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Gertz was a New York-based department store, headquartered in Jamaica, Queens. Founded in 1918 by Benjamin Gertz, along with his five sons, [1] the company was acquired by Allied Stores in 1941. [2] [3] Gertz department store in Mid-Island Plaza in Hicksville, New York in 1957
The Supreme Team was an organized crime syndicate that operated throughout the 1980s in New York City. Their headquarters was the Baisley Park Projects, in South Jamaica, Queens, New York City, New York. [1] The leaders were Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff and his nephew, Gerald "Prince" Miller. In 1989, McGriff began serving a 10 year sentence in ...
Jamaica is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens.It has a popular large commercial and retail area, though part of the neighborhood is also residential. Jamaica is bordered by Hollis, St Albans, and Cambria Heights to the east; South Jamaica, Rochdale Village, John F. Kennedy International Airport, and Springfield Gardens to the south; Laurelton and Rosedale to the southeast ...
Baisley Park Houses is a housing project in South Jamaica, Queens, New York, completed on April 30, 1961.The development consists of five, 8-story buildings with 386 apartment units for an estimated 1,057 people.
A 2011 Nova Bus LFS (8007) on the Queens Village-bound Q1 local leaving the 165th Street Bus Terminal, traveling north on 165th Street at 89th Avenue in Jamaica, Queens in September 2018. The Q1 begins at Bays 1 and 2 of the 165th Street Bus Terminal. It runs north along Merrick Boulevard to Hillside Avenue, then proceeds east along Hillside ...
The term "posse" was adopted from Hollywood Western films, which were popular in Kingston and other impoverished areas in Jamaica. Many posses are named after streets or neighborhoods in Jamaica. [3] The widespread poverty and violence of Jamaican society provided the catalyst for the development of posses. [4]
Pages in category "Companies based in Queens, New York" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Lefferts Boulevard is a major north–south thoroughfare in Queens, New York City, running through the communities of Kew Gardens, Richmond Hill, and South Ozone Park.Its northern end is at Kew Gardens Road, in Kew Gardens, and its southern end is located within John F. Kennedy International Airport.