Linguistic Landscape

Introduction

Ozone Park is a neighborhood in Queens, New York. It is in the southwestern section of Queens. Historically this place is known for the aqueduct racetrack, which is a famous spot for thoroughbred racing. The northern border of ozone park is Atlantic Avenue; the southern border is South Conduit Avenue, and the eastern border is 108th Street and Aqueduct Racetrack. The area The place is is consist of parks, middle schools, doctors’ offices, grocery markets, cultural restaurants, and other small businesses. Moreover, The neighborhood includes people from diversified backgrounds, including Italian, Bengali, Indian, Guianese, Hispanic, and a lot more. The signs of the street and stores also include a variety of languages depending on the part of ozone park as the north side has more Bengali population so most of the signs include Bengali translation. Therefore, in ozone park, being bilingual is very common in the whole neighborhood.