Bayswater Point State Park

Bayswater Point State Park
Bayswater Point State Park
	View from park
	Location of Bayswater Point State Park Bayswater Point State Park (New York) Bayswater Point State Park (the United States)
Type	State park
Location	1479 Point Breeze Place ; Far Rockaway, New York
Nearest city	Queens, New York
Coordinates	40°37′N 73°46′W / 40.61°N 73.77°W
Area	17 acres (0.069 km2)
Created	1991
Operated by	New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Visitors	12,620 (in 2020)
Open	All year
Website	Bayswater Point State Park

Bayswater Point State Park is a 17-acre (0.069 km²) state park located on Jamaica Bay in Queens, New York. The park is located at the western end of Mott Avenue in Bayswater near Far Rockaway and is built on land that once housed the mansion and estate of banker Louis A. Heinsheimer.

History

The site of Bayswater Point State Park once contained Breezy Point, an expansive mansion built in 1907 by New York City banker Louis A. Heinsheimer. In 1925, the mansion was converted into a home for disabled children, and it was later used as a home for children with intellectual disabilities before being placed for sale in the late 1980s.^[4]

A 12-acre (0.049 km²) parcel that was to become Bayswater Point State Park was purchased by the Trust for Public Land in 1986. The mansion, which by that point had been damaged by fire, was demolished in 1987 prior to the land being given to New York State in 1988; only the conservatory was left standing.^[4]

New York State designated the land as a state park in 1991, and gave New York City Audubon administrative duties over the park.^[5] Between 1994 and 1996, the Audubon Society conducted a research and restoration project at Bayswater Point, seeking to engage the public with the land's conservation.^[6]

In early May 2010, the park was briefly closed to the public as a result of budget cuts, along with 57 additional state parks and historic sites.^[7] However, by month's end an agreement had been reached to re-open many of the parks, including Bayswater Point.^[8] In 2015, an $80,000 improvement project to stabilize Sunset Lodge at the park was announced.^[9]

Usage

Bayswater Point State Park was established in order to preserve important habitat for migratory birds in Jamaica Bay. The park also protects habitat for butterflies such as the Delaware skipper, and its beach is used by horseshoe crabs during their annual mating season.^[7] As such, the park is largely undeveloped, and primarily offers space for passive recreation such as hiking, birdwatching, and fishing.^[10]

References

^ NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. "Bayswater Point State Park - Getting There". Nysparks.com. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
^ "Section O: Environmental Conservation and Recreation". 2014 New York State Statistical Yearbook. The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government. 2014. Table O-9. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
^ "State Park Annual Attendance Figures by Facility: Beginning 2003". Data.ny.gov. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Christopher Gray (August 4, 1996). "Limestone Shell Evokes Far Rockaway's Gatsby Era". The New York Times. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
^ Jackson, Kenneth T., ed. (2010). The Encyclopedia of New York City (2nd ed.). New Haven: Yale University Press. p. 540. ISBN 978-0-300-11465-2.
^ Fowle, Marcia T.; Kerlinger, Paul (2001). The New York City Audubon Society Guide to Finding Birds in the Metropolitan Area. Ithaca, N.Y.: Comstock Pub. Associates, a division of Cornell University Press. p. 229. ISBN 0801485657. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
^ ^a ^b Newman, Andy (May 17, 2010). "Farewell to Bayswater Point". The New York Times. Retrieved May 17, 2010.
^ Andy Newman (May 27, 2010). "Deal Reached to Reopen Closed State Parks". The New York Times. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
^ Joseph Spector (April 21, 2015). "NY parks to get $72M in upgrades". The Journal News. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
^ NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. "Bayswater Point State Park". Nysparks.com. Retrieved June 25, 2015.

External links

[NYSP_gettingthere-1] NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. "Bayswater Point State Park - Getting There". Nysparks.com. Retrieved June 24, 2015.

[RIoG_ParkStats-2] "Section O: Environmental Conservation and Recreation". 2014 New York State Statistical Yearbook. The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government. 2014. Table O-9. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved January 31, 2016.

[NYSP_attendance-3] "State Park Annual Attendance Figures by Facility: Beginning 2003". Data.ny.gov. Retrieved March 22, 2021.

[NYT_hist-4] Christopher Gray (August 4, 1996). "Limestone Shell Evokes Far Rockaway's Gatsby Era". The New York Times. Retrieved June 25, 2015.

[NYC_Encyclo-5] Jackson, Kenneth T., ed. (2010). The Encyclopedia of New York City (2nd ed.). New Haven: Yale University Press. p. 540. ISBN 978-0-300-11465-2.

[Audubon-6] Fowle, Marcia T.; Kerlinger, Paul (2001). The New York City Audubon Society Guide to Finding Birds in the Metropolitan Area. Ithaca, N.Y.: Comstock Pub. Associates, a division of Cornell University Press. p. 229. ISBN 0801485657. Retrieved June 26, 2015.

[farewell-7] Newman, Andy (May 17, 2010). "Farewell to Bayswater Point". The New York Times. Retrieved May 17, 2010.

[Reopen-8] Andy Newman (May 27, 2010). "Deal Reached to Reopen Closed State Parks". The New York Times. Retrieved June 25, 2015.

[improvement-9] Joseph Spector (April 21, 2015). "NY parks to get $72M in upgrades". The Journal News. Retrieved June 25, 2015.

[NYSP_main-10] NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. "Bayswater Point State Park". Nysparks.com. Retrieved June 25, 2015.

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