Jamaica (Queens)

Jamaica, a neighborhood in Queens, New York City, was settled as a town by the English under Dutch rule in 1656 in New Netherland. It is one of the major predominantly black neighborhoods in the Borough of Queens. It has a substantial concentration of West Indian immigrants, as well as many long-established African American families. Jamaica in Queens is completely unrelated to Jamaica the Caribbean country, and the name similarity is a coincidence.

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Neighborhood - Queens - New York City - Dutch - 1656 - New Netherland - Black - West Indian - African American - Jamaica - Caribbean

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