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Is it feasible to live in Jamaica, Queens and commute to Manhattan for work? Where are the high tech jobs in and around Jamaica, Queens...if any? Thanks!
Is it feasible to live in Jamaica, Queens and commute to Manhattan for work? Where are the high tech jobs in and around Jamaica, Queens...if any? Thanks!
Yes, you're on the E/F line so it's an easy commute, albeit a little long depending on where in Manhattan.
Alternatively for a little bit more $$ you can take the LIRR from Jamaica to Penn Station, which is a 15-20 minute ride.
Is it feasible to live in Jamaica, Queens and commute to Manhattan for work? Where are the high tech jobs in and around Jamaica, Queens...if any? Thanks!
Yes. You can check commute times on a number of different sites. I find the easiest one to use is Google maps. Put your start and end locations and click the train icon to get public transit directions. Make sure to pay attention to the hour that you're going to travel. You will get much different results in the middle of the night than at rush hour on a weekday.
If you're near an E or F station the commute should be feasible. If you're not near the subway, your commute could be much longer due to having to take a bus to the train.
The most high tech jobs such as aerospace technology that can be found in and around the Jamaica area are probably related to the or are centered around JFK airport which can be accessed by take Q10 bus at Union Turnpike and Queens Boulevard, The E and F train.
The only other high tech job is getting an Intra-tech machine or a High point and hitting up spots along 109th avenue, Sutphin and Guy Brewer.
You also have the J/Z that you can take to lower Manhattan. Can transfer at Broadway Junction to the A train to downtown Brooklyn (or LIRR to Atlantic Terminal).
Is it feasible to live in Jamaica, Queens and commute to Manhattan for work? Where are the high tech jobs in and around Jamaica, Queens...if any? Thanks!
There are several express buses which go straight from Jamaica into the city which makes for a smoother commute than taking the train(s) because most likely you'll live too far to walk to the subway/LIRR and will have to take a bus to the train station. Express buses (forget how much they are, maybe $6 one-way) are a better commuting option.
There's a few decent buildings on Parsons Boulevard. I would try to stay as close to Parsons Boulevard as you can. To the east the neighborhood deteriorates pretty fast. 89th Avenue can get kind of hood. Not exactly the OK Corrall but enough to maybe make you feel uncomfortable.
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When I was a kid in the 1970s, growing up in Forest Hills, Jamaica was known (among us white kids) as a dangerous black area.
Is that no longer true? Or was it never true?
I recently visited someone who lives a few blocks from 169th St and Hillside Ave in Jamaica and the neighborhood seemed quite mixed -- Puerto Ricans, Haitians, Bengalis, etc. It was quiet and well kept. This was on a Saturday afternoon. I don't know about the rest of Jamaica but that area seemed like a decent place to live.
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