Politics NY: New York’s Source for Government & Political NewsPolitics NY: New York’s Source for Government & Political News
  • Contact Us
  • Power Lists
  • Inside Government
  • Election Primer
  • Debates & Forums
  • Regions
    • Queens
    • Brooklyn
    • The Bronx
    • Manhattan
    • Staten Island
  • Videos
    • In the Community With
    • Election Debates
    • Power Players
  • Opinion
  • Policy
    • Transportation
    • Education
    • Police & Safety
    • Real Estate & Housing
    • Business & Economics
    • Health
    • Immigration
  • Judicial
  • Jobs
  • Our Network
    • amNY
    • Bronx Times
    • Brooklyn Paper
    • Caribbean Life
    • Dan’s Papers
    • Gay City News
    • Long Island Press
    • Metro
    • Noticia
    • QNS
Politics NY: New York’s Source for Government & Political NewsPolitics NY: New York’s Source for Government & Political News
  • Contact Us
  • Power Lists
  • Inside Government
  • Election Primer
  • Debates & Forums
  • Regions
    • Queens
    • Brooklyn
    • The Bronx
    • Manhattan
    • Staten Island
  • Videos
    • In the Community With
    • Election Debates
    • Power Players
  • Opinion
  • Policy
    • Transportation
    • Education
    • Police & Safety
    • Real Estate & Housing
    • Business & Economics
    • Health
    • Immigration
  • Judicial
  • Jobs
  • Our Network
    • amNY
    • Bronx Times
    • Brooklyn Paper
    • Caribbean Life
    • Dan’s Papers
    • Gay City News
    • Long Island Press
    • Metro
    • Noticia
    • QNS
Politics NY: New York’s Source for Government & Political NewsPolitics NY: New York’s Source for Government & Political News
  • Regions
  • Queens
  • Brooklyn
  • The Bronx
  • Manhattan
  • Staten Island
  • Videos
  • In the Community With
  • Election Debates
  • Power Players
  • Policy
  • Transportation
  • Education
  • Police & Safety
  • Real Estate & Housing
  • Business & Economics
  • Health
  • Immigration
  • Our Network
  • amNY
  • Bronx Times
  • Brooklyn Paper
  • Caribbean Life
  • Dan’s Papers
  •  
  • Gay City News
  • Long Island Press
  • Metro
  • Noticia
  • QNS
  • Contact Us
  • Power Lists
  • Inside Government
  • Election Primer
  • Debates & Forums
  • Opinion
  • Judicial
  • Jobs

About the Author

Jacob Mnookin

Jacob Mnookin is the Founder and Executive Director of Coney Island Prep. He opened Coney Island Prep in 2009, after completing a Fellowship with Building Excellent Schools. Mnookin began his career as a professional educator at Arts High School in Newark, New Jersey, and then went on to earn a Masters in Public Affairs from Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson School.

CIMG5924
Brooklyn

Successful Coney Charter School Needs Funding, Too

By Jacob Mnookin

Jobs in New York

Add your job

  • Latham & Watkins LLPAttorney, Corporate
  • L.SalzmanCleaning Person
  • Taiga RestauranWaiters, Dishwashers, Kitchen Assistant

View all jobs…

Sign up for our daily insider news roundup

Subscribe

More from Around New York

murder
Bronx Times

Rapes still rising in the Bronx, murders and burglaries plummet in September 2025

Jay Som's 'Belong' debuts Oct. 10.
Gay City News

October LGBTQ music: Khalid’s ‘After the Sun Goes Down’ and Jay Som’s ‘Belong’

tsiny
QNS

TSINY to hold 50th anniversary gala to benefit mental health Oct. 14 at Leonard’s Palazzo

Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Brooklyn Paper

‘It’s about the fight’: Brooklyn residents share stories of breast cancer survival and community support

  • Contact Us
  • Networking Events
  • Podcasts
  • © 2025 Political Edge LLC
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Sections
  • Jobs
  • Power Lists
  • Videos
  • Contact