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The Greater Allen Cathedral of New York is an African Methodist Episcopal church located in Jamaica, Queens, New York. [1] [2] The congregation currently has over 24,500 members, making it one of the largest churches in the United States. [3] Its annual budget exceeds $72 million.
Masjid Al-Mamoor, also known as the Jamaica Muslim Center, is one of the largest multi-purpose Muslim establishments in Jamaica, New York. [1] The center includes a mosque, a school, and a place for religious gatherings and eating facilities. The center has a religious Hifzul class called Jamiah Qurania Academy.
The 165th Street Bus Terminal, also known as Jamaica Bus Terminal, [1] [4] the Long Island Bus Terminal [5] (the name emblazoned on the entranceway's red tiles), Jamaica−165th Street Terminal (as signed on buses towards the terminal), or simply 165th Street Terminal, is a major bus terminal in Jamaica, Queens.
St. Monica's Church is a historic former Roman Catholic parish church in the Diocese of Brooklyn, located in Jamaica, Queens, New York. It was built in 1856 and is a brick basilica -type building in the Romanesque style.
On September 6, 2020, service was split at Mineola to improve on time performance. [52] On September 3, 2023, service was increased to run every 15 minutes during most of the day between Mineola and Jamaica. [45] n22X New express route introduced by NICE on April 8, 2012. [39]
Grace Episcopal Church was founded in 1702, [4] long before the American Revolution. [5] The parish's unofficial church life began in 1693. [6] During that time, an English organization called the "Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts" sent a missionary minister to respond to the request made by a group of Jamaica ...
The J and Z trains serve the lower level (BMT); [25]: 17.3 the former operates all times and the latter operates during rush hours in the peak direction. [28] The next stop to the west is Jamaica–Van Wyck for E trains and 121st Street for J and Z trains. The next stop to the east is Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer. [29]
The community in Jamaica grew into Grace Church; the one in Flushing became St. George's; and the one in Newtown became St. James. Services were conducted in the old Guard House until 1746 when the first church building was constructed. A certain "John Aspinwall, Gentleman" donated £600 for a steeple and bell in 1760. [4]