Editing Munsey Park, New York (section)

== History ==
=== Development and early years (1920s) ===
[[File:G.M. Campbell, residence in Munsey Park, Long Island. LOC gsc.5a04317.jpg|thumb|A home in Munsey Park in 1939.]]Munsey Park was first developed in the 1920s, on North Shore land previously owned by wealthy publisher [[Frank Munsey|Frank Andrew Munsey]] (1854–1925), as a [[commuter town]] and "model, restricted community", taking advantage of the [[Long Island Rail Road]]'s [[Manhasset (LIRR station)|Manhasset station]], located immediately to the west of the development. The land on which the planned community now stands on was [[Will and testament|bequeathed]] by Munsey to [[The Metropolitan Museum of Art]] in 1925.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |title=About the Village |url=http://www.munseypark.org/about-the-village |access-date=June 14, 2021 |website=Munsey Park }}</ref><ref name=":7">{{Cite web |title=Village History |url=http://www.munseypark.org/village-history |access-date=June 14, 2021 |website=Munsey Park }}</ref><ref name=":54">{{Cite book |last=Mackay |first=Robert B. |title=Gardens of Eden: Long Island's Early Twentieth-Century Planned Communities |publisher=[[W. W. Norton & Company]] |year=2015 |isbn=978-0393733211}}</ref><ref name=":81">{{Cite book |last=Winsche |first=Richard |title=The History of Nassau County Community Place-Names |date=October 1, 1999 |publisher=Empire State Books |isbn=978-1557871541 |location=[[Interlaken, New York]] |pages=}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Murray |first=Anthony |date=May 6, 2019 |title=Striking Gold: A look at the expansive history of Munsey Park |url=https://manhassetpress.com/striking-gold-a-look-at-the-expansive-history-of-munsey-park/ |access-date=August 22, 2021 |website=Manhasset Press }}</ref>

The Metropolitan Museum of Art sold the portion of the estate south of [[New York State Route 25A|Northern Boulevard (NY 25A)]]; that area would eventually become part of [[Strathmore, New York|Strathmore]]. Meanwhile, the Metropolitan Museum of Art retained ownership of the portion of Munsey's estate north of Northern Boulevard, and, with help from the Hassett Realty Company, developed the planned community on the land under the leadership of museum president [[Robert W. DeForest]].<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":7" /><ref name=":54" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Welcome to 20/20 Perfect Vision Land Records I2|url=https://i2f.uslandrecords.com/NY/Nassau/(X(1)S(a1hnzvrwbksodnlje0d54l3t))/D/Default.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1|access-date=August 10, 2020|website=i2f.uslandrecords.com}}</ref>

It was developed featuring Colonial-style houses and streets named for American artists.<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":7" /><ref name=":54" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=Cooper|first=Lee E.|date=August 29, 1937|title=Streets Named for American Artists In Growing Munsey Park District; New Section Opened on Former Muansey Estate Given to Metropolitan Museum of Art--Hewlett Harbor Builders Plan Homes on Part of Former Auerbach Estate 350 Dwellings Completed Hewlett Harbor Changing|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1937/08/29/archives/streets-named-for-american-artists-in-growing-munsey-park-district.html|access-date=June 15, 2021|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Much of the original landscaping in the planned community was designed by the [[Olmsted Brothers]].<ref>{{Citation|last=Olmsted Archives, Frederick Law Olmsted NHS, NPS|title=photo album 07434-01-ph001|date=September 3, 2014|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/olmsted_archives/15130488922/|access-date=August 22, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6rk1AAAAIAAJ&q=Manhasset|title=Drugs, Law Enforcement, and Foreign Policy: The Cartel, Haiti, and Central America |date=1927 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Terrorism, Narcotics, and International Communications|pages=366–367}}</ref>

