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Massapequa Park, NY 11762 Massapequa Park, NY 11762
Massapequa Park is an Incorporated Village located within the Township of Oyster Bay. It is 2.2 square miles in area and has a population of about 17,843 (Jan. 1999). The land designated Massapequa Park was carved out of central Massapequa and is bordered by Southern State Parkway on the north, and the Great South Bay and Bar Harbor on the south. In 1656, Indian Chief Sachem Tackapausha gave white men a deed to the land that would become Massapequa Park. In the 19th century, families of German descent lived in the area, calling it, "Stadtwurtemburg." In the 1920s, the plot took shape as a real estate development, and evolved into an Irish neighborhood known as "Massapequa Gardens." In 1929 the name was changed to "Massapequa Park," and in October of 1931 it became an incorporated village. Peter Colleran and Michael J. Brady, two of the three partners in the real estate venture, became the village’s first mayor and justice.
Today, the community has a thriving business district along Park Boulevard from Merrick Road to Clark Boulevard, as well as along Merrick Road. There is opportunity for recreation at several major parks, including Brady Park, which has a tot lot, basketball court and a lighted ball field. The Village also has a well attended senior citizen program. Annual events include parades on Memorial Day and the Fourth of July, a community breakfast in the summer, an Irish Night festival, an arts and crafts festival in the fall and a community gathering for children during the winter holiday season.
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