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Ozone Park (Neighborhood)
New York City NY
~0.79 miles from Ozone Park city center
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Ozone Park is a middle class neighborhood located in the southwestern section of the New York City borough of Queens bordering Woodhaven, Richmond Hill, South Ozone Park, Howard Beach, and City Line, Brooklyn Different parts of the neighborhood are covered by Queens Community Board 9 and 10. It is served by the 11416 and 11417 zip codes.
The northern border is Atlantic Avenue; the southern border is South Conduit Avenue, and the eastern border is 108th Street. The western border is the county line with Brooklyn (mostly along Ruby and Drew Streets). It is the home of the Aqueduct Racetrack, a popular spot for thoroughbred racing.
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Lindenwood (Neighborhood)
New York City NY
~0.82 miles from Ozone Park city center
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Lindenwood is a section of Howard Beach, Queens, New York. This middle class area was developed in the 1950s and 1960s and sits on landfilled land. The neighborhood is part of Queens Community Board 10.
It is primarily made up of six-story, orange or red-brick apartment buildings, constructed in the early to mid-1960s, smaller co-op "garden-apartments" (4-unit red-brick buildings) constructed in the 1950s, and seen from the Belt Parkway, and two family homes (some attached) built in the 1960s. The "hi-rise" apartment buildings are co-op (red bricks) or condominiums (orange brick). Heritage House East and West (84-39 & 84-29 153rd Ave) were among the first condominium apartment buildings in New York State. Additional townhouses, near the Brooklyn border, were built in the 1970s and 90s. Th...
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City Line (Neighborhood)
New York City NY
~1.16 miles from Ozone Park city center
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City Line is a sub-section of the East New York neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York City, bordering the neighborhoods of Cypress Hills to the north and Ozone Park, Queens to the east, and the Shore Parkway to the south. The neighborhood is named "City Line" for its location in the former City of Brooklyn near the border with Queens County before Brooklyn and parts of Queens County were consolidated into New York City in 1898).
City Line is one of the most ethnically diverse neighborhoods in Brooklyn. Many Italians and Irish originally lived in the area, which today is home to immigrants from Bangladesh, the Dominican Republic, Guyana, and Puerto Rico.
City Line is served by the A train and the C train of the IND lines. The main commercial district is located along Liberty Avenue. The neig...
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Woodhaven (Neighborhood)
New York City NY
~1.25 miles from Ozone Park city center
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Woodhaven is a middle-class neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. Woodhaven is bordered on the north by a public park, Forest Park, and Park Lane South. Woodhaven also borders Richmond Hill to the east, and Ozone Park to the south at Atlantic Avenue. Its western border is the borough of Brooklyn.
Woodhaven, once known as Woodville, has one of the greatest tree populations in the borough, and thus it has retained its suburban look. Schools, transportation, and park recreation are convenient.
The ethnically diverse neighborhood is part of Queens Community Board 9. Woodhaven's Zip Code is 11421.
Commerce is centered on Jamaica Avenue which effectively bisects Woodhaven. On this avenue, are a large number of stores, most being small and locally owned. One of the oldest and be...
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Cypress Hills (Neighborhood)
New York City NY
~1.61 miles from Ozone Park city center
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Cypress Hills is a sub-section of the East New York neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York City, lying north of City Line and south of Cypress Hills Cemetery, in the far northeastern corner of Brooklyn. It is abutted on the west by Bushwick and on the east, across the Brooklyn-Queens border, by Woodhaven and Ozone Park. It lies within the 37th City Council District of New York City.
The southern border of the neighborhood is Atlantic Avenue.
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Howard Beach (Neighborhood)
New York City NY
~1.65 miles from Ozone Park city center
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Howard Beach is a suburban neighborhood in the southwestern portion of the borough of Queens in New York City. It is bordered in the north by the Belt Parkway and South Conduit Avenue, the south by Jamaica Bay, the east by 102nd-104th Streets and the west by 78th Street. Howard Beach borders the neighborhoods of Ozone Park to the north and Broad Channel to the south. The neighborhood is part of Queens Community Board 10.
