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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 .
Tobay Beach is a restricted access recreational beach located in the middle of Jones Beach Island, a barrier island off the South Shore of Long Island, Nassau County, New York, United States, within the Massapequa 11758 Zip code. Its name is a portmanteau for the Town of Oyster Bay, which owns and manages the beach. Residents of the town are ...
Jones Beach Island is sometimes referred to as Oak Beach Island and is the former home of the infamous Oak Beach Inn. [2] Because of the ephemeral nature of the various inlets, the name Fire Island is sometimes used to refer collectively to the various barrier islands off the south shore of Long Island, but usually refers specifically to the ...
In 2009, Jones Beach introduced The Bay Stage, which has a general admission capacity of 5,000. The performances are staged behind the concessions on the theater property. The theater property is located a short distance from the VIP area but The Bay Stage events cannot be viewed or heard from the VIP area.
Gilgo State Park is an undeveloped park, featuring waterfront access to the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and Great South Bay to the north. [4] For many years, locals from the mainland have crossed the Great South Bay, anchored and walked south to the ocean beach.
Moses's projects transformed the New York area and revolutionized the way cities in the U.S. were designed and built. As Long Island State Park Commissioner, Moses oversaw the construction of Jones Beach State Park, the most-visited public beach in the United States, [4] and was the primary architect of the New York State Parkway System.
A long-lost lighter that was dug out of the sand at Jones Beach nearly six decades ago has finally been reunited with the family of the Vietnam veteran who owned it, The Post has learned.
The roadway of the 2.5-mile (4.0 km) Loop Causeway would be made of macadam pavement and be 44 feet (13 m) wide and help connect mainland Long Island to Jones Beach and Long Beach. [7] Both roadways were expected to be completed by January 1, 1935. [6] They were ultimately completed in October 1934, six months ahead of schedule. [8]