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City Living: Ozone Park, Queens

In 1880, when Benjamin W. Hitchcock and Charles C. Denton first began slicing up Ozone Park, they chose the community's name to remind potential buyers of the salty breezes blowing in from the Atlantic Ocean.

Ozone Park today enjoys a rich history --it's been home to Cindy Lauper and Jack Kerouac. In the past, Ozone Park was seen as a center for mafia activity the Gambino, and Lucchese crime...

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