JFK Redevelopment Booklet

The Office of Second Chance Employment (OSCE) is a job recruitment and referral program launched by the Port Authority of NY & NJ to help justice involved individuals residing in the communities surrounding the agency’s facilities get a second chance by connecting them with employment opportunities. Launched with the strong support and encouragement by the JFK Redevelopment Community Advisory Council and managed through the Council for Airport Opportunity (CAO), the Port Authority’s...

By Alicia L. Hyndman and Dr. Claudia Schrader

With air travel projected to double over the next two decades, the construction of a new world-class airport at JFK is a welcome sight. But creating a great new airport to meet the needs of the future will take more than just concrete and steel – it will require a new generation of professionals trained for the rapidly evolving aviation industry of the 21st century. 

By Elena Barcenas and Loycent Gordon

As successful owners of small businesses here in Queens, we join all New Yorkers in looking forward to the transformation of JFK International Airport into the world class airport our city deserves. But a new JFK will serve as more than a global gateway for travelers – for local and minority-owned businesses like ours it will be a doorway to life-changing opportunities.

By Thomas J. Grech and Justin K. Rodgers

The $19 billion transformation of JFK International into a world-class global gateway is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to bring economic investment to communities across Queens. But it will take more than just good intentions to convert this historic investment into opportunities for the local businesses that form the bedrock of our borough’s economy. Many of our borough’s most thriving local businesses are family-owned and built from the ground up.