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Mamdani urged to consider merging NYC schools — as alarming map shows 219 with under 200 kids

By Big New York · 09/16/2026 · Updated 09/16/2026

“This is not sustainable. As painful as it is, there is going to have to be some consolidation of schools with sharply declining enrollment.” The Big Apple’s fiscal watchdog warned the Mamdani administration that it should start planning to merge woefully under-enrolled public schools — as an eye-opening map showed the depth of the city’s.

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“This is not sustainable. As painful as it is, there is going to have to be some consolidation of schools with sharply declining enrollment.” The Big Apple’s fiscal watchdog warned the Mamdani administration that it should start planning to merge woefully under-enrolled public schools — as an eye-opening map showed the depth of the city’s.

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