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LOT OF QUESTIONS Continued from Page 8 In the meantime, we did more digging into Park It JFK. On Monday, January 8, the RT contacted the Department of Consumer Affairs, as such businesses are required to have a license to operate through the agency, and the Port Authority, which partners with off-airport parking lots and requires them to pay a fee to make drop offs at the airport. In the FAQ section of the
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Authority,” a Port Authority spokesperson said. “They are not a permitted Off Airport Parking Operator.” By late Monday afternoon, after the RT had reached out to the city agencies, and made an inquiry on the Park It JFK website, ParkItJFK.com was taken down, and seemingly all of their social media accounts, including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram were either deleted or changed names to “EasyJFKParking.” While the ParkItJFK.com web-
Park It JFK has taken over the city-owned land
also continued to accept reservations by phone. The idea of only paying $6-7 for daily airport parking may seem alluring but locals are encouraged to take a look at online reviews of the business. Who’s really behind Park It JFK? That still remains a mystery and as of press time, The Rockaway Times was still piecing things together. Stay tuned.
Old signs saying the Marina is coming soon still stand at the lot
ParkItJFK.com website, it said a Port Authority fee would be collected upon arrival. Consumer Affairs stated, “Park It JFK at 350 Beach 80th Street in Rockaway does not have a DCA parking lot license.” “Park It JFK does not have a relationship with the Port
site was removed, preventing customers from reserving their parking plans directly through the company, as of Wednesday, a third-party website, Way.com still had the company listed and was accepting reservations, which customers pre-pay for through the website. Park It JFK
Planned Work Underway At Ft. Tilden
We got an inquiry about all the work going on at Fort Tilden and Jennifer T. Nersesian, Superintendent of Gateway National Recreation Area, gave us a quick response: “They are removing the old failed bulk-
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As for the city’s plans, a spokesperson said, “EDC is working with City Law and enforcement actions are in progress.” At the Community Board meeting Tuesday night, Gaska said he expects the parking lot business “to be evicted by the spring.” Maybe like the sign says, the marina will be coming soon.
head that's out there, and will then move on to demo the four cement buildings behind it (the "Aquatics" buildings). This was a part of the Shore Road plan that was completed a couple of years ago.”