Bellone launches ‘staycation’ campaign for Suffolk
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone, center, joins state and local officials at Robert Moses State Park in Babylon June 7 to announce a campaign promoting Suffolk for "staycations." Credit: Ed Betz
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone launched a “Stay Suffolk” campaign to get Long Islanders to vacation locally.
Bellone, joined by state and county officials at Robert Moses State Park, highlighted the county’s wine country, top-ranked beaches and Splish Splash water park, spokeswoman Vanessa Baird-Streeter said.
As part of the campaign, Bellone and officials asked residents to post photos at local spots on social media under the hashtag #StaySuffolk.
The campaign is designed to enhance the region’s $5.3 billion tourism industry by getting locals to consider the region when considering vacations. “Sometimes we take for granted what surrounds us,” Baird-Streeter said.
David Schwartz covers environmental issues. A native Long Islander, he's worked at Newsday since 2013.
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