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  2. Stony Hill, Jamaica - Wikipedia

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    Stony Hill is a residential neighbourhood in St. Andrew Parish, Surrey County, on the northern outskirts of Kingston, Jamaica. As of 2009 it had a population of 8,388. [1] In 2015 it was reported to have grown to 9,983 people. [2] The St. Andrew Juvenile Remand Centre of the Department of Correctional Services, Jamaica is located in Stony Hill.

  3. Jamaica, Queens - Wikipedia

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    Jamaica, Queens. / 40.7; -73.8. Jamaica is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It is mainly composed of a large commercial and retail area, though part of the neighborhood is also residential. Jamaica is bordered by Hollis to the east; St. Albans, Springfield Gardens, Rochdale Village to the southeast; South Jamaica to the ...

  4. 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.

  5. South Jamaica, Queens - Wikipedia

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    South Jamaica (also commonly known as "The 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 ...

  6. Briarwood, Queens - Wikipedia

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    11435. Area code (s) 718, 347, 929, and 917. Briarwood is a middle-class neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. The neighborhood is roughly bounded by the Van Wyck Expressway to the west, Parsons Boulevard to the east, Union Turnpike to the north, and Hillside Avenue to the south. Briarwood is named for the Briarwood Land Company ...

  7. Jamaica - Wikipedia

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    Jamaica (/ dʒ ə ˈ m eɪ k ə / ⓘ jə-MAY-kə; Jamaican Patois: Jumieka [dʒʌˈmie̯ka]) is an island country in the Caribbean Sea and the West Indies. At 10,990 square kilometres (4,240 sq mi), it is the third largest island—after Cuba and Hispaniola—of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean.

  8. South Jamaica Houses - Wikipedia

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    South Jamaica I is the original section of the complex opened in 1940. Measuring 9.02 acres (3.65 ha), it lies between South Road and 109th Avenue. It consists of 11 three-to-four story buildings with 440 units (originally 448). South Jamaica II lies between 109th Avenue and Brinkerhoff Avenue, occupying 13.3 acres (5.4 ha). It consists of 16 ...

  9. Denham Town - Wikipedia

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    Denham Town. / 17.983509; -76.8061924. Denham Town is a predominantly residential neighbourhood in western Kingston, Jamaica. [1] It has a reputation as one of Kingston's more violent areas. [2] [3] [4] It was named in memory of Edward Brandis Denham, Governor of Jamaica 1935–1938.