I am one of those parents that will soon be going through the high school application process with my kid and frankly, once you’ve been in the city with kids long enough, you have learned how to navigate the school system, your kids are old enough to get places on their own without you needing to drive them everywhere, and by that point the suburban lifestyle really lacks appeal. There are plenty of people that bail early when their kids are in early elementary, but I think they probably always planned on leaving. I think you can talk yourself into anything, but every time we have seriously considered leaving the city, we just couldn’t find a place we thought we’d be as happy.

Paid $400 round trip for 2 people in 2021 . Best trip ever no regrets

The guy who lives on the NE corner of 17th and Dickinson in the white house has lived there for a number of years and owns his house and the one on the SW corner (pictured in the background). Wondering if this is him as a kid.

Yeah, there is definitely a selection bias in private schools. They get to admit and remove who they want.

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I'm curious, do most people pay the sticker price at your school?

Heck yeah. Lets use that rail line as a new waterfront trolly

if they do ALL of 676 technically that's a tunnel and much higher standard of build than a cap. They have to leave gaps in between for airflow etc for it to be a cap. But yeah. Do that.

Is there demographic information for all these schools. I'm also new to the area and cringe at the thought of sending my kids to all white schools.

That comment doesn't change what the intended audience for this list orv why using this list for other purposes is misleading.

Thanks for your feedback

Hell yes. Now do the rest of it and 676!

I live by the 1 story Comcast building and am interested to know what it will be. What is meant when you say “dense project”?

You must’ve missed the “neo-libs” comment that I was responding to…. simply by knowing of the company I knew that was a foolish take. Thanks for the feedback though bud.

The singing bridge?

And, look, this is a key thing which distinguishes the private schools: they don't have to educate each kid. They are free to expel (or not invite back) anyone who isn't meeting standards academically or behaviorally.

We had a lead inspection last year and resubmitted that report, so I don’t think so?

OMC is an extremely good school too if you can get in, its in Chestnut Hill and tuition is pennies compared to GFS. Its a small school though without many extra resources, but the education the kids get is top notch, the 8th graders go on to the school of choice, usually with a full scholarship to whatever private high school they applied to the year prior. Last year the graduating class was small, only 16 kids, but they had over $450k in scholarships, its also a blue ribbon school. Also its not like CCH or GFS in which if you're not already super wealthy, your kid(s) won't be the poor one(s) with all of the rich kids. Nothing sucks more than being asked why don't we have a vacation home too? or why can't we go to Europe for the summer like Sally and her parents...

I'm assuming that if it's a local school that the admissions staff will be familiar with the extent to which the overall student body is or isn't a competitive place, wouldn't they? And then make adjustments in their assessment of a student? Maybe less so if you are coming from a random school in Kansas or something.

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That's freight right of way- not trolley if I'm not mistaken.

Right? I seriously love taking trains. I’m willing to pay a bit of a markup over other options to support rail service and because it’s fun. But it’s essentially never worth it when I do the math for the times I want to travel, the difference is way too extreme.

If you are looking at GFS then you might as well look at Greene Street Friends. Right across the street, half the price and Pre-K though 8. I had 2 kids go through there and on to public school.

Someone said above that private school doesn’t matter until 7/8th grade. I take the opposite POV. Friends school for elementary and middle school has been great for my kids to build community with a small group of people, and build up their confidence and independence. By the time my kids got to public school, they were so ready for a bigger place where they could explore, excel and care for their community, but also be secure in themselves.

i go to brooklyn every few weeks to see family and have always bought my ticket no earlier 2 days ahead of the trip (chronic procrastinator who doesn’t decide to make the trip until days before). i’ve always found mid day tickets for under $70.

Lol I want to take the kids on an Amtrak trip so bad. I'm like, hmm well if we leave at 10 PM it's "only" $66 per person. One way. Sure it's 8x more expensive than driving, and sure we arrive at midnight, but the 5 y/o will prob be fine ...

You can get a DUI for operating a bicycle under the influence can’t you?