Heavily Italian-American, Howard Beach is well known for being home to many organized crime figures; notably, mafia bosses John Gotti and Joe Massino resided here. Howard Beach is home to a strong and close knit Italian community. Irish-Americans, German-Americans and Jewish-Americans also are a small amount of its population. The zip code of Howard Beach is 11414.
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Spring Creek (Neighborhood)
New York City NY
~1.67 miles from Ozone Park city center
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Spring Creek, a common place for gang stabbings, is the southeastern part of the former Town of New Lots, and is often included in East New York. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise are: Linden Blvd to the north, the Fountain Avenue border to the east, Gateway National Recreation Area to the south, and Schenck Avenue to the west. Spring Creek includes the Starrett City apartment complex, the Gateway Plaza Mall, and is largely undeveloped.
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Richmond Hill (Neighborhood)
New York City NY
~1.71 miles from Ozone Park city center
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Richmond Hill is a lower-middle to middle class neighborhood in central-southern Queens, New York City, USA. It is bordered by Kew Gardens to the north, Woodhaven and Ozone Park to the west, South Ozone Park to the south and South Jamaica to the east. The neighborhood is split between Queens Community Board 9 and 10.
Main commercial streets in the neighborhood include Jamaica Avenue, Atlantic Avenue and Liberty Avenue. The main zip code of Richmond Hill is 11418; the zip code for the southern part of the neighborhood is 11419.
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East New York (Neighborhood)
New York City NY
~1.82 miles from Ozone Park city center
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East New York is a residential neighborhood located in eastern Brooklyn, a borough of New York City. The neighborhood is part of Brooklyn Community Board 5.[1] Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise are: Cypress Hills Cemetery to the north, the neighborhood of City Line to the east, Jamaica Bay to the south, and the train next to Van Sinderen Avenue to the west. Linden Boulevard and Atlantic Avenue are the primary thoroughfares through East New York. ZIP codes include 11207, 11208, and 11239. The area is patrolled by the 75th Precinct located at 1000 Sutter Avenue. New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) property in the area is patrolled by P.S.A. 2. During the twentieth century, East New York came to be a commuter town predominantly inhabited by African Americans and...
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New Lots (Neighborhood)
New York City NY
~1.86 miles from Ozone Park city center
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New Lots is a sub-section of the East New York neighborhood in the eastern part of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It was known as the Town of New Lots from 1852 when the area seceded from the Town of Flatbush until it was annexed in 1886 as the 26th Ward. The population is largely African-American and Hispanic. The neighborhood is part of Brooklyn Community Board 5. It is served by the IRT New Lots Line. Nearby neighborhoods include Canarsie to the south, and Brownsville to the west.
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Glendale (Neighborhood)
New York City NY
~2.31 miles from Ozone Park city center
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Glendale is a neighborhood in the west-central portion of the borough of Queens in New York City. It is bounded by the Long Island Rail Road's Montauk Division tracks to the north, Woodhaven Boulevard to the east, numerous cemeteries to the south and Fresh Pond Road to the West. The neighborhood is part of Queens Community Board 5.
It is characterized as a low-scale residential community, in relation to the more developed neighborhoods directly surrounding it such as Forest Hills, Ridgewood, Woodhaven, Jamaica, and Kew Gardens, because of its relative isolation from the New York City Subway system and its bordering by various cemeteries and parks. The zip code of Glendale is 11385.
