Robert Moses State Park, NY

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• Parks police rescue 3 young swimmers

  young swimmers in distress were rescued off Robert Moses State Park Friday afternoon by two state parks police officers and two bystanders who jumped into the water, authorities said.The swimmers, two females and a male, and an officer who swam into deeper   Read more »

• Robert Moses State Park to reopen Thursday

  Moses State Park, the last of the Long Island state parks that had been closed because of damage from superstorm Sandy, will reopen Thursday.The park was closed because the traffic circle that is the main access to the facility was undermined by high surf   Read more »

• Where to play pitch and putt

  31-Nov. 25 daily, hours vary. Fee: $7, $6 juniors and seniors, club rental $2 plus $3 deposit, parking additional. ROBERT MOSES STATE PARK , Robert Moses Causeway, Fire Island at parking field 2, 631-669-0470, 631-669-0449, nysparks.comSeason: May 15-Nov.   Read more »

• NYC mayoral candidates Christine Quinn, Joseph Lhota recall childhoods on LI

  people we could crowd in the car, how we would decide one day, you know what? It's time to go to the Hamptons." Robert Moses State Park , where they lounged on the beach with sandwiches and sodas, was another choice destination. "It was about how fast you   Read more »

• Fire Island debris removal project completed

  of homes, boardwalks and mounds of Sandy garbage -- were trucked off the island from the Field 5 parking lot of Robert Moses State Park Sunday, said officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers , which oversaw the cleanup project.Pressure was on to meet   Read more »

Around the web

• State Parks To Be Ready For Memorial Day

  past fall from Hurricane Sandy will open in time for Memorial Day weekend, officials announced. Topping the list are Robert Moses State Park and Jones Beach State Park, both of which sustained significant damage when Sandy came ashore in late October. According   from Babylon Village Patch Read more »

• Governor Cuomo Announces all Long Island State Parks and Beaches on Schedule to Open by Memorial Day

  ranked in the top ten most visited in the entire 179 New York State Parks system (#2 Jones Beach State Park, #4 Robert Moses State Park, #6 Sunken Meadow State Park and #10 Heckscher State Park). The latest study conducted by the Political Economy Research   from LongIsland.com Read more »