In 1928, Munsey Park's first model home opened.<ref name=":7" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://libmma.org/digital_files/archives/J_Kenneth_Loughry_records_b18157348.pdf |title=Finding aid for the J. Kenneth Loughry Records, 1929, 1943-1971 (bulk 1945-1969) in The Metropolitan Museum of Art Archives}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Rather|first=John|date=August 1, 1999|title=If You're Thinking of Living In /Munsey Park, N.Y.; High Standards, Eye to Tradition|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/08/01/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-of-living-in-munsey-park-ny-high-standards-eye-to-tradition.html|access-date=August 22, 2021|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Like many of the other earliest homes to be constructed in the planned community, it was built in Section "A" – located at the western end of the development; Section "A" was the first section of Munsey Park to be constructed.<ref name=":7" />

The name of the community was originally to be Munsey Meadows – but this name was changed to Munsey Park; it is named in honor of Frank Munsey.<ref name=":7" /><ref name=":54" /><ref name=":81" /><ref name=":0" />

=== Push for incorporation (1929–1930) ===
On January 27, 1930, Munsey Park residents voted 155-to-3 to incorporate their community as a village with its own municipal government and zoning ability; the incorporation would be made official 20 days after the vote.<ref name=":7" /><ref name=":81" />

Residents incorporated after learning about the creation of a [[Special taxing district|sewer district]] serving Greater Manhasset in 1929; the proposal led to a significant amount of concern amongst many of the locals, who were opposed to [[Sanitary sewer|sewering]] the area.<ref name=":7" /><ref name=":81" /><ref name=":11">{{Cite web|date=October 24, 2002|first=Lisa |last=Doll Bruno |title=Living in Munsey Park – A Village Designed for Distinction|url=https://www.newsday.com/classifieds/real-estate/living-in-munsey-park-a-village-designed-for-distinction-1.319551|access-date=September 5, 2021|website=Newsday}}</ref>

=== Village of Munsey Park (1930 – present) ===
Following the vote to incorporate Munsey Park as a village, the Village of Munsey Park held its first village election on March 1, 1930; this election saw residents of Munsey Park vote for the village's first elected officials. Herman Block was elected to serve as the village's first Mayor.<ref name=":7" />

One of the first decisions made by the village's elected officials was to leave the Manhasset Sewer District – much to the delight of many village residents – in addition to a decision to leave the Manhasset Parking District.<ref name=":7" />

In 1931, the Munsey Park Shopping Center opened at the northwestern corner of Northern Boulevard and [[Manhasset Woods Road]]; it was designed to conform to the architecture of the homes within the village.<ref name=":7" />

On May 30, 1932, the 18-hole Munsey Park Golf Club opened at the eastern end of the village.<ref name=":7" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=April 10, 1932 |title=MUNSEY PARK CLUB TO OPEN MAY 30; Building on North Shore, Now Nearing Completion, Seen as Community Centre. PART OF MODEL VILLAGE Metropolitan Museum Planned Development After Gift of Land by Publisher. |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1932/04/10/archives/munsey-park-club-to-open-may-30-building-on-north-shore-now-nearing.html |access-date=June 16, 2023 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Operated by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the club closed on March 1, 1937, as a result of poor revenue and profits, in addition to rising deficits. The former club's land was subsequently redeveloped as additional housing – in addition to a business area at the former club's clubhouse, which was already zoned for commercial use.<ref name=":7" /><ref name=":23">{{Cite news |date=May 19, 1940 |title=OPEN NEW COMMUNITY; Site Includes Part of Munsey Park Golf Course |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1940/05/19/archives/open-new-community-site-includes-part-of-munsey-park-golf-course.html |access-date=June 16, 2023 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name=":24">{{Cite news |date=April 9, 1940 |title=CALLANS BUY BIG TRACT; Builders Get Part of Former Munsey Park Golf Course |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1940/04/09/archives/callans-buy-big-tract-builders-get-part-of-former-munsey-park-golf.html |access-date=June 16, 2023 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name=":25">{{Cite news |last=Morgan |first=Rodney McCay |date=April 14, 1940 |title=76 ACRES BOUGHT IN MUNSEY PARK; Callan Brothers Acquire Big Tract in Manhasset Area for Home Center SALES VOLUME INCREASING New Home Groups at Garden City, Elmhurst, St. Albans and Forest Hills |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1940/04/14/archives/76-acres-bought-in-munsey-park-callan-brothers-acquire-big-tract-in.html |access-date=June 16, 2023 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

