Herman Ridder Junior High School

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]

Herman Ridder Junior High School Public School 98
Location
1619 Boston Road, Bronx, NY 10460 United States
Coordinates	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
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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]

In popular culture

• The school appears in the Baz Luhrmann television show The Get Down