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The Private School Building Boom Dalton’s expansion draws opposition on the East Side Joanna Fantozzi
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nce again, an Upper East Side private school is rankling the neighbors. This time it’s the Dalton School, which has outgrown
its space and is looking to expand via an extension of the school’s 12-story building. Dalton is planning on adding two floors to accommodate more room for robotics, computer science and other classes. But neighbors aren’t happy, petitioning against the move. Last week, Community Board 8 shot down the plan. If the story sounds familiar, that’s because it is. Nightingale Bamford All-Girls School on East 92nd Street created a stir earlier this summer when it put in a request for a roof extension, and the community asked for a re-design of the rooftop air conditioning units. Three years ago, the same school caused controversy when it allegedly pushed out elderly tenants in a neighboring building to complete a $5.3 million renovation. St. David’s all-boys Catholic School on East 89th Street slowly took over the neighboring Graham House in 2011, turning apartments into classrooms. The Continued on page 11
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