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  2. Jamaica, Queens - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. Marie Van Brittan Brown and Albert L. Brown - Wikipedia

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    Marie was born in Jamaica, Queens, New York. [3] Marie married Albert L. Brown, also African-American. The couple lived at 151–158 & 135th Avenue in Jamaica, Queens, New York. [4] She had no siblings. [5] Marie and Albert had two children. Their daughter also became a nurse and inventor. [6] Marie died in Queens on February 2, 1999 aged ...

  4. Murder of George Seitz - Wikipedia

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    George "Clarence" Seitz (December 12, 1894 – December 10, 1976) [1] was an American World War I military veteran, [2] [clarification needed] who was murdered in the neighborhood of Jamaica in New York City on December 10, 1976. Police recovered his remains 43 years later, and arrested his alleged murderer in 2021.

  5. John Dunkley - Wikipedia

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    The following year, Dunkley received a bronze medal for "notable contribution to the art of the world" at the New York World's Fair. Three works, "Back to Nature", "Jerboa" and "Pastures" were exhibited at the Institute of Jamaica's 1945 Survey of West Indian Painting, a show that also traveled to Canada. Four paintings including "Banana ...

  6. Jamaica Estates, Queens - Wikipedia

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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.

  7. Rose Leon - Wikipedia

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    Leon was born to a pharmacist, Benjamin Joseph Huie, and Adella née Murray Hui on 20 October 1911 in Saint Ann Parish.She was educated in the Central Branch Elementary School and Wolmer’s Girls' School, both in Jamaica, and later in New York City at the Abyssinian School of Cosmetic Chemistry.

  8. File:Jamaica Ave., Jamaica, New York. LOC gsc.5a29450.jpg

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    Images in this collection have been placed in the public domain by the heirs of the photographers. Public domain Public domain false false This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published in the United States between 1929 and 1977, inclusive, without a copyright notice .

  9. Category:People from Jamaica, Queens - Wikipedia

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    B. Obba Babatundé; Lloyd Banks; Crackhead Barney; Luis Barragan (executive) Bas (rapper) Thomas Benedict; Casey Benjamin; Peter Berg (bioregionalist) Yummy Bingham