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February 1, 2012
Groundbreaking Ceremony for New School in Queens - Council Member Julissa Ferreras to Be Joined by the School Construction Authority and Make the Road New York to Start Construction for PS 287
Contact: Javier H. Valdes, Make the Road New York, 917-679-2971 Yoselin Genao, Chief of Staff, Council Member Ferreras, 646-599-5207
WHAT: Council
Member Julissa Ferreras will host a Ground Breaking Ceremony for PS
287, the first of four new schools she and a coalition of parents have
advocated to be built in the 21st Council District to help alleviate
school overcrowding. PS 287 will be located at 110-08 Northern Blvd, and
provide 420 new seats for students from Pre-K through 5th Grade. The
school is set to open for the new school year in September 2013.
This new construction
comes a year after Council Member Ferreras and Make the Road New York
released a report, based on New York City Department of Education data,
showing that school overcrowding is pervasive in northwest
Queens communities, with more than half of students attending an
overcrowded school. Community School Districts 24 and 30 serve the fastest growing populations of immigrant students in New York City.
WHEN: Thursday, February 2 from 10:00 to 11:00AM
WHERE: The future site of PS 287, 110-08 Northern Blvd, Corona, NY 11368
WHO: Council
Member Julissa Ferreras, School Construction Authority President &
CEO Lorraine Grillo, PS143 Parent Association, and members of Make the
Road New York. List in formation.
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More on: Public Education 
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 Victory for Immigrant Families: Preventing Unjust Deportations in NYCOn March 18, 2013, Mayor Bloomberg signed new legislation to stop federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from using NYC’s criminal justice system to deport thousands of New Yorkers.
Building on legislation we helped to win just over a year ago, Local Laws 21 and 22 prohibit not only the Department of Correction but now also the NYPD from spending millions of city taxpayer dollars to hold individuals on behalf of ICE agents for detention and deportation. Each year, thousands of New York families will stay together who would otherwise have been torn apart by overly aggressive, indiscriminate immigration enforcement.
At a moment when the country is debating immigration reform, with these laws, New York City sends a clear message to Washington that tearing apart thousands of immigrant families is bad policy.
With your support, we look forward to winning national reform that keeps families together. We thank our partners at the Center for Popular Democracy, the Cardozo Immigration Justice Clinic and the bills’ sponsors, NYC Council Speaker Quinn and Council Member Mark-Viverito, for their courageous leadership. 
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