Tag: JFK Airport

Southeast Queens officials demand inclusion in NYC’s Overnight Truck Parking Pilot program

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Mar. 28, 2025 By Athena Dawson Southeast Queens elected officials are slamming the NYC Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) for not including the area in a recently launched commercial truck parking pilot program.   Council Members Selvena Brooks-Powers and Nantasha Williams held a joint press conference on Thursday off Rockaway Blvd and 144th Terrace, rallying…

JFK Terminal 6 unveils high-tech security checkpoint with streamlined screening and laptop-friendly features

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Mar. 27, 2025 By Athena Dawson JFK Terminal 6 (T6) has selected a leading security firm to oversee its advanced screening security checkpoint. JFK Millenium Partners, the design-and-build company overseeing the soon-to-open JFK Terminal 6, announced the news on Tuesday, March 25. K2 Security Screening Group(K2 SSG) will procure, install, and deploy a state-of-the-art security screening checkpoint…

JFK New Terminal One opens RFP applications for facility maintenance service providers

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Mar. 11, 2025 By Athena Dawson JFK Airport’s New Terminal One is inviting facility maintenance service providers to submit Requests for Proposals (RFPs) as part of its commitment to delivering world-class airport operations. Announced on Monday, March 10, the RFP seeks a service provider to oversee staffing, materials, supplies, and equipment necessary for maintaining…

JFK Airport unveils new cargo terminal after 30 years, boosting capacity by 25%

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Feb. 5, 2025 By Athena Dawson For the first time in three decades, JFK Airport is debuting a new cargo terminal. Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) announced the facility’s opening on Monday, Feb. 3, following its launch at the end of January. The new facility signifies WFS’s expanding warehouse footprint at JFK, as the agency…

Top-prize winning TAKE 5 ticket worth over $28k sold at JFK Airport

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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…

JFKIAT, operator of JFK Terminal 4 announces investment in Renewable Energy Certificates

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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…