REDEVELOPMENT TIMES
LAGUARDIA AIRPORT WINTERSPRING
$2 Billion In Contracts Awarded To MWBE
On November 3rd, Governor Kathy Hochul announced a
historic milestone in the transformation of LaGuardia Airport,
where a record-setting $2 billion in contracts have been
awarded to Minority-and Women-Owned Business Enterprises,
which is the largest participation by MWBE firms at any public-
private partnership project in New York State history. The
project has also demonstrated a significant focus on working
with locally-based contractors and vendors; $775 million in
contracts have been awarded to Queens-based local business
enterprises. The announcement was made at the community
office of the LaGuardia Redevelopment project, located at
98-12 Astoria Boulevard in East Elmhurst, where Lieutenant
Governor Brian Benjamin joined Port Authority of New York
and New Jersey Executive Director Rick Cotton, Assemblyman
Jeffrion Aubry, and other members of the airport community.
LGA Redevelopment Internships
LGA Redevelopment works with The New York City
Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD)
to offer employment opportunities through the Summer
Youth Employment (SYEP) and the Work Learn Grow (WLG)
Programs. Participants have the opportunity to explore their
interests, develop workplace skills and engage in learning.
Vaughn College Internships
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, in partnership
with Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology, have created
the free tuition four-year LaGuardia Redevelopment Opportunity
Scholarship. The 4-year full tuition scholarship has been awarded
to 11 local students and includes paid summer internships with a
guaranteed Port Authority Aviation job upon graduation. It is part
of the agency’s ongoing commitment to provide opportunities
for members of the local Queens communities to share in the
economic benefits of LaGuardia Airport’s redevelopment program.
LGA Terminal B Wins Unesco’s Prestigious 2021 Prix Versailles
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is pleased to announce that LGA Terminal B has won
UNESCO’s 2021 Prix Versailles, the global architecture and design award, for best new airport in the
world. This prestigious award fulfills the agency’s promise to transform what was once regarded as
the nation’s worst airport into a world-class facility ranking among the best in the world.
New Little League Ball Fields
The LaGuardia Airport community joined together on
November 20th to celebrate the “ground-breaking”
for all new ball fields at Elmjack Little League. “We
look forward to seeing the final product next Spring,
and hope that this safe space stays that way for years
to come,” said Tony Vero, LGA General Manager.
Joining Vero was New York State Senator Jessica
Ramos; New York City Council Member Tiffany Caban;
former Council Member & Variety Boys and Girls
Club CEO Costa Constantinides; and Skanska Senior
Vice President, Scott Silverman. Skanska will lead a
$1.2 million project to renovate the ball fields which
are located adjacent to the airport. Construction is
expected to be completed in time for the 2022 little
league season. The Elmjack Little League fields opened
in 1953 and are still used regularly nearly 70 years later.
Completion of LGA Terminal B
On January 27th, Governor Kathy Hochul, Mayor Eric Adams,
and Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Executive
Director Rick Cotton, and Chairman Kevin O’Toole along with
Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, City Council
Speaker Adrienne Adams, and LaGuardia Gateway Partners CEO
Frank Scremin celebrated the opening of the western skybridge,
the last major milestone in Terminal B’s $4B transformation.
The completion and the opening of LaGuardia Terminal B’s
western skybridge, and the opening in December of phase 2 of
Terminal B’s second concourse, means that every arriving and
departing passenger at Terminal B will now experience newly
built, 21st century architecture and facilities from gate to curb.
With the completion of the second pedestrian bridge, which will
span an active aircraft taxiway, Terminal B also becomes the
world’s first airport with dual pedestrian skybridges.
EASTERN CONCOURSE
Opened December 2018
TERMINAL C PARKING GARAGE
CENTRAL HALL
TERMINAL B ARRIVALS AND
DEPARTURES HALL
Opened June 2020
TERMINAL C ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES HALL
WESTERN CONCOURSE
Phase 1 Opened August 2020
Phase 2 Opened December 2021
CONCOURSE E
CONCOURSE F
CONCOURSE G
Opened November 2019
TERMINAL C ROADWAY OUTER LOOP ACTIVATED JUNE TERMINAL C ROADWAY INNER LOOP ACTIVATED OCTOBER
Western Concourse Phase 2
Opened December 2021
CONCOURSE D
TERMINAL B PARKING GARAGE
Opened February 2018
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A WHOLE NEW LAGUARDIA AIRPORT
MILESTONES
The Port Authority
of New York and
New Jersey’s $8
billion LaGuardia
Redevelopment
program, two-
thirds of which is
funded through
private financing,
broke ground in
2016. The new
Terminal B is
being built by
LaGuardia
Gateway Partners
and the new
Terminal C is
being built by
Delta Air Lines.
Please join us for a webinar presented by the
New York State Workers’ Compensation Board.
As a business owner, you may have questions about
whether you are required to have workers’ compensation,
disability benefits and Paid Family Leave insurance. This
webinar will help you gain a better understanding of all
three insurance types, explain coverage requirements,
and inform you of your obligations under the law.
Business owners often ask:
• What is workers’ compensation, disability, and Paid
Family Leave?
• Who needs it? Who does not need it?
• How and when do you report an injury or illness
(including the impact of COVID-19)?
• Are employers responsible for independent
contractors, laborers and domestic workers?
• What are the considerations when hiring independent
contractors, laborers and domestic workers?
• What are the penalties? Where do you go for
assistance regarding this or other issues?
• How can you lower your premiums?
