Belmont Lake State Park
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Belmont Lake State Park is located in Babylon (town), New York
on Long Island
in Suffolk County, New York
. The park has boating and picnicking facilities and playing fields for popular sports. It is convenient to the Southern State Parkway
at Exit 38 as well as Exit 37N to Belmont Avenue.
The park served as the headquarters of the Long Island State Park Commission
and Long Island State Parkway Police
from their founding in 1946 until their disbandment in 1977 and 1980, respectively. It now serves as the headquarters of the Long Island region of New York State Parks, as well as the New York State Park Police
. Robert Moses
lived here, in August Belmont, Jr.
's old mansion, from the late 1920s to the end of his life.
The park manager is Timothy Byrne, the assistant park manager is being placed in early September, 2011, and the office manager is Lynn M. Liotta.
Babylon (town), New York
The Town of Babylon is one of ten towns in Suffolk County, New York . Located on Long Island, the town population was 211,792 as of the 2000 census. There is also a Village of Babylon located within the town. It borders Nassau County to the West, and the Atlantic Ocean to the South...
on Long Island
Long Island
Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...
in Suffolk County, New York
Suffolk County, New York
Suffolk County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York on the eastern portion of Long Island. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,493,350. It was named for the county of Suffolk in England, from which its earliest settlers came...
. The park has boating and picnicking facilities and playing fields for popular sports. It is convenient to the Southern State Parkway
Southern State Parkway
The Southern State Parkway is a long limited-access highway on Long Island, in the U.S. state of New York...
at Exit 38 as well as Exit 37N to Belmont Avenue.
The park served as the headquarters of the Long Island State Park Commission
Long Island State Park Commission
The Long Island State Park Commission was created in 1924 by the New York State Legislature to build and operate parks and parkways on Long Island. Governor Al Smith appointed as its first President, Robert Moses, who had drafted the bill creating the Commission and who served until 1953...
and Long Island State Parkway Police
Long Island State Parkway Police
The Long Island State Parkway Police is a defunct New York State law enforcement agency that once patrolled state parks and parkways on Long Island, New York.-Creation of the Long Island State Park Police:...
from their founding in 1946 until their disbandment in 1977 and 1980, respectively. It now serves as the headquarters of the Long Island region of New York State Parks, as well as the New York State Park Police
New York State Park Police
The New York State Park Police is the police department of the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.-Mission of the NYSPP:...
. Robert Moses
Robert Moses
Robert Moses was the "master builder" of mid-20th century New York City, Long Island, Rockland County, and Westchester County, New York. As the shaper of a modern city, he is sometimes compared to Baron Haussmann of Second Empire Paris, and is one of the most polarizing figures in the history of...
lived here, in August Belmont, Jr.
August Belmont, Jr.
August Belmont, Jr. was an American financier, the builder of New York's Belmont Park racetrack, and a major owner/breeder of thoroughbred racehorses.-Early life:...
's old mansion, from the late 1920s to the end of his life.
The park manager is Timothy Byrne, the assistant park manager is being placed in early September, 2011, and the office manager is Lynn M. Liotta.