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News for 2007 You will Need Acrobat Reader. December 28, 2007: Press of Southeast Queens GJDC APPOINTS NEW ECON DEV LEADER Greater Jamaica Development Corporation has appointed Justin K. Rodgers as the organization's Director of Economic Development. Rodgers will promote employment growth and business expansion in Downtown Jamaica by advancing numerous ongoing economic development projects in the area. He will also work closely with city, state and federal ... December 12, 2007: Courier Sun CEREMONY KICKS OFF HOLIDAY, IMPROVEMENT PROJET The fourth annual Jamaica community tree lighting was held on Saturday, December 1 at Rufus King Park to celebrate the holidays and community togetherness. More than 200 community members and groups attended the event, which has become an important neighborhood holiday tradition for Jamaica. Following the tree ceremony, Councilmember ... December, 2007: Queensborough GREATER JAMAICA PROVIDES $200,000 LOAN Sandra's Sunflower Child Care, Inc. recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at its new site at 121-17 Sutphin Boulevard in South Ozone Park to mark the opening of its new family childcare center with a little help from a friend. The Greater Jamaica Development Corporation (GJDC) provided a $200,000 loan to Sandra's through its small business ... November 30, 2007: Press of Southeast Queens On November 17, dozens of adult and children volunteers launched a two-year beautification program at historic Rufus King Park in downtown Jamaica. Hosted by Centro Hispano Cuzcatlan, Jamaica Neighborhood Center and Greater Jamaica Development Corp ... November 29, 2007: TimesLedger FIRST PROJECT TAKES SHAPE AFTER JAMAICA REZONING A mega market for electronic retailers across the country will be the first major commercial facility in the rezoned area near the AirTrain station in Jamaica, the representatives of a Korean developer told Community Board 12's monthly meeting last week. On November 21, Paul Travis, the managing partner of Washington Square Partners, a Manhattan-based ... November 29, 2007: Queens Chronicle FIRST JAMAICA REZONING PROJECT FINDS NEW TENANT The first building planned as part of the recent Jamaica rezoning project has seen some abrupt changes recently, in a move that made waves at a pre-Thanksgiving community board meeting. The project by Washington Square Partners of Manhattan, was originally designed to be a fashion and clothing center, and was approved by Community Board ... November 28, 2007: The Courier Sun NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS - STAR OF QUEENS Max Musicant, Project Manager, Greater Jamaica Development Corporation ... November, 2007: Queensborough GREATER JAMAICA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION CELEBRATES 40 YEARS IN COMMUNITY The Greater Jamaica Development Corporation (GJDC), one of New York's oldest, not-for-profit local development organizations, celebrated 40 years of service and contributions to the Jamaica community. While the GJDC recognized and honored its vast accomplishments and people who have contributed to its successes, GJDC President ... October 30, 2007: Daily News MART TO FLOWER ON SITE OF EX-PLANT Plans were unveiled last week for a 929,000-square-foot, $260 million international merchandise mart just south of the AirTrain terminal in Jamaica. The 13-story complex will rise on the L-shaped site of a long-vacant meat-packing plant on Sutphin Blvd. and 94th Ave. It is the first economic development project announced since the historic ... October 26, 2007: Press of Southeast Queens TECH MALL TO REPLACE OLD MEAT PLANT The incessant pounding of construction machinery demolishing an 88-year-old building could be heard on avenues and streets leading away from 94-01 Sutphin Blvd, but neighbors don't mind the noise or the tremors the construction brings. They eagerly await its outcome. In three years, a 929,000-square-foot, 13-story building will rise from the ... October 26, 2007: Newsday PLANS ON TRACK FOR DOWNTOWN JAMAICA'S TECHNO MART Construction on a 929,000- square-foot merchandise mart, the first large-scale product of the historic 386-block rezoning of downtown Jamaica, Queens, should begin on Sutphin Boulevard within the year, according to the Greater Jamaica Development Corp. The $260-million, 13-story mart, complete with 576,000 square feet of wholesale space and ... October 25, 2007: Queens Chronicle The Greater Jamaica Development Corp. held its 40th gala last week at the Delegates Dining Room in the United Nations building. Honored, were ... October 25, 2007: Queens Courier JAMAICA AVENUE - SUBJECT OF EXHIBIT AT JCAL The works of many different artists can now be seen in various locations along Jamaica Avenue as part of the Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning's current exhibition "Jamaica Flux: Workspaces & Windows 2007." The exhibition is "a contemporary public art project which includes the commission, creation, and exhibition of 25 multi-disciplinary, ... October 24, 2007: The New York Times A PLANNED 'AIRPORT VILLAGE' NEAR J.F.K. FINDS A CORNERSTONE When the transit hub in the Jamaica section of Queens was expanded in 2003 to enable passengers arriving by subway or train to get to Kennedy International Airport in eight minutes by light rail, community leaders hoped the glassy new AirTrain station would encourage additional development ... October 16, 2007: Newsday LIRR WANTS TRAINS TO SPEED UP AT JAMAICA They call it the "Jamaica Crawl" -- Long Island Rail road trains slowing to snail's pace as they enter and exit the station, maneuvering over a tangle of switches and crossovers unchanged for nearly a century. With nearly 90 percent of all LIRR trains moving through the Jamaica station, LIRR President Helena Williams said it's time to turn the ... October 12, 2007: Press of Southeast Queens FIRST REZONED PROPERTY SET TO CHANGE It has been a month since the Jamaica Rezoning Plan was approved by the City Council and the New York City Economic Development Corporation is already putting out feelers to put the plan into action. Of the plan's 368-block swath of downtown Jamaica scheduled for rezoning, the EDC has issued a request for proposal for a 45,000 square foot site ... October 11, 2007: Queens Courier GREATER JAMAICA TO CELEBRATE 40 YEARS IN COMMUNITY Next week, The Greater Jamaica Development Corporation (GJDC), one of New York's oldest, not-for-profit local development organizations, will celebrate 40 years of service and contributions to the Jamaica community. While the GJDC plans to recognize and honor its vast accomplishments and people who have contributed to its successes at a gala on ... October 4, 2007: TimesLedger ART TAKES TO THE STREET FOR '07 'JAMAICA FLUX' On any given day, residents can walk by the Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning along Jamaica Avenue and be completely unaware that it's a powerhouse for community art. Hidden in a nondescript building, JCAL seeks to do away with this via "Jamaica Flux: Workspace and Windows 2007," an exhibit running through Nov. 17... October 4, 2007: Queens Courier CITY ISSUES FIRST RFP FOR REZONED JAMAICA With the rezoning of Jamaica only a few weeks old, the city's Economic Development Corporation (EDC) has wasted little time in issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the sale and redevelopment of a 45,000 square-foot site in downtown Jamaica. The RFP for the site, which is located on the northeast corner of 93rd Avenue and 168th Street, includes ... September 27, 2007: TimesLedger JAMAICA GARAGE TO BE REDEVELOPED: CITY The city has started the ball rolling in the first major redevelopment project for the newly rezoned areas of downtown Jamaica. The city Economic Development Corporation issued a Request for Proposals Monday for the sale and redevelopment of a 45,000-square-foot lot at the northeast corner of 168th Street and 93rd Avenue ... September 26, 2007: Courier Sun GJDC PROVIDES LOAN TO IMPROVE CHILD CARE As part of its ongoing attempt to strengthen small business in Queens, the Greater Jamaica Development Corporation (GJDC) has announced that it will provide a $200,000 loan to Sandra's Sunflower Childcare, Inc. Sandra's, located at 117-42 143rd Street in South Ozone Park, will use the funding to effectively double its capacity to provide childcare ... September 20, 2007: Queens Courier BIG CHANGES COMING: DEVELOPMENTS ALREADY PLANNED FOR DOWNTOWN JAMAICA The downtown Jamaica area Queens residents see today could be very different in a few short years with many private developments and public infrastructure improvements on the horizon. When the city council certified the Jamaica Plan, the largest rezoning effort in Mayor Michael Bloomberg's administration, the zoning regulations were changed for the downtown area to permit larger, private developments and take advantage of the regional ... September 20, 2007: Queens Chronicle JAMAICA FLUX BRINGS NEW MEANING TO PUBLIC ART Most of us know Jamaica as a nexus of transportation, government buildings, and countless stores and restaurants. However, this fall, Jamaica Flux: Workspaces and Windows 2007 will turn some