Overview
P.S. 193 Gil Hodges is a public elementary school in Brooklyn, New York, operated by New York City Public Schools (NYCPS). NYCPS lists the school at 2515 Avenue L, Brooklyn, NY 11210, within Community School District 22, under school number K193 and district borough number 22K193 [2]. The school’s own website presents it as “PS 193 – The Gil Hodges School,” a District 22 school [1].
The NYCPS grade listing for the school is PK, 0K, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, and SE — that is, prekindergarten, kindergarten, grades 1 through 5, and special education classes [2]. NYCPS lists Lisa Davino as principal [2]. The school is named for Gil Hodges, the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Mets figure, whose Brooklyn ties are described on the school’s website [1].
This profile draws on two sources: the school’s official website and its NYCPS school page. Program descriptions and figures are attributed to those sources. Details such as admissions rules, staffing, calendars, and program availability can change, so readers should confirm time-sensitive information directly with the school or NYCPS before relying on it.
Location and School Identity
The verified campus address is 2515 Avenue L, Brooklyn, NY 11210 [2]. NYCPS records the building as “K193 – 2515 AVENUE L” and lists the building’s space status as “Not shared,” meaning the facility is not recorded as a shared building in that directory field [2]. The school’s listed telephone number is 718-338-9011 and its fax number is 718-338-9074 [2].
New York City school numbers are reused across boroughs, so a school number alone does not uniquely identify a school. The district borough number 22K193, together with the Brooklyn address and the district affiliation, are the identifiers used in this profile [2]. Readers searching for “P.S. 193” should confirm that they are looking at the District 22 school in Brooklyn rather than a similarly numbered school in another district or borough.
A school’s street address does not by itself establish attendance eligibility, zoning, or admission to a particular program. NYCPS directs families to browse school-specific admission information on MySchools.nyc [2].
Grades and Academic Programs
According to NYCPS, the school serves prekindergarten (PK), kindergarten (0K), grades 1 through 5, and special education classes (SE) [2]. The school’s own website describes itself as offering a Gifted and Talented Program in Grades K–5 [1].
Programs described by the school
The following items appear on the school’s official website as descriptions of its own offerings [1]:
- A Gifted and Talented Program in Grades K–5.
- An arts program developed through partnerships with Studio in a School, Puppetry in Practice, Inside Broadway, and Marquis Studios.
- Device access described by the school as 1:1, stated on the site as covering 100% of students.
These are school-published descriptions rather than independently audited figures, and the retrieved pages do not state a school year for them. The NYCPS school page does not repeat these program descriptions [2]. Families should confirm current program availability, eligibility, and staffing with the school, since offerings of this kind can change from year to year.
School culture
The school’s website states a vision centered on creating a kind, nurturing environment and uses the phrase “we are kind, we are curious and we are ready to learn” [1]. These are the school’s own statements about its aims; they are not independent evaluations of school quality.
Admissions and Enrollment
NYCPS instructs families to browse school-specific admission information for P.S. 193 Gil Hodges on MySchools.nyc [2]. New York City public school admissions are administered centrally rather than by individual schools, and the applicable process generally depends on the grade level and the specific program a family is applying to. The sources examined for this profile do not describe the school’s current application deadlines, priority rules, or seat availability, and they do not state whether the school has a zoned attendance boundary or which programs are open to applicants from outside a zone.
Programs such as Gifted and Talented offerings may follow application processes that differ from general elementary admissions. The school’s website lists a Gifted and Talented Program for Grades K–5 [1], but the retrieved sources do not describe how students currently enter that program. Families should treat the school’s location as a fact about where it is, not as evidence of eligibility, and should verify requirements through MySchools.nyc and the school office.
Student Services and Family Information
The NYCPS school page lists free student meals with the following service times: breakfast from 8:00 AM to 8:50 AM and lunch from 10:45 AM to 11:35 AM [2]. The breakfast menu is listed as “Breakfast Express with Halal Option,” and the lunch menu is listed as “Pre-K – 8 Lunch with Halal Option” [2].
On accessibility, the NYCPS directory field for this school reads “No Accessibility” [2]. Families who need information about physical access to the building, or about accommodations for a student, should contact the school and NYCPS directly rather than assuming a particular level of access.
The NYCPS page also lists named school and district contacts as of the time it was retrieved [2]:
- Principal: Lisa Davino.
- Respect for All Liaison: Amy Pomponio.
- Sexual Harassment Prevention Liaison: Amy Pomponio.
- 504 Coordinator: Stephanie Rossello and Amy Pomponio.
- District 22 Superintendent: Julianna Bove.
- District Family Support Coordinator: Linda Dalton (district office phone 718-968-6117).
- Education Council President: Bridget Kessler (Education Council phone 718-968-6111).
Named contacts and roles can change; readers should treat this list as a snapshot and confirm current contacts through the NYCPS school page or the school office. The NYCPS page additionally links to a New York City Department of Health building inspection report for the school [2]. The sources examined for this profile do not describe the school’s language-access services, after-school programming, or transportation eligibility, and those details should be confirmed with the school.
History and Community Context
The school is named after Gil Hodges, whom the school’s website describes as a standout American baseball player and manager best known for his time as a first baseman with the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers and later as manager of the New York Mets [1]. The same source describes him as a seven-time All-Star and Gold Glove winner who helped the Dodgers win the 1955 World Series and later managed the Mets to the 1969 World Series championship, a team known as the “Miracle Mets” [1]. It states that he died in 1972 and was posthumously inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2022 [1].
The website explains the naming by pointing to Hodges’s local connections: it states that he became a Midwood, Brooklyn resident in 1948, married Joan Lombardi, who was originally from Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, chose Brooklyn for a family home where he and his wife raised four children, and that one of his children later played in the New York Mets minor league system [1]. The school describes itself as named for him because of his community ties, leadership, aspiring spirit, determination, and love of baseball [1].
The retrieved sources do not state a founding date for the school, nor do they provide enrollment history or other dated milestones, so no founding year is given here.
How to Verify Current Information
Because school details change, readers should consult primary sources directly:
- The school’s official website, https://www.ps193bk.org/, for the school’s own descriptions of programs, calendar items, and announcements [1].
- The NYCPS school page, https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/K193, for the official address, phone and fax numbers, grade listing, accessibility field, meal service times, named contacts, and links to building inspection and school quality information [2].
- MySchools.nyc for school-specific admission information and applications, as directed by NYCPS [2].
- Community School District 22 contacts for district-level questions; the district office address listed by NYCPS is 5613-19 Flatlands Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11234 [2].
NYCPS states that it develops reports and tools to help families and educators understand student achievement and school quality, drawing on feedback from students, teachers, and parents as well as formal school visits [2]. Those reports are the appropriate place to look for school-level performance and enrollment data. The sources examined for this profile did not include school-level enrollment counts, student-teacher ratios, or assessment results for a stated reporting year, so no such figures are presented here.