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UPCOMING EVENT...October
16, 2006 - Gala 2006: Saluting New York Visionaries August 29, 2006
HER TASK:
REVITALIZE JAMAICA
Jamaica's strutting its culture.
Melva Miller could not help but
grin when she revealed the new title she acquired in January.
The 32-year-old Laurelton,
Queens, resident, executive director of the Sutphin Blvd. Business Improvement
District since its inception in 2004, said she is also... August 29, 2005
RETAIL KEEPS JAMAICA AVE. HIP-HOPPING
Queens strip draws bargain hunters from afar; biz groups aim to cope with
success. Shoppers from as far away as Delaware City and Detroit come to
buy the latest styles from Sean John and Phat Farm at discount prices. July 21, 2005
LOCAL DEVELOPER PLAYS
KEY ROLE IMPROVING DOWNTOWN JAMAICA
A
ribbon-cutting ceremony was held last Thursday in Downtown Jamaica to honor
Ciampa Organization and the Greater Jamaica Development Corporation for joining
forces to build a public parking garage and an apartment complex with a public
walkway in the area. April 22, 2004
OfficiALs: Garage will bring shoppers
If you build it, they will come. That's what business
owners in downtown Jamaica are thinking about a parking garage and
shoppers. April 20, 2004
CALL IT PARK PLACE -- NEW
GARAGE FOR JAMAICA
Seeking to attract more shoppers, Jamaica
officials broke ground yesterday for a 406-car, $11
million, three-story garage in the heart of downtown
Jamaica.
April 28, 2003
QUEENS WANTS BID TO COME TO JAMAICA
Queens business leaders are working to create a business improvement district
along Sutphin Boulevard in Jamaica, Queens. February 21-27, 2003
JAMAICA
DEVELOPMENT TALK OF THE TOWN
Members of Community Board 12 met with
leaders of the Greater Jamaica Development Corporation (GJDC) at
Jamaica Market on Feb. 12 to discuss the future of development in
the area, and express concerns with upcoming development
projects.
February 6, 2003
JAMAICA
COURTHOUSE OPENS -- sTRUCTURE ADDS GRACE TO HO-HUM DOWNTOWN AREA
City officials
and state judges cut the ribbon on Queens’ new family courthouse on Tuesday
afternoon, marking the completion of the first new family court to open in the
borough in three decades.
October 31, 2002
AVIATION
INSTITUTE CREATED AT YORK COLLEGE
York
College in Jamaica is taking advantage of the neighbor it has in
Kennedy Airport by establishing the first university-level Aviation
Institute in New York City.
September 12, 2002
JFK meet aims to bring tourism $$ back to boro
The
city’s aviation, business and tourism leaders met in southeast
Queens Monday to discuss ways to recapture billions of dollars lost
in the borough since Sept. 11. Just two days before the anniversary
of the World Trade Center attacks, nearly 80 local, state, and
federal leaders...
September 12, 2002
City eyes new zoning rules for 415 blocks in Jamaica
Zoning
regulations in Jamaica need overhauling and the city Department of
Planning is ready to take it on. The department introduced a
preliminary proposal to update and refine zoning regulations in a
415-block area at Tuesday’s meeting of the Greater...
September 5, 2002
Queens economy shows resiliency after Sept. 11
If
America is the land of possibilities, then Queens is where they
happen. The fable goes that when immigrants step off the tarmac at
JFK or LaGuardia, they settle down before reaching the county
borders. Thus the borough that is home to the city’s major...
August 9, 2002
TOURISM BOOST IS ON
Jamaica Center was visited yesterday by the head of the Assembly Committee on Tourism, Arts and Sports Development, who was touring cultural and heritage sites as part of a promotional campaign.
July 11, 2002
CULTURAL COLLABORATIVE ROLLS ON
Though the Sept. 11 attacks have brought the economy to a slow grind, the life of arts, business and education in Jamaica continues to flourish due to the effort and attention of a variety of public and private organizations.
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