The Queens Community Board 9 is a local government in the New York City
borough
A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely.
History
In the Middle A ...
of
Queens
Queens is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Queens County, in the U.S. state of New York. Located on Long Island, it is the largest New York City borough by area. It is bordered by the borough of Brooklyn at the western tip of Long ...
, encompassing the
neighborhoods
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of
Richmond Hill,
Woodhaven,
Ozone Park
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 Wor ...
and
Kew Gardens
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. It is delimited by the
Brooklyn
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border to the West, Park Lane and
Union Turnpike to the North,
Van Wyck Expressway
Interstate 678 (I-678) is a north–south auxiliary Interstate Highway that extends for through two boroughs of New York City. The route begins at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Jamaica Bay and travels north through Queens and ...
to the East and 103rd Avenue on the South.
Queens Community District 9 Profile
New York City. Retrieved September 21, 2007.
References
External links
Queens Community Board 9Profile of the Community Board
Community boards of Queens
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