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Acknowledgements

The Jamaica Now Action was completed by the City of New York in partnership with Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, and includes recommendations from more than 50 stakeholder groups, including the Greater Jamaica Development Corporation, Regional Plan Association, and York College.

Lead Partners:

  • City University of New York
  • Mayor’s Office of Workforce Development
  • Metropolitan Transit Authority
  • NYC Economic Development Corporation 
  • NYC Department of City Planning 
  • NYC Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit
  • NYC Dept. of Housing Preservation and Development
  • NYC Dept. of Small Business Services
  • NYC Dept. of Transportation 
  • NYC Dept. of Parks and Recreation 
  • NYC Dept. of Cultural Affairs
  • NYC Dept. of Environmental Protection
  • NYC Dept. of Design and Construction 
  • NYC Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene 
  • NYC Dept. of Youth and Community Development 
  • NYC Police Department 
  • Queens Borough President’s Office
  • Port Authority of New York and New Jersey 

**We would like to recognize the following individuals and organizations for their contributions to the development of the Jamaica Now Action Plan:**

  • Hon. Gregory Meeks, U.S. Congress
  • Hon. James Sanders Jr., NYS Senate 
  • Hon. Leroy Comrie, NYS Senate
  • Hon. Barbara Clark, NYS Assembly
  • Hon. David Weprin, NYS Assembly 
  • Hon. Michele Titus, NYS Assembly
  • Hon. Vivian Cook, NYS Assembly
  • Hon. William Scarborough, NYS Assembly
  • Hon. Donovan Richards Jr., NYC Council
  • Hon. I. Daneek Miller, NYC Council
  • Hon. Mark Weprin, NYC Council
  • Hon. Rory Lancman, NYC Council 
  • Queens Community Board 8
  • Queens Community Board 12
  • Queens Community Board 13
  • A Better Jamaica 
  • A Better Way Family & Community Center
  • Addisleigh Park Civic Organization
  • Alliance of South Asian American Laborers
  • America Works
  • Antioch Baptist Church
  • Brinkerhoff Action Association, Inc.
  • Center for Integration & Advancement for New Americans
  • Center for New York City Neighborhoods
  • Chhaya Community Development Corporation
  • Citizens Housing & Planning Council
  • Community Healthcare Network of New York City
  • Cultural Collaborative Jamaica
  • Damian Family Care Center
  • Edge School of the Arts
  • Exploring the Metropolis
  • Farmers Boulevard Community Development Corporation
  • First Presbyterian Church in Jamaica
  • Fortune Society
  • Goodwill Industries of Greater NY & Northern NJ
  • Greater Allen Development Corporation
  • Greater Triangular Civic Association
  • Indo Caribbean Alliance
  • Jamaica Center Business Improvement District
  • Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning
  • Jamaica Hospital
  • Jamaica Muslim Center
  • Jamaica Performing Arts Center
  • Jamaica YMCA
  • King Manor
  • LaGuardia Community College Adult & Continuing Education
  • Mutual Housing Association of New York
  • Neighborhood Housing Services Jamaica
  • New York Alliance for Careers in Healthcare
  • Queens College
  • Queens Council on the Arts
  • Queens Economic Development Corporation
  • Queens Hospital
  • Queens Legal Services
  • Queens Library
  • Queens Workforce1 Center
  • Self Help
  • Sikh Cultural Society
  • Sunnyside Community Services, Inc.
  • Sutphin Boulevard Business Improvement District
  • The 165th Street Business Improvement District
  • The 180th Street Business Improvement District
  • The Jamaica Young Professionals
  • The Jamaica Youth Leaders
  • The Tate Group
  • Upwardly Global
  • Visiting Nurse Service of New York
  • Y-Roads

Action Plan Design: Perkins + Will
Photo Credits: Great Jamaica Development Corporation, Queens Workforce1, and NYCEDC

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