council Member Zhuang to make sure every student has the tools and spaces they need to dream big and do great things.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although the school lies outside District 43, many Brooklyn Tech students live in southern Brooklyn neighborhoods represented by Zhuang. She has toured the building multiple times to assess facility needs.<\/p>\n

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Principal David Newman said the Foundry renovation will address space and program constraints. \u201cBrooklyn Tech is a transformational space for the students and the people of Brooklyn\u2026 This space will provide us collaboration and research opportunities which we currently simply don\u2019t have,\u201d he said, noting the school\u2019s STEM pipeline program connects with eight Brooklyn middle schools.<\/p>\n

Alumni leaders said the upgrades will serve both current students and the broader community. \u201cThe Brooklyn Tech Alumni Foundation greatly appreciates CM Hudson and CM Zhuang\u2019s support in securing funding to renovate the dormant 10,000 square foot foundry workshop space,\u201d said Foundation President David Lee. The new STEM-focused space \u201ccan also be a space for the foundation\u2019s pioneering STEM Pathway Program,\u201d which works with under-resourced middle schools \u201cto close opportunity gaps and build a more equitable pipeline into high-demand fields.\u201d Last year, the program hosted \u201cover 1,300 middle school students and parents,\u201d Lee said.<\/p>\n

The Foundry project adds to Zhuang\u2019s broader education investments across District 43, including new STEM labs, auditorium upgrades and classroom technology improvements, according to her office.<\/p>\n

A construction timeline was not immediately available.<\/p>\n

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