Nov. 26, 2024 By Shane O’Brien President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden touched down at John F. Kennedy International Airport Monday ahead of a “Friendsgiving” event with service members on Staten Island. The first couple made a rare trip to New York City Monday, touching down in Queens aboard Air Force One…
Nov. 26, 2024 By Bill Parry A grandmother from the Bronx was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver near JFK Airport in Springfield Gardens on Saturday morning. Police from the 113th Precinct in Jamaica responded to a 911 call of a pedestrian struck at the intersection of 150th Street and North Conduit Avenue…
Nov. 25, 2024 By Czarinna Andres The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is urging travelers heading to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) during the Thanksgiving holiday to avoid driving directly to terminal frontages due to ongoing construction and anticipated record passenger volume. From Nov. 25 to Dec. 2, JFK is…
Oct. 28, 2024 By QNS News Team A lucky player struck gold in the Oct. 27 TAKE 5 EVENING drawing, securing a top-prize-winning ticket worth $28,448, according to a New York Lottery announcement on Monday. The ticket was sold at a 7-Eleven, located at JFK Airport’s Building 125, along 147th Avenue in Jamaica. The…
Oct. 21, 2024 By Bill Parry A moped rider from Jamaica was killed while riding just north of JFK Airport in South Ozone Park on Saturday night. Police from the 106th Precinct in Ozone Park responded to a 911 call of a motor vehicle collision on the Nassau Expressway at Lefferts Boulevard just after…
Oct. 2, 2024 By Athena Dawson JFK Airport Terminal 4 operator JFK International Air Terminal (JFKIAT) announced on Sept. 26 that it has invested in Green-e® certified Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) as part of its effort to combat climate change and transition to renewable electricity. Green-e® certified RECs represent the environmental benefits of generating…
Oct. 1, 2024 By Czarinna Andres and Paul Frangipane A significant construction milestone was celebrated at John F. Kennedy International Airport Tuesday as Gov. Kathy Hochul and hundreds of union construction workers gathered for the topping-out ceremony of the new $4.2 billion Terminal 6. The ceremony marked the completion of the terminal’s steel framework,…
Aug. 5, 2024 By Athena Dawson JFK Millennium Partners (JMP) announced on Thursday, Aug. 1 that the new JFK Terminal 6 (T-6) will have a state-of-the-art hybrid self-service bag drop. JMP, which the Port Authority selected to build and operate the new $4.2 billion terminal, selected Materna IPS to bring the new service to…
Jul. 24, 2024 By Bill Parry Terminal 8 at JFK International Airport has reopened after the FDNY extinguished a fire inside the building on Wednesday morning. The fire broke out in an escalator in Concourse C just before 7 a.m. on July 24 and the FDNY and Port Authority Police Department responded to the…
Jul. 16, 2024 By Athena Dawson Thirteen local business owners graduated from a Port Authority-sponsored program, bringing them one step closer to operating a restaurant or store at JFK Airport in Jamaica. The ten-week training program, dubbed the Institute of Concessions, helps local business owners—particularly those who are minorities and/or women—learn the skills necessary…