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While some look to re-brand south Queens, others say it’s fine as it is
Posted on 13. Dec, 2010 by Katie Honan.
CHRISTMAS IN HOLLIS The areas surrounding Jamaica, Queens are all conveniently located near major highways, subway lines, and John F. Kennedy International Airport but has been hurt by it’s reputation and limited shopping options. Some politicians and community groups have been trying to re-brand the area to attract tourists and airport workers who would usually […]
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A new possibility in a factory closing
Posted on 01. Nov, 2010 by Katie Honan.
Wonder Bread opened a factory in Jamaica, Queens over 125 years ago, and two weeks ago the company announced it would be closing the outpost in January, saying that the necessary improvements to the factory would be too expensive to make. “We deeply regret the impact this will have on our employees and their families,” […]
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Hope for a Community, Found in a Food Store
Posted on 15. Oct, 2010 by Katie Honan.
A new supermarket is opening next week on the Rockaway peninsula. This usually wouldn’t be big news, but for a community that has gone without for years, it may be the start of something good: the long-overdue revitalization of an area on the decline since the mid-20th Century, when it lost it’s status as New […]
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Staten Island’s Green Renovation
Posted on 03. Oct, 2010 by Katie Honan.
Staten Island may be most famous for the Fresh Kills Landfill, the huge garbage dump that one time took up a large portion of the island. Now it’s in the process of becoming the largest park in New York City—nearly three times the size of Central Park–and that’s just the first of the borough’s efforts […]
