Sep. 19, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

Mayor Eric Adams and Council Member Julie Won have announced a preliminary plan to build a new public school in the heart of Long Island City as part of the OneLIC Neighborhood Plan.

Adams and Won joined Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, New York City School Construction Authority (SCA) President Nina Kubota and Director of City Planning Dan Garodnick on Sept. 17 to announce plans for a potential new school at 5-46 46th Ave.

Elected officials and city agencies have announced that Plaxall has entered into a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the SCA to potentially acquire a portion of the site at the address and convert it into a new school for the community.

Officials said the site is large enough to house a K-8 school, an element

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