Gregory Kothesakis

Grew up going to this park. When I was a kid me and my parents would come here to play on the playground. As I grew up this park was a spot to meet up with friends after school. Tried going recently only to find that a tall new fence has been constructed and some guy is checking village IDs at the gate. I live in “North New Hyde Park”, but anyone who lives here knows there’s no difference between the village and the unincorporated part of town besides street parking... How despicable, keeping residents of the neighborhood from enjoying a long-standing public space simply because your house falls a few feet out of town limits. I hope whoever is behind this decision to cordon off Memorial Park feels shame for what they’ve done, you’ve ruined a community gathering spot and divided a community for your own self-righteous gain. Long Island needs more spaces where people can get together, but this new development in my lifelong hometown just goes to show that this town and its leadership are going down the drain.