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Queens

Aqueduct Racetrack’s final stretch begins as state plans future of 100-acre Queens site

By Adam Daly
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Posted on May 5, 2026

Aqueduct Racetrack is nearing the finish line after more than a century in Queens — and state officials are now asking residents what should come next for the sprawling 100-acre site.

Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday announced the start of a public planning process to redevelop the state-owned South Ozone Park property, where horse racing is expected to end this summer as operations shift to the rebuilt Belmont Park on the Queens/Nassau border.

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