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[quote=Anonymous]OP as a recent New Yorker I don't know why you would want to move from wherever you are (Brooklyn? Queens?) to Manhattan. It's very expensive and you will be paying a lot more for your two bedroom with rents what they are.

Would you consider moving to Pelham or Bronxville? These school systems are decent/good, the commutes from these areas are fairly short, and you are outside the city so saving a bit on taxes. With a child the may have different needs you may want to move to an area where the public schools are decent because if private school doesn't work for whatever reason your kid will be going to public school or you will be homeschooling them. Maybe try to make it so the default option is one that you can live with.

You wrote a lot about your child's sensory and behavior issues, but I don't recall reading anything about your child's interests. Consider what situations he does well in - are they situations in which he gets to be outdoors, where he is around kids of different ages, where he is allowed to hyper focus, where he can read a lot. Think about what you would tell an admissions counselor about your child and why he would be a good fit for a school and then use that criteria to look at area schools. Perhaps instead of looking at top-tier NYC schools that are incredibly competitive and might be a disaster for your child, you can send him to a well-regarded Montessori or progressive program for Pre-K and K and then evaluate based on how he does in that environment.

Getting your child into a top program isn't the end and as someone else already wrote, if it's not a good fit then it can be more traumatic than beneficial.

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