Jamaica Hills-Briarwood sits near the Queens Boulevard corridor with diverse housing and strong transit. The E/F trains at Briarwood station provide direct Manhattan access.
Jamaica Hills-Briarwood sits near the Queens Boulevard corridor with diverse housing and strong transit. The E/F trains at Briarwood station provide direct Manhattan access.
Did you know?
The Main Line of the IND Queens Boulevard subway, which serves Briarwood, was the deepest subway tunnel ever bored when it opened in 1937.
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Housing cost
$423 / sq ft
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Three playgrounds dot this Queens stretch, giving kids a handful of spots to burn off energy. Briarwood Playground anchors the north end with its well-maintained equipment, while Hoover-Manton and Joseph Austin serve the southern block. It's not a park-heavy neighborhood — you're not going to find sprawling green here — but what's there is solid and well-used by local families. Tree canopy is modest, but the play areas get the job done for everyday outings.
Schools & early education
This pocket of Jamaica Hills and Briarwood serves students from kindergarten through high school with a genuinely mixed bag of options — you're looking at roughly 20 public schools, a handful of privates like Archbishop Molloy High School, and one charter (Growing Up Green Charter School II). The public system here includes neighborhood zoned elementary schools like P.S. 117 and P.S. 131, plus several themed high schools at the Gothic Drive campus that draw from across the district. Private alternatives add some variety, though the selection is modest.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Jamaica Hills-Briarwood a good neighborhood for families?
- Jamaica Hills-Briarwood scores 50/100 for families on Motley — near the middle of the pack citywide. The Family Fit score blends safety, schools, parks, cost of living, and community.
- Is Jamaica Hills-Briarwood safe?
- Jamaica Hills-Briarwood scores 47/100 on safety — near the middle of the pack citywide. We build the score from NYPD complaint data, normalized by population.
- How are the schools in Jamaica Hills-Briarwood?
- Jamaica Hills-Briarwood has 17 schools mapped inside its boundary and scores 51/100 for schools — near the middle of the pack citywide.
- Is Jamaica Hills-Briarwood affordable?
- Jamaica Hills-Briarwood scores 53/100 for affordability on Motley — mid-range on cost for the city.
- Which borough is Jamaica Hills-Briarwood in?
- Jamaica Hills-Briarwood is a neighborhood in Queens, New York City.
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