Who are you voting for in the Dem primary for mayor?

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Anonymous wrote:Right. He just got into Bronx science. Must be very stupid

Anonymous wrote: It’s not Trinity or Horace Mann, to say the least.

A better comparison would be Stuy. I am the poster who said earlier that Mamdani is “top 3%” smart, not “top 1%” smart. He did well by entering Bronx science and Bowdoin but he missed on Columbia (and perhaps Stuy).

FWIW, there are plenty of “top 3%” or “top 20%” smart kids in both HM and Trinity. HM publishes a detailed breakdown of their GPA and SAT results. Top of the class stats are impressive but not everyone scores as high as the highest achievers.

This is such a dumb convo but you apparently don’t appreciate NYC geography. Mamdani lived uptown by high school. Bronx science is where those kids want to go. Stuy is way further downtown. It’s not a matter of not getting into Stuy. In NY circles, one is not considered better than the other.

Have you tried to get to Bronx Science from Morningside Heights? It takes about an hour by public transport.

Commute to Stuy is actually shorter (45 minutes).

Stuy absolutely has a stronger reputation than Bronx Science.

Maybe if you live in Ohio and you know little of NY. In NY circles, it does not.

We have to agree to disagree. Objectively, Stuy has got higher SAT scores and lower acceptance rates.

I guess you have no comments on NYC geography.

Yep. No rebuttal. Mamdani is a perfect little Angel that only bigots can criticize in the slightest, most gentle of ways. So perfect

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Anonymous wrote:Mamdani went to Bank Street K-8, which has essentially the same tuition as Trinity. As a former private K-8 parent, I suspect he went through both the private and public process, and Bronx Science was his best option (meaning he was rejected by Trinity, HM and more prestigious specialized high schools). He went on to attend a very expensive college.

I don’t know why you would assume he applied to academically selective private schools and didn’t get in - IIRC he gave a speech at one point as a student where he compared Bronx Science not with HM but with Fieldston, which is hardly a TT school academically but was nevertheless the first one he thought of. Not everybody wants an academic grind, or the school culture associated with it.

It may be that his parents were looking at progressive private high schools equivalent to Bank Street but didn’t find any to their liking and felt like saving a quarter million dollars by sending him to Bronx Science. Or it may be they didn’t even apply; I certainly know a bunch of families who left private schools for a specialized high school after 8th because they had a smart kid and felt like they’d do better there and - again - were happy to save the money.

Bronx Science and Stuy between them are I think like 3% of NYC public high school students, so the notion that he went to Bronx Science because it was the best he could do but that he was rebuffed by Horace Mann and Trinity - when he’s clearly a very personable guy with two famous parents and good enough standardized test scores to get into Bronx Science - doesn’t really pass the smell test.

He very likely applied to Trinity and Collegiate for K since he was on the UWS. He probably tried to transfer in later too. Bank Street is nothing compared to them and strivers like his parents know that. He couldn’t hack it there if he ends up at Bowdoin as a black applicant.

I am not sure Mamdani applied to Trinity or Collegiate. He is from an ultra progressive family and these schools from 20 years ago did not fit the profile. He might have tried out Dalton but most likely he did focus on specialized high schools.

And Fieldston and Riverdale back then. Many progressive schools that knock the socks off of bank street. So many excuses for his poor academic performance.

[Anonymous]

It seems that the Cuomo troll camp is so so desperate!! Lolz

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Right. He just got into Bronx science. Must be very stupid

Anonymous wrote: It’s not Trinity or Horace Mann, to say the least.

A better comparison would be Stuy. I am the poster who said earlier that Mamdani is “top 3%” smart, not “top 1%” smart. He did well by entering Bronx science and Bowdoin but he missed on Columbia (and perhaps Stuy).

FWIW, there are plenty of “top 3%” or “top 20%” smart kids in both HM and Trinity. HM publishes a detailed breakdown of their GPA and SAT results. Top of the class stats are impressive but not everyone scores as high as the highest achievers.

This is such a dumb convo but you apparently don’t appreciate NYC geography. Mamdani lived uptown by high school. Bronx science is where those kids want to go. Stuy is way further downtown. It’s not a matter of not getting into Stuy. In NY circles, one is not considered better than the other.

Have you tried to get to Bronx Science from Morningside Heights? It takes about an hour by public transport.

Commute to Stuy is actually shorter (45 minutes).

