The groundbreaking event occurred recently for a $9.5 billion, privately financed New Terminal One. It represents a 2.4 million square foot, a state-of-the-art new international terminal that will anchor the south side of John F. Kennedy International Airport and create 10,000 jobs, including 6,000 jobs in construction.

GatewayJFK has joined with partner organizations, industry, and government to seek solutions that address illegal truck and commercial vehicle parking issues that negatively impact quality of life for the Southeast Queens resident community as well as daily logistics operations within GatewayJFK.

The annual GatewayJFK Scholarship Program has awarded 5 needs-based scholarships to deserving students qualifying for either the Aviation Program or the Regional Southeast Queens Program in 2022

Welcome to the first in our ongoing Movers & Shakers series celebrating the people and businesses that are making things happen in this vital District. Dianna Rose, Founder & CEO of Essential Kitchen Co, launched the 6,000 square-foot Commercial Kitchen and Incubator at GatewayJFK to empower local culinary professionals and small food businesses.

Unity in the Community Outreach Event with Spring Jam Civic Association and GatewayJFK on September 24, 2022

A new feasibility study of the air cargo supply chain process at JFK Airport makes a case for how a new, connected airport-wide Truck Flow Management System (TFMS) would streamline cargo operations for the on- and -off-airport logistics community, save time, money and fuel, and improve quality of life for residents, business owners and workers in the surrounding community.

GatewayJFK is proud to offer a second round of scholarships in Spring of 2022. The two Scholarships are needs-based scholarships given to a graduating high school senior or currently enrolled trade school student or current undergraduate/graduate student.

GatewayJFK in partnership with the application Dollaride launches a subsidized shuttle service to help workers commute from the Jamaica transit hub to our bustling cargo, hotel, and commercial job center.

Between April 5th and July 15th, 2021 the GatewayJFK Connection provided over 10,000 rides for employees and community members traveling to or from the Springfield Gardens neighborhood to Downtown Jamaica.

GatewayJFK is pleased to announce two new scholarship programs. One scholarship program focused on individuals who wish to work in the field of aviation and/or air cargo, and another focused on students from the local region of southeast Queens.

On Monday October 5th 2020, GatewayJFK launched a new security patrol to help keep our neighborhood safe and vibrant. The goal of the patrol is to provide extra eyes on the streets to prevent burglaries, illegal dumping, and graffiti.

This June GatewayJFK went door to door across the district to distribute over 6,000 masks, face shields, and safety information to offices, warehouses, and restaurants in the vicinity of Rockaway Blvd. in Southeast Queens.

During the week of April 27th, 2020 GatewayJFK sent 745 meals from restaurants in our neighborhood to frontline workers at Jamaica Hospital, the MTA, DSNY, Wildcat Sanitation Services, the NYPD, and the Port Authority Police Department.

We hope all of you are well and doing your best to weather the disruptions being caused right now by the COVID-19 pandemic. Please review this email for information to help you navigate rules and programs for businesses being put into place at this time.

Dear Members and Friends of GatewayJFK, We understand that many of our businesses have started to feel an impact related to disruptions in the market driven by the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Due to the international nature of the air cargo industry some of our businesses have been hit especially hard.

In order to help improve services in the district GatewayJFK has hired Dieusita Jean (pronounced as Jer-see-ta) to fill the newly created position of Operations Manager. Jean was born and raised in Southeast Queens and has direct experience that will help her quickly adapt to the role, including a history of work in communications, event planning, and coordinating services with City agencies as a staff member for Assembly Member Clyde Vanel of Queens Village.

GatewayJFK just refreshed it's look! We've updated our website with a custom design that's modern, user friendly and is responsive to mobile phones and tablets. The website features images from local photographer Roland Pugh and an updated webform so stakeholders can Report Quality of Life Issues to help us keep the neighborhood, safe, clean, and a great place to live, work and invest.

GatewayJFK is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Operations Manager. The position will perform a critical role in managing GatewayJFK’s public space initiatives. Responsibilities will include overseeing contracted vendors, collecting and managing data and analytics related to public space, and working with businesses, residents and City agencies to improve quality of life metrics in the area.

GatewayJFK is working to help businesses in our area hire local qualified help. We want to identify and address hiring challenges in the Air Cargo Industry and other industries in our area. In order to match up our businesses with local workforce development agencies we need to know more about your current and future hiring needs. Please take this survey to help us make sure there will be qualified applicants in the pipeline when your businesses is looking to expand.

Monday September 9th, the NYPD will be coming to the GatewayJFK district to hold a special meeting where businesses and residents can share their concerns with leaders from the Queens 105th Precinct. Neighborhood Coordination Officers (NCO) Kurt Benjamin and Luis Benzant will be joined by Commanding Officers from the precinct and New York City Councilmember Donovan Richards to hear your concerns.