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Long Island State Park Commission
Agency overview
Formed1924
JurisdictionLong Island, U.S.
HeadquartersBelmont Lake State Park,
North Babylon, New York, U.S.

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

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Jones Beach State Park in Wantagh, New York, in 2021

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]

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, Valley Stream State Park., and 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

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

See also

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References

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  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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