The start of a new academic year is right around the corner, and in Queens that doesn’t just mean sharpened pencils, packed lunches and new faces in the classroom — it also means brand-new schools, major building additions and renovated spaces opening their doors for the first time.

From Fresh Meadows to Jamaica to Woodside, the city’s School Construction Authority is rolling out thousands of new seats designed to ease overcrowding and give students state-of-the-art facilities.

PS 26, the Rufus King School, in District 26 is among those getting a new building addition. The site, at 195-02 69 Ave. in Fresh Meadows, will see 399 new seats.

The building, which the School Construction Authority started work on in August 2022, will include three pre-K classrooms, two kindergarten classrooms,

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