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Top stories to watch for in southeast Queens in 2022
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. Th e New
Terminal One (NTO) team is committed
to local hiring including 30% MWBE
participation.
To date, NTO has contracted with 71
MWBE fi rms 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 fi rst phase,
including new arrivals and departures
halls and the fi rst set of new gates, is
expected to open in 2026.
Two days later, Hochul joined offi -
cials from the Port Authority and Delta
Airlines on Dec. 15 to break ground
on a $1.5 billion expansion and modernization
of Terminal 4. Th e 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.
Th e 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 benefi ts
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 signifi cant 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 Th omas 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.”
Th e 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.
Photo courtesy of governor’s offi ce
Governor Kathy Hochul announced the $9.5 billion New Terminal One project at JFK Airport
Photo courtesy of Bartlett Dairy
Bartlett Dairy will develop a 54,000-square-foot dairy distribution center on a signifi cant portion
of the JFK North Site in 2022.
BY BILL PARRY
bparry@schnepsmedia.com
@QNS
Aff ordable 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
Th e aff ordable housing lottery
is underway for the fi rst phase
of Rockaway Village apartments.
Th e initial 692 units are available
on NYC Housing Connects
in three 100% aff ordable 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, on-site resident
manager, and numerous outdoor
spaces including a children’s playground
and landscaped plaza.
Units come equipped with stateof
the-art appliances and fi nishes,
air conditioning, dishwashers,
hardwood fl oors and smart controls
for heating and cooling.
“We are thrilled to launch the
fi rst phase of Rockaway Village
which will bring nearly 1,700
units of aff ordable 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 moving forward
on the Rockaway Peninsula
include Edgemere Commons and
the Arverne East complex.
Photo courtesy of Marvel Architects
A rendering of Rockaway Village in Far Rockaway.
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