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Jamaica Estates is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. Jamaica Estates is part of Queens Community District 8 [ 1 ] and located in the northern portion of Jamaica . It is bounded by Union Turnpike to the north, Hillside Avenue to the south, Utopia Parkway and Homelawn Street to the west, and 188th Street to the east.
Jamaica Avenue was an ancient trail for tribes from as far away as the Ohio River and the Great Lakes, coming to trade skins and furs for wampum. [15] It was in 1655 that the first settlers paid the Native Americans with two guns, a coat, and some powder and lead, for the land lying between the old trail and "Beaver Pond" (now filled in; what is now Tuckerton Street north of Liberty Avenue ...
718, 347, 929, and 917. South Jamaica Houses is a housing project in South Jamaica, Queens, New York. It is nicknamed "40 Projects." [1] [2] [3] The original complex, South Jamaica I Houses opened in 1940, [4] [5] while the second complex, South Jamaica II Houses, opened in 1954. [4] The entire complex is bounded by South Road to the north ...
Zazzle. Zazzle is an American online marketplace that allows designers and customers to create their own products with independent manufacturers (clothing, posters, etc.), as well as use images from participating companies. Zazzle has partnered with many brands to amass a collection of digital images from companies like Disney, Warner Brothers ...
Significant dates. Added to NRHP. September 8, 1983. Designated NYCL. May 25, 1967. Grace Episcopal Church Complex is a historic Episcopal church complex at 155-15 Jamaica Avenue in Jamaica, Queens, New York City, in U.S. state of New York. The complex includes the church, parish house, and cemetery. The church was built between 1861 and 1862.
New York University has settled a federal lawsuit with four students over antisemitism on campus for a confidential amount, the university said in a statement Tuesday.
Beth Olam Cemetery. May 16, 2016( #16000254) 2 Cypress Hills St.40°41′26″N73°52′48″W / 40.69069°N 73.87990°W / 40.69069; -73.87990 (Beth Olam Cemetery) Cypress Hills. Rural cemetery started in 1851 by the three oldest Jewish congregations in the city; contains many different examples of architecture and funerary art.
South Jamaica (also commonly known as "The Southside") is a residential neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York City, located south of downtown Jamaica.Although a proper border has not been established, the neighborhood is a subsection of greater Jamaica bounded by the Long Island Rail Road Main Line tracks, Jamaica Avenue, or Liberty Avenue to the north; the Van Wyck Expressway on ...