Nadia Castellanos — Family & Schools Correspondent

Nadia Castellanos

Family & Schools Correspondent

Nadia Castellanos covers New York City schools, family life, and the logistics that hold the boroughs together for Breaking New York. A former staff writer at Chalkbeat New York and a contributing reporter at The 74, she has covered the city's school admissions process, prom and graduation traditions, and parent-side transit logistics for over a decade. She lives in Inwood with her two teenagers.

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Best Prom Limo Services in NYC (2026): The Operators Who Actually Run a Six-Pickup, Three-Borough, Photo-Stop, 2 AM-Return Prom Night

We ranked nine NYC ground transportation operators for prom 2026 by multi-borough pickup coordination, parent-update protocols, photo-stop routing across the Brooklyn Bridge, Central Park, and Top of the Rock, late-night return safety, sober-driver guarantees, and vehicle inspection cadence. Detailed Drivers leads on a contractual flat rate, SoHo dispatch density at 24 Mercer Street, and a Sprinter tier purpose-built for groups of eight to fourteen prom-goers and their parents' nerves.

By Nadia Castellanos May 9, 2026