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‘A beacon of enlightenment’: Broad Channel celebrates newly rebuilt P.S. 47 school that had been damaged during Superstorm Sandy

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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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Queens students head back to school following summer break

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Sep. 7, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Thursday marked the return to school for students across Queens after the summer break. In the lead-up to the Sept. 7 return, leaders across the borough have been giving away backpacks and school supplies to students and families in need. According to New York City Mayor Eric Adams, New…
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