THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 37: OZONE PARK AND SOUTH OZONE PARK


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Ozone Park is a neighborhood in the southwestern section of the New York City borough of Queens, New York, United States. It is next to the Aqueduct Racetrack in South Ozone Park, a popular spot for Thoroughbred racing and home to the Resorts World Casino & Hotel. Home to a large Italian-American population, Ozone Park has also grown in recent decades to have many residents of Caribbean, Hispanic, and Asian backgrounds.[5]
While New York City neighborhoods do not have formal boundaries, Ozone Park is considered to have a northern border at Atlantic Avenue; the southern border is North Conduit Avenue, the western border is the Brooklyn/Queens border line;[a] and the eastern border is up to 108th Street and Aqueduct Racetrack.[7]
Ozone Park is in two community districts, divided by Liberty and 103rd Avenues.[b] The southern half of the neighborhood is in Queens Community District 10,[2] which is covered by New York City Police Department's 106th Precinct,[8] while the northern half is in Queens Community District 9[1] and covered by the NYPD's 102nd Precinct.[9] Its ZIP Codes are 11416 and 11417.[1][2][10]
South Ozone Park is a neighborhood in the southwestern section of the New York City borough of Queens. It is just north of John F. Kennedy International Airport, between Aqueduct Racetrack to the west and the Van Wyck Expressway to the east.[4] Adjacent neighborhoods include Ozone Park to the west; Richmond Hill to the north; Jamaica, South Jamaica, and Springfield Gardens to the east; and Howard Beach and Old Howard Beach to the southwest.[4]
Rockaway Boulevard is South Ozone Park's main business strip. There is also a high concentration of small businesses along Liberty Avenue, which is also one of South Ozone Park's main source of revenue.
South Ozone Park is located in Queens Community District 10 and its ZIP Code is 11420.[1] It is patrolled by the New York City Police Department's 106th Precinct.[5] Politically, South Ozone Park is represented by the New York City Council's 28th and 32nd Districts.[6]

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