Stuy absolutely has a stronger reputation than Bronx Science.

Inaccurate.

And again you fail to appreciate NYC geography. There’s also a bus from UWS to BS. it’s much easier to drive uptown than downtown traffic wise. I’m sure he took the subway too. But in any event, those of us who know NYC know BS is a great school and no one considers Stuy better

It is easier to drive but most students do not drive to high school. Mamdani doesn’t drive now so it is a safe bet that he commuted by public transport. Commute to Stuy is pretty easy. Bronx Science is more of a pain.

Your reading comp is quite poor for someone who is obsessed with minor differences in test scores of someone from 20 years ago.

There’s a BS bus. No one who knows anything of NYC would think I was suggesting he drove himself to high school.

Isn’t it lunch break time at the T farm?

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Anonymous wrote:Right. He just got into Bronx science. Must be very stupid

Anonymous wrote: It’s not Trinity or Horace Mann, to say the least.

A better comparison would be Stuy. I am the poster who said earlier that Mamdani is “top 3%” smart, not “top 1%” smart. He did well by entering Bronx science and Bowdoin but he missed on Columbia (and perhaps Stuy).

FWIW, there are plenty of “top 3%” or “top 20%” smart kids in both HM and Trinity. HM publishes a detailed breakdown of their GPA and SAT results. Top of the class stats are impressive but not everyone scores as high as the highest achievers.

This is such a dumb convo but you apparently don’t appreciate NYC geography. Mamdani lived uptown by high school. Bronx science is where those kids want to go. Stuy is way further downtown. It’s not a matter of not getting into Stuy. In NY circles, one is not considered better than the other.

Have you tried to get to Bronx Science from Morningside Heights? It takes about an hour by public transport.

Commute to Stuy is actually shorter (45 minutes).

Stuy absolutely has a stronger reputation than Bronx Science.

Maybe if you live in Ohio and you know little of NY. In NY circles, it does not.

We have to agree to disagree. Objectively, Stuy has got higher SAT scores and lower acceptance rates.

I guess you have no comments on NYC geography.

Yep. No rebuttal. Mamdani is a perfect little Angel that only bigots can criticize in the slightest, most gentle of ways. So perfect

Instead of obsessing over how Mamdani could get to high school, why don’t you tell us why your candidate is so much better?

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Anonymous wrote:Right. He just got into Bronx science. Must be very stupid

Anonymous wrote: It’s not Trinity or Horace Mann, to say the least.

A better comparison would be Stuy. I am the poster who said earlier that Mamdani is “top 3%” smart, not “top 1%” smart. He did well by entering Bronx science and Bowdoin but he missed on Columbia (and perhaps Stuy).

FWIW, there are plenty of “top 3%” or “top 20%” smart kids in both HM and Trinity. HM publishes a detailed breakdown of their GPA and SAT results. Top of the class stats are impressive but not everyone scores as high as the highest achievers.

This is such a dumb convo but you apparently don’t appreciate NYC geography. Mamdani lived uptown by high school. Bronx science is where those kids want to go. Stuy is way further downtown. It’s not a matter of not getting into Stuy. In NY circles, one is not considered better than the other.

Have you tried to get to Bronx Science from Morningside Heights? It takes about an hour by public transport.

Commute to Stuy is actually shorter (45 minutes).

Stuy absolutely has a stronger reputation than Bronx Science.

Inaccurate.

And again you fail to appreciate NYC geography. There’s also a bus from UWS to BS. it’s much easier to drive uptown than downtown traffic wise. I’m sure he took the subway too. But in any event, those of us who know NYC know BS is a great school and no one considers Stuy better

It is easier to drive but most students do not drive to high school. Mamdani doesn’t drive now so it is a safe bet that he commuted by public transport. Commute to Stuy is pretty easy. Bronx Science is more of a pain.

Your reading comp is quite poor for someone who is obsessed with minor differences in test scores of someone from 20 years ago.

There’s a BS bus. No one who knows anything of NYC would think I was suggesting he drove himself to high school.

Isn’t it lunch break time at the T farm?

This smug attitude is why America is salivating over a Mamdani win. All those smug limousine libs will have POC rise up and stop scrubbing their butt holes every morning as the city crumbles. Invest in popcorn futures, excited to hear his brilliant ideas on infrastructure development

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Anonymous wrote:Right. He just got into Bronx science. Must be very stupid

Anonymous wrote: It’s not Trinity or Horace Mann, to say the least.

