Ozone Park is a neighborhood in the southwestern section of the New York City borough of Queens,New York,United States. It is next to the Aqueduct Racetrack in South Ozone Park,a popular spot for Thoroughbred racing and home to the Resorts World Casino &Hotel. Traditionally home to a large Italian-American population,Ozone Park has grown to have many residents of Caribbean,Hispanic,and Asian backgrounds.
Daniel J. O'Donnell is an American politician from the state of New York. A Democrat,he is a member of the New York State Assembly. O'Donnell represents the 69th district in Manhattan,made up of the neighborhoods of Manhattan Valley,Morningside Heights,and portions of the Upper West Side and West Harlem.
Joseph Crowley is a former American politician and consultant who served as U.S. Representative from New York's 14th congressional district from 1999 to 2019. He was defeated by Democratic primary challenger Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in what was viewed as one of the biggest upsets of the 2018 midterm elections.
Ronald L. Rice was an American Democratic Party politician who served in the New Jersey State Senate from 1986 to 2022. He represented the 28th Legislative District. Rice is one of the longest-serving state senators in New Jersey history.
Serphin R. Maltese is an American attorney and retired politician from the state of New York. A onetime chairman of the Conservative Party of New York,Maltese served as a state senator from District 15 from 1989 through 2008.
Dennis P. Gallagher is a former New York City Council member who represented the 30th district in Queens,including the neighborhoods of Middle Village,Glendale,Ridgewood,Richmond Hill,Woodhaven,and Forest Hills. Gallagher was one of only three Republicans in the 51-member city council,and the only one not representing a Staten Island district.
Joseph Patrick Addabbo was a New York City politician who served as a Democrat in the United States House of Representatives from 1961 until his death from a seizure in Washington,D.C.,in 1986. As the chairman of the United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense in the 1980s,he was a noted critic of President Ronald Reagan's massive defense spending increases.
Anthony Avella Jr. is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party,he represented the New York State Senate's 11th district in northeast Queens from 2011 to 2019. The district included the mostly affluent neighborhoods of College Point,Whitestone,Bayside,Little Neck,Douglaston,Floral Park,Beechhurst,Malba and Auburndale. Avella also served as a member of the New York City Council from 2002 to 2009,representing some of the same Queens neighborhoods in District 19. Avella is a former member of the Independent Democratic Conference (IDC),a group of Democratic state senators who allied themselves with Senate Republicans. He was also a losing candidate in the 2009 New York City mayoral election,the 2013 Queens Borough President election,and the 2017 New York City mayoral election.
Diane J. Savino is an American Democratic politician who represented the 23rd Senate District in the New York State Senate,in northern Staten Island and parts of southern Brooklyn,including Sunset Park,Bay Ridge,Bath Beach,Brighton Beach,and Coney Island. She currently serves as a senior advisor to New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
Leroy George Comrie Jr. is an American politician from New York City. He represents District 14 in the New York State Senate,which comprises St. Albans,Cambria Heights,Jamaica,Hollis,Rosedale,Laurelton,Kew Gardens,Queens Village and other neighborhoods within the borough of Queens.
Carl Kruger is an American convicted felon and politician from New York. A Democrat from Brooklyn,he represented District 27 in the New York State Senate. Kruger was first elected to the State Senate in 1994 and later became Chair of the Senate Social Service Committee and the Senate Finance Committee. In December 2011,he resigned from the State Senate and pleaded guilty to federal corruption charges. In 2012,Kruger was sentenced to seven years in prison.
Malcolm Anthony Smith is an American politician from New York who was convicted of public corruption. A Democrat,Smith was a member of the State Senate,representing the 10th district in the New York State Senate from 2000 to 2002 and Senate District 14 from 2003 to 2014. Smith served as New York State Senate Majority Leader in 2009 and served as Temporary President of the New York State Senate from 2009 to 2010;he is the first African-American to hold those leadership positions.
Shirley L. Huntley is an American politician who is formerly a New York State Senator,serving from 2007 to 2012. Huntley represented Senate District 10 in Queens County,which included Jamaica,South Jamaica,Springfield Gardens,Laurelton,South Ozone Park,Kew Gardens,Broad Channel,and Lindenwood. She pleaded guilty to mail fraud in 2013.
Lewis A. "Lew" Fidler was a New York City Councilman. In January 2002,he began his first term representing the 46th district in New York City,which includes the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Bergen Beach,Canarsie,Georgetown,Flatlands,Marine Park,Mill Basin,Mill Island,Gerritsen Beach,Madison and Sheepshead Bay.
James Vacca is an American politician who served in the New York City Council from the 13th district from 2006 to 2017. He is a Democrat.
Eric Ulrich is an American politician from the state of New York. A Republican,Ulrich represented the 32nd district on the New York City Council from 2009 to 2021. In 2022,he served as New York City Buildings Commissioner and as senior advisor to Democratic New York City Mayor Eric Adams. On September 13,2023,Ulrich was arrested on 16 felony corruption charges;he pleaded not guilty.
James Sanders Jr. is a member of the New York State Senate,serving since January 2013. He represents the 10th district,which includes the Queens neighborhoods of Richmond Hill,South Ozone Park,Jamaica,Rochdale Village,Rosedale and parts of Far Rockaway.
New York's 15th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Joseph Addabbo Jr. since 2009,following his defeat of longtime Republican incumbent Serphin Maltese.
The 2012 New York state elections took place on November 6,2012. These elections included the 2012 presidential election,an election to one U.S. Senate seat,and elections to all 27 New York congressional seats,all 63 seats in the New York State Senate,and all 150 seats in the New York State Assembly.
Donovan Richards Jr. is an American politician serving as the Borough President of Queens. He is also a former New York City Council member,having represented the 31st district. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
