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South Jamaica (also commonly known as "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 the ...
Jamaica is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It is mainly composed of a large commercial and retail area, though part of the neighborhood is also residential. Jamaica is bordered by Hollis to the east; St. Albans, Springfield Gardens, Cambria Heights, Rochdale Village to the southeast; South Jamaica to the south; Richmond ...
Far Rockaway is a neighborhood on the eastern part of the Rockaway peninsula in the New York City borough of Queens. It is the easternmost section of the Rockaways. The neighborhood extends from Beach 32nd Street east to the Nassau County line. Its southern boundary is the Atlantic Ocean; it is one of the neighborhoods along Rockaway Beach.
When Jamaica gained independence in 1962, the murder rate was 3.9 per 100,000 inhabitants, one of the lowest in the world. [4] In 2022, Jamaica had 1,508 murders, for a murder rate of 53.34 per 100,000 people, [5] the highest murder rate in the world. [2] [6] Jamaica recorded 1,680 murders in 2009. [7] In 2010, there were 1,428, in 2011, 1,125.
List of cities by homicide rate. The following article is a list of cities sorted by homicide rates in the world, excluding active war zones. The homicide rate of a city is an imprecise tool for comparison, as the population within city borders may not best represent an urban or metropolitan area with varying rates in different areas.
11427, 11428, 11429. Area codes. 718, 347, 929, and 917. Queens Village is a mostly residential middle class neighborhood in the eastern part of the New York City borough of Queens. It is bound by Hollis to the west, Cambria Heights to the south, Bellerose, Queens and Elmont, Nassau County to the east, and Oakland Gardens to the north.
718, 347, 929, and 917. Flushing is a neighborhood in the north-central portion of the New York City borough of Queens. The neighborhood is the fourth-largest central business district in New York City. [3][4] Downtown Flushing is a major commercial and retail area, and the intersection of Main Street and Roosevelt Avenue at its core is the ...
South Jamaica Houses. 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, 160th ...