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Public School 87

Public School 87 is a school in , which is located on West 78th Street. Public School 87 is situated nearby to , as well as near the university .
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  • Type: School
  • Also known as: “William Sherman School”
  • Address: 160 West 78th Street, 10024
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Central Park and American Museum of Natural History.

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A vast green swath of open space in the heart of , is a district in its own right, neatly separating the from the , stretching from Midtown at the southern end to at the north.

Museum
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The is a natural history museum on the of in . Located in Theodore Roosevelt Park, across the street from , the museum complex comprises 21 interconnected buildings housing 45 permanent exhibition halls, in addition to a planetarium and a library. is situated 1,100 feet east of Public School 87.

University
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is a private performing arts conservatory in . Founded by Frank Damrosch as the Institute of Musical Art in 1905, the school later added dance and drama programs and became , named after its principal benefactor Augustus D. is situated 3,200 feet southwest of Public School 87.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Upper West Side and Lincoln Square.

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The covers a large area in upper bounded by 59th Street on the south, 125th Street on the north, the Hudson River on the west, and and Morningside Park on the east.

Neighborhood
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is the name of both a and the surrounding neighborhood on the of in . is centered on the intersection of Broadway and Columbus Avenue, between West 65th and 66th streets.

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The of is one of the city's wealthiest districts. Spanning the stretch of island between 59th Street to 96th Street east of , the neighborhoods of Lenox Hill, Yorkville, and Carnegie Hill are full of luxurious townhouses and apartment buildings on some of the most affluent addresses in New York.

Public School 87

Latitude
40.78178° or 40° 46′ 54″ north
Longitude
-73.97801° or 73° 58′ 41″ west
Elevation
85 feet (26 metres)
Height
46 feet (14 metres)
Open location code
87G8Q2JC+PQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 269305358
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­school
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­school
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
5133019
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