Content deleted Content added
Line 1:
{{Short description|Neighborhood in New York City}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Ozone Park
| settlement_type = [[Neighborhoods of Queens|Neighborhood of Queens]]
| image_skyline = OzonePark-Welcome-sign.JPG
| imagesize =
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| nickname =
| motto =
| anthem =
| image_map = {{maplink|frame=y|plain=y|frame-align=center|zoom=12|type=shape|from=Neighbourhoods/New York City/Ozone Park.map}}<!--{{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-lat=40.705|frame-long=-73.975|zoom=9|type=point|coord={{coord|40.68|-73.85}}}}-->
| mapsize =
| map_alt =
| map_caption = Location within New York City
<!-- ___location ------------------>
| subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name = {{flag|United States}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|New York}}
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of cities in New York|City]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[New York City]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of counties in New York|County]]/[[Borough (New York City)|Borough]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Queens]]
| subdivision_type4 = [[Community boards of Queens|Community District]]
| subdivision_name4 = [[Queens Community Board 9|Queens 9]], [[Queens Community Board 10|Queens 10]]<ref name="NYCPlanning9">{{cite web |title=NYC Planning {{!}} Community Profiles|url=https://communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov/queens/9|website=communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov|publisher=New York City Department of City Planning|access-date=April 7, 2018}}</ref><ref name="NYCPlanning10">{{cite web |title=NYC Planning {{!}} Community Profiles|url=https://communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov/queens/10|website=communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov|publisher=New York City Department of City Planning|access-date=April 7, 2018}}</ref>
| established_title = <!-- Settlement -->
| established_date =
| established_title1 = <!-- Incorporated (town) -->
| established_date1 =
| founder =
| named_for =
<!-- population ---------------->
| elevation_ft =
<!-- established --------------->
| population_total = 21,376 (main section only)
| population_as_of = [[2010 United States Census]]
| population_footnotes = <ref name=PLP5/>
| population_est =
| pop_est_as_of =
| population_demonym = <!-- demonym, ie. Liverpudlian for someone from Liverpool -->
| population_note =
<!-- demographics (section 1) -->
| demographics_type1 = Ethnicity (Census 2010)
| demographics1_footnotes = <ref name=PLP3A/>
| demographics1_title1 = Hispanic
| demographics1_info1 = 37.9%
| demographics1_title2 = White
| demographics1_info2 = 30.5%
| demographics1_title3 = Asian
| demographics1_info3 = 19.4%
| demographics1_title4 = Black
| demographics1_info4 = 5.6%
| demographics1_title5 = Other
| demographics1_info5 = 6.6%
<!-- demographics (section 2) -->
| demographics_type2 = Economics
| demographics2_footnotes = <!-- for references: use <ref> tags -->
| demographics2_title1 = [[Median household income|Median income]]
| demographics2_info1 = $41,291
<!-- postal codes, area code --->
| timezone = [[Eastern Time Zone (North America)|EST]]
| utc_offset = −05:00
| timezone_DST = [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]]
| utc_offset_DST = −04:00
| postal_code_type = [[ZIP Code]]s
| postal_code = 11416, 11417
| area_code_type = [[Telephone numbering plan|Area code]]s
| area_codes = [[Area codes 718, 347, and 929|718, 347, 929]], and [[Area code 917|917]]
| image = <!-- other image (specify File: or Image: namespace) -->
}}
'''Ozone Park''' is a neighborhood in the southwestern section of the [[New York City]] [[boroughs of New York City|borough]] of [[Queens]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. It is next to the [[Aqueduct Racetrack]] in [[South Ozone Park, Queens|South Ozone Park]], a popular spot for [[Thoroughbred racing]] and home to the [[Resorts World New York City|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.<ref>Lasky, Julie. [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/10/realestate/ozone-park-queens-a-congenial-area-welcomes-a-new-wave-of-residents.html "Ozone Park, Queens: A Congenial Area Welcomes a New Wave of Residents; In the past decade, the neighborhood has seen a 'tremendous transformation,' with new developments and an increasingly diverse population."], ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 10, 2018. Accessed September 26, 2021. "In recent decades, Ozone Park has attracted Hispanics, East Asians, South Asians and Indo-Caribbeans. Stoop talk is in a mixed bouquet of languages, and the homemade signs tacked to utility poles are as likely to be in Bengali as English."</ref>
While New York City neighborhoods do not have formal boundaries, Ozone Park is considered to have a northern border at [[Atlantic Avenue (New York City)|Atlantic Avenue]]; the southern border is North [[Conduit Avenue]], the western border is the [[Brooklyn]]/Queens border line;{{efn|The border with Brooklyn runs on a zigzag. Going south from Atlantic Avenue, it travels south on Eldert Lane, east on 95th Avenue, south on Drew Street, east on Liberty Avenue, south om 75th Street, and east on North Conduit Avenue.<ref>{{cite news |last=Liff |first=Bob |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/ny_local/1999/04/27/1999-04-27_where_city_drew_the_line___d.html |title=Where City Drew the Line – Double Lives the Norm in Border Nabe |newspaper=New York Daily News |date=April 27, 1999 |access-date=October 16, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124040856/http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/ny_local/1999/04/27/1999-04-27_where_city_drew_the_line___d.html |archive-date=November 24, 2010 }}</ref>}} and the eastern border is up to 108th Street and Aqueduct Racetrack.<ref name="map">{{cite web |url=http://www.queensbp.org/content_web/map_boundaries.htm |title=2008 Map of Queens neighborhoods |access-date=September 1, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080731085321/http://www.queensbp.org/content_web/map_boundaries.htm |archive-date=July 31, 2008}}</ref>
Ozone Park is in two [[Community boards of New York City|community districts]], divided by Liberty and 103rd Avenues.{{efn|The border of Community Districts 9 and 10 is Liberty Avenue west of 84th Street and 103rd Avenue east of 84th Street}} The southern half of the neighborhood is in [[Queens Community Board 10|Queens Community District 10]],<ref name="NYCPlanning10"/> which is covered by [[New York City Police Department]]'s 106th Precinct,<ref name="NYPD 106th Precinct"/> while the northern half is in [[Queens Community Board 9|Queens Community District 9]]<ref name="NYCPlanning9"/> and covered by the NYPD's 102nd Precinct.<ref name="NYPD 102nd Precinct">{{Cite web|url=https://www1.nyc.gov/site/nypd/bureaus/patrol/precincts/102nd-precinct.page|title=NYPD – 102nd Precinct|website=www.nyc.gov|publisher=[[New York City Police Department]]|access-date=October 3, 2016}}</ref> Its ZIP Codes are 11416 and 11417.<ref name="NYCPlanning9"/><ref name="NYCPlanning10"/><ref>[https://www.nyc.gov/site/cau/community-boards/queens-boards.page Queens Boards], [[New York City]]. Accessed January 26, 2024.</ref>
==Etymology==
