ZIP 11418 is Richmond Hill, the Indo-Guyanese cultural capital of New York. Jamaica Avenue and Liberty Avenue both run east-west through the ZIP, lined with roti shops, sari boutiques, jewelry stores, and the iconic Shri Trimurti Bhavan temple.
Richmond Hill is the densest concentration of Indo-Caribbean people in North America, Guyanese, Trinidadian, and Surinamese South Asian communities transplanted from the West Indies in the 1980s + 1990s. Liberty Avenue between Lefferts Boulevard + the Van Wyck is the cultural heart. Forest Park forms the northern boundary, 538 acres of natural woodland, golf course, and bandshell. Richmond Hill High School is the educational anchor.
The J/Z runs Jamaica Avenue along the northern edge. The A train serves Lefferts Boulevard on the eastern border. Q9, Q10, Q24, Q41, Q56, Q112 buses cross the ZIP. From the Ozone Park depot, drivers reach Richmond Hill in 15-22 minutes via Lefferts Boulevard or Cross Bay Boulevard north.
The northern east-west commercial spine through 11418, anchored by the J/Z train, dotted with department stores + Indo-Caribbean retail.
The 538-acre Frederick Law Olmsted, designed forest preserve forming the northern edge of 11418, bandshell, golf course, equestrian trails.
The 1898 Renaissance Revival high school at 89-30 114th Street, one of the oldest public schools in NYC, landmarked exterior.