A better comparison would be Stuy. I am the poster who said earlier that Mamdani is “top 3%” smart, not “top 1%” smart. He did well by entering Bronx science and Bowdoin but he missed on Columbia (and perhaps Stuy).

FWIW, there are plenty of “top 3%” or “top 20%” smart kids in both HM and Trinity. HM publishes a detailed breakdown of their GPA and SAT results. Top of the class stats are impressive but not everyone scores as high as the highest achievers.

This is such a dumb convo but you apparently don’t appreciate NYC geography. Mamdani lived uptown by high school. Bronx science is where those kids want to go. Stuy is way further downtown. It’s not a matter of not getting into Stuy. In NY circles, one is not considered better than the other.

Have you tried to get to Bronx Science from Morningside Heights? It takes about an hour by public transport.

Commute to Stuy is actually shorter (45 minutes).

Stuy absolutely has a stronger reputation than Bronx Science.

Maybe if you live in Ohio and you know little of NY. In NY circles, it does not.

We have to agree to disagree. Objectively, Stuy has got higher SAT scores and lower acceptance rates.

I guess you have no comments on NYC geography.

Yep. No rebuttal. Mamdani is a perfect little Angel that only bigots can criticize in the slightest, most gentle of ways. So perfect

Instead of obsessing over how Mamdani could get to high school, why don’t you tell us why your candidate is so much better?

He didn’t lie about his race, has a record of economic and infrastructure improvement, and won’t be a record holder for top GOP fundraiser. He also won’t be the South Florida Booster of the Year as anyone making 200k or more seriously considers leaving.

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Anonymous wrote:Right. He just got into Bronx science. Must be very stupid

Anonymous wrote: It’s not Trinity or Horace Mann, to say the least.

A better comparison would be Stuy. I am the poster who said earlier that Mamdani is “top 3%” smart, not “top 1%” smart. He did well by entering Bronx science and Bowdoin but he missed on Columbia (and perhaps Stuy).

FWIW, there are plenty of “top 3%” or “top 20%” smart kids in both HM and Trinity. HM publishes a detailed breakdown of their GPA and SAT results. Top of the class stats are impressive but not everyone scores as high as the highest achievers.

This is such a dumb convo but you apparently don’t appreciate NYC geography. Mamdani lived uptown by high school. Bronx science is where those kids want to go. Stuy is way further downtown. It’s not a matter of not getting into Stuy. In NY circles, one is not considered better than the other.

Have you tried to get to Bronx Science from Morningside Heights? It takes about an hour by public transport.

Commute to Stuy is actually shorter (45 minutes).

Stuy absolutely has a stronger reputation than Bronx Science.

Inaccurate.

And again you fail to appreciate NYC geography. There’s also a bus from UWS to BS. it’s much easier to drive uptown than downtown traffic wise. I’m sure he took the subway too. But in any event, those of us who know NYC know BS is a great school and no one considers Stuy better

It is easier to drive but most students do not drive to high school. Mamdani doesn’t drive now so it is a safe bet that he commuted by public transport. Commute to Stuy is pretty easy. Bronx Science is more of a pain.

Your reading comp is quite poor for someone who is obsessed with minor differences in test scores of someone from 20 years ago.

There’s a BS bus. No one who knows anything of NYC would think I was suggesting he drove himself to high school.

Isn’t it lunch break time at the T farm?

It is either my reading comprehension or your ability to formulate your thoughts. I wonder which one…

Do you have high schools children? Relying on a school bus for school commute is entirely sub-optimal because kids get involved in sports and after-school activities and struggle to work around bus schedule. The vast majority of parents will choose a reliable public transportation option over a slightly shorter (but inflexible) school bus commute.

I have never met a single UWS/Morningside Heights parent who would choose Bronx science over Stuy because of “NYC geography”.

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Anonymous wrote:Right. He just got into Bronx science. Must be very stupid

Anonymous wrote: It’s not Trinity or Horace Mann, to say the least.

A better comparison would be Stuy. I am the poster who said earlier that Mamdani is “top 3%” smart, not “top 1%” smart. He did well by entering Bronx science and Bowdoin but he missed on Columbia (and perhaps Stuy).

FWIW, there are plenty of “top 3%” or “top 20%” smart kids in both HM and Trinity. HM publishes a detailed breakdown of their GPA and SAT results. Top of the class stats are impressive but not everyone scores as high as the highest achievers.

