942 movers in Jamaica
Chad Moving LLC
"DO NOT USE THIS MOVING COMPANY! There are so many stories of devastation (just research them) across this nation and for some reason this company gets away with this!! I am not going to go into details about what has happened to my family but ..."
Monti Moving & Storage
"This company sucks big time ! They charge way too much money and they don’t take care of the items they pick up from your house . I got some stuff that arrived broken and on top of that I was missing a box . Don’t use this company they are very un..."
Top Priority Moving & Storage
"Told furniture would be delivered in 3-5 days. Furniture picked up 8/24, delivered on 9/17. Every time I called they said 3-5 days. Only one person showed up to deliver extremely large furniture to a two story house. My family spent 2 hours hel..."
Direct Movers LLC
"My moving broker, Gold Standard Relocation arranged this mover. This company loaded the truck, demanded additional CASH and then dumped my belongings in a warehouse. Then, instead of moving my items, bid out the actual move to a random guy who ren..."
Fastway Moving
"Good team, with high level of professionalism. Thank you Teo, for your care, your team were very helpfull at all levels."
All Inclusive Moving and Storage
"After reading just 2 of the reviews here. I will tell U My experience with this company is pretty much ditto word for word & action & This was in 2010. Contact Dept of Transportation. Take it to the highest level. They r still Doing the same exact..."
NY International Shipping
"NY International Shipping is an very unprofessional outfit. They essentially blackmailed us but requesting another $878 above the amount that was original requested. Our items had already been shipped internationally so there was not much we could..."
Rayan Van Lines
"Scammers. They now use the name long distant van lines. Go by multiple company names. Rip you off, act very aggressive and threatening toward customers, lie, break your things. Safe ship contracts. Stay away from both."
A-Z Moving Inc
"Worst company ever. They charged us 2000K more saying that our cubic feet are higher than their video estimate. And after that we get info from from Budget (the company leasing them trucks) for the capacity of the truck, we found out that they ove..."
Ideal Moving & Storage
"Ideal gave me a 2 consecutive day window for my move. The dates were quickly approaching and …no call from Ideal. I started calling them and they could not seem to tell me which day the movers were coming. I had to be present on the day of the mov..."
What to know when moving to Jamaica, NY
Crime & Safety: What the Numbers Say
In New York, the state-level crime rates reflect a mixed picture. The violent crime rate is 454.9 per 100,000 residents, which is 39.8% higher than the national average of 325.3. Property crime is also elevated, with a rate of 1,816.5 per 100,000, surpassing the national rate of 1,546.9 by 17.4%.
- Violent crime: 454.9 per 100k, up 4.7% since 2022
- Property crime: 1,816.5 per 100k, up 4.6% since 2022
- Notable trend: Homicide rate down 34.5% since 2022
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer (state-level summarized data for New York).
Schools & Higher Ed
Access to education is broad in the area, with a total of 166 postsecondary institutions nearby. Notable nearby schools include:
- Allen School-Jamaica
- CUNY York College
- New York Automotive and Diesel Institute
Source: ArcGIS Postsecondary School Locations (NCES) + College Scorecard (ED).
Weather & Getting Outside
For outdoor enthusiasts, Jamaica is close to several parks and recreational areas. Some notable spots include:
- Central Park: 4.8 stars, 297,673 reviews
- Flushing Meadows Corona Park: 4.6 stars, 29,882 reviews
- Gantry Plaza State Park: 4.8 stars, 9,966 reviews
- Cunningham Park: 4.6 stars, 6,707 reviews
Source: Google Places API (New).
