Gary Leonard Ackerman is an American retired politician and former U.S. Representative from New York, serving from 1983 to 2013. He is a member of the Democratic Party. On March 15, 2012, Ackerman announced that he would retire at the end of the 112th Congress on January 3, 2013, after fifteen terms, and would not seek re-election in November 2012.
Gary Ackerman
Ackerman with President Ronald Reagan in 1985
Ackerman with former President Bill Clinton in 2002
Ackerman with President George W. Bush in 2006
Brooklyn Technical High School
Brooklyn Technical High School, commonly called Brooklyn Tech and administratively designated High School 430, is a public high school in New York City that specializes in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. It is one of the three original specialized high schools operated by the New York City Department of Education, along with Stuyvesant High School and the Bronx High School of Science. Brooklyn Tech is considered one of the country's most prestigious and selective high schools.
Brooklyn Technical High School
Brooklyn Tech as seen from Ashland Place in Fort Greene
Brooklyn Tech as seen from the corner of DeKalb Avenue and Fort Greene Place
The 420-foot WNYE-FM transmitting tower atop the school