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About 30 apartment units will be set aside for artists.
Dozens of large-scale developments are planned or currently under construction in the area.
The Greater Jamaica Development Corporation wants a developer for the project at 168th St. and 90th Ave.
The money will boost local economy and create jobs, officials said.
The new coalition is called “Jamaica Is…”
Hope Knight, executive director of Greater Jamaica, discusses new developments in the neighborhood.
The contract between the Greater Jamaica and the Blumenfeld Development Group has been called off.
The City Council, which has the final say on the plan, will meet to discuss proposals next week.
Hope Knight is Mayor de Blasio’s newest appointee to the City Planning Commission.
There are about 1,600 new hotel rooms planned for downtown Jamaica.
New York Community Trust awards $150,000 to Greater Jamaica to explore creation of artist housing.
“Brew and Chew” will feature dishes from local restaurants, organizers said.
Beth Morrison Projects will be rehearsing “Song From The Uproar” in Jamaica in September.
Simone Price served as the executive director of the Sutphin Boulevard BID for seven years.
Starting in September, the market will be held on 168th Street, near Jamaica Avenue.
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Mayor Bill de Blasio said terror suspect Sayfullo Saipov should be spared the death penalty.
The actress spotted the suspect outside her third-floor balcony, sources said.
A shortage of bilingual therapists has made the problem especially difficult in some districts.
The victim suffered a fractured skull base, multiple spinal fractures, bruised lungs and other injuries.
The break happened just after 4 a.m. on Pacific Street near Albany Avenue.
Officer Ryan Nash shot Sayfullo Saipov who killed eight people with a rented truck, officials said.
The new owners have no plans to change the properties, according to a realtor who brokered the deal.
The deadly attack left eight people dead and a dozen injured, officials said.
Five men from Argentina, a woman from Belgium, a West Village resident and a man from N.J. were killed.
The vote paves the way for developers to build a complex with retail space and 1,146 apartments.
The Queens County Bird Club is hoping to install two bird feeders in the park by the end of November.
Sayfullo Saipov was charged by federal prosecutors on Wednesday with aiding ISIS in a terror attack.
A new art gallery features the work of recovering addicts in East Harlem.
Catwalks, balconies, a secret staircase and elaborate ceiling panels were uncovered at the theater.
Preservation groups are writing letters — in crayon — to the library, which owns the home.