The name "Ozone Park" was chosen for the development to "lure buyers with the idea of refreshing breezes blowing in from the [[Atlantic Ocean]] to a park-like community".<ref name="NYTLiving">Shaman, Diana. [https://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/05/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-of-living-in-ozone-park-changing-faces-enduring-values.html "If You're Thinking of Living In/Ozone Park; Changing Faces, Enduring Values"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 5, 2003. Accessed August 30, 2018. "Housing development dates to the late 19th century, when two partners, Benjamin W. Hitchcock and Charles C. Denton, began carving farmland into building lots after the New York, Woodhaven & Rockaway Rail Road opened service in 1880 from Long Island City to Howard Beach. The developers chose the name Ozone Park to lure buyers with the idea of refreshing breezes blowing in from the Atlantic Ocean to a parklike community."</ref> At the time, [[ozone]], now known to be a harmful pollutant at ground level, was popularly thought to be a healthful component of fresh air such as mountain or sea breezes.<ref name="Hill">{{cite journal|last1=Hill|first1=L.|last2=Flack|first2=M.|title=The Physiological Influence of Ozone|journal=Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences|date=28 December 1911|volume=84|issue=573|pages=404–415|doi=10.1098/rspb.1911.0086|bibcode=1911RSPSB..84..404H|doi-access=}} "Ozone has been extolled as the active health-giving agent in mountain and sea air, its virtues have been vaunted as a therapeutic agent, until these have, by mere reiteration, become part and parcel of common belief; and yet exact physiological evidence in favour of its good effects has been hitherto almost entirely wanting."</ref><ref>Pollak, Michael. [https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/31/nyregion/31fyi1.html "F.Y.I.: Real Money Men"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 29, 2009. Accessed August 30, 2018. "The name sprang from the fancy of two 19th-century developers, Benjamin W. Hitchcock and Charles C. Denton, who bought farmland and created building lots after a railroad opened in 1880 from Long Island City to Howard Beach. They decided to call their development Ozone Park to promote the idea of cool, clean breezes blowing in from the Atlantic Ocean. Fresh air is one of the meanings of ozone."</ref>
==History==
{{multiple issues|section=yes|
{{more citations needed|section|date=April 2010}}
{{essay|section|date=April 2010}}
}}
===Early history===
[[File:Medisys Ozone Park jeh.JPG|thumb|Historic clock tower built during the 1860s as part of the Lalance & Grosjean factory complex]]
An area now part of Ozone Park that pre-dated that community was called "Centreville". It was founded in the 1840s and was centered around Centreville Street and the Centreville Community Church. Part of Ozone Park is still called "Centreville".<ref>[http://forgotten-ny.com/2011/03/stuck-in-the-middle-of-centreville-in-ozone-park-queens/ Centreville] Forgotten New York</ref>
In the 1870s, two immigrants from France named Charles Lalance and Florian Grosjean established a factory in [[Woodhaven, Queens|Woodhaven]] where they manufactured cooking materials and [[Enamelware#Industrial Porcelain Enamel|porcelain enamelware]]. It burned down in 1876.<ref>{{cite web | title=Losses By Fire.; Destruction Of The Lalance And Grosjean Manufactory At Woodhaven, Long Island--Loss $400,000. | website=The New York Times | date=February 21, 1876 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1876/02/22/archives/losses-by-fire-destruction-of-the-lalance-and-grosjean-manufactory.html | access-date=July 20, 2018}}</ref> Lalance and Grosjean built a second factory, as well as a hundred houses for workers, at Atlantic Avenue and 92nd Street in modern-day Ozone Park.<ref>{{cite web | last=Kennedy | first=Shawn G. | title=If You're Thinking Of Living In: Ozone Park | website=The New York Times | date=July 29, 1984 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/07/29/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-of-living-in-ozone-park.html | access-date=July 20, 2018}}</ref>
During the 1870s, an [[Panic of 1873|economic depression]] caused residents of New York City to look for better housing opportunities in the suburbs of Manhattan and Brooklyn, where housing would be cheaper. In 1880, the [[New York, Woodhaven & Rockaway Railroad]] began service on the [[Montauk Branch]] and [[Rockaway Beach Branch]] from [[Long Island City]] to [[Howard Beach, Queens]].<ref>{{cite news |title=New Route To Rockaway. Steel Rails And Superior Rolling Stock. Extra Trains To Be Run To-day |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1880/08/29/archives/new-route-to-rockaway-steel-rails-and-superior-rolling-stock-extra.html |quote=The New-York, Woodhaven and Rockaway Railroad, which began operations on Thursday last, has already grown into popular savor by reason of the comparative shortness of the route and the superior accommodation |newspaper=[[New York Times]] |date=August 29, 1880 |access-date=November 5, 2012 }}</ref> Two years later, two wealthy partners named Benjamin W. Hitchcock and Charles C. Denton bought plots of land around what would later become the [[Woodhaven Junction station]].<ref name="Shaman 2003">{{cite web | last=Shaman | first=Diana | title=If You're Thinking of Living In/Ozone Park; Changing Faces, Enduring Values | website=The New York Times | date=October 5, 2003 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/05/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-of-living-in-ozone-park-changing-faces-enduring-values.html | access-date=July 20, 2018}}</ref> The Rockaway Beach Branch's [[Ozone Park station (LIRR)|Ozone Park station]] opened in 1883.<ref>{{cite news | work = [[Brooklyn Daily Eagle]] | ___location = [[Brooklyn|Brooklyn, NY]] | url =https://bklyn.newspapers.com/image/50431306/ |title=A Grand Success|date = May 14, 1883|page=1}}</ref>
Advertisements for Ozone Park proclaimed that the development had "pure air" and "no malaria".<ref>{{cite news | work = [[Brooklyn Daily Eagle]] | ___location = [[Brooklyn|Brooklyn, NY]] | url =https://bklyn.newspapers.com/image/60772655/ |title=Ozone Park|date = September 8, 1882|page=3}}</ref> Ozone Park was called "the [[Harlem]] of Brooklyn" because at the time, as Harlem was a thriving Jewish and Italian neighborhood.<ref>{{cite news | work = [[Brooklyn Daily Eagle]] | ___location = [[Brooklyn|Brooklyn, NY]] | url =https://bklyn.newspapers.com/image/60772655/ |title=Ozone Park|date = August 29, 1884|page=3}}</ref> Hitchcock and Denton chose the "Ozone Park" name because in the 1880s, ozone was associated with breezes from the sea, and the Atlantic Ocean was located nearby.<ref name="Shaman 2003" />
===Development===
[[Image:Aqueduct Racetrack.jpg|thumb|[[Aqueduct Racetrack]], in Ozone Park]]
The [[Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company]]'s [[Fulton Street Line (elevated)|Fulton Street]] elevated railroad line above [[Liberty Avenue (New York City)|Liberty Avenue]] opened in 1915, with a station at [[Ozone Park–Lefferts Boulevard (IND Fulton Street Line)|Lefferts Avenue (now Lefferts Boulevard)]]. The elevated train system only charged a 5-cent fare.<ref>{{cite web | title=NEW ELEVATED LINE OPENED FOR QUEENS; Parades and Speeches Near the Lefferts Avenue Station of Liberty Avenue Route. EXTENDS 5-CENT FARE ZONE Children's Placards with Demands for School Improvements a Surprise to Committee. | website=The New York Times | date=September 26, 1915 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1915/09/26/archives/new-elevated-line-opened-for-queens-parades-and-speeches-near-the.html | access-date=July 20, 2018}}</ref> The nickel fare was another major factor in the development of Ozone Park, as residents could travel across the entire elevated and subway system for 5 cents. After the opening of the elevated line, real estate developers began buying up all the lots on either side of Liberty Avenue in hopes the new station would attract more people to want to live in Ozone Park.
Extensive housing construction occurred in the 1920s.<ref name=BDE-CrossBayBlvd-1924/> The houses featured enclosed front porches, open back porches and stained-glass windows in the living rooms. Most of the houses were single family [[Single-family detached home|detached]] or [[semi-detached]] (sharing a common wall, often called a twin or a semi) built to roughly the same plan, with the living room, dining room and kitchen all in line and three bedrooms and a bath upstairs. The stairs were usually in the dining room.
