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For Immediate Release

Contact:

Randy Simons  | Dan Keefe
(518) 486-1868 | news@parks.ny.gov

 

May 21, 2018

MEDIA ADVISORY

Commissioner Rose Harvey Tours Long Island State Parks in Lead Up to Memorial Day Weekend

Celebrates Improvements and Openings, Takes Sneak-Peak at Upcoming Projects with Parks Team

 

Media Invited to Attend at Every Stop and See What’s New This Summer

 

For Planning Purposes Only

 

MAY 21, 2018 – MAY 22, 2018

 

Monday, May 21

 

12:00PM – Commissioner Rose Harvey Tours the Improvements at Sunken Meadow State Park

Sunken Meadow State Park

1 Sunken Meadow Parkway
Kings Park, NY 11754

(Meet at the Entrance Plaza)

 

2:00 PM - Commissioner Rose Harvey Opens State Parks First Cottages on Long Island

Wildwood State Park

790 Hulse Landing Road
Wading River, NY 11792

(Meet at New Cottages)


Tuesday, May 22

 

10:00 AM - State Parks Commissioner Rose Harvey Opens the Robert Moses State Park Marina and Touts Improvements

Robert Moses State Park

600 Robert Moses State Parkway
Babylon, NY 11702

(Meet at Robert Moses Marina)

 

11:30 AM - State Parks Commissioner Rose Harvey Receives Sneak Peak and Status Report on all Upcoming Projects at Jones Beach

Jones Beach State Park

1 Ocean Parkway
Wantagh, NY 11793

(Meet at Boardwalk Café on Central Mall)

 

The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation oversees more than 250 parks, historic sites, recreational trails, golf courses, boat launches and more, which are visited by 71 million people annually. A recent study found that New York State Parks generates $5 billion in park and visitor spending, which supports nearly 54,000 jobs and over $2.8 billion in additional state GDP. For more information on any of these recreation areas, call 518-474-0456 or visit www.parks.ny.gov, connect with us on Facebook, or follow on Instagram and Twitter.

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