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US Post Office-Jamaica Main is a historic post office building located at the northwest corner of 164th Street and 89th Avenue in Jamaica in Queens County, New York, United States. It serves the 11432 ZIP Code.
This list comprises the world's largest companies by consolidated revenue, according to the Fortune Global 500 2024 rankings and other sources. [2] American retail corporation Walmart has been the world's largest company by revenue since 2014. [ 1 ]
Queens is the fourth-most densely populated borough in New York City and the fourth-most densely populated U.S. county. It is highly diverse as about 47% of its residents are foreign-born. [10] Queens was established in 1683 as one of the original 12 counties of the Province of New York.
Donald Trump grew up in Jamaica Estates, an affluent neighborhood in Queens, New York City. In 1971, Trump moved into a studio in Manhattan. [1] From 1983 until 2019, Trump's primary residence was the three-level penthouse on the top floors of Trump Tower; in 2019, he declared Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, to be his primary residence.
Prospect Cemetery is a historic cemetery located in the Jamaica section of the New York City borough of Queens.It was established in 1668 and known as the "burring plas." The cemetery's original main gate was on Beaver Road which led from Sutphin Boulevard to Jamaica Avenue. [2]
Jamaica Avenue was part of a pre-Columbian trail for tribes from as far away as the Ohio River and the Great Lakes, coming to trade skins and furs for wampum.It was in 1655 that the first settlers paid the Native Americans with two guns, a coat, and some powder and lead, for the land lying between the old trail and "Beaver Pond", later Baisley Pond.
117-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11436 The Baisley Park branch first opened on June 25, 1935, at 116-03 Sutphin Boulevard, Baisley Park, and was at that location until 1970. On Dec 14, 1970, it moved to its present location, 117-11 Sutphin Boulevard., Baisley Park.
York College is a public senior college in Jamaica, Queens, New York City, United States.It is a senior college in the City University of New York (CUNY) system. Founded in 1966, York was the first senior college founded under the newly formed CUNY system, which united several previously independent public colleges into a single public university system in 1961.