Aug. 6, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon

Could a new parking lot for trucks at JFK Airport improve the quality of life for Queens residents? The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey thinks it can.

Officials on Tuesday broke ground at John F. Kennedy International Airport in southeastern Queens on an expanded parking plaza for big rigs and other trucks. The sprawling lot is expected to triple the current parking capacity while taking idling trucks off neighborhood streets.

The future lot, expected to open in 2026, will accommodate up to 150 trucks while easing the burden placed on locals who have had to deal with illegal commercial truck parking that takes up in-demand parking space and leads to other quality-of-life concerns such as loud noise.

“It will really help to address a long-s

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