James Monroe High School is a former comprehensive high school located at 1300 Boynton Avenue at East 172nd Street in the

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. Opened in 1924, the original school ran for seventy years before being shut down in 1997 for poor performance. The original building now houses seven smaller high schools: the Monroe Academy for Visual Arts and Design (H.S. 692), the Monroe Academy for Business and Law (H.S. 690), the High School of World Cultures (H.S. 550), The Metropolitan Soundview Highschool (X521),

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(X388), Mott Hall V (X242) and the newly opened Cinema School (first opened its doors for the 2009–2010 school year). The building also used to house an elementary school, The Bronx Little School. The building was designed by

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, who was the New York City Superintendent of School Buildings. The building was built by the T.A. Clarke Co., and is substantially identical to a handful of other high school buildings that were built in the city at the same time.

Notable alumni

* Danny Aiello, actor, who attended Monroe for two weeks before dropping out to enlist in National Guard *

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('63), musician who recorded with Willie Colon, Hector Lavoe and Tito Puente *

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('84), 8-year NFL player (Broncos, Lions, Chargers, Panthers), played in two Super Bowls *

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, U.S. Army soldier and

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recipient in

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* Judy Craig,

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, and Barbara Lee of singing group

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, biomedical engineer, science fiction writer and limericist *

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(‘47), cartoonist for ''Village Voice'' (won Pulitzer Prize in editorial cartooning); author, playwright and screenwriter * Paul A. Fino, GOP Congressman and State Senator, representing the Bronx * Art Fleming ('41), original host of TV's ''

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'' and former Monroe football star *

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, Professor Emeritus at Pennsylvania State University * Stan Getz, jazz saxophonist *

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, sociologist who co-authored ''Beyond the Melting Pot'' *

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, Major League Baseball player *

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('29), Major League Baseball player with Detroit Tigers, 2-time American League MVP and

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; led Monroe to PSAL basketball championship in 1927 and PSAL baseball title in 1929, three-sport All-City selection in soccer, basketball and baseball *

Lenny Hambro Leonard William Hambro, known as Lenny Hambro (October 16, 1923 – September 26, 1995), was a journeyman jazz musician who played woodwinds, primarily alto saxophone, with a host of bands, orchestras, and jazz notables from the early 1940s throug ...

, jazz musician (woodwinds), notably with bands of

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, Glenn Miller,

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, and

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('31), actor *

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, first Black American to serve as the Bronx County District Attorney (January 1, 1989) in history of New York State; in 2005, he became longest-serving District Attorney in Bronx County history; Monroe graduate and U.S. Navy veteran *

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, American public health economist *

Martin J. Klein Martin Jesse Klein (June 25, 1924 – March 28, 2009), usually cited as M. J. Klein, was a science historian of 19th and 20th century physics. Biography Klein was born in the Bronx, New York City. He was an only child and both his parents we ...

('39), historian of modern physics and senior editor of ''The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein'' (Princeton University Press) from 1988 to 1998; first winner (2005) of Abraham Pais Prize, first major award for history of physics * Karen Koslowitz, New York City Council member representing Queens *

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just days after his 1962 graduation from Monroe, one of 1962 Mets and member of

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champions *

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('39), Nobel Laureate in Physics in 1988 * Samuel Lubell, public opinion pollster, journalist, and

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finalist (1957) *

Juliet Man Ray Juliet Man Ray (née Browner; 1911 – January 17, 1991) was an American dancer and model, who became the wife and muse of the artist Man Ray. Early life She was born Juliet Browner, the daughter of Henry Browner, who had emigrated from Romania ...

, dancer and model, wife and muse of artist

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, science-fiction author and editor * Stanley Milgram, social psychologist *

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('64), baseball infielder, manager and scout * Malloy Nesmith, Sr ('88), streetball player *

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('32), actor and singer *

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, opera singer and actor *

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('64), former Major League Baseball player *

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('52), college and NBA basketball player * Mickey Rutner, Major League Baseball player *

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, Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Award-winning filmmaker *

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, politician *

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('39), photographer and writer * Robert Strauss, actor, Academy Award-nominated for role in ''

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'' *

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artist who helped introduce

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to mainstream as fine art form *

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, one of first black women to practice law in New York * Doris Wishman, filmmaker *

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* Philip Zimbardo, social psychologist

References

Defunct high schools in the Bronx Educational institutions established in 1924 Public high schools in the Bronx Soundview, Bronx * James Monroe 1924 establishments in New York City {{Bronx-school-stub