P.S. 178 - Dr. Selman Waksman School

P.S. 178 - Dr. Selman Waksman School is a school building in Bronx, New York which is located on Baychester Avenue. P.S. 178 - Dr. Selman Waksman School is situated nearby to Harry S. Truman High School, as well as near the neighborhood Co-op City.

Type: School building
Also known as: “The Magnet School of Multimedia Arts & Design”
Address: 850 Baychester Avenue, Bronx, NY 10475

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Harry S. Truman High School and Baychester Library.

Harry S. Truman High School

School

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Harry S. Truman High School is a public high school at 750 Baychester Avenue, in the Co-op City section of the Bronx, New York City, United States. The school is designated as an Empowerment School by the New York City Department of Education, which allows it more autonomy in choosing a curriculum. Harry S. Truman High School is situated 570 feet southeast of P.S. 178 - Dr. Selman Waksman School.

Baychester Library

Library

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Baychester Library is situated 1,900 feet southeast of P.S. 178 - Dr. Selman Waksman School.

Haffen Park

Park

Haffen Park is a 9.24-acre public park in the northeast Bronx, New York City. The park is named after Louis F. Haffen, the first borough president of the Bronx.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Co-op City and Baychester.

Co-op City

Neighborhood

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Co-op City is a cooperative housing development located in the northeast section of the borough of the Bronx in New York City. It is bounded by Interstate 95 to the southwest, west, and north and the Hutchinson River Parkway to the east and southeast, and is partially in the Baychester and Eastchester neighborhoods.

Baychester

Neighborhood

Baychester is a neighborhood geographically located in the northeast part of the Bronx, New York City. Its boundaries are East 222nd Street to the northeast, the New England Thruway to the east, Gun Hill Road to the southwest, and Boston Road to the northwest.