[[File:Rockaway Blvd IND Fulton 89 - Cross Bay Theater.jpg|thumb|left|The former Cross Bay Movie Theater at Rockaway Boulevard, also formerly a [[Modell's Sporting Goods]]]]
During the 1920s, [[Woodhaven Avenue]] was the main north–south artery in the area, though its southern terminus was at Liberty Avenue. In conjunction with the extension of Woodhaven Avenue to the [[Rockaway, Queens|Rockaway Peninsula]], the avenue was widened to {{convert|150|ft|m}} and renamed Woodhaven Boulevard.<ref name="BDE-CrossBayBlvd-1924">{{cite news | work = [[Brooklyn Daily Eagle]] | ___location = [[Brooklyn|Brooklyn, NY]] | url =https://bklyn.newspapers.com/image/59857250/ |title=Cross Bay Boulevard Completed in 1925 Gives Impetus to Seaside Development|date =December 7, 1924|page=72}}</ref> The extension itself, named Cross Bay Boulevard, opened to traffic in 1925.<ref name="NYTimes-JamaicaBayHwy-Oct1925">Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1925/10/11/archives/jamaica-bay-highway-ready-this-month-new-7000000-boulevard-will-be.html "Jamaica Bay Highway Ready This Month; New $7,000,000 Boulevard Will Be Open to Motorists the Week of Oct. 26."], ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 11, 1925. accessed August 30, 2018. "The Jamaica Bay Boulevard, which will run from Liberty Avenue, Ozone Park, Queens, to Rockaway Beach, shortening the distance between the Rockaway peninsula and Manhattan and Brooklyn nearly ten miles, will be opened to public traffic late this month. When completed its cost will have been $6,935,972."</ref>
Because Ozone Park was now more accessible by car, the land became much more valuable, leading to a construction boom . Between 1921 and 1930, Ozone Park saw a population increase of over 180% from 40,000 to 112,950 people.
With this increase in population came the need for schools and sources of entertainment. In response to this demand came the construction of [[John Adams High School (Queens)|John Adams High School]] in 1930. This school was built just as the construction boom slowed down and right before the [[Great Depression]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1930/08/06/archives/city-speeds-work-on-51-new-schools-construction-program-involves.html|title=CITY SPEEDS WORK ON 51 NEW SCHOOLS|date=1930-08-06|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-11-13|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The 1,800-seat Cross-Bay Movie Theatre opened in December 1924, and a 2,000-seat theater at 102nd Street and Liberty Avenue was also built during this time.<ref name=BDE-CrossBayBlvd-1924/>
One area of Ozone Park is known as [[The Hole, New York|"The Hole"]], and includes the area bounded by 75th (Ruby) Street, South Conduit Avenue, 78th Street and Linden Boulevard. It is named as such because the houses in this area were built below grade, with a ground level that is {{convert|30|ft|m}} lower than the surrounding area.<ref name="NYTimes-TheHole-2004">{{Cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html|title=Echoes of the Wild West Mark an Urban Frontier|last=Fisher|first=Janon|date=October 17, 2004|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=September 7, 2015|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thelmagazine.com/2010/10/brooklyns-lost-neighborhood-the-hole/|title=Brooklyn's Lost Neighborhood: The Hole|website=The L Magazine|date=October 27, 2010 |access-date=September 7, 2015}}</ref> The area is run-down, and suffers from frequent flooding.<ref name="bldblog">{{cite web|url=http://bldgblog.blogspot.co.uk/2011/04/two-water-tables.html|title=Two Water Tables|date=April 3, 2011|publisher=BLDGBLOG|access-date=September 26, 2012}}</ref> In the 1930s, the city of New York decided to install sewers and sewer lines in Ozone Park to stop the flooding that had become a major problem. In order to install the sewers, the houses had to be raised almost an entire floor. Owners were given a stipend to raise their homes but some chose not to do so. The first floor in some of the non-raised homes subsequently became basements. In 2004, the [[New York City Department of Environmental Protection]] made plans to connect the neighborhood to the city's sewer system to combat the flooding by raising the land.<ref name="NYTimes-TheHole-2004" />
==
The Centreville Community Church merged with the United Methodist Church of Ozone Park in 1957 and a new church, the Community Methodist Church of Ozone Park, was built at the Southeast corner of Sutter Avenue and [[Cross Bay Boulevard]]. It was completed for Christmas 1958. The old church and the property that surrounded it were sold to Aqueduct Racetrack and the old, historic church was torn down in mid-1959.
The Lalance and Grosjean factory closed in the 1960s and was left to deteriorate over two decades. In 1981, the factory complex was designated as a [[New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission|New York City Landmark]].<ref>{{cite web | last=Purnick | first=Joyce | title=Landmark Status Sought for Factory Site in Queens; Economic Factors Involved | website=The New York Times | date=July 9, 1980 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1980/07/09/archives/landmark-status-sought-for-factory-site-in-queens-economic-factors.html | access-date=July 20, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/Lalance-Grosjean-1981.pdf|title=Landmarks Preservation Commission Hearing July 8, 1980|date=February 10, 1981|work=[[New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission]]|access-date=July 20, 2018}}</ref> What remains is now [[Adaptive reuse|"adaptively reused"]] as a medical clinic. Only the factory's old clock tower remains.
In 1996, a scandal broke surrounding two Ozone Park Jewish cemeteries, Mokom Sholom Cemetery and Bayside Cemetery, which share a coterminous tract bounded by 80th and 84th Streets and Liberty and Pitkin Avenues (the adjoining Acacia Cemetery was not involved). Allegations of the re-using of graves of long-dead mostly infants and small children from the mid-to-late 19th century, for re-sale to recent Russian Jewish immigrants, were made against the owners of Mokom Sholom. In addition, Mokom Sholom and Bayside had also been damaged by a combination of vandals, grave-robbers, and self-styled necromancers, though the former was affected to a greater extent.<ref>{{cite web | last=Leduff | first=Charlie | title=3 Cemeteries Are Haunted By Vandals | website=The New York Times | date=November 24, 1996 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/11/24/nyregion/3-cemeteries-are-haunted-by-vandals.html | access-date=November 17, 2018}}</ref> [[WABC-TV]] reported on damage to Mokom Sholom, while damage to Bayside was repaired through philanthropic efforts, headed by the late city councilman [[Al C. Stabile]].
