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Long Island State Park Commission
Agency overview
Formed1924
Jurisdiction Long Island, New York
Headquarters Belmont Lake State Park,
North Babylon, NY

The Long Island State Park Commission (also known as LISPC) is a government agency on Long Island, in the state of New York, headquartered at Belmont Lake State Park in North Babylon. Originally a standalone agency, it is now a regional subdivision of the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation. [1]

History

The LISPC was created in 1924 by the New York State Legislature to build and operate parks & parkways on Long Island. [2] [3] [4] Governor Al Smith was appointed as its first President, and Robert Moses, who had drafted the bill creating the agency, served until 1953. [2] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Jones Beach in 2021.

Among the several parks constructed and formerly operated by the Long Island State Park Commission are Bethpage State Park, Jones Beach State Park, Sunken Meadow State Park, Montauk Point State Park, Robert Moses State Park, Belmont Lake State Park, and Valley Stream State Park – in addition to several others. [2] [6] [9] The LISPC also oversaw the construction of Long Island's parkway system, which includes the Northern State Parkway, the Sagtikos State Parkway, the Bethpage State Parkway, and the Sunken Meadow State Parkway, and several others. [2] [6] [10]

Around 1980, the Long Island State Park Commission was dissolved as a standalone agency, with jurisdiction over its parks largely being taken over by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, while its parkways were taken over by the New York State Department of Transportation. [11]

Governance

The Long Island State Park Commission is a regional subdivision of the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation, being one of NYS OPRHP's eleven Regional Park Commissions. [1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Bryan Erwin Named Chair of State Council of Parks - New York Almanack". April 11, 2023. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d Caro, Robert (1974). The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York. New York: Knopf. ISBN  978-0-394-48076-3. OCLC  834874.
  3. ^ "Fire Island Park Given 600 Acres By Government". The Brooklyn Daily Times. June 23, 1924. p. 6. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Regional Plan Association's 100-Year History on Long Island". RPA. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  5. ^ "Robert Moses Collection". New York State Archives. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  6. ^ a b c Goldberger, Paul (July 30, 1981). "ROBERT MOSES, MASTER BUILDER, IS DEAD AT 92". The New York Times. ISSN  0362-4331. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  7. ^ Smith, J. Y. (July 30, 1981). "Robert Moses, Master Builder of Parks, Bridges, Buildings, Dies". Washington Post. ISSN  0190-8286. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  8. ^ "Lehman Renames Moses To Long Island Park Post". The New York Times. May 13, 1942. ISSN  0362-4331. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  9. ^ Gralla, Joan (August 3, 2019). "Jones Beach at 90: A seaside castle for the public lives on". Newsday. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  10. ^ "Compact NYSDOT Highway Record Plans: Beginning 1900". State of New York. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  11. ^ Kramer, Joel (March 30, 1978). "Albany Pact Would End Toll on Southern Pkwy: Albany Pact Would End All Tolls On Southern Parkway, Lido Loop". Newsday. pp. 1, 5 – via ProQuest.

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