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Jamaica  

Jamaica Highlights
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Jamaica Attractions
Jamaica Arts Center
King Mansion (1806)
Queens Borough Public Library
York College
Jamaica Neighborhoods
  Parson Beach
Kew Gardens Jamaica Fresh Meadows
  Richmond Hill
Jamaica Area
  Grand Central Pkwy  

Clear View Expressway

 Jamaica 164th
  Jamaica Ave
Jamaica Overview
 Jamaica Queens is a city with in a city.  Jamaica almost did not become part of Queens until the 1898 consolidation of New York City in to 5 boro's.  Jamaica is comprised of Hillside, Jamaica Hills, and Rochdale.  Rochdale is a housing complex of cooperative apartments built in the 60's.  Rochdale apartments are home to a great number of people, so residents consider it to be a separate area, but it is still within the Jamaica neighborhood.  Jamaica Hills is home to mostly single and multi-family homes and its claim to fame is that contains the Jamaica High School within its boundaries.  Today, Jamaica is filled with large shopping malls and a city landscape of low-cost housing structures.  Most of the commercial buildings one would see in Jamaica appears to be run down and useless.  The irony is that Jamaica Queens once was as commercial empire of New York.

Jamaica Residents & Culture
 Jamaica history shows that is was actually the British Capital of the New York Colony back in the earlier settlers days.  Jamaica was also the home of the first church in Queens, New York. Through the years Jamaica has changed, as it has now become a starting point for many immigrants.  Jamaica is mostly made up of lower middle class families, and students attending near by colleges.

Jamaica Residences & Rent
 Jamaica is filled with one to six story buildings, and other types of low cost housing structures. General rents in the area for studio ranges from $400-$700, one bedroom from $600-$900, two and three bedroom apartments from $1000-$1500.

Jamaica Transportation & Commuting
From Jamaica you can get on New York subways "E, F, J & Z" trains, which will have you in Midtown in 25 minutes and Downtown in 35 minutes.  Jamaica also has access to the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) which can have you in New York PENN Station in about 17 minutes.



Other Area Descriptions

 Astoria  Auburndale  Bayside  Bay Terrace
 Bellerose  Briarwood  Cambria Heights  College Point
 Corona  Douglaston  East Elmhurst  Elmhurst
 Flushing  Forest Hills  Fresh Meadows  Glen Oaks
 Glendale  Howard Beach  Hill Crest  Hollis
 Jackson Heights  Jamaica  Jamaica Estates    Kew Gardens
 Kew Gardens Hills    Laurelton  Little Neck  Long Island City
 Malba  Maspeth  Middle Village  Oakland Gardens
 Ozone Park  Queens Village  Rego Park  Richmond Hill
 Ridgewood  Rockaway Peninsula    Rosedale  Springfield Gardens  
 St. Albans  Sunnyside  Whitestone  Woodhaven
 Woodside