Coronavirus Cases Close 5 More Upper West Side Schools

UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — Coronavirus cases have temporarily closed down five more Upper West Side schools, bringing the total in the neighborhood to six.

The school closures in the neighborhood come as COVID-19 rates across the city continue to tick up.

P.S. 75, P.S. 84, P.S. 811, P.S. 87, and P.S. 199 join the West Side YMCA as schools closed down on the Upper West Side as of Wednesday.

According to the Department of Education's guidelines, school buildings must automatically close pending an investigation when at least two COVID-19 cases linked to each other are confirmed in separate classrooms. The closure is extended when the infections occurred outside of school or a link between them cannot be determined.

Here are more details about the six schools closed.

• P.S. 75 — 735 West End Avenue
• P.S. 84 — 32 West 92nd Street: Multiple cases found in classrooms within the building at the Lillian Weber Middle School.
• P.S. 811 — 466 West End Avenue: Multiple cases found in classrooms in the Mickey Mantle School.
• P.S. 87 — 160 West 78th Street: Multiple cases found in classrooms in the William Sherman School.
• P.S. 199 — 270 West 70th Street: Multiple cases found in classrooms in the Jessie Isador Straus school.
• West Side YMCA — 5 West 63rd Street

Elementary K-5 students, pre-K, 3K, and special needs students are the only students currently going to classrooms. De Blasio and school officials said middle school students who opted into in-person learning likely will return this month.

Officials hope to avert another disruptive citywide school closure that shifts all students to fully remote, as happened in November.

Find more information on school closures here.

Patch reporter Anna Quinn contributed to this report.