Bayside PTA Leaders Echo Calls To Close City Schools

A group of PTA leaders in Bayside joined the chorus calling for citywide school closures, which the mayor says is a last resort.

Queens High Schooler Helps Discover New Sea Creatures

Cherie Qu, who attends Bard High School in LIC, helped the American Museum of Natural History identify the new species.

PS41 Crocheron Kindergartners Will Temporarily Move To New School

Officials this week unanimously approved a proposal to temporarily relocate P.S. 41 Crocheron's kindergarteners to a new school building.

New Bayside Elementary School P.S. 390Q Will Include Pre-K

A new elementary school scheduled to open this fall in Bayside will include preschool classes, officials announced.

Schools Chancellor Calls Northeast Queens Town Hall A 'Setup'

"I will talk to parents, I will meet with parents, but I will not be set up," Chancellor Richard Carranza said of the Jan. 16 town hall.

Teen Shot Outside Martin Van Buren High School In Queens: NYPD

A 16-year-old boy was shot in the leg outside Martin Van Buren High School Tuesday afternoon, according to police.

Bayside School Safety Concerns Warrant Another Meeting, Pols Say

Northeast Queens officials want Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza to address recent safety concerns at Marie Curie Middle School.

Schools Chancellor Heckled Off The Stage At NE Queens Town Hall

Parents enraged by a recent string of scandals at a Bayside middle school unleashed their fury on Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza.

NYC Schools Chancellor Coming To Northeast Queens For Town Hall

Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza will be at a town hall Thursday to address District 26 families' questions and concerns.

Teen Arrested After Fight At Marie Curie Middle School In Bayside

A 14-year-old girl was arrested Friday on charges that she punched and slapped a fellow teen at Marie Curie Middle School, police said.

PS41Q Kindergartners May Temporarily Move To New School Building

The city wants to move P.S. 41 Crocheron's kindergartners out of their classroom trailers to build an addition to the overcrowded school.

Construction Starts On 795-Seat Cardozo High School Annex

Officials on Friday celebrated the start of construction on a 795-seat annex for Benjamin N. Cardozo High School in Bayside.

Teachers Protest Plan To Bar Penalizing For Late Work: Report

The proposed policy would stop Marie Curie Middle School teachers from penalizing students for late work, the Daily News reports.

Bayside School Brushed Off Sexual Harassment Of Student: Report

A teen was sexually harassed by her classmate for months, and their Bayside middle school did little to stop it, the New York Post reports.

Stalled Bellerose Reading Garden Project Is Back Underway

Plans to build a reading garden next to Bellerose playground are finally moving forward, five years after they were first announced.

Alley Pond School In Queens To Get 440-Seat Expansion

The city is adding hundreds of seats to the Alley Pond School in Oakland Gardens.

Bayside High School Locked Down After Unfounded Report Of Gun

Police say they deemed the reports inaccurate and that there's no active shooter or firearm situation at the Bayside school.

Little Neck's New $1.5M Playground Won't Be Open On Weekends

Thanks to a funding shortage, a new playground at P.S. 221Q won't be open on weekends or during school breaks as promised.

Bayside High School PTA Decries $3M Funding Shortfall

Parents in Northeast Queens are fighting for more school funding after Bayside High School cut its career and technical programs.

Little Neck Breaks Ground On $1.5 Million Eco-Friendly Playground

The new playground at P.S. 221Q in Little Neck will turn an asphalt lot into a green space. Construction is expected to finish this fall.

Bayside-Born CEO To Headline Queens College Commencement

Businessman and Queens College alum Matt Higgins is vice chairman of the Miami Dolphins and has appeared on the reality show "Shark Tank."

Bayside High School To Launch On-Site Composting

The Bayside school's gardening and vegan clubs won a $2,045 grant to start composting food waste from their cafeteria.

Student, 16, Charged After Cardozo High School Lockdown

The student was charged with possession of an imitation firearm after a school safety officer found a B.B. gun in his bag, police said.

1 In Custody After B.B. Gun Found At Benjamin Cardozo High School

One person is in custody after a report of a person with a gun sent the Bayside high school into a lockdown, according to the NYPD.

$10M Elite High School Test Prep Program Posed By Bayside Senator

Sen. Tony Avella rallied with parents Thursday to save NYC's elite high school admissions test and offer students more help prepping for it.

Little Neck School Wins Citywide Award For Recycling

The North Hills School on Friday won this year's citywide Super Recyclers award and the $1,000 prize that comes with it.

Bayside's Cardozo High School To Gain 548 Seats: Report

The overcrowded high school's expansion is expected to open by Fall 2022, QNS reported.

Bayside High School Among 2018 Participatory Budget Winners

City council asked and you voted. Here are the projects you picked to receive over $1 million in discretionary funding in District 19.

Parents Fight To Keep Bayside Catholic School's Beloved Principal

Over 1,200 have signed a petition to keep the academy's principal after its board voted "without any explanation" not to renew her contract.

Let Schools Lock Front Doors During The Day: Bayside Lawmakers

After the Parkland mass shooting, two lawmakers want to reverse a policy that bars schools from locking their front doors through the day.

Bayside High School Students Join National Walkout

"We want to be heard at this point." Bayside High School students walked out of class on Wednesday to protest gun violence.

Queens Teacher Seeking Sex With Minor Will Get Jail Time

The special education substitute teacher was caught in an NYPD sting days before he was slated to move to South Korea to teach kindergarten.

Bayside School Searched For Explosives After Email Threat: NYPD

Students and staff evacuated Benjamin N. Cardozo High School after its principal received a threat of explosives at the school, police said.

Backpack Fundraiser Launches By Bayside Real-Estate Firm

Keller Williams Realty Landmark's goal is to collect 1,500 backpacks.

ICYMI: New Elementary School In Bayside Makes Debut For 2017

The school is built to hold 468 seats for grades pre-K through fifth.

Signs Telling Drivers To Slow Down 300 Feet Before Schools Zones Could Become Law

The law is meant to give an incentive for drivers to slow down before entering a school zone.

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Sacred Heart Academy qualifies 19 students for Speech and Debate State Tournament

Fire Forces Evacuation of Bayside High

Fire reportedly started in a classroom Monday morning.

Bayside Residents Named to Dean's List at SUNY New Paltz

Local residents making the grade in college.

Council Member Vallone Presents Citation to Student Maggie McQuillan

Maggie is recognized as Outstanding Student of the Year.