News & Updates

Press Clippings: DREAM Charter School at 20 Bruckner
August 17, 2023

Click on the links below to read more about DREAM’s newest campus in the South Bronx.

• NY1 Noticias, “DREAM Charter School opens in the Bronx” (January 19, 2023)
• amny, “New school on a South Bronx block: DREAM Charter School unveils K-12 campus expansion in Mott Haven” (January 20, 2023)
• NBC New York, “Learning in New State-Of-The-Art School” (January 20, 2023)
• The Bronx Free Press, “Our children deserve this space” (January 28, 2023)
• BronxNet, “DREAM Charter School Ribbon Cutting” (January 31, 2023)
• The New York Times, “An Ice Factory From the 1900s Is Now a Spectacular New Bronx School” (February 15, 2023)
• Fox5NY, “DREAM Charter school network opens new school in The Bronx” (February 27, 2023)
• Fast Company, “A 120-year-old former factor is now the most stunning school in America” (May 4, 2023)

DREAM’s Ribbon Cutting for 20 Bruckner
January 27, 2023
On January 19, 2023, DREAM leadership, staff, alumni, friends, and longtime supporters packed the Arts Wing of the organization’s new home at 20 Bruckner Boulevard to officially open the building and further solidify DREAM’s roots in the South Bronx. You can read more about the day on the DREAM Blog and watch the recap video of the ribbon cutting below!

Click here to read the DREAM Blog!

A New Home for DREAM Charter High School
January 27, 2023
DREAM Charter High School students officially moved into 20 Bruckner on January 9, starting 2023 with a new home where they all can dream big!

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Project Timeline.

June 2019DREAM signs the lease to 20 Bruckner
December 2019Architectural designs completed
January 2020Construction kicks off
September 2020Lightwell demolition completed
November 2020Gym addition framing completed
January 2021Gym addition roof completed
January 2022Lightwell glass & skylights installation
January 2022Fifth Floor concrete pouring
January 2022Gym soundblock installation
January 2023DREAM Charter High School and Legends Team move-in
August 2023DREAM Mott Haven move-in