Local
Development Corporation
This
list of Local Development Corporations and Chambers
of Commerce is arranged by neighborhood and includes
all local groups involved in business activity.
Some groups are professionally staffed while others
are run by volunteers.
Periodically names, offices and phone numbers
may have changed since this list was updated.
Contact Melva Miller at the Queens Borough President's
Office at (718) 286-2655 for changes or updates.
BOROUGH-WIDE & REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Mr.
James Heyliger
Association of Minority Enterprises of NY (AMENY)
135-20 Liberty Avenue, 2nd Floor
Richmond Hill, NY 11419
Tel: (718) 291-1641
Fax: (718) 291-1887
James Riso
Bayside Village Business Improvement District,
Inc.
36-35 Bell Boulevard
Bayside, NY 11361
Tel: (718) 229-4300
Fax: (718) 225-3746
Kevin Jemmott, President
Cambria Heights Development Corporation
Tel: (718) 712-4590
www.chdcqueens.org
Mr. Roy Hastick
Caribbean-American Chamber of Commerce
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Brooklyn, NY 11205
Tel: (718) 834-4544
Fax: (718) 834-9774
Teresa Scott
Coalition for Far Rockaway
15-25 Central Avenue
Far Rockaway, 11691
Tel: (718) 327- 7755
Mr. Eduardo Giraldo
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
76-11 37th Ave., Suite 203
Jackson Heights, NY 11372
Tel: (718) 899-4418
Fax: (718) 899-5998
Terri Adams
Hunters Point Community Development Corporation
49-10 Vernon Blvd.
Long Island City, NY 11101
Tel: (718) 786-9245
Mr. Sung Soo Kim
Korean-American Small Bus. Serv. Center
146-03 34th Ave.
Flushing, NY 11354
Tel: (718) 886-5533
Fax: (718) 886-8835
Mr. Lennox Britton, Managing Director
NY State Chapter of the National Association of
Minority Contractors
Brooklyn Navy Yard
63 Flushing Ave. Unit 310
Brooklyn, NY 11205
Tel: (718) 246-8380
Fax: (718) 246-8376
Mr. Bill Egan, Executive Director
Queens Borough Chamber of Commerce
75-20 Astoria Blvd., Room 140
Jackson Heights, NY 11370
Tel: (718) 898-8500
Fax: (718) 898-8599
www.queenschamber.org
Mr. Spencer Ferdinand, Executive Director
Queens Economic Development Corp.
120-55 Queens Blvd., Room 309
Kew Gardens, NY 11424
Tel: (718) 263-0546
Fax: (718) 263-0594
www.queensny.org
Rockaway Park Business Development Association
425 Beach 123rd Street
Rockaway Park, 11694
Glenn T. Yule
Executive Director
Sunnyside Business Improvement District
PO Box 4477
Sunnyside, NY 11104
Tel: (347) 533-3066
ASTORIA
Broadway
Merchants & Professional Organization
Ms. Linda Perno
P.O. Box 3212
Long Island City, NY 11102
Tel: (718) 721-8252
Astoria Restoration Association
Mr. Salvatore Gaglialdo, President
Catherine Piecora, Executive Director
31-28 Ditmars Blvd.
Astoria, NY 11105
Tel: (718) 726-0034
Steinway Astoria Partnership
Mr. Sam Pirozzolo, Chairman
Ms. Marie Torniali, District Manager
25-69 38th Street, #1C
Astoria, NY 11103
Tel: (718) 728-7820
Fax: (718) 728-7413
www.steinwaystreet.org
30th Avenue Area Merchants Assoc.
Frank Arcabascio
36-17 30th Ave.
Astoria, NY 11102
Tel: (718) 956-3366
Fax: (718) 278-1766
36th Avenue Merchants Assoc.
Mr. Gerald Walsh
c/o Dutch Kills Civic
41-20 29th Ave.
Long Island City, NY 11101
Tel: (718) 786-2049
Industrial Business Zone Provider (Steinway)
Ms. Miriam Miranda
Queens Business Outreach Center
96-11 40th Rd.
Corona, NY 11368
Tel: (718) 205-3773
mmiranda@bocnet.org
BAYSIDE
Bayside Business Association
Ms. Judith Limpert
Capital One Bank
214-01 Northern Blvd.
Bayside, NY 11361
Tel (718) 229-4700
Fax: (718) 428-6379
Oakland Gardens Merchants Assoc.
Mr. Lewis Gould
61-07 Springfield Blvd.