Neil Gilberg
Advocate for Business
NYS Workers’
Compensation Board
June 17, 2021
Thursday, 1PM
To Register:
workerscomp.eventbrite.com
What Business Owners
Need to Know About
• Workers’ Compensation
• Disability
• Paid Family Leave, including the
impact of COVID-19
10:00AM–11:15AM
Council for Airport Opportunity is now hosting
online orientations. Please reserve your
spot for February 9th and 11th. This is your
opportunity to start a career at the airport!
Council for Airport Opportunity
Online Orientation
Tuesday, February 9: http://ow.ly/v4wQ50DdZbb
Thursday, February 11: http://ow.ly/FtjA50DdZbx
For more information, contact Council For Airport Opportunity, Inc. | www.caonynj.com | 718.523.7100
Resume
Building
With The LaGuardia
Career Center
Join the LGA and JFK redevelopment
teams along with The LGA Career
Center to make your resume the best
it can be. This webinar will provide
insight into what resume reviewers
look for, types of resumes, what to
include, and tips for making your
resume stronger.
Register: ow.ly/vxu550DiUmY
Thursday, 7/29/21
at 12pm–1pm
Getting certified as a Minority & Women-
Owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE)
can help you grow your business!
M/WBE Certification gives you access to
government contracts, networking events,
inclusion in the Online Directories of
Certified Businesses and much more.
Minority & Women-Owned
Business Enterprise
MWBE
CERTIFICATION WEBINAR
Tuesday, January 25, 2022, 6PM
RSVP: mwbejan22.eventbrite.com
A WHOLE NEW LAGUARDIA AIRPORTA NEW JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Soap Box Derby
The Soap Box Derby is a youth racing program
which has run nationally since 1934. World
Championships finals are held each July at Derby
Downs. Flushing Meadow Soap Box Derby is a
local chapter affiliated and sanctioned by the
All-American Soap Box Derby to hold qualifying
races for the New York City area. Local youths
work together to create their own soapbox
vehicles used to compete in a race. This year’s
event was held on June 12th at 94th St. and 23rd
Ave. LGA Redevelopment supported the event and
provided food and beverages.
National Night Out
National Night Out, held the first Tuesday in August, is an
annual community-building campaign that promotes police-
community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to
make our neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live.
National Night Out provides a great opportunity to bring
police and community members together under positive
circumstances. Millions of neighbors take part in National
Night Out across thousands of communities from all fifty
states, U.S. territories and military bases worldwide. LGA
Redevelopment attended National Night Out celebrations
for the NYPD 114th and 115th precincts in Jackson Heights
and Long Island City where they gathered with neighborhood
residents and community leaders and handed out small,
LGAR-branded giveaways.
Please join the LGA and
JFK Redevelopment
Teams along with The
Laguardia Career Center,
as they discuss the
importance of a cover
letter/thank you letter.
This webinar will teach
you the most important
aspect of the letters,
define the different types
of the letters, and prepare
participants to write and
customize the letters for
their job applications.
Mistake Free
Cover Letter/
Thank You
Letter
12PM–1PM
7/15/21
THURSDAY
Please register at:
ow.ly/sAEE50Fc03V
Family
Day
Each year, the East Elmhurst-Corona Civic Association hosts
Helen Marshall Family Day. This year’s event was held on
August 28th at the Helen Marshall Playground. Local vendors
offered a wide range of food and drink, as others offered their
wares for sale, including clothing, books and pottery. Local
elected officials were in attendance and the participants
enjoyed basketball tournaments and music and dance
performances. The event was sponsored by the Port Authority
of NY & NJ, Delta Air Lines, and LaGuardia Gateway Partners.
• 45 Job Fairs Attended
• 26 Job Readiness Workshops
• 11 Job Fairs Hosted
• 6 Community Talent Coalition
Meetings
• 600 Individuals hired for
LGA Airport
• 380 Queens residents hired
for LGA Airport
• 4,494 Career Assessments
• 2,697 Candidates Referred
Workforce
& Business
Development
143 Info Sessions
+4,400 candidates
Community Car Wash
On September 18th, the LGA Kiwanis Club, in partnership with LaGuardia Airport,
sponsored a car wash fundraising event in LGA’s employee parking lot P10. For
$10, you could have the exterior of your car washed and for an extra $5, tires
were included. Students from Aviation High School, located in Long Island City,
volunteered to help with the event, together with PA/LGA staff, Community Board
Members and LGA Kiwanis Club members.
STEM Education Program
On July 30th, the LGA Redevelopment team hosted a graduation
ceremony at Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology for
the third annual summer STEM education program, sponsored
by the Port Authority of NY & NJ, Delta Air Lines, LaGuardia
Gateway Partners, in partnership with Cradle of Aviation
Museum, and Langston Hughes and East Elmhurst branches
of the Queens Public Library. 50 local students participated in
this year’s program. On hand to present awards were Deputy
Queens Borough President Rhonda Binda, Patricia Ornst and
Captain John V. Leo, Jr. from Delta Air Lines, Tracy Sandford
from LaGuardia Gateway Partners, and Hersh Parekh, Shanel
Thomas-Henry, Larry Gallegos and Raquel Moss from the Port
Authority/LGAR Outreach team, and Vaughn College President
Sharon DeVivo.
LGA Terminal C Hiring Event
On February 24th, the LGA Redevelopment team, along
with CAO and Delta Air Lines, hosted a Terminal C hiring
event at the Elmcor Youth and Adult Activities Center.
The event was well attended by more than 700 residents
and job seekers from the community who met with
employers submitted their applications to fill more than
250 positions that need to be filled in advance of the
Terminal C opening later this Spring.
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