On Saturday August 24th Spring Jam Block Association and GatewayJFK will be hosting the Annual SpringJam Block Party from Noon to 6:00 pm. This is the 7th time the community will be gathering for the event and the third time it has been co-sponsored by GatewayJFK.

The Port Authority and its partners are investing $13 billion to transform JFK into a world-class airport. The new airport facilities will open in 2025 and will require numerous goods and services to complete. The Port Authority and its partners are committed to ensuring that local businesses in Queens are matched to these opportunities.

On June 14th, Bartlett Dairy, Incorporated received final approval from the City of New York to develop a 6 acre parcel of city owned property near the intersection of Nassau Expressway and Rockaway Blvd. Bartlett, a minority-owned, family-run local business, will develop a 54,000 square foot dairy distribution center on the site and gain ownership of the land. The new facility is expected to add 165 permanent jobs to the neighborhood with average salaries of $70,000.

Join us for a complementary meal & dialog about the neighborhood at the newly opened TWA Hotel.

Date: Thur. June 13th 2019

Time: 6:00 pm to 9:00pm

Location: TWA Hotel, JFK Airport Jamaica, NY 11430

Parking at JFK Terminal 5

On Wed. March 20th and Thursday March 21st GatewayJFK, held our first Spring Cleanup to beautify the commercial and residential corridor along Rockaway Blvd. near JFK Airport. Ten workers swept every street, sidewalk and median in the 215-acre district to remove 238 bags which is estimated to be 4.6 tons of garbage from the neighborhood.

In January, GatewayJFK began working with the engineering firm Philip Habib & Associates (PHA) on Phase 1 in the development of a comprehensive transportation plan. Now PHA is conducting a survey to gather input from people who live, work, and own a business in the area. There are three separate surveys for people who manage a business, work, and/or live in Springfield Gardens/GatewayJFK area.

In January the NY City Council passed a law to update the code for signs on businesses that will help keep the cost of signage violations under control. The law, also known as the Awnings Act will:

Create a 2-year moratorium on new fines for signage

Rescind all outstanding signage fines

Give businesses that have already paid fines a discount on future signage permits

Reduce the fees for signs and awning permits going forward

GatewayJFK, United Neighbors Civic Assn. & Spring Jam Civic Assn. invite you to a tree lighting event on Saturday Dec. 22nd 2018. The event is cosponsored by Ruth Settles at Exit Realty All City, JahaiRose.info, and Burger King.

Join Councilmember Donovan Richards, GatewayJFK and the SpringJam Civic Association to get information and updates about ongoing and proposed infrastructure projects in the Off-Airport Cargo District and the Springfield Gardens area.

Beginning Tuesday, October 9, 2018, and continuing for approximately one month*, the NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will be performing sewer work on 157th Street between Rockaway Boulevard & 146th Avenue.

Dear Property Owners and Businesses in GatewayJFK,

As you may have noticed there has been a recent increase in graffiti in the BID. It appears that the vandals have been striking overnight and on weekends.

I’ve reached out to Ofc. Jessica Kohler of the NYPD, who is the NCO for our sector in the new Community Policing effort in the area. I have asked her to put extra officers on patrol in the area.

On September 1st GatewayJFK relocated to a new office on 148th Avenue, across the street from the DMV. The new office is nearly twice the size and will allow visitors to park in a public lot across the street. With the new office space GatewayJFK is now ready to expand as we provide more services to the community and grow our programming.