== Demographics ==
Based on data from the [[2010 United States census]], the population of Ozone Park was 21,376, an increase of 324 (1.5%) from the 21,052 counted in [[2000 United States census|2000]]. Covering an area of {{Convert|576.32|acres}}, the neighborhood had a population density of {{Convert|37.1|PD/acre|PD/sqmi PD/sqkm}}.<ref name="PLP5">[http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/planning/download/pdf/data-maps/nyc-population/census2010/t_pl_p5_nta.pdf Table PL-P5 NTA: Total Population and Persons Per Acre — New York City Neighborhood Tabulation Areas*, 2010], Population Division — [[New York City]] Department of City Planning, February 2012. Accessed June 16, 2016.</ref>
The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial makeup]] of the neighborhood was 30.5% (6,511) White, 5.6% (1,188) African American, 0.4% (82) Native American, 19.4% (4,143) Asian, 0.0% (2) Pacific Islander, 2.6% (559) from other races, and 3.6% (779) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 37.9% (8,112) of the population.<ref name="PLP3A">[http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/planning/download/pdf/data-maps/nyc-population/census2010/t_pl_p3a_nta.pdf Table PL-P3A NTA: Total Population by Mutually Exclusive Race and Hispanic Origin — New York City Neighborhood Tabulation Areas*, 2010], Population Division — [[New York City]] Department of City Planning, March 29, 2011. Accessed June 14, 2016.</ref>
The entirety of Community Board 10, which comprises Howard Beach, southern Ozone Park (south of 103rd Avenue), and South Ozone Park, had 125,603 inhabitants as of [[New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene|NYC Health]]'s 2018 Community Health Profile, with an average life expectancy of 81.7 years.<ref name="CHP2018">{{Cite web|url=https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/data/2018chp-qn10.pdf|title=South Ozone Park and Howard Beach (Including Howard Beach, Lindenwood, Old Howard Beach, Ozone Park and South Ozone Park)|date=2018|website=nyc.gov|publisher=NYC Health|access-date=March 2, 2019}}</ref>{{Rp|2, 20}} This is higher than the median life expectancy of 81.2 for all New York City neighborhoods.<ref name=":21">{{Cite web|url=https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/tcny/community-health-assessment-plan.pdf|title=2016-2018 Community Health Assessment and Community Health Improvement Plan: Take Care New York 2020|date=2016|website=[[government of New York City|nyc.gov]]|publisher=[[New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene]]|access-date=September 8, 2017}}</ref>{{Rp|53 (PDF p. 84)}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2017/06/04/new-yorkers-are-living-longer-happier-and-healthier-lives/|title=New Yorkers are living longer, happier and healthier lives|last=Short|first=Aaron|date=June 4, 2017|website=New York Post|access-date=March 1, 2019}}</ref> Most inhabitants are youth and middle-aged adults: 22% are between the ages of between 0–17, 28% between 25 and 44, and 28% between 45 and 64. The ratio of college-aged and elderly residents was lower, at 9% and 13% respectively.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|2}}
As of 2017, the median [[Disposable household and per capita income|household income]] in Community Board 10 was $73,891.<ref name="CB10PUMA">{{Cite web|url=https://censusreporter.org/profiles/79500US3604113-nyc-queens-community-district-10-howard-beach-ozone-park-puma-ny/|title=NYC-Queens Community District 10--Howard Beach & Ozone Park PUMA, NY|publisher=Census Reporter|access-date=July 17, 2018|archive-date=May 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150503052814/http://censusreporter.org/profiles/79500US3604113-nyc-queens-community-district-10-howard-beach-ozone-park-puma-ny/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2018, an estimated 19% of Ozone Park and Howard Beach residents lived in poverty, compared to 19% in all of Queens and 20% in all of New York City. One in ten residents (10%) were unemployed, compared to 8% in Queens and 9% in New York City. Rent burden, or the percentage of residents who have difficulty paying their rent, is 56% in Howard Beach and South Ozone Park, higher than the boroughwide and citywide rates of 53% and 51% respectively. Based on this calculation, {{As of|2018|lc=y}}, Ozone Park and Howard Beach are considered to be high-income relative to the rest of the city and not [[Gentrification|gentrifying]].<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|7}}
=== Demographic changes ===
{{More citations needed section|date=October 2014}}
Since its beginnings, Ozone Park has been largely populated by various groups of [[Immigration|immigrants]]. The first wave were French immigrants associated with a pot factory on Atlantic Avenue. [[German Americans|Germans]] and the [[Irish Americans|Irish]] made up a large part of Ozone Park in the late 19th century and early 20th century. Eventually [[Italian Americans|Italians]] started to migrate into Ozone Park from [[East New York, Brooklyn]]. Most of the current Italians in the neighborhood are originally from Brooklyn. A significant [[Polish Americans|Polish]] population also developed based around Saint Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr Roman Catholic Church and its associated elementary school.
At the turn of the 21st century immigrants from Latin America, South Asia ([[Bangladesh]]), the West Indies, and South America (Indo-Guyanese & Indo-Surinamese) moved in, adding a diverse atmosphere to the neighborhood, which is especially apparent along 101st Avenue and Liberty Avenue near the neighborhood's border with Richmond Hill.<ref name=NYTLiving /> The neighborhood was largely Italian-American; however, these new arrivals have made Ozone Park become one of the fastest-growing and most ethnically diverse neighborhoods in New York City. There is a large [[Hispanic]] population in Ozone Park, mainly concentrated in the northern portion of the neighborhood near the [[Woodhaven, Queens|Woodhaven]] border, and an [[African Americans|African-American]] minority, spread throughout the neighborhood.
Residents vary from [[working class]] to [[middle class]] families, who own or rent private homes on the neighborhood's tree-lined residential streets.
==Subsections==
{{unreferenced section|date=July 2015}}
[[Census]] data from the late 18th century shows how Ozone Park was a sparsely populated neighborhood because of the lack of transportation. By 1915, the [[BMT Fulton Street Line|Fulton Street Line]] opened, connecting Ozone Park with the rest of New York City, thus starting the enormous influx by the Italians. Ozone Park then formed many smaller sub-neighborhoods with specific identities. [[File:RckwyBlvdLftsBlvd.JPG|thumb|250px|Rockaway Boulevard in South Ozone Park]]
=== Other sections ===
Centreville, which still uses this name, is bordered by Aqueduct on the east, Cross Bay Boulevard on the west, North Conduit Avenue on the south, and [[Rockaway Boulevard]] on the north. Liberty Heights is a triangular area bordered by Liberty Avenue on the south, diagonal-running 101st Avenue (Jerome Avenue) from the southwest to the northeast, and Woodhaven Boulevard to the east. Balsam Village was named after Balsam Farms, which sold off parcels of land for development, and is bordered by Liberty Avenue and North Conduit Avenue on the north, 84th Street on the west, and Cross Bay Boulevard on the east.
Tudor Village, in southwestern Ozone Park, is extremely small, consisting of approximately two hundred and fifty homes; it spans only five residential streets and two avenues. Its population consists mostly of Italian Americans. Its residents consist of approximately six hundred people. The village was incorporated in the late 1800s and has since flourished. Tudor Village hosts [[suburban]] tree-lined streets with what is referred to as the "Tudor Malls" in its center, boasting floral arrangements throughout.
The village is also home to Tudor Park, a {{convert|20|acre|m2|adj=on}} recreational park which features a [[baseball]] field, [[racquetball]] courts, picnic area, and a fountain as well as a playground. Located on the southeast end of the village are another baseball field and benches and shaded areas for resting. Tudor Village is on the border of Howard Beach.
Also inside of Ozone Park are areas named Magnolia Court (95th Street and 150th Road), Park Village (Tahoe Street and North Conduit Avenue), Kaybern Court (97-52 75th Street), Ozone Plaza (84-23 103rd Avenue), Dumont Village (Dumont Avenue and 85th Street), Greentree Condos (Albert Road and 95 Street), Albert Gardens (94-20 Albert Road), Newlyn Estates (85-22 Dumont Avenue), and Sterling Manor (105-25 88th Street).