of these venues into canvases for artwork that busy commuters, store owners, and passers-by can appreciate ... September 17, 2007: The Bond Buyer NEW YORK: THE REZONING OF JAMAICA The New York City Council last week rezoned 368 blocks in Jamaica, Queens, a move that could pave the way for housing and parking project financed through tax-exempt bonds. The new zoning allows for the construction of an anticipated 5,380 new housing units in and around the downtown area anchored by the Jamaica transportation center that serves ... September 14, 2007: Daily News Home to the AirTrain to Kennedy Airport and the Long Island Rail Road, Jamaica, Queens, is one of New York City's major transportation hubs. More than 220,000 people pass through it on the average weekday. Yet few New Yorkers or visitors see more than the train station ... September 12, 2007: Real Estate Weekly JAMAICA'S DOWNTOWN IS ON THE WAY UP Graham Enterprises, Corp LLC, a family owned development company, may soon add a $200 million mixed use complex to the modest portfolio of mom and pop businesses and residential properties the firm's founder, local entrepreneur Clinton Graham, has amassed over the past 40-years ... September 11, 2007: The New York Times REZONING PLAN FOR JAMAICA WINS APPROVAL OF COUNCIL A plan to convert Jamaica, Queens, into a vibrant commercial center while also attempting to preserve the area’s low-rise residential character was overwhelmingly approved yesterday by the City Council. Less than three weeks after winning committee approval, the Council, as expected, approved the plan by a 45-to-3 vote. The plan, which covers 368 blocks, is the single largest rezoning of the Bloomberg administration ... . August 23, 2007: The New York Times COUNCIL COMMITTEE BACKS REZONING PLAN TO TURN JAMAICA INTO AN 'AIRPORT VILLAGE' A plan to transform downtown Jamaica, Queens, into a vibrant "airport village" while preserving the quiet, low-scale character of neighboring side streets cleared an important City Council committee yesterday, all but ensuring final approval next month for the single largest rezoning of the Bloomberg administration... August 16, 2007: Queens Tribune FOUR QUEENS HOUSES MAKE THE MAP The surrounding landscape of the big house in the middle of Rufus King Park is disheveled. Laughing children could be heard in the background, but inside, the 1800s are still alive in a manner that Rufus King would find "fashionable"... August 2007: Urban Land REGIONAL SPOTLIGHT: NEW YORK/BOSTON What some are describing as a "21st-century Rockefeller Center" -- the 26-acre Hudson Yards development -- is moving forward on Manhattan's west side. Several miles away, JPMorgan Chase will build a 1.3 million-square-foot global investment banking headquarters in the planned World Trade Center complex, which will include the 1,776-foot-tall Freedom Tower, expected to be completed after 2010. And near the Air Train, a monorail to ... July 26, 2007 JAMAICA PLAN DEBATED AT COUNCIL HEARING The plan is intended to revitalize downtown Jamaica around the Air Train and Long Island Rail Road station by bringing development and housing to the area, according to John Young, director of the Queens Planning Office... July 12, 2007: Queens Chronicle PUTTING LIFE BACK INTO A GRAVEYARD The symphony of buzzing insects and warbling birds is the soundtrack to the story of Prospect Cemetery. Founded in 1668, the 4.5-acre graveyard in Jamaica is the final resting place of the borough's most famous families... July 4, 2007: The Courier Sun NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS - STAR OF QUEENS Carlisle Towery, President, Greater Jamaica Development Corporation... July 4, 2007: Courier Sun NEW FARMERS MARKET OPENS AT HALL OF SCIENCE If you are interested in helping the environment as well as buying some fresh produce, three Farmers Markets that feature products from local farmers are opening throughout Queens... June 13, 2007: Courier Sun The Greater Jamaica Development Corporation (GJDC) installed Lamont R. Bailey, Esq. as the new chair of the organization at its 40th Annual Membership Meeting on Tuesday, June 5. Borough President Helen Marshall was also on hand to welcome Bailey and thank the former chair, David Kotheimer, for all the work he has done for the organization... June 8, 2007: Press of Southeast Queens GJDC CHANGES HANDS, LOOKS FORWARD For 40 years, the Greater Jamaica Development Corporation has operated smoothly and on Tuesday, at its 40th annual meeting, it was business as usual. "We mark this year, four decades of work -- gratifying and dedicated work -- to rebuild