Nov. 19, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Dozens of local parents and PTA presidents joined Council Member Julie Won at the site of a planned K-8 school in Court Square Sunday to protest against the decision to delay the opening of the new school by one year until September 2028. The 547-seat school, first announced by… Read more »
Mar. 11, 2024 By Athena Dawson Construction has begun on a new athletic field and fieldhouse at a high school in South Jamaica. Elected officials and school leaders gathered at August Martin High School last week to break ground on the school’s athletic field and fieldhouse. The project is expected to cost $58.9 million and…
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Sep. 14, 2023 By Bill Parry The children of Broad Channel have returned to their newly reconstructed P.S. 47 after a year of traveling to an old school building in the Rockaways as the city completed the project. Elected officials and community leaders joined NYC School Construction Authority (SCA) president and CEO Nina Kubota for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the 260-seat school serving grades 3K through 8, after their previous building experienced extensive damage during Superstorm Sandy in 2012. “The newly rebuilt P.S. 47 delivers a fresh start for education professionals, students and parents in this wonderful community,” Kubota said….
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