== Police and crime ==
Howard Beach, southern Ozone Park (south of 103rd Avenue), and South Ozone Park are patrolled by the 106th Precinct of the [[New York City Police Department|NYPD]], located at 103-53 101 Street.<ref name="NYPD 106th Precinct">{{Cite web|url=https://www1.nyc.gov/site/nypd/bureaus/patrol/precincts/106th-precinct.page|title=NYPD – 106th Precinct|website=www.nyc.gov|publisher=[[New York City Police Department]]|access-date=October 3, 2016}}</ref> The 106th Precinct ranked 26th safest out of 69 patrol areas for per-capita crime in 2010. The rate of car thefts is high because of the area's proximity to the Belt Parkway, a major travel corridor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/crime-safety-report/queens/south-ozone/|title=Ozone Park and Howard Beach – DNAinfo.com Crime and Safety Report|website=www.dnainfo.com|access-date=October 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170415051020/https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/crime-safety-report/queens/south-ozone|archive-date=April 15, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> {{As of|2018}}, with a non-fatal assault rate of 32 per 100,000 people, Howard Beach and South Ozone Park's rate of [[violent crime]]s per capita is less than that of the city as a whole. The incarceration rate of 381 per 100,000 people is lower than that of the city as a whole.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|8}}
The 106th Precinct has a lower crime rate than in the 1990s, with crimes across all categories having decreased by 81.3% between 1990 and 2018. The precinct reported 6 murders, 16 rapes, 183 robberies, 246 felony assaults, 133 burglaries, 502 grand larcenies, and 97 grand larcenies auto in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/nypd/downloads/pdf/crime_statistics/cs-en-us-106pct.pdf|title=106th Precinct CompStat Report|website=www.nyc.gov|publisher=[[New York City Police Department]]|access-date=July 22, 2018}}</ref>
In the 1980s, the 106th Precinct became the source and scene of several [[police brutality]] incidents, including the [[Electroshock weapon|stun gunning]] of high schooler Mark Davidson on April 17, 1985, who was arrested on [[marijuana]] possession charges.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1985-04-28-8501250716-story.html|title=New York Shaken By Charges Of Stun-Gun Torture By Police|last=Coakley|first=Michael|date=April 28, 1985|website=Chicago Tribune|access-date=November 17, 2018}}</ref> One of the officers, Michael Aranda, accused of stun-gunning Davidson was later acquitted
in 1991.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/06/04/nyregion/6-years-later-queens-officer-is-cleared-in-stun-gun-case.html|title=6 Years Later, Queens Officer Is Cleared in Stun-Gun Case|last=Fried|first=Joseph P.|date=June 4, 1991|website=The New York Times|access-date=November 17, 2018}}</ref>
== Fire safety ==
[[New York City Fire Department]] (FDNY) fire station, Engine Co. 285/Ladder Co. 142, is located at 103-17 98th Street.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fdnytrucks.com/files/html/queens/e285.htm|title=Engine Company 285/Ladder Company 142|website=FDNYtrucks.com|access-date=March 7, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite FDNY locations}}</ref>
== Health ==
{{As of|2018}}, [[preterm birth]]s are more common in Ozone Park and Howard Beach than in other places citywide, though births to teenage mothers are less common. In Howard Beach and South Ozone Park, there were 97 preterm births per 1,000 live births (compared to 87 per 1,000 citywide), and 14.2 births to teenage mothers per 1,000 live births (compared to 19.3 per 1,000 citywide).<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|11}} Ozone Park and Howard Beach have a low population of residents who are [[Health insurance coverage in the United States|uninsured]]. In 2018, this population of uninsured residents was estimated to be 8%, lower than the citywide rate of 12%.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|14}}
The concentration of [[Particulates|fine particulate matter]], the deadliest type of [[Air pollution|air pollutant]], in Ozone Park and Howard Beach is {{convert|0.0068|mg/m3|oz/ft3}}, less than the city average.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|9}} Twelve percent of Ozone Park and Howard Beach residents are [[Smoking|smokers]], which is lower than the city average of 14% of residents being smokers.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|13}} In Howard Beach and South Ozone Park, 27% of residents are [[Obesity|obese]], 19% are [[Diabetes mellitus|diabetic]], and 34% have [[Hypertension|high blood pressure]]—compared to the citywide averages of 22%, 8%, and 23% respectively.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|16}} In addition, 21% of children are obese, compared to the citywide average of 20%.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|12}}
Eighty-three percent of residents eat some fruits and vegetables every day, which is less than the city's average of 87%. In 2018, 77% of residents described their health as "good", "very good", or "excellent", about equal to the city's average of 78%.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|13}} For every supermarket in Howard Beach and South Ozone Park, there are 8 [[Convenience store|bodegas]].<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|10}}
The nearest major hospitals are [[Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center]] in [[Brooklyn]]<ref>[http://www.health.ny.gov/health_care/medicaid/redesign/dsrip/pps_applications/docs/maimonides_medical_center/3.8_maimonides_cna.pdf New York City Health Provider Partnership Brooklyn Community Needs Assessment: Final Report], [[New York Academy of Medicine]] (October 3, 2014).</ref> and [[Jamaica Hospital]] in [[Jamaica, Queens|Jamaica]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://queenstribune.com/guide-to-queens-hospitals/|title=Guide To Queens Hospitals|last=Finkel|first=Beth|date=February 27, 2014|website=Queens Tribune|access-date=March 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204185507/http://queenstribune.com/guide-to-queens-hospitals/|archive-date=February 4, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
== Post office and ZIP Codes ==
Ozone Park is covered by the [[ZIP Code]] 11416 north of 103rd Avenue and 11417 south of 103rd Avenue.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zipmap.net/New_York/Queens_County/Z_Howard_Beach.htm|title=Howard Beach, New York City-Queens, New York Zip Code Boundary Map (NY)|website=United States Zip Code Boundary Map (USA)|access-date=March 11, 2019|archive-date=April 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220405035401/https://www.zipmap.net/New_York/Queens_County/Z_Howard_Beach.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[United States Post Office]] operates both zip codes out of the Ozone Park Station at 91-11 Liberty Avenue.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tools.usps.com/go/POLocatorDetailsAction!input.action?locationTypeQ=po&address=11416&radius=20&locationType=po&locationID=1376542&locationName=OZONE+PARK&address2=&address1=9111+LIBERTY+AVE|title=Location Details: Ozone Park|website=USPS.com|access-date=March 7, 2019}}</ref>
==Transportation==
Numerous [[New York City Bus]] routes stop in the area, such as the {{NYC bus link|Q7|Q8|Q11|Q21|Q24|Q41|Q51|Q52 SBS|Q53 SBS|Q112|prose=y}}. The {{NYC bus link|B15}} runs through the neighborhood without stopping.<ref>{{cite NYC bus map|Q}}</ref> The [[New York City Subway]]'s [[IND Fulton Street Line]] ({{NYCS trains|Fulton east}}) and [[IND Rockaway Line]] ({{NYCS trains|Rockaway}}) also run through the neighborhood.<ref>{{NYCS const|map}}</ref>
== Politics and government ==
In the 2016 Presidential election, most precincts in Ozone Park voted for the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] candidate, [[Hillary Clinton]], over her [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] opponent [[Donald Trump]] by a margin of over 50%.<ref>{{cite web | last1=Bloch | first1=Matthew | last2=Buchanan | first2=Larry | last3=Katz | first3=Josh | last4=Quealy | first4=Kevin | title=An Extremely Detailed Map of the 2016 Presidential Election | website=The New York Times | date=July 25, 2018 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/upshot/election-2016-voting-precinct-maps.html | access-date=November 17, 2018}}</ref>
