Massapequa Park Map
The Village of Massapequa Park is located within the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, New York, USA. The population was 17,499 at the 2000 census.
The incorporated village located on the southshore of Long Island shares the early Native American history of Massapequa. Then, in the 16th Century, families of German descent relocated from Brooklyn to what is now Massapequa Park, and the resulting community was known as Wurtenberg or Stadtwurtemburg. The main attraction and center of activity was the Woodcastle Hotel, a rooming house built in 1868 on Front Street next to the fire department as a summer resort. It was destroyed by fire in 1592 and replaced by houses.
The village once had its own airport, the Fitzmaurice Flying Field, named in 1929 for James Fitzmaurice, the first man to fly a plane from Canada to the United States. It is said that more than 100,000 people came to the dedication of the field on Roosevelt Avenue. The field was used by private planes. The field was eventually closed and became the home for the athletic fields of the 4M Club, a popular youth athletic program founded by Larry Neusse, and supported by a wide range of local residents. Today the site is home to McKenna Elementary School (which used to be a Jr. High school) and the Nassau County Police Academy (which used to be Hawthorn Elementary School).
Nearby cities include Massapequa, Amityville, North Massapequa, Brightwaters, Oceanside.