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Fort Hamilton High School

Fort Hamilton High School
8301 Shore RdBrooklyn, New York 11209United States
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Public
Excellence in Education
1941
New York City Department of Education
360015101952
Kaye Houlihan
250.32 (on an FTE basis)
9-12
4,232 (2021-2022)
16.91
City: Large
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Tigers
The Pilot
Tower
www.fthhs.org

Front entrance

From the Bay

Fort Hamilton High School (HS 490) is a public high school in Brooklyn, New York, United States, under the jurisdiction of the New York City Department of Education. Students in Bay Ridge, Sunset Park and Dyker Heights are zoned to Fort Hamilton HS. It is named for the Army garrison at Fort Hamilton.

Ground was broken by then mayor Fiorello LaGuardia on September 23, 1940 and the school opened at 8301 Shore Road on September 8, 1941 at the location of the former Crescent Athletic Club.

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  • Stephen Antonakos (1926–2013), sculptor known for his abstract sculptures and for being a pioneer in the use of neon in art

  • Bill Antonello (1927–1933), Major League Baseball (MLB) player

  • Jean Balukas (1959, class of 1977) Women's World Pocket Billiard Champion

  • Stephen Chan (American politician), (Class of 1984), New York State Senator

  • James Fyfe (1942–2005), criminologist and professor of criminal justice at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Temple University and American University

  • Vincent J. Gentile (born 1959, class of 1977), New York City Councilman and State Senator

  • Jephté Guillaume, multi-instrumentalist, DJ and producer

  • Paul Jabara (1948–1992), actor and Academy Award-winning songwriter

  • Letitia James (born 1958), lawyer, politician, Attorney General of New York and City Public Advocate; the first African-American and first woman to hold each of those posts

  • Jaiquawn Jarrett (born 1989), NFL safety for the New York Jets

  • Bruce Johannesson (born 1962), lead guitarist for the rock band Poison under the stage name 'C.C. DeVille'

  • Albert King (born 1959, class of 1977), National Basketball Association (NBA) player

  • Bernard King (born 1956), NBA All-Star

  • Frank Layden (1932-2025), coach and executive of the NBA's Utah Jazz

  • Julio Lugo (1975–2021), MLB player

  • Christopher J. Mega (1930–2011), lawyer, politician, New York Supreme Court Justice, State Senator and State Assemblyman

  • Danny Nee (born 1945), longtime basketball head coach at USMMA, Duquesne University, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, and Ohio University

  • Lana Parrilla (born 1977), actress best known for Once Upon a Time

  • George Preti (1944–2020), analytical organic chemist whose research focused on the nature, origin, and functional significance of human odors

  • Fred Samara (born 1950), competitor in the men's decathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics

  • Neil M. Stevenson (1930–2009), rear admiral, Chief of U.S. Navy Chaplains

  • Janet Yellen (born 1946, class of 1963), economist, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and Chair of the Federal Reserve (2014–2018); the first woman to hold either post

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