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South Jamaica is located in Queens Community District 12 and its ZIP Codes are 11433 through 11436. [1] It is patrolled primarily by the New York City Police Department's 113th Precinct, [8] but also by the 103rd Precinct. [9] Politically, South Jamaica is represented by the New York City Council's 27th and 28th Districts. [10]
An agricultural cooperative, also known as a farmers' co-op, is a producer cooperative in which farmers pool their resources in certain areas of activities.. A broad typology of agricultural cooperatives distinguishes between agricultural service cooperatives, which provide various services to their individually-farming members, and agricultural production cooperatives in which production ...
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 ...
East New York Farms! consists of a network of two urban farms, UCC Youth Farm and the Pink Houses Community Farm, and a community garden, Fresh Farm, to grow produce for the farmers market. [2] [1] A majority of the families in East New York are Black and Hispanic with approximately 35% being immigrants, many of whom have agricultural backgrounds.
Dairylea Cooperative Inc. was a dairy cooperative which was founded in 1907 as The Dairymen's League when group of dairy farmers in Orange County, New York united to increase their bargaining power. [1] In the 1920s, the Cooperative's membership had increased to more than 100,000 farms. [1]
Meet Bluestockings Cooperative, a 'niche of queer radical bookselling' in New York American Booksellers Association, USA TODAY Updated September 16, 2024 at 1:44 PM
Rochdale Village (pronounced / ˈ r ɑː tʃ. d eɪ l / [1]) is a housing cooperative in the southeastern corner of the New York City borough of Queens.Located in Community District 12, Rochdale Village is grouped as part of Greater Jamaica, corresponding to the former Town of Jamaica. [2]
The Park Slope Food Coop (PSFC) is a food cooperative located in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City. It is one of the oldest and largest active food co-ops in the United States. As a food cooperative, one of its goals is to be a "buying agent to its members, not a selling agent to any industry."