Bayside, NY 11364
BELLEROSE
Joint Bellerose Business District
Ms. Kay Payne
50 Superior Rd.
Bellerose, NY 11001
(516) 352-6415
COLLEGE POINT
College Point Board of Trade
Thomas DePalma, Acting President
14-15 College Point Blvd.
College Point, NY 11356
Tel: (718) 939-3393
Fax: (718) 359-1432
www.collegepoint.org
CORONA
Corona Business Assoc.
Mr. Ruben Pena
c/o Accion Latina, Inc.
39-19 103rd St.
Corona, NY 11368
Tel: (718) 429-0500
Fax: (718) 429-0026
Junction Boulevard Merchants Assoc.
Mr. John Ferrara
37-50 Junction Blvd.
Corona, NY 11368
Tel: (718) 899-6563
Fax: (718) 424-4471
Lefrak City Merchants Assoc.
Mr. Jim Galloway
P.O. Box 730634
Corona, NY 11373
Tel: (718) 271-4309
Fax: (718) 271-6841
Northern Blvd. Merchants Assoc.
Mr. Gerard Murray
106-11 Northern Blvd.
Corona, NY 11368
Tel: (718)426-2652
Fax: (718) 898-1553
ELMHURST
Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce
Mr. John F. Blaha
87-02 Queens Blvd.
Elmhurst, NY 11373
FLUSHING
Flushing Chamber of Commerce
Richard Gelman, Myra Baird Herce & Jack Hogan,
Co-Presidents
136-29 38th Ave.
Flushing, NY 11354
Tel: (718) 358-3200
Fax: (718) 358-4400
Flushing Chinese Business Association
Mr. Peter Koo, President
40-48 Main Street, Suite 302
Flushing, NY 11354
Tel: (718) 353-2320
Fax: (718) 353-1092
Flushing Development Center
Mr. Fred Fu, President
133-31 39th Ave., Suite C-13
Flushing, NY 11354
Tel: (718) 358-9737
Fax: (718) 358-7724
Union Turnpike Merchants Assoc.
Ms. Wendy Marsh
180-12 Union Turnpike
Flushing, NY 11366
Tel: (718) 380-5353
Downtown Flushing Transit Hub
Ms. Mabel Law, Executive Director
Mr. James Gerson, Chair
Business Improvement District
30-01 Main Street, Suite 507
Flushing, NY 11354
Tel: (718) 888-1805
Fax: (718) 888-1248
FOREST
HILLS
Forest Hills Chamber of Commerce
Ms. Leslie Brown
P.O, Box 1123
Forest Hills, NY 11375
Tel: (718) 268-6565
Fax: (718) 268-6565
www.shopforesthills.com
GLENDALE
Glendale Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Werner Lehner
71-04 Myrtle Ave.
Glendale, NY 11385
Tel: (718) 456-2389
JACKSON HEIGHTS
82nd Street DMA
Ms. Sharada Devi, Executive Director
37-06 82nd Street
Jackson Heights, NY 11372
Tel: (718) 335-9421
Fax: (718) 507-2977
37-08 73rd St.
Jackson Heights Bangladeshi Business Association
Jackson Heights, NY 11372
Tel: (64) 220-0456
Fax: (718) 478-4791
Jackson Heights Business & Professional Assoc.
P.O. Box 36
77-10 34th Ave., Apt. A74
Jackson Heights, NY 11372
Tel: (718) 476-3173
Fax: (718) 476-0671
The New Northern Blvd. Business Assoc.
Mr. Mal Press
33-26 92nd St.
Jackson Heights, NY 11372
Tel: (718) 899-6247
Fax: (718) 899-6247
JAMAICA
Jamaica Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Robert M. Richards
90-25 161st St. Room 505
Jamaica, NY 11432
Tel: (718) 657-4800
Fax: (718) 658-4642
Sutphin Blvd. Business Improvement District
89-00 Sutphin Blvd., Suite 305D
Jamaica, NY 11435
Tel: (718) 291-2110
Fax: (718) 291-2109
www.sutphinblvdbid.org
Greater Jamaica Development Corp.
Mr. Carlisle Towery, Executive Director
(Empire Zone Sponsor & Industrial Business Zone
Provider for Jamaica and JFK)
90-04 161st St.
Jamaica, NY 11432
Tel: (718) 291-0282
Fax: (718) 658-1405
www.gjdc.org
Jamaica Center Improvement Assoc.
90-50 Parson Blvd., Rm 402
Jamaica, NY 11432
Tel: (718) 526-2422
Fax: (718) 526-0215
165th Street Mall Improvement Assoc.
