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 Seth Bornstein at the Queens Borough President’s Office at (718) 286-2667 or sbornstein@queensbp.org for changes or updates.
BOROUGHWIDE &
REGIONAL
Association of Minority Enterprises of New York (AMENY)
James Heyliger
135-20 Liberty Avenue, 2nd Floor
Richmond Hill, NY 11419
(718) 291-1641
Caribbean-American Chamber of Commerce
Roy Hastick
Brooklyn Navy Yard Brooklyn, NY 11205
(718) 834-4544
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Eduardo Giraldo
76-11 37th Ave., Suite 203
Jackson Heights, NY 11372
(718) 899-4418
Korean-American Small Bus. Serv. Center
Sung Soo Kim
146-03 34th Ave.
Flushing, New York 11354
(718) 886-5533
New York State Chapter of the National Association of Minority Contractors
Lennox Britton, Managing Director
Brooklyn Navy Yard
63 Flushing Ave. Unit 310
Brooklyn, New York 11205
(718) 246-8380
Queens Borough Chamber of
Commerce
Bill Egan, Executive Director
75-20 Astoria Blvd., Room 140
Jackson Heights, New York 11370
(718) 898-8500
www.queenschamber.org
Queens Economic
Development Corp.
Spencer Ferdinand, Executive Director
120-55 Queens Blvd., Room 309
Kew Gardens, New York 11424
(718) 263-0546
www.queensny.org
ASTORIA
Broadway Merchants & Professional Organization
Linda Perno
P.O. Box 3212
Long Island City, New York 11102
(718) 721-8252
Astoria Restoration Association
Salvatore Gaglialdo, President
Catherine Piecora, Executive Director
31-28 Ditmars Blvd.
Astoria, New York 11105
(718) 726-0034
Steinway Street DMA BID
Sam Pirozzolo, Chairman
Ms. Marie Torniali, District Manager
28-27 Steinway St.
Astoria, New York 11103
(718) 728-7820
30th Avenue Area Merchants Assoc.
Frank Arcabascio
36-17 30th Ave.
Astoria, New York 11102
(718) 956-3366
36th Avenue Merchants Assoc.
Gerald Walsh
c/o Dutch Kills Civic
41-20 29th Ave.
Long Island City, New York 11101
(718) 786-2049
Industrial Business Zone Provider (Steinway)
Queens Business Outreach Center
Miriam Miranda
96-11 40th Rd.
Corona, NY 11368
(718) 205-3773
mmiranda@bocnet.org
BAYSIDE
Bayside Business Association
Ms. Judith Limpert
North Fork Bank
214-01 Northern Blvd.
Bayside, New York 11361
Tel (718) 229-4700
Oakland Gardens Merchants Assoc.
Lewis Gould
61-07 Springfield Blvd.
Bayside, New York 11364
BELLEROSE
Joint Bellerose Business District
Kay Payne
50 Superior Rd.
Bellerose, New York 11001
(516) 352-6415
COLLEGE POINT
College Point Board of Trade
Thomas DePalma, Acting President
14-15 College Point Blvd.
College Point, New York 11356
(718) 939-3393
www.collegepoint.org
CORONA
Corona Business Assoc.
Ruben Pena
c/o Accion Latina, Inc.
39-19 103rd St. Corona, New York 11368
(718) 429-0500
Junction Boulevard Merchants Assoc.
John Ferrara
37-50 Junction Blvd.
Corona, New York 11368
(718) 899-6563
Lefrak City Merchants Assoc.
Jim Galloway
P.O. Box 730634
Corona, New York 11373
(718) 271-4309
Northern Blvd. Merchants Assoc.
Gerard Murray
106-11 Northern Blvd.
Corona, New York 11368
(718)426-2652
ELMHURST
Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce
John F. Blaha
87-02 Queens Blvd.
Elmhurst, New York 11373
FLUSHING
Flushing Chamber of Commerce
Richard Gelman, Myra Baird Herce & Jack Hogan, Co-Presidents
136-29 38th Ave.
Flushing, New York 11354
(718) 358-3200
Flushing Chinese Business Association
Peter Koo, President
40-48 Main Street, Suite 302
Flushing, New York 11354
(718) 353-2320
Flushing Development Center
Fred Fu, President
133-31 39th Ave., Suite C-13
Flushing, NY 11354
(718) 358-9737
Union Turnpike Merchants Assoc.
Wendy Marsh
180-12 Union Turnpike
Flushing, New York 11366
(718) 380-5353
Downtown Flushing Transit Hub
Mabel Law, Executive Director
James Gerson, Chair
Business Improvement District
30-01 Main Street, Suite 507
Flushing, NY 11354
(718) 888-1805
FOREST HILLS
Forest Hills Chamber of Commerce
Leslie Brown
P.O, Box 1123
Forest Hills, New York 11375
(718) 268-6565
www.shopforesthills.com
GLENDALE
Glendale Chamber of Commerce
Werner Lehner
71-04 Myrtle Ave.
