8 THE QUEENS COURIER • MARCH 16, 2017 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT WWW.QNS.COM THEY’RE FINALLY GONE Classroom trailers removed from Woodside school BY ANGELA MATUA [email protected]/@ AngelaMatua Queens schools are some of the most overcrowded in the city and the use of trailers has long been a popular remedy to the overfl ow. But one school in Woodside will fi nally get back its playground space and another will provide students with real classrooms aft er more than a decade. P.S. 151, located at 50-05 31st Ave., contains 11 trailers in its playground to house students who attend P.S. 225, a District 75 school that provides education Weekend of memorials for former BP Marshall BY ROBERT POZARYCKI [email protected]/@robbpoz Several memorial services will take place this weekend in Queens to celebrate the life of former Borough President Helen Marshall, who died earlier this month. A public service will take place on Sunday aft ernoon, March 19, from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Helen Marshall Cultural Center inside of Queens Borough Hall, located at 120-55 Queens Blvd. in Kew Gardens. Current Queens Borough President Melinda Katz and the Marshall family are hosting the event. Preceding the public memorial, the Marshall family will hold a wake on Friday, March 17, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Cobbs Funeral Home, 98-08 Astoria Blvd. in East Elmhurst. On Saturday, March 18, family and friends will gather for a funeral service at 10 a.m. at East Elmhurst’s First Baptist Church, 100-10 Astoria Blvd. Marshall, 87, died on March 3 in California following a long illness. She served 12 years as Queens borough president, and prior to that represented much of Corona, East Elmhurst, Elmhurst and Jackson Heights in the State Assembly and City Council. Th ose planning on attending the public memorial on March 19 must reserve their seats at www.queensbp.org/rsvp or by calling 718-286-2660. Photo via Twitter/@DRichards13 for autistic children. Th e trailers act as classrooms for students who are 5 to 17. Once the trailers are removed, students at P.S. 225 will attend P.S. 397 next year, the site of the former Most Precious Blood Catholic School. Councilman Costa Constantinides, Borough President Melinda Katz and School Construction Authority President Lorraine Grillo announced on March 13 that the Panel for Educational Policy would vote to approve the move at its April meeting. Currently, only a pre-K program is housed at P.S. 397. Th ere is enough room at the Long Island City School, located at 32-52 37th St., for 100 students to relocate. “Our community has long advocated for the removal of trailers from the P.S. 151 playground to create more much-needed outdoor space and to find a permanent learning space for Q255 students,” Constantindes said. “We have been working with our partners Queens Borough President Melinda Katz and SCA President Lorraine Grillo to fi nd a long-term solution. Our students require permanent educational space that’s indoors, rather than in temporary units or trailers. All children should have adequate recreational and playground space.” While P.S. 255 will receive permanent classroom space students at P.S. 151 will get back adequate playground space. School District 30, which includes Woodside schools, is the city’s second most overcrowded district. Parents have long called for more schools in the area, which also encompasses Long Island City, Astoria, Sunnyside, Jackson Heights and East Elmhurst. Two new elementary schools will be built in Long Island City and a middle school is planned for Sunnyside. Parents still struggle with getting their children into pre-K in western Queens and an infl ux of families moving to these neighborhoods will only exacerbate the need for additional schools. “Classroom trailers should never be a permanent solution to school overcrowding,” said Katz, who has made it a priority to remove trailers in the borough. “We are thrilled for the students and teachers of P.S. 255 who will be able to resume in real school buildings. Photo via Twitter/Costa4NY Classroom trailers will be removed from a school in Woodside. 4/5/17 4/5/17 4/5/17 4/5/17 SPRING INTO SAVINGS! Encore Premium VARILUX PROGRESSIVE LENSES $169 (No-Line Bifocals) w/metal frame.Select frames with clear plastic no-line lenses +/- 4 sph, 2 cyl. Not valid with any other offers, sales, vision plan packages. Must present prior to purchase. Offer valid at location only. Some restrictions apply see store for details. Offer ends 4/5/17 QC
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