47 The American Sign Language and English Secondary School
high school in Manhattan, New York
47 The American Sign Language and English Secondary School, is a public high school for the deaf in Kips Bay, Manhattan, New York City. Operated by the New York City Department of Education, it was previously known as "47" The American Sign Language and English Dual Language High School, Junior High School 47M, School for the Deaf, or Junior High School 47 (J.H.S. 47).
As of 2021 it only serves high school students. Elementary and middle school grades are covered by the separate PS 347 The 47 American Sign Language & English Lower School. The two schools share a building.
In the 1940s it was the only public school catering specifically to the deaf in New York City. This remained true in 1998.
History
It was established in 1908 and was originally P.S. 47.
In 1973, the city purchased 400 First Avenue, located at the northeast corner of East 23rd Street, to serve as an expansion for JHS 47. Three years later, the school was expanded when a new wing was added into the base of an apartment tower at the corner of Second Avenue and East 23rd Street.
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