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QUEENS WEEKLY, OCTOBER 27, 2019
Construction begins on new building for Astoria’s P.S. 2
BY ANGELICA ACEVEDO
Construction for a new stateof
the-art, three-story building
for P.S. 2, The Alfred Zimberg
School, began on Oct. 10 in
Astoria.
The new, 180-seat building
will replace an outdated building
that was relocated from
another school and attached to
P.S. 2’s existing building back
in 1997, according to a press release
from New York City School
Construction Authority (SCA).
“We’re proud to bring this
new facility to the P.S. 2 community
where our youngest
students will now have the
appropriate space and environment
to learn and grow,”
said SCA’s president, Lorraine
Grillo, who was present at the
groundbreaking.
The new central air-conditioned,
fully ADA-accessible
building will include four pre-K
classrooms, four kindergarten
classrooms and a regular classroom.
Some other amenities
will include an art room, music
room, exercise room and supervisory
offices.
A groundbreaking event for a new building for P.S. 2 took place on Oct. 10. Courtesy of New York City School Authority
“Every child deserves a
first-class instructional setting
that stimulates and encourages
learning,” Borough President
Melinda Katz said. “This addition
to P.S. 2 will provide more
of the high- quality classroom
space we have long sought as
we continue to address school
overcrowding and eliminate the
use of temporary classrooms in
Queens.”
The building is anticipated
to open in September 2021. According
to a press release, a $29
million contract was awarded to
MPCC Corp. and was designed
through a collaboration with
the SCA and Kenny and Khan
Architects PC.
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