Ascend's role in an ambitious neighborhood redevelopment project attracted the attention of Ginia Bellafante in a recent column in The New York Times. In an article published January 14, 2012, Bellafante describes efforts underway to refurbish the "fabled Loew's Pitkin Theater" at the heart of the Brownsville neighborhood.
Grades K-8 of Brownsville Ascend Charter School will occupy the upper floors of the historic theater building and offer a free, college-prepa… Read more
