Top stories to watch for in SE Queens in 2022
BY BILL PARRY
Affordable housing complexes and
economic development projects are
on tap for southeast Queens in 2022 as
the region recovers from the height of
the COVID-19 pandemic.
Housing lottery launches for
Rockaway Village development
in Far Rockaway
The affordable housing lottery is
underway for the first phase of Rockaway
Village apartments. The initial
692 units are available on NYC Housing
Connects in three 100% affordable
residential buildings in the new
complex.
Amenities include pet-friendly
policies, an elevator, a children’s playroom,
gym, shared laundry room,
bike storage lockers, package lockers,
recreation room, community center,
party room, garage, concierge, onsite
resident manager, and numerous
outdoor spaces including a children’s
playground and landscaped plaza.
Units come equipped with state-ofthe
art appliances and finishes, air
conditioning, dishwashers, hardwood
floors and smart controls for heating
and cooling.
“We are thrilled to launch the first
phase of Rockaway Village which will
bring nearly 1,700 units of affordable
housing as well as a supermarket,
retail stores and community amenities
to families in the downtown Far
Rockaway community,” said Adam
Weinstein, President and CEO of
Phipps Houses. “We are committed
to building these homes so that many
generations of families can stay and
grow in their neighborhood.”
Other affordable housing developments
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moving forward on the
Rockaway Peninsula include Edgemere
Commons and the Arverne East
complex.
JFK redevelopment project moves
forward with New Terminal One,
expansion of Terminal 4
In mid-December, Governor Kathy
Hochul announced the $9.5 billion
New Terminal One project at JFK
Airport as a game-changer in economic
development for a community
that has been deeply impacted by the
COVID-19 pandemic.
The new 2.4-million-square-foot,
23-gate, state-of-the-art international
terminal will create more than 10,000
total jobs including more than 6,000
union construction jobs. The New
Terminal One (NTO) team is committed
to local hiring including 30%
MWBE participation.
To date, NTO has contracted with
71 MWBE firms and paid them more
than $46 million for delivering key
engineering, planning and design
work and it is engaged with numerous
community development initiatives,
including ones focused on job opportunities
and workforce development
programs for local residents, small
business outreach and educational
programs for area students.
Construction on the terminal will
begin in mid-2020, and the first phase,
including new arrivals and departures
halls and the first set of new
gates, is expected to open in 2026.
Two days later, Hochul joined officials
from the Port Authority and
Delta Airlines on Dec. 15 to break
ground on a $1.5 billion expansion
and modernization of Terminal 4.
The reconstruction will include the
expansion and renovation of the Terminal
4 arrivals and departure hall; a
major concourse expansion to add 10
new gates; and roadway upgrades to
improve access to vehicles.
The Port Authority Board entered
into a lease with JFKIAT and Delta
that called for the modernization of
Terminal 4.
“As a Queens-based business,
JFKIAT sees this expansion as an
opportunity to revitalize our local
economy in the wake of the pandemic,
and we are committed to working
with our partners to ensure that this
world-class initiative benefits the
community,” JFKIAT President and
CEO Roel Huinink said.
The expansion and upgrade of Terminal
4 is expected to result in more
than 1,500 total jobs, including more
than 1,000 union construction jobs.
Bartlett Dairy returns to Queens,
where it began a half-century ago,
bringing much-needed jobs
Bartlett Dairy, a minority-owned,
family-run local business, will develop
a 54,000-square-foot dairy distribution
center on a significant portion
of the JFK North Site in 2022. By
activating this previously unbuilt,
overgrown site along the Nassau expressway,
Bartlett Dairy will bring
approximately 165 jobs with average
wages of $70,000 back to Queens from
New Jersey.
Bartlett Dairy, which was originally
based in Queens, will become
the only milk distribution facility in
the city since Elmhurst Dairy shuttered
in Jamaica, costing the area
nearly 300 jobs.
“We are excited to be returning
home to Jamaica. When my father
started this company more than 50
years ago, Bartlett Dairy was a small,
one-man, one-truck operation,”
Bartlett Dairy Inc. President Thomas
Malave Jr. said. “Over the years, my
brothers and I have worked tirelessly
to build upon the opportunity our father
provided. It has been astonishing
to see the growth that we have
been able to achieve. We would not be
where we are today, breaking ground
on our new headquarters, without the
dedication of all of our wonderful employees
and the support of the city of
New York.”
The project is expected to also create
more than 100 union construction
jobs. Assemblyman Khaleel Anderson
said the Bartlett Dairy facility
will provide much-needed economic
relief.
“As our communities recover from
the COVID-19 pandemic, jobs like
these provide economic stability, enhance
the quality of life, and inspire
a sense of hope for renewed economic
opportunity for families disproportionately
impacted by COVID-19 in
Queens and throughout New York
City,” Anderson said.
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The new 2.4-million-square-foot, 23-gate, state-of-the-art international terminal at JFK will create more than 10,000 total jobs including more than 6,000 union
construction jobs. Courtesy of governor’s offi ce
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