Jamaica Playground
Jamaica Playground is a park in Queens, New York. Jamaica Playground is situated nearby to the neighborhood Cedar Manor, as well as near Locust.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Park
- Description: park in Queens County, New York, United States of America
- Also known as: “Public School 40 Playground”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Proctor-Hopson Circle and South Jamaica Houses.
Proctor-Hopson Circle
Park
Proctor-Hopson Circle is a semicircular traffic mall in the neighborhood of South Jamaica, Queens acquired by the city for park purposes in 1924 following the widening of Merrick Boulevard.
South Jamaica Houses
Residential area
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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.
Jamaica
Railway station
Photo: Pacific Coast Highway, Public domain.
The Jamaica station is a major train station of 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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Locust and Jamaica.
Locust
Neighborhood
Locust is an unincorporated community located within Middletown Township in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is situated along the north banks of the Navesink River and Claypit Creek.
Jamaica
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 Jamaica Playground.
Jamaica Playground
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Queens, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.69348° or 40° 41′ 37″ northLongitude
-73.79098° or 73° 47′ 28″ westElevation
36 feet (11 metres)Open location code
87G8M6V5+9JOpenStreetMap ID
way 564168176OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkGeoNames ID
7176378Wikidata ID
Q49506475
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In Other Languages
“Jamaica Playground” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Jamaica Playground”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cedar Manor and Cedar Manor Houses.
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Highlights include Universal Church of God and Discovery Community Garden 1.
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