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Highland Park (Neighborhood)
New York City NY
~2.49 miles from Ozone Park city center
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Highland Park, New York is an unincorporated hamlet in the town of Lockport in Niagara County, New York, USA
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Kew Gardens (Neighborhood)
New York City NY
~2.54 miles from Ozone Park city center
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Kew Gardens is a triangular-shaped neighborhood in central Queens bounded to the north by the Jackie Robinson Parkway (formerly Interborough Parkway), to the east by Van Wyck Expressway and 131st Street, to the south by Hillside Avenue (added to ZIP code 11415 in the 1950s), and to the west by Park Lane, Abingdon Road and 118th Street. Forest Park and the neighborhood of Forest Hills and Forest Hills Gardens lie west of the neighborhood. The neighborhood is accessible thanks to its surrounding expressways and the Union Turnpike-Kew Gardens subway station. The commute on the E or F train to Midtown Manhattan is about thirty minutes.
Kew Gardens was one of seven planned garden communities built in Queens from the late 19th Century to 1950.[1] Much of the area was acquired in 1868 by English...
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Starret City (Neighborhood)
New York City NY
~2.68 miles from Ozone Park city center
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Starrett City is a neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York. Starrett City opened in 1974, and in 2002, changed its name to the Spring Creek Towers. The neighborhood is part of Brooklyn Community Board 5. Starrett City is patrolled by the NYPD's 75th Precinct.
Starrett City spans over 153 acres (0.62 km2) and has 5,881 apartment units in 46 buildings.
It has eight "sections" each including several buildings, its own field, recreational area (jungle gym, park, handball court, basketball court) and a parking garage for residents in that section. These sections are Ardsley, Bethel, Croton, Delmar, Elmira, Freeport, Geneva, and Hornell; each named after municipalities in upstate New York (except for Freeport, which is on Long Island). Each building has between 11 and 20 floors, with eight apartme...
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King Manor Museum
9004 161st St # 704 Jamaica NY - 718-206-0545
~2.89 miles from Ozone Park city center
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King Manor Museum is a quiet step back to the early nineteenth century amidst the bustle of downtown Jamaica, Queens. The museum, an historic mansion, is in 11-acre King Park, the site of local concerts and events.
King Manor Museum
Jamaica Ave, Jamaica, NY 11432, 718-206-0545
Between 150th and 153rd Sts
Hours and Admission
Closed in January
Tours: Thursday/Friday, noon to 2 p.m.; Saturday/Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m.
Admission: $5/adults, $3/students/seniors, free/children 16 and under.
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Briarwood (Neighborhood)
New York City NY
~3.00 miles from Ozone Park city center
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Briarwood is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It is located northwest of Jamaica and roughly bounded by Queens Boulevard, Parsons Boulevard, Union Turnpike, and Hillside Avenue. The neighborhood is part of Queens Community Board 8.[1] It is serviced by the IND Queens Boulevard Line of the New York City Subway at the Briarwood–Van Wyck Boulevard station (E F). It lies in the northern half of the 11435 zip code.
Briarwood is today a very diverse community, with lead fractions of the population being African-Americans (36.6%) and European-Americans (30.2%). It has many Bukharian Jewish, Greek, Hispanic, African American, Albanian, and South American residents. It now has a distinguishable and fast-growing Asian American (14.4%) community as well.[2] Economic activity is...
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Ocean Hill (Neighborhood)
New York City NY
~3.19 miles from Ozone Park city center
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Ocean Hill is a subsection of Bedford-Stuyvesant in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Founded in 1890, the neighborhood is part of Brooklyn Community Board 3 and Brooklyn Community Board 16. The ZIP code for the neighborhood is 11233. The neighborhood has a diverse community with a large number of African Americans, and a small number of Caribbean and Latin Americans.
Ocean Hill's boundaries start from Broadway (Bushwick) in the north, Ralph Avenue (Bed-Stuy proper) to the west, East New York Avenue (Brownsville) in the south, and Van Sinderen Avenue (East New York) to the east.
