14 Facts About Jamaica Queens

Today, some locals group Jamaica Queens's surrounding neighborhoods into an unofficial Greater Jamaica Queens area encompassing most or all of the extent of the former town.

Jamaica Queens Center, the area around Jamaica Queens Avenue, is a major commercial center.

Jamaica Queens Avenue was an ancient trail for tribes from as far away as the Ohio River and the Great Lakes, coming to trade skins and furs for wampum.

In 1683, when the Crown divided the colony of New York into counties, Jamaica became the county seat of Queens County, one of the original counties of New York.

Colonial Jamaica Queens had a band of 56 minutemen who played an active part in the Battle of Long Island, the outcome of which led to the occupation of the New York City area by British troops during most of the American Revolutionary War.

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Jamaica Queens added to a modest 18th-century farmhouse, creating the manor which stands on the site today.

Borough of Queens, where Jamaica is located, is one of the most ethnically diverse counties in the world.

Jamaica Queens is another South Asian ethnic enclave in New York City, as South Asian immigration and the city's South Asian population has grown rapidly.

One Jamaica Queens Center is a mixed-use commercial complex that was built in 2002 by The Mattone Group housing Old Navy, Bally Total Fitness, Walgreens, Subway, Dunkin' Donuts, a 15-screen multiplex theater and for a while a Gap.

Jamaica Queens is home to large African American, Caribbean, and Central American populations.

Jamaica Queens contains four New York City Fire Department fire stations:.

West of Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica Queens falls under ZIP Codes 11435 north of Linden Boulevard and 11436 south of Linden Boulevard.

Jamaica Queens station is a central transfer point on the Long Island Rail Road, which is headquartered in a building adjoining the station.

Greater Jamaica is home to John F Kennedy International Airport, one of the busiest international airports in the United States and the world.