#1 of 30 Things To Do in Jamaica
King Manor Museum
9004 161st St # 704 Jamaica NY - 718-206-0545
~0.78 miles from Jamaica city center
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#2 of 30 Things To Do in Jamaica
Briarwood (Neighborhood)
New York City NY
~1.29 miles from Jamaica city center
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Briarwood is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It is located northwest of Jamaica and roughly bounded by Queens Boulevard, Parsons Boulevard, Union Turnpike, and Hillside Avenue. The neighborhood is part of Queens Community Board 8.[1] It is serviced by the IND Queens Boulevard Line of the New York City Subway at the Briarwood–Van Wyck Boulevard station (E F). It lies in the northern half of the 11435 zip code.
Briarwood is today a very diverse community, with lead fractions of the population being African-Americans (36.6%) and European-Americans (30.2%). It has many Bukharian Jewish, Greek, Hispanic, African American, Albanian, and South American residents. It now has a distinguishable and fast-growing Asian American (14.4%) community as well.[2] Economic activity is mostly confined to small restaurants, delis, markets, and other small businesses.
The neighborhood is named for the Briarwood Land Company, headed by Herbert O'Brien, which built housing there beginning in 1905. However, the company quickly went bankrupt and the area was largely empty until the 1920s. The New York Life Insurance Company and the United Nations constructed housing in the 1940s; United States diplomat Ralph Bunche and feminist writer Betty Friedan have lived there.
The neighborhood is known to be very inexpensive and provide affordable housing to middle class families.
The lack of major landmarks in the neighborhood coupled with its small size have caused Briarwood to remain relatively unknown; many life-long-residents of Queens have never heard of it and the local ZIP Code 11435 is actually designated as Jamaica. Parkway Village, a garden apartment complex initially built for United Nations employees is also in Briarwood and, in years past, lent the area a very international flavor with families from all over the world living there and attending the local public schools.
Two schools in Briarwood: M.S. Q217 Robert A. Van Wyck and P.S. Q117 J. Keld / Briarwood School
Briarwood is home to the Catholic Archbishop Molloy High School. One of the school's more famous alumni is actor David Caruso, who is currently featured on the series CSI Miami. The school is named in honor of Archbishop Thomas Molloy. It has about 1,550 students.
Also located in Briarwood is Robert A. Van Wyck M.S. 217Q, a middle school of 1,300 students in grades 6-8. The school was established in 1955 and was named after the first mayor of the Greater City of New York, Robert A. Van Wyck, a Tammany Hall lawyer.
In the Briarwood–Van Wyck Boulevard station hang many paintings done by the students of Archbishop Molloy High School, M.S. 217Q, and P.S.117Q. They are titled, "Beautifying Briarwood
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#3 of 30 Things To Do in Jamaica
Richmond Hill (Neighborhood)
New York City NY
~1.36 miles from Jamaica city center
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#4 of 30 Things To Do in Jamaica
Ozone Park (Neighborhood)
New York City NY
~1.43 miles from Jamaica city center
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#5 of 30 Things To Do in Jamaica
Kew Gardens (Neighborhood)
New York City NY
~1.52 miles from Jamaica city center
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#6 of 30 Things To Do in Jamaica
Jamaica (Neighborhood)
New York City NY
~1.61 miles from Jamaica city center
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#7 of 30 Things To Do in Jamaica
Jamaica Hills (Neighborhood)
New York City NY
~1.72 miles from Jamaica city center
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#8 of 30 Things To Do in Jamaica
Rochdale (Neighborhood)
New York City NY
~1.82 miles from Jamaica city center
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#9 of 30 Things To Do in Jamaica
Hillcrest (Neighborhood)
New York City NY
~2.22 miles from Jamaica city center
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#10 of 30 Things To Do in Jamaica
Jamaica Estates (Neighborhood)
New York City NY
~2.31 miles from Jamaica city center
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#11 of 30 Things To Do in Jamaica
Woodhaven (Neighborhood)
New York City NY
~2.55 miles from Jamaica city center
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#12 of 30 Things To Do in Jamaica
