1290 Spofford Avenue
Bronx, NY 10474

Tel: (718) 378-0772
Fax: (718) 378-0338

Programming for Kindergarten – 5th grade 
Center Director: Yennifer Ruiz

Email: yruiz@palnyc.org

Assistant Director: Ashley Figueroa

Email: afigueroa@palnyc.org

Administrative Assistant: Mone Smith

Email: msmith@palnyc.org

Located in the Hunts Point section of the Bronx, P.S. 48 is open five days a week and additional days, typically school holidays, giving the children of P.S. 48 and Hunts Point a place to go. Operating from the confines of a New York City Public School, P.S. 48 offers participants from 1st – 5th grade an array of programs including homework assistance, arts and crafts, games, sports, step, and dance.

By engaging elementary aged children, P.S. 48 introduces activities and services that provide the skill set and knowledge base needed to succeed in school and society. The PAL staff of P.S. 48 is attuned to the needs of the families in the Hunts Point community, as well as the needs of the students, parents, and school faculty who directly access their services. Programs and activities are structured based on those needs. The P.S. 48 Center targets youth who are energetic, creative, and eager to learn, but living in households that do not have the means to obtain these activities. Many area children have had limited engagement in arts and cultural activities. Children participating in P.S. 48 afterschool program will leave P.S. 48 with a sense of accomplishment and a better sense of arts and culture.