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  2. Jamaica, Queens - Wikipedia

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    Jamaica Avenue was an ancient trail for tribes from as far away as the Ohio River and the Great Lakes, coming to trade skins and furs for wampum. [15] 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" (now filled in; what is now Tuckerton Street north of Liberty Avenue ...

  3. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge - Wikipedia

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    The Queens portion is located near John F. Kennedy International Airport, which was built upon a portion of the wetlands in Jamaica Bay. In April 1942, the City of New York started placing hydraulic fill over the marshy tidelands of the area. [1] JFK International Airport is now the sixth busiest airport in the United States, [2] and the ...

  4. John F. Kennedy International Airport - Wikipedia

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    1,587,954. Source: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey [3] FAA [4] John F. Kennedy International Airport[a] (IATA: JFK, ICAO: KJFK, FAA LID: JFK) is a major international airport serving New York City and its metropolitan area, in the United States. The airport is located in Queens, New York City. It is the busiest of the seven airports ...

  5. Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer station - Wikipedia

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    The Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer station (formerly Jamaica Center–Parsons Boulevard station and sometimes shortened as Jamaica Center station) is the northern terminal station of the IND and BMT Archer Avenue Lines of the New York City Subway, located at Parsons Boulevard and Archer Avenue in Jamaica, Queens.

  6. Jamaica station - Wikipedia

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    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, [8] 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.

  7. Kew Gardens–Union Turnpike station - Wikipedia

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    In the 1970s, when the New York City Subway was at an all-time low, following the general trend of a decrease in ridership, the number of passengers using the Union Turnpike station decreased by 2.7 million passengers. [72] In 2019, the station had 7,625,674 boardings, making it the 48th most used station in the 423-station system.

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