major role in developing the educational programming included in Sesame Street Herbert London , candidate for New York mayor and governor Irving Malin , (c. 1934–2014) critic of postmodern fiction, editor, and anthologist John N. Mitchell , (1913–1988) Attorney General of the United States Fred Neulander , (1941–), Reform rabbi, convicted of murder Stuart A. Newman , Evolutionary developmental biologist Walter O'Malley (1903–1979), owner of the Brooklyn and L.A. Dodgers. Letty Cottin Pogrebin, writer and journalist Sabor Latino, hip hop artist Michael Savage , author of health and nutrition books, radio talk show host Gunther Schuller , Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, author, and conductor Al Seiden , All-American basketball player at St. John's Bobby Susser , award-winning children's songwriter<ref name=Alumni/> George Vecsey , sportswriter for The New York Times Joseph von Sternberg, (1894–1969) filmmaker (dropped out) Melvyn Weiss (1935-2018), attorney who co-founded the plaintiff class action law firm Milberg Weiss. Dolores Wilson, (1928–2010) opera singer and musical theatre actress Lester Wilson , (1942–1993) choreographer Alfred F. Young (1925-2012), historian of the American Revolution References External links www.insideschools.org Defunct high schools in Queens, New York Public high schools in Queens, New York New York City Designated Landmarks in Queens, New York Jamaica, Queens