Cardozo, along with many volunteers from Americorps. Students of the school took to the athletic field in October 2013 to fight cuts to AP science and math classes. Notable alumni Rafer Alston (born 1976), former NBA player Dawoud Bey (David Smikle) (born 1953), photographer, writer and curator Duane Causwell (born 1968), NBA player Edward DuPass (born 1969), blogger movie reviewer Darryl Hill (born 1982), professional basketball player Royal Ivey (born 1981), NBA player with the Philadelphia 76ers Ron Jeremy (Ronald Hyatt) (born 1953), adult film actor Leila Grey (Catherine Guzman) (born 1990), professional wrestler Dalilah Muhammad (born 1990), track and field athlete who won the gold medal in 400 meters hurdles during the 2016 Summer Olympics Keturah Miller (born 1987), renowned author, entrepreneur, self-care empowerment coach, and founder of DolceFleur.Shop Pete Munro (born 1975), MLB pitcher who played for the Toronto Blue Jays and Houston Astros Jay Pak (Pak Dae-sik) (born 1985), Korean-American rapper and singer. Known by his stage-name, "Flowsik". Contestant on Show Me the Money Season 5. Anthony Raneri (born 1982), lead singer of Bayside Howie Rose (born 1954), New York Mets broadcaster Elissa Shevinsky, entrepreneur, information security researcher, feminist George Tenet (born 1953), former director of the CIA Reginald VelJohnson (born 1952), actor, known for his role as Carl Winslow in Family Matters Karen Yu (born 1992), professional wrestler, also known as "Karen Q" and "Wendy Choo" Notable faculty Matthew "Matt Striker" Kaye (born 1974), former social studies teacher who was fired from his job at Benjamin Cardozo after using sick time to work as a professional wrestler. References External links Benjamin N. Cardozo High School Class of 1978 website Public high schools in Queens, New York Educational institutions established in 1966 Bayside, Queens 1966 establishments in New York City