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ContentsTHE 2021 QUEENS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GUIDE
A New Dawn, a New Day, a New Mindset
Rebuilding, Recovery, Resilience
The Queens Chamber
of Commerce
The Bulova Building
75-20 Astoria Blvd. Suite 140 Jackson Heights, NY 11370 info@queenschamber.org 718-898-8500 www.queenschamber.org
Chairperson
Thomas Santucci
President &
Chief Executive Officer Thomas J. Grech
Chief of Operations
Joanne M. Persad
Board of Directors
Stephanie Baldwin Fran Biderman-Gross Susan Browning Kenneth J. Buettner Charles E. Callahan Ali Chaudhry
Sal Crifasi
Steven DeClara
Richard Dzwlewicz Charles Everett, Jr. Joseph R. Ficalora Tamara Gavrielof Howard Graf
Dr. Cameron Hernandez Raymond Irrera Kenneth Koenig
Neil Levin
Bert Lurch
Carl Mattone
Patricia Mezeul Melinda Murray Nyack Maria Odysseus Stephen Preuss
Nash Roe
Jeffrey Rosenstock Juan Santiago
Thomas Santucci
Mark Scheinberg
Caryn Schwab
Sher Sparano
Michelle Stoddart
Terri Thomson
Henry Wan
Mark Weprin
Patrick Yu
Daniel Zausner
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A MESSAGE FROM QUEENS BOROUGH PRESIDENT DONOVAN RICHARDS
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A MESSAGE FROM QUEENS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PRESIDENT & CEO THOMAS J. GRECH
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QUEENS MAP AND KEY STATS
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TIMELINE OF QUEENS
History, Mission & What’s Next 12 Real Estate 14 Borough President Q&A 16 Diversity 18 Sports 20 Higher Education 22 Transportation 25 Energy 26 Port Authority 28 Food & Beverage 30 Finance 33 Top 5 Reasons 37 Northwell Health 38 NewYork-Presbyterian Queens 40 Technology 42 Membership Benefits 44
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