did any incident happen at the bay?
American Airlines Flight 1 a Boeing 707, crashed on takeoff from JFK Airport after its rudder jammed.
Jamaica Bay
 American Airlines Flight 1 a Boeing 707, crashed on takeoff from JFK Airport after its rudder jammed.
where did the barren island get its name from? A group of Lenape Native Americans referred to the archipelago of islands near it by a name alternatively transcribed as "Equandito", "Equendito", or "Equindito", which means "Broken Lands". what is the reason behind the decline of community over there? An effort was made to develop a seaport district, factories and turn the creeks along the coast into canals and part of the island to be used as parkland. are there any plants on the island? Yes, there are fish rendering plants, as well as for fertilizer plants here. where is the island located? On Jamaica Bay describe some things about the environmental conditions on the bay? The salt marshes offer prime habitat for migratory birds and other wildlife, lately there has been a loss of marshland there reasons for which are unclear. where did the bay get its name from? A nearby town of Jamaica.
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Jamaica Bay [SEP] Incidents
On March 1, 1962, American Airlines Flight 1 a Boeing 707, crashed on takeoff from JFK Airport after its rudder jammed. It crashed into Pumpkin Patch Channel, a remote area of marshland on Jamaica Bay that is part of the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. All 95 people on board were killed, including 87 passengers and 8 crew members.