Herman Ridder Junior High School
Public School 98
A picture of an Art Deco school building
Location
Map
1619 Boston Road, Bronx, NY 10460

United States
Coordinates 40°50′11″N 73°53′27″W / 40.8363°N 73.8907°W / 40.8363; -73.8907
Information
Type Junior High School
Opened 8 September 1931 (1931-09-08)
School district New York City Department of Education
Superintendent Jacqueline Rosado
Principal Debra Johnson
Grades 6-8, SE
Enrollment 222
Campus type Urban
Communities served Morrisania, Bronx
Website J.H.S. 098
[1][2]

The Herman Ridder Junior High School (also known as Public School 98) is a middle school in the Morrisania section of the Bronx, part of the New York City Department of Education. Constructed in 1929–31, the building is a New York City Landmark Art Deco structure designed by Walter C. Martin. It is named after Herman Ridder, a prominent newspaper publisher and editor.[1]

Notable alumni

  • Stan Getz, jazz saxophonist
  • Hal Linden, stage and screen actor, television director and musician[1]
  • Anibal Lopez, bodybuilder[3]
  • Al Pacino, actor of stage and screen, filmmaker, and screenwriter
  • Regina Resnik, international opera singer
  • Paul Stanley, singer, songwriter, Kiss frontman[4]
  • The school appears in the Baz Luhrmann television show The Get Down

References

  1. ^ a b c Bradley, Betsy (December 11, 1990). "Herman Ridder Junior High School (Public School 98)" (PDF). Landmarks Preservation Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  2. ^ "J.H.S. 098". New York City Schools.
  3. ^ "Anibal Lopez". Critical Bench.
  4. ^ Zephyr, Leon (July 6, 2016). "NEW YORK CITY MUSIC TRIP/FROM THE LIFE OF ORIGINAL KISS MEMBERS, #1 OF 5: Paul Stanley". TRIPMUZE. Retrieved April 8, 2020.