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Manhattan: Show Us the Plan
Thirteen Manhattan middle schools are losing Manhattan Youth as their afterschool provider when new six-year contracts take effect in fall 2026, per Tribeca Citizen reporting (May 21, 2026).
Affected schools & programs
Based on parent reports, press coverage, and provider statements. DYCD has not released the official old-provider-to-new-provider crosswalk.
- Facing History School
- NYC Lab Middle School for Collaborative Studies
- Professional Performing Arts School (PPAS)
- Quest to Learn
- School of the Future High School
- J.H.S. 104 Simon Baruch
- M.S. 255 Salk School of Science
- The 47 ASL & English Lower School
- M.S. 245 The Computer School
- West End Secondary School
- J.H.S. 167 Robert F. Wagner
- Yorkville East Middle School
- The Judith S. Kaye School
Who to contact in Manhattan
Council Members hold contract oversight authority. Call your district rep first — they respond fastest to constituents.
- Call (212) 788-7210Speaker Julie MeninCouncil Speaker + CM District 5 (Upper East Side)
- Call (212) 669-3500Comptroller Mark LevineContract registration authority
- Call (212) 669-7200Public Advocate Jumaane WilliamsCitywide oversight
- CM Christopher MarteDistrict 1 — Tribeca / Lower Manhattan (verify at council.nyc.gov)
- CM Carlina RiveraDistrict 2 — East Village / Gramercy (verify at council.nyc.gov)
- CM Erik BottcherDistrict 3 — Chelsea / Hell's Kitchen (verify at council.nyc.gov)
- CM Keith PowersDistrict 4 — Midtown East (verify at council.nyc.gov)
- CM Gale BrewerDistrict 6 — Upper West Side (verify at council.nyc.gov)
Local notes
- Tribeca Citizen (May 21, 2026) and Chalkbeat (May 21, 2026) have documented the Manhattan middle-school displacements. New York Family also reported the story.
- The PTA-led petition is organized by parents at MS 104, Wagner, Yorkville East, The Computer School, and Salk, per New York Family.
- Speaker Julie Menin publicly joined the Wagner MS rally on May 21, 2026 (West Side Spirit / Our Town, May 28, 2026) — she is an ally in this fight.
- I.S. 289 (Hudson River Middle School) is a Manhattan Youth program but is NOT on the list of schools losing the provider in this round.
- Council districts listed are based on the current map; confirm your CM at council.nyc.gov before sending.
Take action in Manhattan
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Other boroughs
- ManhattanThirteen Manhattan middle schools are losing Manhattan Youth as their afterschool provider when new six-year contracts take effect in fall 2026, per Tribeca Citizen reporting (May 21, 2026).
- BrooklynBrooklyn families are reporting displaced COMPASS and SONYC providers across multiple districts — with no public crosswalk of which schools moved.
- The BronxBronx programs serve some of the city's highest-need students. Continuity matters most where mental-health and IEP supports are hardest to replace.
- QueensQueens is the city's most linguistically diverse borough — afterschool continuity is core to ESL family supports.
- Staten IslandStaten Island programs are smaller in number — every displaced provider matters more per-capita.