BY JOSH ROGERS | Mayor Bill de Blasio’s citywide push to expand pre-K was very limited Downtown — so much so that the Village’s ever-popular P.S. 41 rejected many 4-year-olds with siblings already in the school. But there is one neighborhood place that still has many full-day slots available.
The Salvation Army New York Temple, at 132 W. 14th St. between Sixth and Seventh Aves., is still accepting students. Run by Johanna Torres, the pre-K center occupies the entire second floor of the Salvation Army building, with two classrooms stocked with brand new furniture and educational toys, and a kitchen serving free hot breakfast and lunch every day to all students.
The program has no religious component since it’s city-funded. It runs from 8:45 a.m. to 3:05 p.m.
Parents are hoping to set up an afterschool program whereby a McBurney YMCA staff member would pick up children and walk them across the street to participate in Y activities.
For more information, contact Sarah Fay, at 212-337-7439 or sarah.fay@use.salvationarmy.org.
