2024-11-21T12:03:43-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150147075/jfk-airport-invites-ideas-for-new-central-hub-part-of-greater-13bn-makeover Alexander Walter 2019-07-19T16:02:00-04:00 >2019-07-19T16:02:53-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/8e/8e87af93fe3b2d8cff28cc232123193d.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>[...] the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is issuing a Request for Information for the design and development of JFK Central, an approximately 14-acre, mixed-use space at the epicenter of the redeveloped John F. Kennedy International Airport. This new site offers a blank canvas to create a centrally-located commercial and recreational public space to serve today's travelers and employees, and capitalizes on the broader transformation of JFK currently underway.</p></em><br /><br /><p>"Airports are the front door to New York which is why it is so important that we transform JFK Airport into an innovative, modern, and accommodating space for domestic and international travelers," New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said in his <a href="http://www.panynj.gov/press-room/press-item.cfm?headLine_id=3170" target="_blank">announcement</a> of the Request for Information for JFK Central Hub, part of the greater <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150089507/new-details-emerge-for-jfk-airport-s-13-billion-revamp" target="_blank">$13 billion airport redevelopment</a>. <br></p> <p>"We are moving ahead with a $13 billion transformation plan that will fundamentally reimagine the airport for the 21st century and as part of that effort JFK Central will create a more unified airport and further solidify New York's position as the premier entry point into our country for the rest of the world."</p> <p>The RFI can be accessed <a href="http://www.panynj.gov/business-opportunities/pdf/RFIDOC_54580.pdf" target="_blank">here</a> (PDF).<br></p>