Plandome Pond Park
| Plandome Pond Park | |
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 Plandome Pond Park in 2021 | |
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| Type | Public |
| Location | Plandome Heights, New York, United States |
| Coordinates | 40°48′08″N 73°41′44″W / 40.80222°N 73.69556°W[1] |
| Opened | Late 1950s |
| Owned by | Town of North Hempstead |
| Paths | Yes |
| Website | Town of North Hempstead – Plandome Pond Park |
Plandome Pond Park (also known as Plandome Park and historically as Bourndale Park) is a park in the Incorporated Village of Plandome Heights, in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. It is located within – and is owned and operated by – the Town of North Hempstead.
Description
[edit]Plandome Pond Park is located in the Chester Hill section of the Village of Plandome Heights, bordered by Bourndale Road at its west end and the Long Island Rail Road's Port Washington Branch at its east end.[2] It features walking paths and sitting areas.[3] A pond is also located within the park.[4]
History
[edit]The park was created in the late 1950s, following the purchase of land by the in what is now the park for a water recharge basin.[2] Originally, what is now the location of the park – which is part of the area known as Chester Hill – was to be developed with single-family homes.[2] This changed when Nassau County purchased the land for the recharge basin. Residents of the Chester Hill section were concerned about the recharge basin, and were successful in having Nassau County create the park, which covered – and otherwise concealed – the piping needed for their recharge basin on the property.[2]
The park received upgrades in the 2010s.[4] These upgrades included the dredging of the pond to make it deeper.[4]
In 2025, Plandome Pond Park was used as a staging area for the construction work on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Webster Avenue Bridge Replacement Project.[5][6] This project saw the Webster Avenue Bridge – located adjacent to the park and carrying Bridge Road and Webster Avenue over the Long Island Rail Road's Port Washington Branch, between Bourndale Road in Plandome Heights and Pinewood Road in Flower Hill – was replaced with a new span built to modern design standards; the original bridge, which had been built over a century prior, was structurally obsolete and in a state of disrepair.[5][6]
See also
[edit]- Manhasset Valley Park – Another park in Manhasset operated by the Town of North Hempstead.
References
[edit]- ^ "GNIS Detail - Plandome Park". geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
- ^ a b c d "A History of the Incorporated Village of Plandome Heights". www.plandomeheights-ny.gov. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
- ^ "Town of North Hempstead - Plandome Pond Park". www.northhempsteadny.gov. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- ^ a b c Eidler, Scott (April 13, 2014). "North Hempstead plans to upgrade park". Newsday. Archived from the original on 2021-08-02. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- ^ a b Oakes, Cameryn (2025-01-06). "Webster Avenue Bridge closes for replacement". www.longislandpress.com. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
- ^ a b Needelman, Joshua (2025-02-14). "MTA changes plan to use North Hempstead park as staging area for Webster Avenue bridge construction". Newsday. Retrieved 2025-11-09.