P.S. 25 Eubie Blake School in Bedford-Stuyvesant, New York, will close permanently on June 26, 2025, due to dwindling enrollment, with just 52 students currently. A farewell celebration highlighted its legacy, where students played games and alumni reminisced. The school, which had previously faced closure in 2018 for similar reasons, fostered a close-knit community. Alumni like Dr. Audrey Baker criticized the lack of efforts to increase enrollment, highlighting the importance of the school in the neighborhood. The event was both bittersweet, marked by a memorial spirit, and a desperate farewell to a cherished local institution.
"It's devastating," said Yesenia Castillo, the PTA president and mother to a graduating fifth grader.
"It's been a mainstay in this Bed-Stuy community," said Dr. Audrey Baker, a former educator herself. "Nobody made an effort to increase student enrollment."
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