Public School 40

Public School 40 is a school in Queens, New York. Public School 40 is situated nearby to the residential area South Jamaica Houses, as well as near the park Proctor-Hopson Circle.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include South Jamaica Houses and Proctor-Hopson Circle.

South Jamaica Houses

Residential area

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South Jamaica Houses is a housing project in South Jamaica, Queens, New York. It is nicknamed "40 Projects." The original complex, South Jamaica I Houses opened in 1940, while the second complex, South Jamaica II Houses, opened in 1954. South Jamaica Houses is situated 870 feet northwest of Public School 40.

Proctor-Hopson Circle

Park

Proctor-Hopson Circle is a semicircular traffic mall in the neighborhood of South Jamaica, Queens.

Jamaica

Railway station

Photo: Pacific Coast Highway, Public domain.

Jamaica station is a major train station on the Long Island Rail Road located in Jamaica, Queens, New York City. With weekday ridership exceeding 200,000 passengers, it is the largest transit hub on Long Island, the fourth-busiest rail station in North America, and the second-busiest station that exclusively serves commuter traffic. Jamaica is situated 1 mile northwest of Public School 40.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Locust Manor and Jamaica.

Locust Manor

Neighborhood

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Locust Manor is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It is bordered on the north by Baisley Boulevard to Irwin Place to Roe Road to 120th Avenue, on the east by the tracks of the Long Island Rail Road to 121st Avenue to Farmers Boulevard, on the south by North Conduit Boulevard, and on the west by Guy R.

Jamaica

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Jamaica is an expansive neighborhood located in eastern Queens. Historically consisting of predominantly black communities, Jamaica now is home to an extremely diverse array of peoples and cultures.

St. Albans

Neighborhood

Photo: Pacific Coast Highway, Public domain.

St. Albans is a residential neighborhood in the southeastern portion of the New York City borough of Queens. It is bordered by Jamaica to the northwest, Hollis to the north, Queens Village to the northeast, Cambria Heights to the east, Laurelton to the southeast, Springfield Gardens to the south, and South Jamaica to the southwest. St. Albans is situated 1½ miles east of Public School 40.

Public School 40

Type: School
Also known as: “Samuel Huntington School”
Category: education
Location: Queens, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.69389° or 40° 41′ 38″ north

Longitude

-73.79167° or 73° 47′ 30″ west

Elevation

36 feet (11 metres)

Open location code

87G8M6V5+H8

GeoNames ID

5132816

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