Tudor Village is a neighborhood located in Ozone Park

Ozone Park, Queens

Ozone Park is a working class neighborhood located in the southwestern section of the New York City borough of Queens bordering Woodhaven, Richmond Hill, South Ozone Park, Howard Beach, and City Line, Brooklyn....

, which is located in the southwestern section of the borough

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 of Queens

Queens

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, New York City

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. The neighborhood is part of Queens Community Board 10

Queens Community Board 10

The Queens Community Board 10 is a local government in the New York City borough of Queens, encompassing the neighborhoods of Howard Beach, Ozone Park, South Ozone Park, Richmond Hill, Tudor Village and Lindenwood. It is delimited by the Brooklyn border to the West, Liberty Avenue and 103rd Avenue...

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This quaint village is extremely small, consisting of approximately two hundred and fifty homes; it spans only five residential streets and two avenues.

Its make up consists mostly of Italian American

Italian American

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s.
Its residents consist of approximately six hundred people, mostly families. Most of its inhabitants have lived there for many years.

The village was incorporated in the late eighteen hundreds and has since flourished. Tudor Village hosts suburban tree-lined streets with what is referred to as the "Tudor Malls" in its center, boasting floral arrangements throughout.

The village is also home to Tudor Park, a 20 acres (80,937.2 m²) recreational park which features a baseball

Baseball

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 field, racquetball

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 courts, picnic area, fountain and swimming pool as well as a play area with slides, swings and almost everything else one would expect to find in a suburban park.

Located on the southeast end of the village are another baseball field and benches and shaded areas for resting.

Tudor Village is on the border of Howard Beach

Howard Beach, Queens

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 and is approximately fifteen minutes from the beaches of Rockaway

Rockaway, Queens

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 and Belle Harbor

Belle Harbor, Queens

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Notable residents

Notable current and former residents of Tudor village include:

• Joseph Addabbo, Jr.
  Joseph Addabbo, Jr.
  Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. is an American politician, a Democratic member of the New York State Senate from the 15th District representing Howard Beach, Ozone Park, Woodhaven, Glendale, Middle Village, Maspeth and parts of South Ozone Park, Ridgewood, Rego Park and Sunnyside...
  
  , member of the New York State Senate
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  from the 15th District.