South Jamaica (New York City, New York)

South Jamaica (commonly referred to as "Southside") is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. The western border is the Van Wyck Expressway, and it continues in the east towards the neighboring community of St. Albans and to Merrick Boulevard. South Jamaica is largely African-American, with increasing numbers of Mexican and West Indian immigrants moving into the community in recent decades. Also, a small population of Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, Guyanese, Haitians, and Trinidadians live in this area.

The area is largely a working-class community consisting primarily of suburban one and two-family houses and a number of smaller apartment buildings, along with some public housing projects. The AirTrain JFK route starts at the Jamaica station and continues towards JFK International Airport on its elevated route over the Van Wyck Expressway.

The Baisley Park Houses and South Jamaica Houses housing projects are located in this community. South Jamaica has one of the highest crime rates in Queens in the borough of New York City, behind the Far Rockaway area.

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Categories: neighbourhood, draw only border
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Jamaica
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Coordinates:  40°41'3"N 73°47'24"W

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