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Encyclopedia > Cardozo High School

Benjamin N. Cardozo High School is a high school located in Bayside neighborhood of Queens in New York City. The school is sometimes called "'Dozo" by its students and others. The school is named for U.S. Supreme Court justice Benjamin Cardozo. The school is operated by the New York City Department of Education. Bayside is the name of a town in Queens County of New York City, New York in the United States of America. ... Queens is geographically the largest of the five boroughs of New York City in the United States, and the most ethnically diverse county in the U.S. It is coterminous with Queens County in the State of New York and is located on western Long Island. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. ... Seal of the Supreme Court The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest federal court in the United States of America. ... In order to become a Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States, an individual must be nominated by the President of the United States and approved by the U.S. Senate, with at least half of that body approving in the affirmative. ... Justice Benjamin Nathan Cardozo (May 24, 1870–July 9, 1938) was a distinguished American jurist who is remembered not only for his landmark decisions on negligence but also his modesty and philosophy. ... The New York City Department of Education is a department of the city of New York which runs almost all of the citys public schools. ...


A moderate amount of violence and crime pervades this school; the same can be said for most high schools in New York City, and the area is relatively affluent and safe compared to the rest of New York City. Some have rated it among the best public high schools in the city, and in 1998 Newsweek magazine rated it one of the top 100 schools in the United States. [1] A large amount of the students who go to Cardozo are from out of the school's district. 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... The Newsweek logo Newsweek is a weekly news magazine published in New York City and distributed throughout the United States and internationally. ...


True to its namesake, the school is known around New York City for its law program, offering classes in such subjects as contract law as well as a law internship program. In addition, the school's DaVinci program provides students an emphasis on scientific classes. Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. ... A contract is any promise or set of promises made by one party to another for the breach of which the law provides a remedy. ...


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