Sad reality as NY eyes closures: Parks lose money
Quick ReadEven though more than 2 million people visited the 10 Long Island parks in danger of closing, they all operated at deficits and last year lost more than $1 million combined.
Photo credit: Newsday, 2007 / Karen Wiles Stabile | A scene from Nissequogue River State Park, which may close due to proposed budget cuts.
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When the state parks department responded last week to a proposed budget cut by threatening to close 10 parks on Long Island, it reinforced a fact that people may not often consider: Most parks lose money.
Even though more than 2 million people visited the 10 parks in Nassau and Suffolk identified for possible closure, they all operated at deficits and last year lost more than $1 million combined.
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