- Map of your community and name of your community (Google Earth)
Federal
Hillary Rodham Clinton, wife of former president of Bill Clinton is the current Senator of New York. Currently she is participating in the presidential campaign against fellow Democrat Senator from Illinois, Barack Obama with hopes of winning the Democratic election to go on and become the first female president of the United States.
The Governor of New York City is Governor David Patterson. He was born on May 20, 1954. He is the first legally blind and the first black governor of New York. He assumed office on March 18, 2008. After former governor Elliot Spitzer resigned in the wake of a prostitution scandal and using state funds to purchase their time. Governor Patterson is only one of two black governors in the United States. He has been an advocate for granting voting rights to non-citizens as well as a proponent of embryonic stem cell research.
The 108th Mayor of New York is Michael R. Bloomberg. He was born on February 14th, 1942 in Boston, and raised by middle-class parents in Medford, Massachusetts. He attended Johns Hopkins University, where he paid his tuition by taking loans and working as a parking lot attendant during the summer. Elected into office just 2 months after 9/11, he was able to lead the city through the pain and cut crime 20%. In 2005 Bloomberg was re-elected for another term as Mayor.
City Level
The Council Member for South Ozone Park, District 28 is Thomas White Jr. who is a pledged Democrat. Councilman White is the Chair of Economic Development. He is also a member of key Council committees including: Housing and Buildings, General Welfare, Environmental Protection and Cultural Affairs, Libraries& International Intergroup Relations. Also he is the co-Founder and Executive Director of J-CAP, one of the largest and most effective alcohol and substance abuse residential treatment programs in New York State.
Assembly woman Vivian E. Cook was born in Rock Hill. South Carolina on May 23, 1937. For over 25 years Cook as served as a District Leader Queens County. She is an activist for community improvement secured funding for various building and reconstruction projects. Her efforts helped in building a park at the Baisley Park Extension/150th Street and in rebuilding the Charles R. Drew Memorial Park, 140th Street Park, Rochdale Park and the tennis courts and recreation building also located at this site. She has helped develop community housing programs that provide residents with affordable homes. She has also obtained improved benefits, housing, and medical services for senior citizens.
South Ozone Park is a quiet neighborhood. Predominantly Indians, African Americans and a large concentration of Caribbean people live here. The community is very clean and has the Van Wyck and the famous Aqueduct race track. Similarly, the historic Baisley Pond Park sits in the middle of the community. Neighbors are very family oriented and usually keep to themselves. The children and teenagers are not usually outside. Maybe they go to their friend's houses in neighboring communities or even Brooklyn. The best place to go shopping is on Jamaica Ave, which is teeming with independent clothing stores and a movie theater, Old Navy, Gap, Marshall's etc.
The only problem about the neighborhood is the bus service. The Q7 's service is limited after 4'00 which is the normal time for school kids to finish their day. I work therefore I don't get home until after 9'00pm. There are only two buses that run in an hour after rush hour. Thus if you were to miss the 8:26pm bus then you would have to wait for the 8:56pm bus.
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