Public School 41, Greenwich Village School, is a public elementary PreK–5 neighborhood
catchment
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school. Founded in 1867, P.S. 41 is located in
Greenwich Village
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in
Manhattan,
New York City. In 1957, the old PS 41 was torn down and replaced by a new building.
[''Blind but Now I See: The Biography of Music Legend Doc Watson'' by Kent Gustavson. Blooming Twig Books. ] On February 11, 1961, the auditorium hosted the folk singer,
Doc Watson
Arthel Lane "Doc" Watson (March 3, 1923 – May 29, 2012) was an American guitarist, songwriter, and singer of bluegrass, folk, country, blues, and gospel music. Watson won seven Grammy awards as well as a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Wa ...
, an important event in the spread of
folk music.
The principal is currently Kelly Shannon.
Notable alumni
Notable alumni include:
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Robert De Niro
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Sakina Jaffrey
Sakina Jaffrey (born February 14, 1962) is an American actress.
Early life
Jaffrey was born in New York City, the youngest daughter of Indian-born parents, actress and food and travel writer Madhur Jaffrey, and actor Saeed Jaffrey. Her parents ...
, actress
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Scarlett Johansson
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Max Kellerman
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Michael Kimmelman
Michael Kimmelman (born May 8, 1958) is the architecture critic for '' The New York Times'' and has written about public housing, public space, landscape architecture, community development and equity, infrastructure and urban design. He has repo ...
, New York Times critic
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Alan Gerson
Alan Jay Gerson (born November 1, 1957) is a former Democratic Party member of the New York City Council, first elected in 2001, and reelected in 2005, to represent the 1st district in Manhattan. Prior to that Gerson served as Chair of Manha ...
, New York City Council member
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Bob Woodruff
Robert Warren Woodruff (born August 18, 1961) is an American television journalist. Since 1996, he has served as a reporter for ABC News. Woodruff co-anchored ABC World News Tonight in 2006 alongside ABC News journalist Elizabeth Vargas. He was ...
, American country music singer and songwriter
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Mitchell Whitfield, actor, one of the stars of
My Cousin Vinny
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Adam Horovitz or King Ad-Rock, member of the
Beastie Boys
Beastie Boys were an American rap rock group from New York City, formed in 1978. The group was composed of Michael "Mike D" Diamond (vocals, drums), Adam "MCA" Yauch (vocals, bass), and Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz (vocals, guitar, programming). ...
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Vin Diesel
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Morena Baccarin
Morena Silva de Vaz Setta Baccarin (; born 2 June 1979) is a Brazilian actress known for portraying Inara Serra in the sci-fi series ''Firefly'' and its follow-up film ''Serenity'', Vanessa in the superhero comedy franchise ''Deadpool'', Jess ...
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James Kent (chef)
Jamal James Kent''Eater'' (March 26, 2022)How a Master Chef Runs a Critically-Acclaimed Restaurant on Top of a NYC Skyscraper — Mise En Place/ref> Dalal, Avery, ''Eater'' (March 26, 2022)At NYC’s Saga, Chef James Kent’s Tasting Menu Features ...
, owner of Crown Shy and Saga
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Harry Chapin, noted singer/songwriter
[He was in my kindergarten class in 1947]
References
External links
PS 41at NYCDOE website
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Public elementary schools in Manhattan
Greenwich Village
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