Queens · Community District 10

South Ozone Park-Howard Beach

Howard Beach · Ozone Park · South Ozone Park · Richmond Hill

Community Board
10
Elected seats covering it
11
Land area
16.1 km²
Landmarks
3

Everything on this ground

Community Board 10

Advisory, but it reviews every development before anyone else does — and its meetings are open to you.

Chair
Betty Braton
Manager
Karyn Petersen
Office
115-01 Lefferts Boulevard, South Ozone Park, NY 11420
Phone
718-843-4488
Email
qn10@cb.nyc.gov
Meets
First Thursday of the month, 7:00 PM, at the Old Mill Yacht Club, 163-15 Cross Bay Boulevard, Howard Beach, NY 11414. Meetings are not usually held in July or August. Cabinet meeting: first Tuesday of every other month, 9:30 AM.
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City Council

City law, the city budget, the binding vote on rezonings.

State Assembly

Rent and tenant law, school funding, state benefits.

  • Stacey Pheffer Amato

    District 23 · Democratic · covers 59% of CD 10

    718-945-9550

  • Khaleel M. Anderson

    District 31 · Democratic · covers 31% of CD 10

    718-327-1845

  • David I. Weprin

    District 24 · Democratic · covers 10% of CD 10

    718-454-3027
State Senate

The other half of state law. MTA funding and oversight.

  • James Sanders Jr.

    District 10 · Democratic · covers 50% of CD 10

    718-523-3069

  • Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.

    District 15 · Democratic · covers 31% of CD 10

    718-738-1111

  • Roxanne J. Persaud

    District 19 · Democratic · covers 19% of CD 10

    718-649-7653
U.S. House

Federal law, and caseworkers for immigration and benefits.

  • Gregory W. Meeks

    District 5 · Democratic · covers 95% of CD 10

    (718) 725-6000

  • Nydia M. Velázquez

    District 7 · Democratic · covers 5% of CD 10

    (718) 340-6244
3 landmarks

What stands on this ground, and why it's worth knowing.

SportsSouth Ozone Park

Aqueduct Racetrack

A thoroughbred horse racing track opened in 1894 and operated by the New York Racing Association, nicknamed 'the Big A.' It is the only thoroughbred track within New York City limits.

Why it matters

Aqueduct carried New York racing through the winter for generations and hosted the Wood Memorial, a key Kentucky Derby prep. Its grounds also host Resorts World, and the site is being significantly redeveloped.

110-00 Rockaway Boulevard, South Ozone Park, NY 11420

Racing operations at Aqueduct have been in flux: NYRA has been consolidating thoroughbred racing at a rebuilt Belmont Park, and Aqueduct's future as a racing venue is uncertain. Verify current race meets before publishing.

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FoodRichmond Hill

Little Guyana (Liberty Avenue)

The Indo-Caribbean commercial corridor along Liberty Avenue in Richmond Hill and South Ozone Park, dense with Guyanese and Trinidadian roti shops, bakeries, groceries and gold merchants under the elevated A train.

Why it matters

Home to the largest Guyanese community outside Guyana and the center of Indo-Caribbean life in the United States. A stretch of Liberty Avenue was co-named Little Guyana Avenue in 2021.

Liberty Avenue between Lefferts Boulevard and 130th Street, Richmond Hill, NY 11419

A commercial district rather than a single site. Coordinate is the Liberty Avenue and Lefferts Boulevard intersection at the corridor's center, geocoded via OpenStreetMap.

VenueSouth Ozone Park

Resorts World New York City

A casino and entertainment complex adjoining Aqueduct Racetrack, opened in 2011 as a video lottery terminal facility. In December 2025 it received one of three New York State downstate casino licenses and it began operating as a full-scale commercial casino in April 2026.

Why it matters

The first full casino within New York City limits and the largest single private employer in southeast Queens, it has reshaped the economics of the Aqueduct site.

110-00 Rockaway Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11420

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1 civic group

Neighbours who already meet about this. Joining one is the fastest way to get a hearing at the board.

  • Howard Beach Lindenwood Civic Association

    Civic association

    Civic association advocating for Howard Beach and Lindenwood on flood protection, infrastructure, and neighborhood quality of life.

Overlaps are computed by land area — near a boundary, check your exact address. Every state and federal seat here is on the ballot November 3, 2026. These are the sitting officeholders, not projected winners.

Boundaries: NYC Dept. of City Planning via NYC Open Data (May 2026). Officeholders verified against official sources on 2026-08-06. District overlaps are computed by area and are approximate near boundaries.