South Jamaica, Queens
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South Jamaica, known colloquially as Southside, is a lower class neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens, located south of downtown Jamaica, the Long Island Rail Road tracks and Liberty Avenue. The western border is the Van Wyck Expressway, and it continues in the east towards the neighboring community of St. Albans and to Merrick Boulevard.
South Jamaica is largely African American, with increasing numbers of Latin American and West Indies immigrants moving into the community in recent decades. The area is largely a working-class community consisting primarily of one and two-family houses and a number of smaller apartment buildings, along with some public housing projects.
York College, part of the City University of New York system, is now located in the community. The new AirTrain JFK route starts as the Jamaica station and continues towards JFK International Airport on its route elevated high over the Van Wyck Expressway.
[edit] Notable residents
- Ali Vegas
- Bang Em Smurf and Domination
- Sticky Fingaz and Fredro Starr of the rap group Onyx.
- The Lost Boyz members Mr. Cheeks, Freaky Tah, Spigg Nice, and Pretty Lou
- G-Unit members 50 Cent, Tony Yayo, and Lloyd Banks
- Rafer Alston NBA Basketball Player
- Lamar Odom NBA Basketball Player
- Young Dice
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