Public Schools Plagued by Overcrowding

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With people moving in the cities, overcrowdedness has become a major issue for the public city school system. People often thought of cities as places paved with gold and opportunities, occupied by diverse groups. Everyone comes from different parts of the world chasing after its glamour and freedom. While those desires can be met with settling in urban society, overcrowdedness in Queens of New York City schools have adverse effects on the students’ academic performance.

In cities, we often hear people complain about overcrowdedness, especially around public spaces. But, what do people mean when they say, “It is ridiculous how overcrowded this school is!”? The word is defined as, “Overcrowding occurs when there is insufficient seating or when non-fixed furniture and equipment is provided in excess of the capacity of the venue (“University”). In another word, it means that when people are placed tightly in a limited amount of space, they feel like they are sandwiched and squeezed. Overcrowdedness does not necessarily have to mean overpopulation, but it means when there is a large population in a small space. In New York City, there are small places contained with compacted people, such as public schools in New York City.

On New Year, the ball dropped at Times Square in Manhattan, New York City. People gathered and celebrated while the firework made its way to the sky. New York City is “Located on one of the world's largest natural harbors, New York City consists of five boroughs, each of which is a state county. The five boroughs—The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island—were consolidated into a single city in 1898. With a Census-estimated 2011 population of 8,244,910 distributed over a land area of just 302...

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