NEW YORK (WCBS 880/1010 WINS) -- Mayor Bloomberg joined Schools Chancellor Joel Klein Wednesday to celebrate the opening of 26 new schools in New York City -- including the Mott Haven educational campus in the Bronx.

The new $250 million Bronx campus will be ready to open when the fall school term begins next week. 2,300 students from the community will attend five brand new schools at the campus, 1010 WINS Senior Correspondent Stan Brooks reported.

"This used to be an abandoned rail yard with all sorts of issues, and now it's the most beautiful building you could imagine," Klein said.

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. called the opening "historic" and Bloomberg said the campus symbolized the "revival of the south Bronx."

WCBS 880's Rich Lamb reported that the new schools will open up 17,000 brand new seats for students in Brooklyn, Manhattan, the Bronx and Queens to help deal with overcrowding.

For the full list of the new school openings, click here.