South Ozone Park

South Ozone Park is a neighborhood in the southwestern section of the New York City borough of Queens. Adjacently north of JFK Airport, its boundaries extend from the Aqueduct Racetrack eastward to the Van Wyck Expressway. Its main thoroughfare is Rockaway Boulevard. The neighborhood is part of Queens Community Board 10.Despite its name, South Ozone Park is mostly east of the neighborhood of Ozone Park. Richmond Hill lies to the north. Jamaica, South Jamaica, and Springfield Gardens are to the east. To the southwest are Howard Beach and Old Howard Beach.South Ozone Park is home to a more diverse population, with many Indians, Pakistani, Guyanese,and Blacks living in the area, in addition to the area's longtime Italian-American population. Italian-Americans are most prevalent in the southern and western areas in the neighborhood near the Conduit. The neighborhood is located in the Sixth congressional district, and is represented by Democrat Gregory Meeks. There has been a recent surge of development in South Ozone Park that rivals many of the surrounding communities in terms of home value.