It was intended to relieve crowding at the main office in the city caused by the amnesty program for illegal aliens.
In 1937, eighth and ninth graders were added to the building to relieve crowding at elementary schools.
Why the new push, beyond a desire to relieve crowding on the Lexington Avenue subway line?
The first sought to relieve crowding in the city's psychiatric emergency rooms.
Mr. Donovan said the changes were necessary to relieve crowding in the district, which has seen its population increase about 27 percent in the last five years.
It will help to relieve crowding on the East West Line.
The schools will relieve crowding at four surrounding elementary schools.
The school was intended to relieve crowding at North Mecklenburg and Hopewell high schools.
They were converted into floating jails to relieve crowding at Rikers Island.
The reason is to make room for the new V line, which is intended to relieve crowding on other Queens lines.