Editing Islandia, New York (section)

==History==
Islandia incorporated itself as a village in April 1985 after [[CA Technologies]] established its world headquarters in Hauppauge and trying to capture the Hauppauge School District, in the area some people informally referred to as South Hauppauge.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Incorporated Village of Islandia {{!}} Town of Islip, Long Island, New York|url=http://www.newvillageofislandia.com/about-islandia-village-ny/|access-date=July 8, 2021|website=Village of Islandia|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=DeVoe|first=Cynthia L.|date=March 4, 1989|title=Islandia|work=[[Newsday]]}}</ref> After more than three years of conducting local research, residents appeared in front of Islip's officials to take the first steps in incorporating Islandia on September 16, 1980.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|last=Moreno|first=Sylvia|date=September 17, 1980|title=S. Hauppauge Finds an Identity: Islandia|work=[[Newsday]]}}</ref> At the meeting, locals presented the Town of Islip was a petition signed by 432 Islandia Residents, which was over the 180 minimum required, and also presented the $1,000 (1980 [[United States dollar|USD]]) filing fee required.<ref name=":1" /> Many officials in the Town of Islip, including Town Supervisor Michael LoGrande, were less than thrilled with the proposal, and Islip soon sued the organizers of the prospective village in an attempt to prevent Islandia's incorporation.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=Moreno|first=Sylvia|date=December 10, 1980|title=Islip Sues to Stop Islandia|work=[[Newsday]]}}</ref> It wasn't until December 1984 that the Town of Islip dropped their opposition and asked residents in return for at least 200 residents to sign a letter to promise that the community would not exclude minorities from living within its borders.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Maier|first=Thomas J.|date=December 5, 1984|title=Islip Drops Opposition to Islandia|work=[[Newsday]]}}</ref> An incorporation vote was soon held, during which residents ultimately voted in favor of incorporating, and in April 1985, Islandia officially became an incorporated village.<ref name=":0" /> Its founding father was Warren Raymond.<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 9, 1989 |title=2 Villages Are Havens For Builders: Villages for Sale? Islandia, Pine Valley roll out red carpet for developers |pages=3, 26–28 |work=[[Newsday]]}}</ref>

When it incorporated, Islandia became the first new village on Long Island to incorporate in over 15 years (the last village incorporated prior to Islandia was [[Lake Grove, New York|Lake Grove]] in 1968).<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

The core of Islandia is a 500-home housing development built by [[Levitt & Sons]] in or about 1963, which offered seven different model homes to choose from.<ref name=":1" /> The original Levitt home buyers were informed during pre-construction sales that their children should attend the [[Hauppauge, New York|Hauppauge Union Free School District]], but instead it became part of the [[Central Islip, New York|Central Islip Union Free School District]]. The Levitt development was assigned the Central Islip [[ZIP code]] 11722 and was considered part of Central Islip until the incorporation of Islandia in 1985.<ref name=":0" />

In August 2016, the village board approved plans for a new casino to be opened at the Long Island Marriott hotel.<ref name=":2" /><ref name="Winzelberg" /> These plans attracted opposition from some members of the community citing possible crime and traffic problems, while others supported the first new casino to be opened in Suffolk County.<ref name=":2">{{cite web|url=http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/08/12/islandia-video-casino-approval/|title=Islandia Village Board Approves Video Casino To Be Built Inside Hotel « CBS New York|date=August 12, 2016|publisher=WCBS-TV|access-date=February 28, 2017}}</ref> [[Marriott International]] sold the property to [[Delaware North]] for $40.41 million because Marriott has a corporate policy against gambling. On February 27, 2017, [[Jake's 58 Hotel & Casino]] opened with 250 [[video lottery terminal]]s.<ref name="Winzelberg">{{cite web|url=http://libn.com/2017/02/07/islandia-hotelcasino-sheds-marriott-name-in-rebranding/|title=Islandia hotel/casino sheds Marriott name in rebranding|last=Winzelberg|first=David|date=February 7, 2017|publisher=Long Island Business News|access-date=February 28, 2017}}</ref>

In January 2024, the former CA Technologies headquarters, which had become vacant after the company moved its nerve center to New York City, was imploded via controlled explosion after being purchased in 2021, with its new owners opting to redevelop the property.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2024-01-19 |title=End of an Era: Former Computer Associates Building Imploded |url=https://lilifepolitics.com/news/state-regional-news/end-of-an-era-former-computer-associates-building-imploded/ |access-date=2025-04-20 |website=Long Island Life & Politics |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":8">{{Cite web |last=Winzelberg |first=David |date=2021-10-12 |title=New chapter awaits empty CA headquarters after note sale {{!}} Long Island Business News |url=https://libn.com/2021/10/12/new-chapter-awaits-empty-ca-headquarters-after-note-sale/ |access-date=2025-04-20 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-01-23 |title=Owners of vacated CA Technologies’ campus paid pennies on the dollar |url=https://therealdeal.com/new-york/tristate/2023/01/23/owners-of-vacated-ca-technologies-campus-paid-pennies-on-the-dollar/ |access-date=2025-04-20 |website=The Real Deal |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-20 |title=Former CA Technologies office park in Islandia sold at steep discount |url=https://www.newsday.com/business/ca-technologies-campus-islandia-computer-associates-k8vz1973 |access-date=2025-04-20 |website=Newsday |language=en}}</ref> The redevelopment plans call for the construction of up to 8 industrial and light-manufacturing buildings.<ref name=":7" /><ref name=":8" />