De Blasio’s approval of Bensonhurst charter schools angers pols, parents
Mayor Bill de Blasio overruled plans for three charter schools to share space with regular public schools that had been previously approved by his predecessor Michael Bloomberg, but in his decision, announced on Feb. 27, he did leave proposals involving two Bensonhurst schools in place.
He also blocked plans for six traditional public schools to co-locate inside existing schools.
The mayor’s move made the neighborhood’s elected officials and educational leaders livid.