In order for some NYC high schools to be able attract students that lived outside the neighborhood from which the school normally drew its student population under zoning, and to enhance student choice about where to attend high school, specialized honors programs (i.e. special enriched studies programs) were established within various high schools across the city, including Samuel J. Tilden High School in Brooklyn. One such enriched program, at Samuel J. Tilden High School during the 1970s, was the "Law, Politics & Community Affairs" Program (known as the LPC Program, for short). The LPC program was part of, and was administered by, the school's "Social Studies" department. It included specialized courses and Law, Politics and Community Affairs themed field trips and special projects. Students from all over the city would be able to apply to these specialized honors programs (including the LPC program at Tilden High). This marked a shift in New York City School zoning, as a student's school options were no longer only determined by geography.