Ozone Park is split between [[New York's 5th congressional district|5th]], and [[New York's 7th congressional district|7th]].<ref>[http://www.latfor.state.ny.us/maps/2012c/CD_nyc.pdf New York City Congressional Districts], New York State Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment. Accessed May 5, 2017.</ref> These districts are represented by [[Gregory Meeks]] and [[Nydia Velazquez]], respectively, {{as of|2018|lc=y}}.<ref>{{cite web | title=House Election Results: Democrats Take Control | website=The New York Times | date=November 19, 2018 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/11/06/us/elections/results-house-elections.html | access-date=November 19, 2018}}</ref>
Ozone Park is part of the 10th, and 15th [[New York State Senate|State Senate]] districts, represented by [[James Sanders Jr.]], and [[Joseph Addabbo Jr.]] respectively,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latfor.state.ny.us/maps/2012s/SD_nyc.pdf|title=2012 Senate District Maps: New York City|publisher=The New York State Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment|date=2012|access-date=November 17, 2018}}</ref> and the 23rd, 31st, and 38th [[New York State Assembly|State Assembly]] districts, represented by [[Stacey Pheffer Amato]], [[Khaleel Anderson]], and [[Jenifer Rajkumar]] respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latfor.state.ny.us/maps/2012a/AD_nyc.pdf|title=2012 Assembly District Maps: New York City|publisher=The New York State Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment|date=2012|access-date=November 17, 2018}}</ref> It is part of Districts 28, 29 and 32 in the [[New York City Council]], respectively represented by [[Adrienne Adams (politician)|Adrienne Adams]] [[Lynn Schulman]] and [[Joann Ariola]].<ref>[http://www.nyc.gov/html/dc/downloads/pdf/queens.pdf Current City Council Districts for Queens County], [[New York City]]. Accessed May 5, 2017.</ref>
== Education ==
Ozone Park and Howard Beach generally have a lower rate of college-educated residents than the rest of the city {{as of|2018|lc=y}}. While 28% of residents age 25 and older have a college education or higher, 23% have less than a high school education and 49% are high school graduates or have some college education. By contrast, 39% of Queens residents and 43% of city residents have a college education or higher.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|6}} The percentage of Ozone Park and Howard Beach students excelling in math rose from 33% in 2000 to 61% in 2011, and reading achievement rose from 37% to 48% during the same time period.<ref name=":17">{{Cite web|url=http://furmancenter.org/files/sotc/QN_10_11.pdf|title=S. Ozone Park / Howard Beach – QN 10|date=2011|publisher=[[Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy]]|access-date=October 5, 2016}}</ref>
Ozone Park and Howard Beach's rate of elementary school student absenteeism is less than the rest of New York City. In Howard Beach and South Ozone Park, 18% of elementary school students missed twenty or more days per [[school year]], lower than the citywide average of 20%.<ref name=":21" />{{Rp|24 (PDF p. 55)}}<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|6}} Additionally, 82% of high school students in Ozone Park and Howard Beach graduate on time, more than the citywide average of 75%.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|6}}
==
[[File:PS 63 Ozone Park jeh.JPG|thumb|PS 63]]
====Public schools====
* PS 63 Old South School (grades Pre-K to 5, and special education)<ref>{{cite web | title=PS 063 Old South | website=New York City Department of Education | url=https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/Q063 | access-date=November 17, 2018}}</ref>
* PS 64 Joseph P. Addabbo School (grades K-5, special education)<ref>{{cite web | title=PS 064 Joseph P. Addabbo | website=New York City Department of Education | url=https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/Q064 | access-date=November 17, 2018}}</ref>
* PS 65 The Raymond York Elementary School (grades K-5)
* MS 137 America's School-Heroes (grades 6–8)<ref>{{cite web | title=M.S. 137 | website=Homepage | date=October 12, 2008 | url=http://www.heroesofms137.org/ | access-date=November 17, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181117233515/http://www.heroesofms137.org/ | archive-date=November 17, 2018 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all }}</ref>
* MS 202 Robert H. Goddard (grades 6–8)<ref>{{cite web | title=About Us | website=RHG MS 202 | url=https://sites.google.com/a/ms202q.org/rhg-202-ms202/home/about-us | access-date=November 17, 2018}}</ref>
* JHS 210 Elizabeth Blackwell (grades 6–8)<ref>{{cite web | title=J.H.S. 210 Elizabeth Blackwell | website=New York City Department of Education | url=https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/Q210 | access-date=November 17, 2018 | archive-date=November 17, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181117233732/https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/Q210 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
* PS 316 Queens Explorers Elementary School (grades Pre-K to 5, and special education)<ref>{{cite web | title=Queens Explorers Elementary School | website=New York City Department of Education | url=https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/Q316 | access-date=November 17, 2018}}</ref>
* Robert H. Goddard High School of Technology and Communications (grades 9–12)<ref>[https://www.goddardhs308.org/about-us About], Robert H. Goddard High School. Accessed September 23, 2021.</ref>
*[[John Adams High School (Queens)|John Adams High School]] (grades 9–12)<ref>[http://www.johnadamsnyc.org/ Home page], John Adams High School. Accessed September 23, 2021.</ref>
*[[High School for Construction Trades, Engineering and Architecture]] (grades 9–12)<ref>{{cite web | title=H.S. for C.T.E.A. | website=H.S. for C.T.E.A. | url=https://sites.google.com/hsforctea.org/hsforctea | access-date=November 17, 2018}}</ref>
* PS 377 (grades 3K, Pre-K to 1)<ref>{{cite web | title=P.S 377Q | website=P.S 377Q | date=June 25, 2018 | url=http://www.ps377q.org/ | access-date=November 17, 2018}}</ref>
* PS 335 (grades Pre-K to 5)
====Private schools====
* St Elizabeth's RC Elementary
* Divine Mercy Catholic Academy (originally Nativity B.V.M. and St. Stanislaus Schools, which were combined renamed in 2007)<ref name=DN2011>Zambito, Thomas. [https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/catholic-schools-convents-properties-block-parishes-struggle-debt-article-1.959026 "Catholic schools, convents and properties on the block as parishes struggle with debt"], ''[[New York Daily News]]'', September 26, 2011. Accessed September 23, 2021. "St. Stanislaus shut down four years ago when dwindling student populations forced a merger with nearby Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary school into the Divine Mercy Catholic Academy."</ref>
* Little Dolphin Pre-School
* Our Lady of Perpetual Help Academy RC Elementary
====Closed schools====
* Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish School<ref name=DN2011/>
* Our Lady of Wisdom RC Secondary
* St. Mary Gate of Heaven RC Elementary
* St. Stanislaus Parish School<ref name=DN2011/>
=== Library ===
The [[Queens Public Library]] operates the Ozone Park branch at 92-24 Rockaway Boulevard.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.queenslibrary.org/about-us/locations/Ozone-Park/|title=Branch Detailed Info: Ozone Park|website=Queens Public Library|access-date=March 7, 2019}}</ref>
==In popular culture==
{{unreferenced section|date=May 2015}}
Ozone Park has served as the setting and subject of numerous media works.
=== Film ===
* ''[[A Bronx Tale]]'' (1993) features a scene set at Aqueduct Racetrack.
* ''[[A Shock to the System (1990 film)|A Shock to the System]]'' (1990) contains a scene filmed in the old [[Aqueduct Racetrack (IND Rockaway Line)|Aqueduct Racetrack]] station.
* ''[[Boss of Bosses]]'' (2001, starring [[Chazz Palminteri]]) features a scene with [[John Gotti]] in Ozone Park at the Bergin Hunt and Fish Club.
* ''[[Goodfellas]]'' (1990) is an Academy Award-winning gangster film that takes place in and around Ozone Park.
* ''[[Holy Rollers (film)|Holy Rollers]]'' (2010) features external shots of the Gold and Zimmerman houses.
* ''[[Lucky Number Slevin]]'' (2006) contains a scene at the beginning, wherein the father and son are at Aqueduct Racetrack.
* ''[[This Is My Life (1992 film)|This Is My Life]]'' (1992) starring [[Julie Kavner]] as Dottie Ingels living in Ozone Park
=== Television ===
* ''[[Getting Gotti]]'' (1994 TV film starring [[Lorraine Bracco]]) is based on a real-life woman, Diane Giacalone, who grew up in Ozone Park and through the years watched Gotti rise to power on the streets of Ozone Park; she eventually became an Assistant US Attorney and built up a case against him.