Mr. Derek Irby, Executive Director
c/o Jamaica Arts Center
161-04 Jamaica Avenue
Jamaica, NY 11432
Tel: (718) 298-5489
Fax: (718) 658-7922
180th Street DMA
Mr. Barry Dorf, President
Mr. Derek Irby, Executive Director
c/o Jamaica Arts Center
161-04 Jamaica Ave.
Jamaica, NY 11432
Tel: (718) 298-5489
Fax: (718) 658-7922
John F. Kennedy International Airport
Ms. Linda Courtis
Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 300687
Jamaica, NY 11430
Tel: (718) 656-7850
www.jfk-airport.org
LAURELTON
Local Development Corporation of Laurelton, Rosedale
and Springfield Gardens
Tony Berkel, Executive Director
232-18 Merrick Blvd.
Laurelton, NY 11413
Tel: (718) 928-5310
Fax: (718) 978-2995
LONG ISLAND CITY
Long Island City Business Development Corp.
Ms. Gayle Baron
Queens Plaza Business Improvement District & Industrial
Business Zone Provider
29-10 Thomson Ave., 9th Fl.
Long Island City, NY 11101
Tel: (718) 786-5300
Fax: (718) 937-1799
www.licbdc.org
East River Development Alliance
Ms. Debra-Ellen Glickstein
12-11 40th Ave.
Long Island City, NY 11101
Tel: (718) 784-0877
Fax: (718) 729-1288
MASPETH
Maspeth Chamber of Commerce
Ms. Maryanne Zero, President
P.O. Box 780265
Maspeth, NY 11378
Tel: (718) 326-2400
West Maspeth Local Development Corp.
Mr. Lee Principe
57-20 49th St.
Maspeth, NY 11378
Tel: (718) 821-6762 or (718) 456-4900
Fax: (718) 651-5175
Maspeth Industrial Development
Mr. Phil Galasso
2 Galasso Pl.
Maspeth, NY 11378
Tel: (516) 433-0333
Industrial Business Zone Provider
Ms. Betsy Imershein
c/o Mayor's Office of Manufacturing Businesses
110 William St.
NY, NY 10038
Tel: (212) 618-6790
bimershein@sbs.nyc.gov
QUEENS VILLAGE
Queens Village Local Development Corporation
Mr. Laurence Christian
P.O. Box 280706
Queens Village, NY 11428
Tel: (718) 217-5217
www.queensvillageldc.org
RICHMOND HILL
Richmond Hill East Business Persons, Inc.
Mr. Michael Butler
134-11 Hillside Avenue
Richmond Hill, NY 11418
Tel: (718) 291-4838
Fax: (718) 291-4910
RIDGEWOOD
Fresh Pond Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Frederick H. Roberts
67-09 Fresh Pond Road
Ridgewood, NY 11385
Tel: (718) 821-6235
Fax: (718) 628-6689
Myrtle Avenue DMA
Mr. Theodore Renz, Executive Director
c/o Ridgewood LDC.
60-82 Myrtle Ave.,
Ridgewood, NY 11385
Tel: (718) 366-3806
Fax: (718) 381-7080
www.ridgewood-ny.com
ROCKAWAY
Chamber of Commerce of the Rockaways
Ms. Joanie Omeste, Executive Director
253 Beach 116th St.
Rockaway Park, NY 11694
Tel: (718) 634-1300
Fax: (718) 634-9623
www.rockawaychamberofcommerce.com
Rockaway Development & Revitalization Corp.
Kevin Alexander, Executive Director
19-20 Mott Ave., Room 2
Far Rockaway, NY 11691
Tel: (718) 471-6040
Fax: (718) 337-1208
www.rdrc.org
Ocean Bay Development Corporation
Ms. Pat Simon, Executive Director
434 Beach 54th Street
Arverne, NY 11692.
Tel: (718) 945-8640
Fax: (718) 945-8642
SOUTH OZONE PARK
Rockaway Blvd. Local Development Corp.
Mr. Jacques Kartaron
142-11 Rockaway Blvd.
South Ozone Park, NY 11420
Tel: (718) 323-6039
Fax: (718) 323-6257
SUNNYSIDE
Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Luke Adams
c/o LaGuardia College
31-10 Thompson Ave. Room M-222
Long Island City, NY 11101
Tel: (718) 482-6053
www.sunnysidechamber.org
WOODHAVEN
Woodhaven DMA/BID
Ms. Maria Thomson, Director
84-01 Jamaica Ave.
Woodhaven, NY 11421
Tel: (718) 805-0202
Fax: (718) 805-2929
WOODSIDE
Woodside-on-the-Move
Rosa M. Reyes, MSW
39-42 59th St., 2nd Fl
Woodside, NY 11377
Tel: (718) 476-8449
Fax: (718) 476-6946