This is such a dumb convo but you apparently don’t appreciate NYC geography. Mamdani lived uptown by high school. Bronx science is where those kids want to go. Stuy is way further downtown. It’s not a matter of not getting into Stuy. In NY circles, one is not considered better than the other.

Have you tried to get to Bronx Science from Morningside Heights? It takes about an hour by public transport.

Commute to Stuy is actually shorter (45 minutes).

Stuy absolutely has a stronger reputation than Bronx Science.

Inaccurate.

And again you fail to appreciate NYC geography. There’s also a bus from UWS to BS. it’s much easier to drive uptown than downtown traffic wise. I’m sure he took the subway too. But in any event, those of us who know NYC know BS is a great school and no one considers Stuy better

It is easier to drive but most students do not drive to high school. Mamdani doesn’t drive now so it is a safe bet that he commuted by public transport. Commute to Stuy is pretty easy. Bronx Science is more of a pain.

Your reading comp is quite poor for someone who is obsessed with minor differences in test scores of someone from 20 years ago.

There’s a BS bus. No one who knows anything of NYC would think I was suggesting he drove himself to high school.

Isn’t it lunch break time at the T farm?

It is either my reading comprehension or your ability to formulate your thoughts. I wonder which one…

Do you have high schools children? Relying on a school bus for school commute is entirely sub-optimal because kids get involved in sports and after-school activities and struggle to work around bus schedule. The vast majority of parents will choose a reliable public transportation option over a slightly shorter (but inflexible) school bus commute.

I have never met a single UWS/Morningside Heights parent who would choose Bronx science over Stuy because of “NYC geography”.

Yep. Stuy is Gucci while Bronx Science is Walmart in comparison.

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In the long history of dcum this is the dumbest conversation I have ever seeing. Those nitpicking the differences between these schools likely live in rural Virginia and have no idea what they are talking about. You are so clearly demonstrating how little you know.

I am the poster who many pages back was engaged in lengthy posts about why I don’t like Mamdani. But I will not question his intellect. He is very bright. Getting into Bronx Science is not easy. Getting into Bowdoin is not easy, even as a minority. I don’t like a lot of his plans but I think he is smart. Unlike many of the posters here. Good Lord.

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And I’m not sure why I am dignifying this with a response but there are many Manhattan kids who turn down Stuy for Bronx Science (as well as HSMSE). My kid did. I know others who did. I was literally speaking yesterday to the parents of a brilliant 8th grader who just did their ranking and did not include Stuy.

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Anonymous wrote:And I’m not sure why I am dignifying this with a response but there are many Manhattan kids who turn down Stuy for Bronx Science (as well as HSMSE). My kid did. I know others who did. I was literally speaking yesterday to the parents of a brilliant 8th grader who just did their ranking and did not include Stuy.

Surely, your child and that 8th grader knew they couldn’t hack it at Stuy and stayed far away in Da Bronx

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In the long history of dcum this is the dumbest conversation I have ever seeing. Those nitpicking the differences between these schools likely live in rural Virginia and have no idea what they are talking about. You are so clearly demonstrating how little you know.

I am the poster who many pages back was engaged in lengthy posts about why I don’t like Mamdani. But I will not question his intellect. He is very bright. Getting into Bronx Science is not easy. Getting into Bowdoin is not easy, even as a minority. I don’t like a lot of his plans but I think he is smart. Unlike many of the posters here. Good Lord.

Now you are claiming others don’t live in NY, despite getting outraged when I said you didn’t (and you still haven’t provided evidence to the contrary).

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Right. He just got into Bronx science. Must be very stupid

Anonymous wrote: It’s not Trinity or Horace Mann, to say the least.

A better comparison would be Stuy. I am the poster who said earlier that Mamdani is “top 3%” smart, not “top 1%” smart. He did well by entering Bronx science and Bowdoin but he missed on Columbia (and perhaps Stuy).

FWIW, there are plenty of “top 3%” or “top 20%” smart kids in both HM and Trinity. HM publishes a detailed breakdown of their GPA and SAT results. Top of the class stats are impressive but not everyone scores as high as the highest achievers.

This is such a dumb convo but you apparently don’t appreciate NYC geography. Mamdani lived uptown by high school. Bronx science is where those kids want to go. Stuy is way further downtown. It’s not a matter of not getting into Stuy. In NY circles, one is not considered better than the other.