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Forest Hills (Neighborhood)
New York City NY
~3.20 miles from Ozone Park city center
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Forest Hills is a 2.4 sq. mile (6.4 km2) neighborhood in the central part of the New York City borough of Queens. It is bordered to the north by Rego Park and Corona; to the east, by Flushing Meadows Park, the Grand Central Parkway, and Kew Gardens; to the west, by Middle Village and Glendale; and, to the south, by Forest Park. The neighborhood is conterminous with zip code (postal code) 11375, and it is part of Queens Community Board 6
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Middle Village (Neighborhood)
New York City NY
~3.35 miles from Ozone Park city center
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Middle Village is a neighborhood in central Queens, a borough of New York City. The neighborhood is located in the western central section of Queens, bounded to the north by Eliot Avenue, to the east by Woodhaven Boulevard, to the south by Cooper Avenue, and to the west by Lutheran Cemetery. Middle Village borders Elmhurst to the North, Maspeth and Ridgewood to the West, Glendale to the South, and Rego Park to the East. In 2003, "South Elmhurst", an area between Eliot Avenue and the LIE, was added to Middle Village's ZIP code (11379). The neighborhood is part of Queens Community District 5, served by Queens Community Board 5. Housing in the neighborhood is largely single-family homes with many attached homes, and small apartment buildings.
The neighborhood is served by the M train of th...
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Rego Park (Neighborhood)
New York City NY
~3.37 miles from Ozone Park city center
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Rego Park is a diverse neighborhood in the central portion of the New York City borough of Queens. It is bordered to the north by Elmhurst and Corona, the east and south by Forest Hills and the west by Middle Village. The neighborhood is part of Queens Community Board 6. The zip code of Rego Park is 11374.
A swath of farmland until the early 20th century, the area that came to be called Rego Park was once populated by Dutch & German farmers who sold their produce in Manhattan. Later, the farmers were Chinese, and sold their goods exclusively to Chinatown.
Rego Park was named after the Real Good Construction Company, which began development of the area in the mid-1920s. "Rego" comes from the first two letters of the first two words of the Real Good Construction Company. The company buil...
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Brownsville (Neighborhood)
New York City NY
~3.50 miles from Ozone Park city center
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Brownsville also known as Bville and Tha Ville is a low-income residential neighborhood located in eastern Brooklyn, New York. The neighborhood's motto is "Brownsville! Never ran, never will!"
The total land area is one square mile, and the zip code for the neighborhood is 11212. The area should not be confused with Ocean Hill, a subsection of Bedford-Stuyvesant.
Brownsville is bordered by East New York Avenue to the north (on the Bedford-Stuyvesant border), East 98th Street to the west (East Flatbush) and the freight rail Bay Ridge Branch of the Long Island Rail Road to the south (adjacent to the neighborhood of Canarsie). [1]
The area is patrolled by the 73rd Precinct [2] located at 1470 East New York Avenue. New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) property in the area is patrolled by...
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Canarsie (Neighborhood)
New York City NY
~3.53 miles from Ozone Park city center
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Canarsie (pronounced Ca-NAR-see) is a neighborhood in the southeastern portion of the borough of Brooklyn, in New York City, United States. The area is part of Brooklyn Community Board 18.[1]
Canarsie, which includes the entire 11236 postal zip code, is bordered on the east by Fresh Creek Basin, East 108 Street and the L subway line to Linden Boulevard; on the north by Linden Boulevard; on the west by Remsen Avenue to Ralph Avenue and the Paerdegat Basin; and on the south by Jamaica Bay. Canarsie also neighbors East Flatbush, Flatlands, Mill Basin, Bergen Beach, and East New York. Canarsie is patrolled by the NYPD's 69th [2] Precinct
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Rochdale (Neighborhood)
New York City NY
~3.54 miles from Ozone Park city center
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Ridgewood (Neighborhood)
New York City NY
~3.62 miles from Ozone Park city center
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Ridgewood is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens, that borders the neighborhoods of Maspeth, Middle Village and Glendale, as well as the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bushwick. Historically, the neighborhood straddled the Queens-Brooklyn boundary. The neighborhood is part of Queens Community Board 5. The majority of the area is in the City Council District 30; parts of the southern part of the district adjacent to the Brooklyn boundary lies in District 34.
