Island Park, New York
| Island Park, New York | ||
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| Incorporated Village of Island Park | ||
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| Motto: "A village for all seasons!" | ||
 Location in Nassau County and the state of New York. |
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| Coordinates: 40°36′11″N 73°39′25″W / 40.60306°N 73.65694°WCoordinates: 40°36′11″N 73°39′25″W / 40.60306°N 73.65694°W | ||
| Country |
 United States
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 New York
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| County | Nassau | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Michael G. McGinty | |
| • Deputy Mayor | Joseph Annarella | |
| • Village board of Trustees |
Irene Naudus, Matty Paccione, Barbara A. Volpe-Ried |
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| Area | ||
| • Total | 1.5 sq mi (3.9 km2) | |
| • Land | 1.5 sq mi (3.9 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.0 km2) | |
| Elevation | 12 ft ft (0 m) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 2,032 | |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) | |
| • Summer (DST) | (EDT) (UTC-4) | |
| ZIP code | 11558 | |
| Area code(s) | 516 | |
| FIPS code | 36-37847 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 0953828 | |
| Website | www |
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Irene Naudus,
Island Park is a village located in southern Nassau County, New York in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the village had a total population of 2,032.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km2), of which, 1.5 square miles (3.9 km2) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.
The village of Island Park is part of the Outer Barrier of Long Island and is bordered on the west by a man-made canal running parallel to Suffolk Road. Its northern, eastern, and southern borders are delineated by the rails of the Long Beach Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. The Island Park LIRR station provides commuters with a direct link to New York City.
Even though it is an Island itself, Island Park is situated in the Long Island section of New York.
Island Park is a small Island in southern Nassau County located between the mainland and the Island of Long Beach. It has been known as Hog Island, Barnum Island and Jekyll Island. In 1926, Island Park became an incorporated village.
The Island Park community covers a little over one and a half (1.5) square miles.. In the early days, the Rockaway Indians used the island to raise pigs and cattle. They also fished and clammed in the surrounding marshlands and waters. Since so many shellfish were available, these Indians produced wampur from the shells.
During the colonial times, the Europeans came to the area, driving the Indians to the east. The English were the first white settlers in the area. They raised hogs in drier areas, and therefore, the island was named Hog Island. The name was used from 1665 through 1874.
When the American Revolution began, Hog Island's role in history changed abruptly. Patriots on Long Island realized the strategic importance of Hog Island and they posted a guard boat off its coast shortly before the Battle of Brooklyn. However, the battle gave Long Island to the British. After the patriots lost Long Island, they made repeated coastal attacks on the Tories camped there. Often these attacks occurred at Hog Island. A fierce battle occurred on July 11, 1780 when the British warship Galatea pursued a patriot sloop through Jones Inlet and forced it ashore on Hog Island. The crew of 52 went ashore and then defeated and captured most of them as well as their sloop. At least four times during the war, patriots landed at Hog Island seeking to establish a position from which they could attack the Tories. Each time they failed.
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