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News for 2010 You will Need Acrobat Reader. December 30, 2010: Queens Tribune PERSON OF THE YEAR: CARLISLE TOWERY OF THE GREATER JAMAICA DEVELOPMENT CORP. December 10, 2010: Press of Southeast Queens The Greater Jamaica Development Corporation held its 7th annual Jamaica community tree-lighting, co-sponsored with Centro Hispano "Cuzcatlan," this past Saturday evening, ... November 23, 2010: Daily News MERCHANTS SEE FUTURE IN JAMAICA Signs of an economic thaw are visible in downtown Jamaica. Three new projects -- plus an Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar -- are in various stages of development in the area best known as a transportation hub and discount shopping mecca. Local leaders are encouraged and expect more projects to soon follow. "For the first time in a very long ... November 19, 2010: Press of Southeast Queens The Greater Jamaica Development Corporation's Downtown Committee met Nov. 10 at the Workforce 1 Queens Career Center, 168-25 Jamaica Ave., to see first-hand the operation of this fine organization. The Center has a variety of workshops designed to help Queens residents through the job search process, including individual career advisement, ... November 11, 2010: TimesLedger FDA APPLAUDS ITS 10 YEARS AT YORK COLLEGE The head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration paid a visit to York College last week to celebrate a decade of partnership with the school and look forward to the future by helping bolster downtown Jamaica. FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg was the special guest at a grand party at the Jamaica college Nov. 3 and praised the North Eastern Regional ... October 29, 2010: Press of Southeast Queens On October 21, the Annual Gala of the Greater Jamaica Development Corporation was held at the Jamaica Market in Downtown Jamaica. The soiree saluted honorees Sue Ling Gin of the Flying Food Group (a supplier of world-class airline cuisine) and City Comptroller John Liu... October 22, 2010: Press of Southeast Queens The Greater Jamaica Development Corporation held its 9th Annual Harvest Festival in Downtown Jamaica Saturday ... October 21, 2010: Jamaica Times QUEENSITES ENJOY AUTUMN AT JAMAICA HARVEST FESTIVAL Sunny skies and a slight chill made for an appropriate setting this weekend as dozens of visitors headed to the Jamaica Farmer's Market to celebrate the fall. The outdoor area at 160th Street between Jamaica and 90th avenues played host to the harvest festival. Vendors celebrated the festival with various events, including pumpkin sales, a chili ... October 21, 2010: Queens Chronicle The Jamaica Farmers Market hosted the ninth annual Harvest Festival last Saturday, to the delight of hundreds of attendees ... October 8, 2010: Press of Southeast Queens Thursday, Sept. 30, the Greater Jamaica Development Corporation held a well-attended community reception in downtown Jamaica's Harvest Room for the recently-appointed Executive Director of the Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning, Philip Willis. "My vision is to build on JCAL's past successes with new programs, workshops, and performances to capture the attention of the Jamaica and Eastern Queens communities, " Willis said ... October 7, 2010: Courier Sun CELEBRATING A NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The Greater Jamaica Development Corporation hosted a well-attended community reception in Downtown Jamaica's Harvest Room for the newly-appointed executive director of the Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning, Philip Willis. "I have only been here a few weeks, but I am thrilled to be at this great institution with a nearly 40-year history in the community ... September 28, 2010: Daily News A custom window manufacturer has seen the light -- and plans to use just that to power its Jamaica plant. J. Sussman Inc. installed more than 550 solar panels onto its roof last week, stretching across roughly 13,000 square feet. "It's going to handle virtually all ... September 28, 2010: Daily News KID AUTHORS TRACE HISTORY OF JAMAICA IN BOOK OF PHOTOS By the time they enter high school, a group of Queens middle school students will be published authors. More than 30 Aquinas Honor Society students at the Immaculate Conception School in Jamaica are putting the finishing touches on their latest book, ... September 16, 2010: Jamaica Times DOWNTOWN JAMAICA GETS SPLASH OF COLOR A parking lot may not seem like the place to use as a work of art, but for graphic designer Niko Courtelis the dark, confined space provides him with a larger canvas to show off his ideas. Over the summer, Courtelis helped beautify the Jamaica First Parking garage ... August 5, 2010: Queens Chronicle Aww, shucks! It was free corn for everyone last Saturday at the Jamaica Market's annual corn roast, held downtown on 160th Street. The line of cob connoisseurs started at 11 a.m. and kept steady til 2 p.m. Among those who stopped by to enjoy the fresh roasted ... July 29, 2010: TimesLedger LAGUARDIA CC COOKS PRESENT THEIR DISHES TO THE MASSES Gilmar Avila, a 6-year old from Ozone Park darted through the pouring rain at the Jamaica