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Thousands of jobs coming to SE Queens
Cuomo announces new employment opportunities as part of the JFK redevelopment
BY BILL PARRY
Thousands of jobs will be coming
to southeast Queens as part of
the $13 billion JFK International
Airport redevelopment and Governor
Cuomo announced the first
in a series of initiatives targeting
employment opportunities, business
opportunities, and training
and education resources that will
benefit local neighborhoods.
“As we move forward with the
modernization of JFK Airport,
we want to ensure that the historic
transformation of the airport
will also lift up the surrounding
Queens communities,” Cuomo
said. “These initiatives will support
businesses and help the local
community find new jobs, providing
an additional regional economic
boost as we enter the next phase
of the airport redevelopment.”
The JFK Redevelopment Community
Advisory Council, cochaired
by Congressman Gregory
Meeks and Queens Borough President
Melinda Katz, will launch a
major job recruiting program for
the 15,000 jobs at the airport and
the 4,000 construction jobs that
will be created by the five-year
construction program which is
scheduled to begin next year.
“I am proud to announce these
new initiatives, which will further
ensure that contracts are going to
local businesses, that the people
of Queens will find meaningful
employment, and that investment
is being made in our schools to
prepare students for the STEM
careers of the future,” Meeks said.
“This combined with the MWBE
commitments we’ve already secured
will make the JFK redevelopment
not just investment in
our infrastructure, but an investment
in the working families of
Queens.”
The JFK jobs program will
enhance outreach to underserved
neighborhoods in Jamaica, Far
Rockaway and the surrounding
BIKING FOR A CAUSE
Queens families joined forces in Sunnyside last weekend for the third Sunnyside Family Fun Bike Ride. The
event celebrates the neighborhood’s protected bike lanes and emphasis on sustainable transportation.
Photo by Dean Moses
Queens residents
call for better
transportation
BY JENNA BAGCAL
Transportation woes continued
to plague Queens residents
this week, as commuters expressed
dissatisfaction with the
current system.
On Oct. 10, state Senator
John Liu hosted a bus redesign
meeting in Oakland Gardens for
eastern Queens residents to give
suggestions on how to modernize
bus service and routes. The
senator sought to elicit community
feedback before the MTA
released its initial redesign
plan in November.
In April, the agency announced
its plans to revamp
Queens buses as per NYC Transit
President Andy Byford’s
Fast Forward plan. According
to the MTA, the bus network is
the largest in North America,
with more than 5,700 buses and
over 300 routes. Queens has 77
local and 30 express and SBS
routes, which serve an average
of 714,000 riders every weekday.
From 2017 to 2018, the
agency reported that ridership
on Queens’ 77 local routes
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HomeGoods is set to
open in College Point
BY JENNA BAGCAL
Lovers of home decor and interior design
will soon have the perfect place to shop in College
Point.
On Sunday, Nov. 3, HomeGoods is opening
its doors at 134-01 20th Ave. in the College Point
WW II vet heads to England
BY JENNA BAGCAL
This Veteran’s Day, World
War II veteran Joseph Reveman
will travel to England
to honor fellow veterans in a
special way.
On Nov. 11, the longtime
North Shore Towers resident
and former radio operator
and backup gunner on the
B-17 Flying Fortress will lay
wreaths on cemetery plots
at the Cambridge American
Cemetery and Memorial.
Each year, the cemetery in
Madingley, England hosts
an annual Veteran’s Day ceremony
to honor fallen war
Joseph “Joe” Reveman at North Shore heroes.
which Reveman served in
Towers. Photo by Jenna Bagcal/QNS
Marilyn Gibb-Rice, the
president of the 398th Bomb
Group Memorial Association
(BGMA), approached Reveman
about the opportunity
after she heard he would be
vacationing in Europe. The
pair met at several reunions
for the 398th Bomb Group,
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