this special place called Downtown Jamaica," GJDC President F. Carlisle Towery said... May 29, 2007: Daily News JAMAICA AWAITS A LANDMARK DECISION A former Jamaica Savings Bank that was twice denied landmark status will soon get another shot. The third time could be the charm for the 109-year old building at 161-02 Jamaica Avenue, which was designated by the city's Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1974 and 1992, but rejected by higher-ups both time... May 29, 2007: Daily News VIOLIN DUO RETURN TO JAMAICA FOR TRILLS Time to Holla Bach. Two violin-playing brothers who made it big by blending classical and hip-hop music are set to jam for a crowd in their hometown Jamaica for the first time ever next month... May 22, 2007: Daily News With the goal of making Jamaica "a far more beautiful place than it is now," Borough President Helen Marshall last week gave her "conditional" approval to a controversial plan to rezone 368 blocks of Greater Jamaica... May 17, 2007: Queens Chronicle MARSHALLS SET TO OPEN IN JAMAICA Marshalls, one of the nation's leading off-price retailers, has announced the grand opening of a new store on Thursday, May 17, at 168-23 Jamaica Ave. Marshalls' new store will offer shoppers brand name fashions, shoes and home accents at prices up to 60 percent less than department and specialty stores, every day... May 10, 2007: Queens Chronicle LANDMARKING HEARING ON JAMAICA BANK The city Landmarks Preservation Commission will hold a hearing next week on whether to landmark a downtown Jamaica building whose elegance has faded due to poor maintenance... May 1, 2007: Daily News COMMERCE SECRETARY LAUDS BORO BIZ Southeastern Queens businesses are going global -- and drawing rave reviews from U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez for their efforts. After meeting last week with local business leaders and Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-Southeast Queens) at the... April 26, 2007: Queens Tribune BUILDING A PLAN - MATTONE GROWS FROM GAS TO MALLS Most self-starting, small businesses that flourish into powerhouses have a tipping point. It is a moment in time that when recalled all those involved believed they were going to make it -- like getting the call up to the major leagues from the farm system and never going -- or looking -- back. For Joseph Mattone, now Chairman of... April 23, 2007: New York Post New York has long been a boom-and-bust city, with extraordinarily prosperous economic times often followed by crashes and panics. One reason has been the city's recurrent reluctance to use the riches of its good times to build its... April 16, 2007: Crain's New York Business JAMAICA PROJECT WINS KEY EARLY OK The plan to transform downtown Jamaica into an "airport village" cleared its first major hurdle when Queens Community Board 12 approved two projects early this month. One project will expand and realign Atlantic Avenue, while the other will expand... April 13, 2007: Press of Southeast Queens FIRST PRESBYTERIAN TO CELEBRATE 345TH Like so many times over the past 345 years, the area surrounding the First Presbyterian Church in Jamaica is undergoing changes. Besides plans to bring massive development to Hillside Avenue on 164th Street, where the church is located... April 11, 2007: Courier Sun GEM OF A LANDMARK IN JAMAICA TO BE RESTORED In perfect timing with the coming of spring, Queens Borough President Helen Marshall joined with community and preservation groups on Wednesday, April 4 at a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the restoration of a jewel in the crown of Queens history... April 5, 2007: Flushing Times CHAPEL REPAIR FIRST STEP TO PRESERVE HISTORY The restoration of the Chapel of the Sisters at Prospect Cemetery in Jamaica will mark the beginning of what local activists hope is a long-term effort to maintain the oldest cemetery in Queens... April 5, 2007: Daily News HISTORIC CHAPEL IN JAMAICA TO BE RESTORED There was much enthusiasm surrounding the kickoff of a $630,000 project to restore an 1857 chapel in Jamaica's historic Prospect Cemetary... April 4, 2007: Daily News LANDMARK STATUS EYED FOR 14 SITES Fourteen sites in Jamaica, including the Supreme Court building on Sutphin Blvd., would become landmarks under a plan that a prominent Queens historian has brought to the city... March 20, 2007: Daily News March 16, 2007: Press of Southeast Queens March 8, 2007: Queens Chronicle March 7, 2007: The Architects Newspaper January 25, 2007: Times Ledger January 25, 2007: Times Ledger January 18, 2007: Newsday
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