Cord Meyer Supports Tenants, Community During COVID-19 Crisis

Cord Meyer Development, whose portfolio of properties includes the Bay Terrace Shopping Center and Bay Lane Estates in Bayside and retail and office tenants throughout Queens, has partnered with a number of local businesses during the COVID-19 crisis to provide donations to hospitals and not-for-profits across the borough. According to Cord Meyer Development Chief Operating Officer Anthony Colletti, the ongoing effort offers meals to healthcare workers and the basic necessities of life to vulnerable populations while bringing business to Cord Meyer’s tenants during these challenging economic times.

“For generations, Cord Meyer Development has been a vital part of Queens, helping to develop what is today a vibrant and diverse community like no other,” said Colletti. “We owe a large part of our continued success to our local residents and business people. Partnering with neighborhood merchants to feed and provide comfort to local heroes and neighbors is our way of helping the community while supporting our tenants at the Bay Terrace Shopping Center.”

Partnering with a number of Forest Hills and Bay Terrace Shopping Center restaurants that remain open with curbside pick-up and delivery, Cord Meyer has arranged for food delivery to Elmhurst Hospital health care workers and donated gift cards to Forest Hills Ambulance Corp. and the workers of Ozanam Hall Nursing Home. Cord Meyer has also been working with popular Forest Hills restaurant Austin Public to fund donations of food that have been delivered to front line healthcare and essential workers at LIJ Forest Hills Hospital (Northwell Health), New York Presbyterian Medical Group/Queens and the Woodside Fire Department. Meals have also been secured for families of Forest Hills High School students faced with food insecurity.

For social service organizations that accept monetary donations, Cord Meyer has donated to Commonpoint Queens to help fund its food deliveries to homebound older adults, and to Food for the Fearless, a team of three Bayside restaurants providing food for healthcare first responders. For Sunrise Association, which provides programs for children with cancer and their families, Cord Meyer has funded the purchase of toys and helped assemble gift bags of toys for delivery to area hospitals.

“Cord Meyer looks forward to a long partnership with Sunrise Association,” remarked Cord Meyer Development President and CEO Matthew Whalen. “Their year-round programs and in-hospital recreational activities bring joy to children when it’s needed most. We are committed to helping as many organizations as possible and honored to support our healthcare heroes, our tenants, and all those making a difference.”

For a complete list of shopping, banking, restaurant, and service establishments currently open at the Bay Terrace, please visit www.bayterrace.com.