Public School 163 remembered

I attended New York City’s PS 163 in Flushing Heights, built in 1937, from grades three through eight, graduating in 1957, the last eighth-grade class to graduate from the school. The following year, classes would range only to the sixth…

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Public School 163 remembered

I attended New York City’s PS 163 in Flushing Heights, built in 1937, from grades three through eight, graduating in 1957, the last eighth-grade class to graduate from the school. The following year, classes would range only to the sixth…

Read More »