* The ''Perfect Crimes'' [[History (U.S. TV channel)|History Channel]] documentary features the [[Lufthansa heist]] and discusses the [[Lucchese crime family]] crews living, killing and running businesses in Ozone Park.
=== Notable events ===
* [[Pope John Paul II]] celebrated [[Catholic mass|mass]] for 75,000 people at Ozone Park's Aqueduct Racetrack in October 1995.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/10/07/nyregion/the-pope-s-visit-the-mass-sun-gilds-celebration-at-aqueduct.html|title=THE POPE'S VISIT: THE MASS;Sun Gilds Celebration At Aqueduct|last=Bruni|first=Frank|date=1995-10-07|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-11-13|language=en-US}}</ref>
==Notable people==
[[File:Jacks house3.JPG|thumb|right|[[Jack Kerouac]] lived above this flower shop in Ozone Park. It was a [[drug store]] at the time.]]
{{Category see also|People from Ozone Park, Queens}}
Notable current and former residents of Ozone Park include:
* [[Joseph Patrick Addabbo]] (1925-1986), Congressman; P.S. 64 was named after him.<ref name="Thinking">Shaman, Diana. [https://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/05/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-of-living-in-ozone-park-changing-faces-enduring-values.html "If You're Thinking of Living In/Ozone Park; Changing Faces, Enduring Values"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 5, 2003. Accessed September 23, 2021. "'It's a great community,' said Councilman Joseph P. Addabbo Jr., who represents Ozone Park and lives there with his wife, Dawn.... At the foot of the tree-shaded enclave, which stretches from North Conduit Avenue to Pitkin Avenue and from 81st to 87th Streets, lies the 2.8-acre Joseph P. Addabbo Park, named after Representative Addabbo, a lifelong resident of Ozone Park who served in Congress from 1960 until his death in 1986."</ref>
* [[Joseph Addabbo Jr.]] (born 1964), member of the New York State Senate from the 15th District and of the New York City Council from the 32nd Council District.<ref>Staff. [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/10-questions-joseph-addabbo-jr-article-1.265460 "10 questions for Joseph Addabbo Jr."], ''[[New York Daily News]]'', July 10, 2007. Accessed November 27, 2017. "A lawyer and life-long resident of Ozone Park, Addabbo was elected to the City Council in 2001."</ref> He is the son of Joseph Patrick Addabbo.<ref name=Thinking/>
* [[Pedro Beato]] (born 1986), relief pitcher of the [[Baltimore Orioles]]<ref>Martino, Andy. [http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/brooklyn-product-pedro-beato-new-york-homecoming-mets-friday-opener-citi-field-article-1.114537 "Brooklyn product Pedro Beato will get New York homecoming with Mets on Friday opener at Citi Field"], ''[[New York Daily News]]'', April 7, 2011. Accessed November 27, 2017. "When the Mets announce their players before the home opener, the 24-year-old Beato will run onto the field, with friends and family in the stands. After the game, the rookie will return to the Ozone Park home he shares with his aunt and sister."</ref>
* [[Charles Camarda]] (born 1952), astronaut, Mission Specialist on [[STS-114]].<ref>Sutters Jr., Peter A. [https://www.timesledger.com/stories/2005/7/20050217-archive212.html "Ozone Park astronaut to be on first shuttle since Columbia"], ''[[TimesLedger Newspapers|Times Ledger]]'', February 17, 2005. Accessed November 27, 2017. "Charles Camarda, 53, a graduate of Archbishop Molloy High School in Jamaica, will be one of seven astronauts who will be taking the first flight since 2003 when the space shuttle Columbia broke up re-entering the earth's atmosphere, killing all seven aboard."</ref>
* ''[[The Capris]]'', 1950s [[Doo Wop]] group, best known for "[[There's a Moon Out Tonight]]".<ref>{{cite news|last=O'Donnell|first=Michelle|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/11/nyregion/citypeople-remember-then.html|title=City People – Remember Then|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=May 11, 2003|access-date=November 11, 2007|quote=...at which members of long-forgotten groups like the Elegants (from Staten Island) and the Capris (Ozone Park, Queens) examined the Italian-American influence on doo-wop.}}</ref>
* [[Justin Credible]] (born 1973 as Peter Polaco), professional wrestler<ref>Solaimani, Coveh. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/statesville-record-and-landmark-profile/140233501/ "Extreme Wrestling star not just amazing he’s Justin Credible"], ''[[Statesville Record & Landmark]]'', March 11, 2000. Accessed February 4, 2024, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "He has become ECW’s 'Hardcore Icon' and the eight-year veteran from Ozone Park, N.Y., is having a ball."</ref>
* [[Gerald Edelman]] (1929–2014), 1972 winner of the [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine]].<ref>[http://www.hightech-mag.com/index.php/vip/2005/07/gerald-edelman-1972-nobel-prize-in-physiology-and-medicine/ Gerald Edelman - 1972 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, ''Israel High-Tech Magazine'', July 1, 2005.</ref>
* [[Elizabeth Eden]] (1946–1987), real life character of Leon from the 1975 film ''[[Dog Day Afternoon]]''.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1987/10/01/obituaries/elizabeth-eden-transsexual-who-figured-in-1975-movie.html "Elizabeth Eden, Transsexual Who Figured in 1975 Movie"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 1, 1987. Accessed September 23, 2021. "Ms. Eden was born in Ozone Park, Queens."</ref>
* [[Peter Facinelli]] (born 1973), actor<ref>Gaffney, Adrienne. [https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2008/11/twilights-peter-facinelli "Q&A: *Twilight'*s Peter Facinelli"], ''[[vanity Fair (magazine)]]'', November 2, 2008. Accessed November 27, 2017. "Hometown? Ozone Park, Queens. Now I live in Los Angeles, in Taluca Lake."</ref>
* [[Mary Flaherty (baseball)|Mary Flaherty]] (1926–2000), player for two seasons in the [[All-American Girls Professional Baseball League]].<ref>Terrazzano, Lauren. [http://www.aagpbl.org/index.cfm/articles/flaherty-mary-j--2-7-1926--3-30-2000/379 "Flaherty, Mary J. (2/7/1926 - 3/30/2000)"], [[All-American Girls Professional Baseball League]].. Accessed November 27, 2017. "Born in South Ozone Park, Queens, she moved to Hicksville in 1978 and subsequently moved to East Patchogue."</ref>
* [[John Frascatore]] (born 1970), baseball player<ref>Huang, Paul. [http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2003/08/15/2003063900/wiki "John Frascatore beefs up Lions' pitching"], ''[[Taipei Times]]'', August 15, 2003. Accessed October 18, 2007. "Contributing four of those 10 wins is former major leaguer John Frascatore of Ozone Park, New York (4-2 with a 2.05 ERA)."</ref>
* [[John Gotti]] (1940–2002), Mafia boss (headed the [[Gambino crime family]])<ref>[http://archives.cnn.com/2002/US/06/10/john.gotti/ 'Dapper Don' John Gotti dead: Brought down by the Bull], [[CNN.com]], June 11, 2002.</ref>
* [[Neal Heaton]] (born 1960), former [[MLB]] baseball pitcher<ref>[http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/0297e628 Neal Heaton], [[Society for American Baseball Research]]. Accessed November 27, 2017.</ref>
* [[Carol Heiss]] (born 1940), Olympics figure skater<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1958/02/16/archives/carol-heiss-gains-3d-world-crown-in-figure-skating-ozone-park-girl.html|title=Carol Heiss Gains 3d World Crown in Figure Skating – Ozone Park Girl Adds to Her Compulsory Phase Lead in Free-Style Exhibition|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=February 16, 1958|access-date=August 30, 2018|quote=Carol Heiss of Ozone Park, Queens, Miss Personality of the ice, skated off with her third world figure skating championship tonight with a perfectly-executed freestyle exhibition.}}</ref>