Farmers' Market last week to stand in line for the raw beet and apple salad about which he could not stop raving. "It is scrumptious," Avila exclaimed, as he held out his hands for ... July 8, 2010: TimesLedger REGGAE SERIES BRINGS BIG ACTS TO JAMAICA Jamaica streets have been filled with the sounds of lively reggae music and the organizers of the outdoor event are just getting started to jazz up the neighborhood. The Greater Jamaica Development Corp. will hold it's final show this Thursday as part of its reggae concert series with a performance by Mighty Sparrow, the calypso king of the world. In addition to ... May 27, 2010: TimesLedger JAMAICA PROJECTS ON TRACK: DEVELOPERS A weak economy may have delayed two projects aimed at improving downtown Jamaica, but developers said they are still moving forward with their plans. The Greater Jamaica Development Corp. updated Community Board 12 May 19 about three developments that are in various stages. Although two of the undertakings -- a complete redesign of the transit ... May 20, 2010: TimesLedger ARTIST OPENS EXHIBIT THAT POSES BORO FORECLOSURE SOLUTION The foreclosure crisis has devastated hundreds of thousands of families in southeast Queens who worked hard to purchase their first homes, and while government agencies and banks try to find an economical solution to the problem, artist Michael Premo said he has found a sociological solution. The Brooklyn resident, along with fellow artist Rachel ... May 14, 2010: Press of Southeast Queens On May 12, the 43rd Annual Meeting of the Members of the Greater Jamaica Development Corporation was held. Pictured left to right: Lamont Bailey, Chairman of the GJDC; GJDC Founder's Award recipient Vincent Albanese; GJDC Founder's Award recipient Lawrence Cormier; F. Carlisle Towery, President of GJDC; and Michael Nussbaum, newly elected ... May 12, 2010: Queens Courier DEVELOPERS EYE OLD MEAT MARKET SITE Jamaica is one step closer to seeing revitalization on a lot that has been marked as a hotspot for development ever since the previous business there closed down 30 years ago. The former site of the Merkel Meat Market, which closed in the late 1970s, is currently being bided over by potential developers. Property owner Rita Stark, who holds some of the ... March 25, 2010: Queens Courier TOP WOMEN IN BUSINESS - MARY N. REDA Mary N. Reda, Director, Real Property Operations, Greater Jamaica Development Corporation (GJDC). She is recognized for her work at GJDC over the past 28 years to further GJDC's mission of bringing community development and commerce to Downtown Jamaica. Under Reda's leadership, GJDC properties have expanded to include the ... March 19, 2010: Press of Southeast Queens The Downtown Committee of the Greater Jamaica Development Corporation had its bi-monthly meeting March 10 at the Harvest Room of the Jamaica Market. Lt. Michael Hance of the FDNY's Fire Safety Education Unit, and Downtown Committee Chairman William Martin reminded attendees that the twice yearly re-setting of their clocks is a great time ... March 5, 2010: Press of Southeast Queens The Greater Jamaica Development Corporation held a Meeting of the Members February 24th at York College's Performing Arts Center. The agenda's topic was "Jamaica the Destination: York College the Magnet." It concerned the latest developments at York College and the symbiotic relationship of the school with the nearby Food and Drug ... January 28, 2010: Queens Chronicle VERIZON OPENS JAMAICA STORE AND AIDS BATTERED WOMEN A Verizon Wireless opened a new store at 161-21 Jamaica Ave. on Jan. 15 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and a $5,000 grant to Safe Horizon, a provider of domestic violence services. Safe Horizon operates programs in Queens, offering shelter and assistance for battered women, prevention programs, special services for children and counseling for ... January 14, 2010: Queens Courier A Queens-based pharmaceutical manufacturer will be able to provide more jobs to city residents in the future, thanks to a designation proposed by the City Council and signed into law recently by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg. Epic Pharma, located in Laurelton, was designated a Regionally Significant Project under the Empire Zone Program on Monday, ... January 7, 2010: Queens Courier RISING STARS 2010 - JUSTIN K. RODGERS Justin K. Rodgers' professional experiences encompass the corporate and not-for-profit sector. In high school, he was a member of INROADS, a program that provides academically gifted minority students with internships to prepare them for the corporate sector. During his junior and senior years of college he served as an intern at J.P. ... Columbia Business School - The Social Enterprise Program SUMMER 2009 FELLOWSHIP - PETER TONG Peter Tong '10 interned with the Greater Jamaica Development Corporation (GJDC), one of New York’s oldest not-for-profit local real estate development corporations. GJDC is focused on transforming downtown Jamaica, Queens through revitalization and economic development with a community-building mission. Projects include mixed use hotels, ...
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