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Jamaica, NY

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  • LIRR westbound service suspended between Jamaica, Penn

    person on the tracks being struck by a train west of Forest Hills," the LIRR said."NYC Transit is cross honoring LIRR westbound fares at Jamaica, Kew Gardens , Forest Hills and Woodside," the LIRR said.No timetable was given for restoration of service.   Read more »

  • LIRR to cancel some trains for a month

    eliminate routes used by nine trains in the evening peak hours. It also will leave the railroad little wiggle room to adjust to any unanticipated service problems affecting Penn Station during that stretch."The greater issue for us is, if anything else happens,   Read more »

  • LIRR: Signal problem causes delays

    trains were experiencing delays of up to 25 minutes Monday afternoon because of a signal problem in Jamaica, the Long Island Rail Road said.The signal problem, which also caused delays of up to 10 minutes on westbound trains through Jamaica, did not appear   Read more »

  • LIRR plans $203M in Main Line improvements

    for the LIRR's stalled plan to build a third rail along the Main Line, which runs through the middle of Long Island from Jamaica station east to Greenport and carries 41 percent of the railroad's traffic.Nearly half of the $203 million is being spent at Hicksville,   Read more »

  • 3 teens to be charged with robbing cabbie

    Lincoln St. All three were charged with second-degree robbery.Police said that after the cabdriver drove the teens from Jamaica to Elmont they demanded money -- and one grabbed him by the shirt collar and pulled it tight, choking him.The driver handed over   Read more »

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About Jamaica, NY

Jamaica is a neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York, United States. It was settled under Dutch rule in 1656 in New Netherland as Rustdorp. Under British rule, the Village of Jamaica became the center of the Town of Jamaica. Jamaica was the county seat of Queens County from the formation of the county in 1683 until March 7, 1788, when the town was reorganized by the state government and the county seat was moved to Mineola (now part of Nassau County). When Queens was incorporated into the City of Greater New York in 1898, both the Town of Jamaica and the Village of Jamaica were dissolved, but the neighborhood of Jamaica regained its role as county seat. The neighborhood is part of Queens Community Board 12. Jamaica is patrolled by the NYPD's 103rd Precinct.

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