* [[Rob Keighron|Father Rob Keighron]] (born 1980), [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] [[Priesthood (Catholic Church)|priest]], co-host/co-producer of ''[[The Catholic Guy]]''<ref>{{cite news |url=http://old.dioceseofbrooklyn.org/vocations/pdf/Summer%202006_newsletter.pdf |title=My Vocation Story |last=Keighron |first=Robert |work=Vocation News |publisher=Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn |access-date=July 9, 2012 }}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* [[Jack Kerouac]] (1922–1969) - writer, lived in Ozone Park with his parents at 133-01 Cross Bay Boulevard for 11 years after discharge from the U.S. Navy in 1943.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.queenstribune.com/feature/OnTheRoadinQueensJackKerou.html |title=Queens Tribune |access-date=October 19, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100302111814/http://www.queenstribune.com/feature/OnTheRoadinQueensJackKerou.html |archive-date=March 2, 2010 }}</ref> He wrote his first novel, ''[[The Town and the City]]'' (1950), as well as the quintessential ''[[On the Road]]'' (1957), while living in Ozone Park. His friends jokingly called him "The Wizard of Ozone Park".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dharmabeat.com/ozonepark.html |title=The Wizard of Ozone Park |access-date=March 13, 2011}}</ref>
* [[Cyndi Lauper]] (born 1953), singer/actress.<ref>{{cite news|last=Hoffman|first=Jan|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/31/nyregion/public-lives-she-just-wanted-to-have-fun-and-she-s-having-it.html|title=Public Lives – She Just Wanted to Have Fun. And She's Having It.|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=December 31, 2003|access-date=October 10, 2007|quote=She found simpatico musicians to help her repossess the songs that reverberated through her childhood block in Ozone Park, Queens. And she felt ready to celebrate a lifetime of spirited dancing.}}</ref>
* [[Jack Lord]] (1920-1998), actor, star of the 1960s ''[[Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series)|Hawaii Five-0]]'' TV series, attended [[John Adams High School (New York City)|John Adams High School]] located on Rockaway Boulevard in Ozone Park
* [[Joe Lo Truglio]] (born 1970), actor best known for his appearance on ''[[Brooklyn Nine-Nine]]''.<ref>Saunders, Jeraldine. [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99321570/astrology-and-joe-lo-truglio/ "Astrology"], ''[[Corvallis Gazette-Times]]'', December 2, 2013. Accessed April 8, 2022, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Actor Joe Lo Truglio was born in Ozone Park Queens New York on this day in 1970."</ref>
* [[Bernadette Peters]] (born 1948), actress/singer.<ref>[http://www.artshound.com/?app=eventDetail&id=2051 Artshound.com biography of Bernadette Peters], accessed December 16, 2006.</ref>
* [[Joseph Pintauro]] (1930–2018), playwright, novelist and poet.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1997/07/27/nyregion/a-playwright-finds-there-s-life-between-heaven-and-earth.html "A Playwright Finds There's Life Between ''Heaven and Earth''"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 27, 1997. Accessed January 9, 2023. "'I also noticed she had books identical to those in my mother's house in Ozone Park when I was growing up, early American literature, Whitman, Thoreau, Longfellow."</ref>
* [[Tom Postilio]], real estate broker and star of [[HGTV]]'s ''[[Selling New York]]''.<ref>Ferber, Lawrence. [https://passportmagazine.com/tom-postilio-mickey-conlon-gay-power-couple-top-real-estate-brokers/ "Tom Postilio & Mickey Conlon: Gay Couple & Top Real Estate Brokers"], ''Passport Magazine''. Accessed October 18, 2021. "The two may well have crossed paths years earlier, in the literal sense, perhaps even as children. Postilio was raised in Ozone Park, Queens and Conlon about a dozen miles away in Long Island (he’s purged the accent)."</ref>
* [[Matt Rand]] (born 1991), marathon runner<ref>[https://newyork.usatf.org/news/2020/getting-to-know…-matt-rand "Getting to Know..... Matt Rand"], [[USA Track & Field]] New York, June 15, 2020. Accessed March 7, 2025. "On February 29, Matt Rand, 28, (Ozone Park, NY, Central Park Track Club - Tracksmith) competed in his first Olympic Trials, finishing 108th in a time of 2:25:43."</ref>
* [[John J. Santucci]] (1932–2016), lawyer and politician<ref name="John Santucci dies">[https://www.newsday.com/long-island/obituaries/john-santucci-dies-former-queens-da-was-85-p37457 John Santucci dies; former Queens DA was 85] Jo Napolitano, ''[[Newsday]]'' (June 27, 2016) {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416172548/https://www.newsday.com/long-island/obituaries/john-santucci-dies-former-queens-da-was-85-p37457 |date=April 16, 2022 }}</ref>
* [[Nick Scotti]] (born 1966), actor, singer and model.<ref>Novakovich, Lilana. [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/503371981/ "Fans are beaming up Scotti"], ''[[The Province]]'', October 17, 1997. Accessed October 18, 2021, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Scotti was born in Ozone Park, Queens, youngest of four kids. He left home at 16, headed for Tokyo with a modelling contract in his luggage."</ref>
* [[Ronald Spadafora]] (1954–2018), [[FDNY]] Chief<ref>Goba, Kadia. [https://www.newsday.com/amp/long-island/nassau/fdny-chief-ronald-spadafora-dies-1.19409954 "FDNY Chief Ronald Spadafora, 63, dies of 9/11-related illness"], ''[[Newsday]]'', July 13, 2018. Accessed October 18, 2021. "Born in Ozone Park, Spadafora attended Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School in Brooklyn, where his brother said he was a track star."</ref>
* [[Anthony Trentacosta]] (1940–2005), Gambino crime family member
* [[Eric Ulrich]] (born 1985), member of the New York City Council from the 32nd Council District.<ref>[https://council.nyc.gov/district-32/ Eric A. Ulrich], New York City Council. Accessed November 27, 2017. "Eric A. Ulrich was born at Jamaica Hospital and raised in the Ozone Park section of Queens."</ref>
* [[Thomas Von Essen]] (born 1945), Senior Vice President at Giuliani Partners and 30th [[New York City Fire Commissioner]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Connelly|first=Sherryl|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/2002/07/28/2002-07-28_surviving_the_inferno___the_.html|title=Surviving the Inferno – The vital memoir of NYC's ex-Fire Commissioner|work=[[Daily News (New York)]]|date=July 28, 2002|access-date=January 18, 2009|quote=After relating such immediate events, the book, which will be in stores Aug. 6, recounts Von Essen's life story. It's that of a boy from Ozone Park, Queens, who was adrift until he joined the Fire Department in 1970 at age 24.}}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* [[Debra Wilson]] (born 1962), actress, comedian, voice actress and TV presenter
==Notes==
{{notelist}}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* {{Commons category-inline|Ozone Park, Queens}}
{{Queens}}
{{Portal bar|New York City}}
{{Authority control}}
{{coord|40.68|-73.85|type:city_region:US-NY|display=title}}
[[Category:Ozone Park, Queens|
[[Category:Neighborhoods in Queens, New York]]
[[Category:Little Italys in the United States]]
| |||