The son of a real estate investor, Spitzer was raised in the upscale Riverdale section of the Bronx, attended the Horace Mann School, and collected a B.

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Many residents are also attracted to the area by the proximity of several well-regarded private schools, including the Ethical Culture Fieldston School, Riverdale Country Day School and the Horace Mann School.

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The Bronx district attorney's office and the New York Police Department launched an investigation into allegations of abuse at The Horace Mann School after a New York Times Magazine article last summer that said the academy was plagued by teachers who sexually abused children in the 1970s.

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