Lindenwood (Neighborhood)
New York City NY
~2.64 miles from Jamaica city center
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#13 of 30 Things To Do in Jamaica
Kew Gardens Hills (Neighborhood)
New York City NY
~2.72 miles from Jamaica city center
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#14 of 30 Things To Do in Jamaica
Forest Hills (Neighborhood)
New York City NY
~2.74 miles from Jamaica city center
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#15 of 30 Things To Do in Jamaica
Pomonok (Neighborhood)
New York City NY
~2.85 miles from Jamaica city center
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#16 of 30 Things To Do in Jamaica
Utopia (Neighborhood)
New York City NY
~2.96 miles from Jamaica city center
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#17 of 30 Things To Do in Jamaica
Hollis (Neighborhood)
New York City NY
~2.97 miles from Jamaica city center
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#18 of 30 Things To Do in Jamaica
Howard Beach (Neighborhood)
New York City NY
~3.06 miles from Jamaica city center
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#19 of 30 Things To Do in Jamaica
Holliswood (Neighborhood)
New York City NY
~3.09 miles from Jamaica city center
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#20 of 30 Things To Do in Jamaica
City Line (Neighborhood)
New York City NY
~3.17 miles from Jamaica city center
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City Line is a sub-section of the East New York neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York City, bordering the neighborhoods of Cypress Hills to the north and Ozone Park, Queens to the east, and the Shore Parkway to the south. The neighborhood is named "City Line" for its location in the former City of Brooklyn near the border with Queens County before Brooklyn and parts of Queens County were consolidated into New York City in 1898).
City Line is one of the most ethnically diverse neighborhoods in Brooklyn. Many Italians and Irish originally lived in the area, which today is home to immigrants from Bangladesh, the Dominican Republic, Guyana, and Puerto Rico.
City Line is served by the A train and the C train of the IND lines. The main commercial district is located along Liberty Avenue. The neighborhood is part of Brooklyn Community Board 5.
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#21 of 30 Things To Do in Jamaica
Cypress Hills (Neighborhood)
New York City NY
~3.37 miles from Jamaica city center
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Cypress Hills is a sub-section of the East New York neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York City, lying north of City Line and south of Cypress Hills Cemetery, in the far northeastern corner of Brooklyn. It is abutted on the west by Bushwick and on the east, across the Brooklyn-Queens border, by Woodhaven and Ozone Park. It lies within the 37th City Council District of New York City.
The southern border of the neighborhood is Atlantic Avenue.
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#22 of 30 Things To Do in Jamaica
Rego Park (Neighborhood)
New York City NY
~3.38 miles from Jamaica city center
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#23 of 30 Things To Do in Jamaica
Fresh Meadows (Neighborhood)
New York City NY
~3.51 miles from Jamaica city center
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#24 of 30 Things To Do in Jamaica
Jfk Airport (Neighborhood)
New York City NY
~3.51 miles from Jamaica city center
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#25 of 30 Things To Do in Jamaica
Springfield Gardens (Neighborhood)
New York City NY
~3.59 miles from Jamaica city center
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#26 of 30 Things To Do in Jamaica
Flushing Meadows (Neighborhood)
New York City NY
~3.61 miles from Jamaica city center
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#27 of 30 Things To Do in Jamaica
Glendale (Neighborhood)
New York City NY
~3.62 miles from Jamaica city center
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#28 of 30 Things To Do in Jamaica
Queensborough Hill (Neighborhood)
New York City NY
~3.64 miles from Jamaica city center
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#29 of 30 Things To Do in Jamaica
Laurelton (Neighborhood)
New York City NY
~3.77 miles from Jamaica city center
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#30 of 30 Things To Do in Jamaica
Spring Creek (Neighborhood)
New York City NY
~3.80 miles from Jamaica city center
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