The Polytechnic Institute of New York University (also known as Polytechnic Institute of NYU or NYU-Poly) is the second oldest private institute of technology in the United States. It was founded in 1854 in the Borough of Brooklyn in New York City, and has a distinguished history in electrical engineering, polymer chemistry, aerospace, and microwave engineering. It was also known for its outreach programs to encourage math and science education in New York elementary and high schools.