Glendale, New York 11385
(718) 456-2389
JACKSON HEIGHTS
82nd Street DMA
Sharada Devi, Executive Director
37-06 82nd Street
Jackson Heights, NY 11372
(718) 335-9421
Jackson Heights Bangladeshi
Business Association
37-08 73rd St.
Jackson Heights, NY 11372
(64) 220-0456
Jackson Heights Business &
Professional Assoc.
77-10 34th Ave., Apt. A74
Jackson Heights, New York 11372
(718) 476-3173
The New Northern Blvd. Business Assoc.
Mal Press
33-26 92nd St.
Jackson Heights,
New York 11372
(718) 899-6247
JAMAICA
Jamaica Chamber of Commerce
Robert M. Richards
90-25 161st St. Room 505
Jamaica, New York 11432
(718) 657-4800
Sutphin Blvd. Business Improvement District
Melva Miller, Executive Director
89-00 Sutphin Blvd., Suite 305D
Jamaica, New York 11435
(718) 291-2110
www.sutphinblvdbid.org
Greater Jamaica Development Corp.
Carlisle Towery, Executive Director
90-04 161st St.
Jamaica, New York 11432
(718) 291-0282
www.gjdc.org
Jamaica Center Improvement Assoc.
Ms. Janet Barkan, Executive Director
90-50 Parson Blvd., Rm 402.
Jamaica, New York 11432
(718) 526-2422
165th Street Mall Improvement Assoc.
Derek Irby, Executive Director
161-04 Jamaica Avenue
Jamaica, New York 11432
(718) 298-5489
180th Street DMA
Barry Dorf, President
Derek Irby, Executive Director
161-04 Jamaica Ave.
Jamaica, New York 11432
(718) 298-5489
John F. Kennedy International Airport Chamber of Commerce
Linda Courtis
P.O. Box 300687
Jamaica, New York 11430
(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
(718) 928-5310
LONG ISLAND CITY
Long Island City Business
Development Corp.
Queens Plaza Business
Improvement District & Industrial Business Zone Provider
Gayle Baron
29-10 Thomson Ave., 9th Fl.
Long Island City, New York 11101
(718) 786-5300
www.licbdc.org
East River Development Alliance
Debra-Ellen Glickstein
12-11 40th Ave.
Long Island City, NY 11101
(718) 784-0877
MASPETH
Maspeth Chamber of Commerce
Maryanne Zero, President
P.O. Box 780265
Maspeth, New York 11378
(718) 326-2400
West Maspeth Local
Development Corp.
Lee Principe
57-20 49th St.
Maspeth, New York 11378
(718) 821-6762 or (718) 456-4900
Maspeth Industrial Development
Phil Galasso
2 Galasso Pl.
Maspeth, NY 11378
(516) 433-0333
Industrial Business Zone Provider
Mayor’s Office of
Manufacturing Businesses
Betsy Imershein
110 William St.
New York, NY 10038
(212) 618-6790
bimershein@sbs.nyc.gov
QUEENS VILLAGE
Queens Village Local
Development Corporation
Laurence Christian
P.O. Box 280706
Queens Village, NY 11428
(718) 217-5217
www.QueensVillageLDC.org
RICHMOND HILL
Richmond Hill East Business
Persons, Inc.
Michael Butler
134-11 Hillside Avenue
Richmond Hill, NY 11418
(718) 291-4838
RIDGEWOOD
Fresh Pond Chamber of Commerce
Frederick H. Roberts
67-09 Fresh Pond Road
Ridgewood, New York 11385
(718) 821-6235
Myrtle Avenue DMA
Theodore Renz, Executive Director
c/o Ridgewood LDC.
60-82 Myrtle Ave.,
Ridgewood, New York 11385
(718) 366-3806
www.ridgewood-ny.com
ROCKAWAY
Chamber of Commerce
of the Rockaways
Joanie Omeste, Executive Director
253 Beach 116th St.
Rockaway Park, New York 11694
(718) 634-1300
www.rockawaychamberofcommerce.com
Rockaway Development &
Revitalization Corp.
Kevin Alexander,
Executive Director
19-20 Mott Ave., Room 2
Far Rockaway, New York 11691
(718) 471-6040
www.rdrc.org
Ocean Bay Development Corporation
Pat Simon, Executive Director
434 Beach 54th Street
Arverne New York 11692.
(718) 945-8640
SOUTH OZONE PARK
Rockaway Blvd. Local Development Corp.
Jacques Kartaron
142-11 Rockaway Blvd.
South Ozone Park, NY 11420
(718) 323-6039
SUNNYSIDE
Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce
Luke Adams
31-10 Thompson Ave. Room M-222
Long Island City, New York 11101
(718) 482-6053
www.sunnysidechamber.org
WOODHAVEN
Woodhaven DMA/BID
Maria Thomson, Director
84-01 Jamaica Ave.
Woodhaven, New York 11421
(718) 805-0202
WOODSIDE
Woodside-on-the-Move
Thomas J. Ryan
39-42 59th St., 2nd Fl
Woodside, New York 11377
(718) 476-8449
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