Following the June 16 Cornell Tech campus groundbreaking ceremony , NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio

met with students from Roosevelt Island’s PS/IS 217 and school Principal Mandana Beckman.

Ms Beckman adds:

Here is the picture we took with Mayor DeBlasio following the Cornell Tech Ground Breaking:

Mandana Beckman, Ursula Fokine , Instructional Coach, Jennifer Bartolino , AP Students: Felicia Einhorn, Principal for A Day & Elyes Bouchik, Assistant Principal for a Day

Here’s what Mayor de Blasio said about PS/IS 217 during his remarks at the groundbreaking ceremony.

Complete coverage of the Cornell Tech Groundbreaking ceremony at this post and more on the Cornell Tech PS/IS 217 Hackathon here.