As students from three local schools were celebrating their graduating classes of 2025, Democratic City Councilman Eric Dinowitz (C.D. 11) took the occasions to congratulate the students and also present P.S. 207, P.S. 94, and P.S. 8 with various checks totaling more than $750,000 for different upgrades to the respective schools.

 

On Friday, June 20, Dinowitz first visited P.S. 207, The Godwin Terrace School, located at  3030 Godwin Terrace in Kingsbridge, where he presented a check for $110,000 for “academic technology upgrades.”

 

At his next stop for the graduation ceremony for Norwood’s P.S. 94 Kings College, held at Lehman College in Bedford Park, the councilman presented school officials with another check for $100,000 for various technology upgrades. The school is located at 3530 Kings College Place.

 

On his final stop, Dinowitz visited P.S. 8, the Isaac Varian School located at 3010 Briggs Avenue in Bedford Park, where he presented school officials with a check for $550,000 for upgrades to its public address system.

 

The councilman, a former teacher, said the technological upgrades at P.S. 207 and P.S. 94 include new tablets and computers, as well as the modernization of classrooms which will “ensure students have access to the tools they need for a 21st century education.”

 

Meanwhile, according to Dinowitz, the new public address system at P.S. 8 will be essential for improved, schoolwide communication, emergency response, and for ensuring students and staff receive timely and clear instructions, enhancing safety and coordination across the school.

 

At the P.S. 94 graduation, the councilman told the packed auditorium, “I happen to be one of those representatives, your councilman, and one of the ways that I’m able to contribute to the community is through making sure our schools have the resources [they need] for your children to succeed.”

He continued, “There are others in government who make us a little concerned about whether our government is there for us or not. Are the people we elected to represent us actually representing us?” Dinowitz went on to tell the students he was “fighting for you every single day in every way that I can.”

 

The councilman concluded, “One of the ways we fight for our schools is through funding for your schools, and so in addition to everything else we’ve done for the school this year, in our current city budget, I just want to present to you a check on behalf of the Class of 2025, because a new cafeteria wasn’t enough.” As reported, the councilman previously announced funding of $1 million for Kings College to upgrade its cafeteria.

 

On June 25, Norwood News reached out to P.S. 94 Principal Diana Baez for comment. We did not receive an immediate response.