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Jones Beach State Park (colloquially "Jones Beach") is a state park in the U.S. state of New York. It is located in southern Nassau County [ 6 ] on Jones Beach Island , a barrier island linked to Long Island by the Meadowbrook State Parkway , Wantagh State Parkway , and Ocean Parkway .
Ocean, Wantagh, Meadowbrook and Loop State Parkways, Wantagh, New York Coordinates 40°36′51″N 73°32′10″W / 40.61417°N 73.53611°W / 40.61417; -73
The New York City Civil Service Commission (CSC) is the local civil service commission of the NY State Civil Service Commission within the New York City government that hears appeals by city employees and applicants that have been disciplined or disqualified.
Original Jones Beach Marine Stadium 1930s Jones Beach Theater Construction 1951. Opened in June 1952 as the New Jones Beach Marine Stadium, the venue originally had 8,200 seats and hosted musicals. [4] Moses had several boxes designated for his own use, and Moses' friend Guy Lombardo performed often in the early years.
The New York State Civil Service Commission is a New York state government body [1] that adopts rules that govern the state civil service; oversees the operations of municipal civil service commissions and city and county personnel officers; hears appeals on examination qualifications, examination ratings, position classifications, pay grade determinations, disciplinary actions, and the use of ...
The best known of the public beaches on the island, [6] Jones Beach State Park on the western tip of the island, is a summer recreational destination for the New York City area. [7] Jones Beach Island is accessible from Long Island on its western end by the Meadowbrook State Parkway to Merrick (with the Loop Parkway providing a spur to Long ...
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The Art Deco-style bathhouse was built in 1932, but much of the park's infrastructure and approaches were built between 1936 and 1937 by New York City Parks Commissioner Robert Moses, who envisioned it as a getaway for New York City residents, like Jones Beach State Park further east on Long Island.