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South Jamaica, Queens

"South Jamaica" redirects here. For the country, see Jamaica.

South Jamaica
Neighborhood of Queens
A Seventh Day Adventist church in South Jamaica
A Seventh Day Adventist church in South Jamaica
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Location within New York City
Coordinates: 40°41′N 73°47′W / 40.68°N 73.79°W / 40.68; -73.79
Country United States
State New York
City New York City
County/Borough Queens
Community DistrictQueens 12[1]
Named forThe Lenape word Yameco meaning "beaver"
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total32,496
Race/Ethnicity
[3]
 • Black72.2%
 • Hispanic15.2
 • Asian5.2
 • White1.0
 • Other/Multiracial6.4
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
11433, 11434, 11435, 11436
Area codes718, 347, 929, and 917

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 west; Rockaway Boulevard on the south; and Merrick Boulevard on the east, adjoining the neighboring community of St. Albans.[4] Other primary thoroughfares of South Jamaica include Baisley, Foch, Linden, Guy R. Brewer, and Sutphin Boulevards.[5] The 180th Street Business Improvement District is responsible for the development of the area.

Considered a slum in the early 20th century,[6][7] the neighborhood now consists of working-class and middle-class residents.

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]

  1. ^ a b "NYC Planning | Community Profiles". communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov. New York City Department of City Planning. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
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  4. ^ Jackson, Kenneth T., ed. (1995). The Encyclopedia of New York City. New Haven: Yale University Press. p. 673. ISBN 0300055366.
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  6. ^ Peter Eisenstadt (February 23, 2011). Rochdale Village: Robert Moses, 6,000 Families, and New York City's Great Experiment in Integrated Housing. Cornell University Press. pp. 49–52. ISBN 978-0-8014-5968-9. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  7. ^ Roberts, Sam (May 8, 2005). "Before Public Housing, a City Life Cleared Away". The New York Times. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference NYPD 113th Precinct was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ "NYPD – 103rd Precinct". www.nyc.gov. New York City Police Department. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  10. ^ Current City Council Districts for Queens County, New York City. Accessed May 5, 2017.

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