A on Jamaica Queens - Research Paper Example

0397293616100109th Precinct6182342525468953132,264110th Precinct4453972254367411672,015111th Precinct1880523213921561,010112th Precinct36116502675951671,204114th Precinct5193183034479313362,359115th Precinct5363452614076292731,956Queens North291591,9921,4333,2095,1142,03713,973iii) Education:a) Public Elementary Schools: Jamaica's public schools, a branch of municipal government in New York City are operated by the New York City Department of Education under the New York City School Chancellor; Joel I.

Klein, appointed by Mayor Michel Bloomberg in 2002.Public Elementary Schools in Jamaica include:P.S. 50 Talfourd Lawn Elemenatry SchoolP.S. 86P.S. 131 Abigal Adams Elementary SchoolP.S. 160P.S. 182 Samantha Smithb) Private Schools:Private schools in Jamaica includeArchbishop Molloy High SchoolThe Mary Louis Academy, a private, Catholic, girls' high school run by the Sister of St. Joseph.Immaculate Conception School, a co-ed Catholic school from Pre-K to 8th grade. The school is a local landmark located on the property of Immaculate Conception Church and Monastery, run by The Passionist Congregation of Priests.c) Libraries:The Queens Borough Public Library, established in 1858, operates the Central Library in Jamaica and both the branches i.e. the Baisley Park Branch and the South Jamaica Branch are also located in Jamaica.

It is considered as the No. 1 library system in the United States by circulation comprising 63 branches and having loaned 21 million items in the 2007 fiscal year. It also serves the population of more than 2.2 million, including the migrants who come down to refer this library which embraces large. Klein, appointed by Mayor Michel Bloomberg in 2002. Immaculate Conception School, a co-ed Catholic school from Pre-K to 8th grade. The school is a local landmark located on the property of Immaculate Conception Church and Monastery, run by The Passionist Congregation of Priests.

The Queens Borough Public Library, established in 1858, operates the Central Library in Jamaica and both the branches i.e. the Baisley Park Branch and the South Jamaica Branch are also located in Jamaica. It is considered as the No. 1 library system in the United States by circulation comprising 63 branches and having loaned 21 million items in the 2007 fiscal year. It also serves the population of more than 2.2 million, including the migrants who come down to refer this library which embraces large percentage of non-English language books, particularly Spanish ones.

It is governed by a 19-member Board of Trustees, which are appointed by the Mayor of the New York City and Borough President of Queens. The latter along with the Public advocate sit on the board as ex-officio members. The current director of the Queens Library is Thomas Galante. York College, a Senior College under the city of New York located in the borough of Queens after its set up in 1966. It was the first college funded under the newly formed City Union of New York. Now, more than 6,000 students in more than 40 bachelor's degree subjects are studying there.

St John's University (Queens