Allen Christian School in Queens to close
Photo credit: Patrick E. McCarthy | Allen Christian School in Queens shuts down after 30 years. (Feb. 15, 2012)
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The founder of a Queens religious school said hard economic times were to blame for the closing of the Allen Christian School -- a 30-year-old institution that supporters said provided a top-notch education to Queens students in St. Albans and other southeastern neighborhoods.
"There are a lot of families out here who lost their homes and their jobs," and could no longer afford to send their...