Historically a German neighborhood, it is now home to many small families of diverse backgrounds, including Latinos, Eastern Europeans, Arabs, and Southern Europeans. Harry Houdini is one of the former notable residents, and is buried there at the Machpelah Cemetery. The zip code of Ridgewood is 11385.
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Jamaica Hills (Neighborhood)
New York City NY
~3.75 miles from Ozone Park city center
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Jamaica Hills is a small neighborhood in central Queens in New York City, USA. The neighborhood is surrounded by the Grand Central Parkway (north), Jamaica Estates (east), Jamaica (south), and Briarwood (west). It is centered on the terminal moraine which runs the length of Long Island. Originally populated with people who left neighborhoods under ethnic transition, Jamaica Hills started to become more ethnically diverse after 1964. The population today is mostly east Indians and smaller populations from the Caribbean, Central America, and China. Because of the opening of a Greek Orthodox church in the 1960s, many Greek immigrants also live in the area. Jamaica Hills is patrolled by the NYPD's 107th Precinct.
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Jamaica (Neighborhood)
New York City NY
~3.79 miles from Ozone Park city center
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Jamaica is a neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York, United States. It was settled under Dutch rule in 1656 in New Netherland as Rustdorp.[1] Under British rule, the Village of Jamaica became the center of the Town of Jamaica. Jamaica was the county seat of Queens County from the formation of the county in 1683 until March 7, 1788, when the town was reorganized by the state government and the county seat was moved to Mineola (now part of Nassau County). When Queens was incorporated into the City of Greater New York in 1898, both the Town of Jamaica and the Village of Jamaica were dissolved, but the neighborhood of Jamaica regained its role as county seat. The neighborhood is part of Queens Community Board 12.[2] Jamaica is patrolled by the NYPD's 103rd[3] Precinct...
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Jfk Airport (Neighborhood)
New York City NY
~3.79 miles from Ozone Park city center
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John F. Kennedy International Airport (IATA: JFK, ICAO: KJFK, FAA LID: JFK) is an international airport located in Queens County, New York in southeastern New York City about 12 miles (19 km) from Lower Manhattan. It is the busiest international air passenger gateway to the United States and is also the leading freight gateway to the country by value of shipments.
JFK airport is the base of operations for JetBlue Airways and a major international gateway hub for Delta Air Lines. It is also the smallest hub for American Airlines. Ninety airlines operate out of JFK. The airport is named after John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States.
The airport is operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which also manages the two other major airports in the New York metr...
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Kew Gardens Hills (Neighborhood)
New York City NY
~3.96 miles from Ozone Park city center
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Kew Gardens Hills, also sometimes incorrectly referred to as Kew Garden Hills, is a one-square mile neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It is bordered to the West by Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, to the North by the Long Island Expressway, to the South by Union Turnpike and to the East by Parsons Boulevard (or by 164th Street depending on one's definition of the boundaries). Kew Gardens Hills roughly encompasses ZIP code 11367. The neighborhood is part of Queens Community Board 8.
Main arteries through the neighborhood are Main Street, Jewel Avenue, and Kissena Boulevard. Main arteries around the perimeter of the neighborhood are Union Turnpike, Horace Harding Expressway, Kissena Boulevard and Parsons Boulevard. Highways to the neighborhood include the Long Island Express...
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Bushwick (Neighborhood)
New York City NY
~3.97 miles from Ozone Park city center
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Bushwick is a neighborhood in the northeastern part of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It is bounded by East Williamsburg to the northwest, Bed-Stuy to the southwest, the Cemetery of the Evergreens and other cemeteries to the southeast, and Ridgewood, Queens to the northeast. The neighborhood, formerly Brooklyn's 18th Ward, is now part of Brooklyn Community Board 4. New York City Council Member Diana Reyna represents this area. The neighborhood is served by the NYPD's 83rd Precinct
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Hillcrest (Neighborhood)
New York City NY
~4.05 miles from Ozone Park city center
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