Have you tried to get to Bronx Science from Morningside Heights? It takes about an hour by public transport.

Commute to Stuy is actually shorter (45 minutes).

Stuy absolutely has a stronger reputation than Bronx Science.

Inaccurate.

And again you fail to appreciate NYC geography. There’s also a bus from UWS to BS. it’s much easier to drive uptown than downtown traffic wise. I’m sure he took the subway too. But in any event, those of us who know NYC know BS is a great school and no one considers Stuy better

It is easier to drive but most students do not drive to high school. Mamdani doesn’t drive now so it is a safe bet that he commuted by public transport. Commute to Stuy is pretty easy. Bronx Science is more of a pain.

Your reading comp is quite poor for someone who is obsessed with minor differences in test scores of someone from 20 years ago.

There’s a BS bus. No one who knows anything of NYC would think I was suggesting he drove himself to high school.

Isn’t it lunch break time at the T farm?

It is either my reading comprehension or your ability to formulate your thoughts. I wonder which one…

Do you have high schools children? Relying on a school bus for school commute is entirely sub-optimal because kids get involved in sports and after-school activities and struggle to work around bus schedule. The vast majority of parents will choose a reliable public transportation option over a slightly shorter (but inflexible) school bus commute.

I have never met a single UWS/Morningside Heights parent who would choose Bronx science over Stuy because of “NYC geography”.

I do have high school aged kids. And obviously there is the school bus AND the subway. And in fact, I know two families who chose Bronx science over Stuy.

But you’re just spinning bc you can’t point to anything so wonderful about your candidate these days, can you?

Also…. Sports at BS and S? Not so much. Sure, they exist in technicality but that’s all

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Right. He just got into Bronx science. Must be very stupid

Anonymous wrote: It’s not Trinity or Horace Mann, to say the least.

A better comparison would be Stuy. I am the poster who said earlier that Mamdani is “top 3%” smart, not “top 1%” smart. He did well by entering Bronx science and Bowdoin but he missed on Columbia (and perhaps Stuy).

FWIW, there are plenty of “top 3%” or “top 20%” smart kids in both HM and Trinity. HM publishes a detailed breakdown of their GPA and SAT results. Top of the class stats are impressive but not everyone scores as high as the highest achievers.

This is such a dumb convo but you apparently don’t appreciate NYC geography. Mamdani lived uptown by high school. Bronx science is where those kids want to go. Stuy is way further downtown. It’s not a matter of not getting into Stuy. In NY circles, one is not considered better than the other.

Have you tried to get to Bronx Science from Morningside Heights? It takes about an hour by public transport.

Commute to Stuy is actually shorter (45 minutes).

Stuy absolutely has a stronger reputation than Bronx Science.

Inaccurate.

And again you fail to appreciate NYC geography. There’s also a bus from UWS to BS. it’s much easier to drive uptown than downtown traffic wise. I’m sure he took the subway too. But in any event, those of us who know NYC know BS is a great school and no one considers Stuy better

It is easier to drive but most students do not drive to high school. Mamdani doesn’t drive now so it is a safe bet that he commuted by public transport. Commute to Stuy is pretty easy. Bronx Science is more of a pain.

Your reading comp is quite poor for someone who is obsessed with minor differences in test scores of someone from 20 years ago.

There’s a BS bus. No one who knows anything of NYC would think I was suggesting he drove himself to high school.

Isn’t it lunch break time at the T farm?

It is either my reading comprehension or your ability to formulate your thoughts. I wonder which one…

Do you have high schools children? Relying on a school bus for school commute is entirely sub-optimal because kids get involved in sports and after-school activities and struggle to work around bus schedule. The vast majority of parents will choose a reliable public transportation option over a slightly shorter (but inflexible) school bus commute.

I have never met a single UWS/Morningside Heights parent who would choose Bronx science over Stuy because of “NYC geography”.

I do have high school aged kids. And obviously there is the school bus AND the subway. And in fact, I know two families who chose Bronx science over Stuy.

But you’re just spinning bc you can’t point to anything so wonderful about your candidate these days, can you?

Also…. Sports at BS and S? Not so much. Sure, they exist in technicality but that’s all

Wow. You know two short sighted, dumb families who realized their dolt of a child couldn’t make their way through Stuy and had to go to a lesser school again. Let me know where to ship you a medal along with Mamdani’s African-American of the Year Award from ebony magazine