West Hempstead, New York, is thirty-two miles from New York City. One of this Nassau County suburb's main attractions is Halls Pond Park. The eleven-acre park is in the middle of the Long Island community and is a source of beauty.
The county built the eleven-acre neighborhood attraction for drainage purposes but later turned it into a public park.
The county officials purchased and developed the land between 1956 and 1970. The body of water, which attracts locals and visitors, stretches for five and a half miles long. A paved walkway lined the rectangular-shaped small lake that ends in some bushes on the North side. Getting from one side of the pond to the other is made possible by a small bridge on the northern end.
This small-town attraction is never short of visitors during the spring and summer. In these warmer months, you often see people taking quiet walks, snapping wedding pictures, having private parties, or watching the birds that perch on the water.
Fishing, swimming, or boating is not allowed in Halls Pond. According to the 2000 – 2001 and 2009 – 2010 health advisories issued by the New York State (NYS) Department of Health (DOH), “Fish consumption in Halls Pond is impaired...” The agency “...recommends eating no carp or goldfish [from the pond] because of elevated chlordane.”
The high number of visitors to the park indicates not being able to have more physical contact with the water is not a concern. Halls Pond's beauty is enough to get people coming back repeatedly.
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