“A steady stream of travelers dragging wheeled suitcases and speaking a Babel of tongues is helping revive downtown Jamaica, a vibrant hub of Queens that weathered several gloomy decades of decay and crime.” Click here for the complete article in The New York Times, December 29, 2011. Homepage image by Walter Karling.
June 2, 2011: TimesLedger A Queens business that has been helping to redesign and update the borough airports is bringing that energy and excitement to downtown Jamaica. The architecture firm Graf & Lewent Architects moved from the Elmhurst location it had been operating out of since its inception in 1989 to 90-30 161st St. in
May 27, 2011: Press of Southeast Queens Area residents cleaned up Rufus King Park in Jamaica last Saturday under the auspices of the Friends of Rufus King Park, the Greater Jamaica Development Corporation, and the Partnership for Parks. They also found time for some fun and games — and a tastyView complete PDF here.
May 26, 2011: Queens Chronicle As the determination to revitalize the community and improve the image of the downtown Jamaica area continues, the general consensus at the May 18 annual meeting of the Greater Jamaica Development Corp., held at the Jamaica Market, seemed to point to the need for increased self-promotion. “There’s a great story
May 26, 2011: Queens Courier The Greater Jamaica Development Corporation’s Downtown Committee held their bi-monthly meeting on Wednesday, May 11 at the Harvest Room 90-04 161st Street in Jamaica. The group is dedicated to improving the quality of life in the greater Jamaica area … Read full PDF here.
May 26, 2011: Queens Chronicle Area residents cleaned up Rufus King Park in Jamaica last Saturday under the auspices of the Friends of Rufus King Park, the Greater Jamaica Development Corporation, and the Partnership for Parks. They also found time for some fun and games — and a tasty … Read full PDF here.
May 26, 2011: Courier Sun Rufus King Park had its annual spring facelift on Saturday, May 21. Area residents turned out with elbow grease and TLC under the auspices of the Friends of Rufus King Park, the … Read full PDF here.
May 20, 2011: Press of Southeast Queens The Greater Jamaica Development Corp.’s Downtown Committee met May 11 at the Harvest Room… Read full PDF here.
March 18, 2011: Press of Southeast Queens On March 9th the Greater Jamaica Development Corporation met in the Harvest Room for its bi-monthly meeting of its Downtown Committee, which is dedicated to the quality of life in the greater Jamaica area … Read full PDF here.
March 17, 2011: Times Ledger When filmmaker Dale Schierholt was asked to create a documentary on the development of downtown Jamaica since the 1970s, the Maine resident said he had certain preconceptions about the neighborhood — since his sole exposure to it was from negative media coverage. “I was really expecting a certain kind of