Much of the residential development on the site of the former golf course was developed by the Callan Brothers.<ref name=":7" /><ref name=":23" /><ref name=":24" /><ref name=":25" />

In the late 1930s, the [[Manhasset Union Free School District]] built the Munsey Park Elementary School within the village.<ref name=":7" /> It was built to address the overcrowding in the district's existing schools which had from the large development boom in the Manhasset area and the resulting influx of residents – including in Munsey Park.<ref name=":7" />
[[File:Congregational Church of Manhasset, Munsey Park, NY June 18, 2023 B.jpg|thumb|The Congregational Church of Manhasset on June 18, 2023.]]
In May 1942, the Congregational Church of Manhasset purchased {{Convert|2.5|acres|ha}} of land in Munsey Park, along the north side of Northern Boulevard. On this land, it would erect a large church building.<ref name=":7" /> The church's groundbreaking occurred on May 12, 1948, and it was completed the next year, in 1949. The Church of Our Savior, Lutheran, broke ground across Copley Road that same year, and was completed in 1950.<ref name=":7" />

In 1956, New York City-based [[department store]] [[Bonwit Teller]] announced that it would erect a department store in Munsey Park, in the business area which had formerly been part of the Munsey Park Golf Club.<ref name=":7" /><ref name=":22">{{Cite news |date=April 24, 1956 |title=Bonwit Teller to Build on Long Island's 'Miracle Mile' |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1956/04/24/archives/bonwit-teller-to-build-on-long-islands-miracle-mile.html |access-date=June 16, 2023 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The building was designed by Lanthrop Douglass and Charles Anderson, and the store opened in 1957.<ref name=":22" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=August 23, 1957 |title=Bonwit Teller Opens a New Store on Miracle Mile |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1957/08/23/archives/bonwit-teller-opens-a-new-store-on-miracle-mile.html |access-date=June 16, 2023 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

On December 8, 1974, Munsey Park Village Hall opened.<ref name=":7" /> Located at 1777 Northern Boulevard at the southern end of Munsey Park, the structure was built to conform to the style of residential homes in the village, and was erected on land which it had purchased back in 1950.<ref name=":7" />

In 1983, Munsey Park was designated as a Tree City USA by the [[National Arbor Day Foundation]] for the first time.<ref name=":6" />

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, developers planned turning the Munsey Park Plaza shopping center at the village's southeast corner into a luxury shopping mall; this shopping center included Munsey Park's Bonwit Teller branch, which opened in 1957 and closed in 1990.<ref name=":16">{{Cite news |last=O'Keefe |first=Michele |date=March 4, 1990 |title=The Battle Lines in Munsey Park: Residents, developer fight over mall |pages=1, 3 |work=[[Newsday]] |via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref><ref name=":17">{{Cite news |last=Tusiani |first=Bea |date=January 6, 1991 |title=Pressure Is Building to Relax Zoning |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/01/06/nyregion/pressure-is-building-to-relax-zoning.html |access-date=June 16, 2023 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name=":18">{{Cite news |last=Shaman |first=Diana |date=January 29, 1995 |title=In the Region/Long Island; Manhasset's 'Miracle Mile' Coming to Life Again |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/01/29/realestate/in-the-regionlong-island-manhassets-miracle-mile-coming-to-life.html |access-date=June 3, 2023 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name=":19">{{Cite news |last=Fan |first=Maureen |date=October 4, 1990 |title=Luxury Shops Proposed For Bonwit Site |pages=23, 25 |work=[[Newsday]] |via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=By |date=April 5, 1990 |title=BONWIT TELLER TO CLOSE 12 STORES |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1990-04-05-9001010227-story.html/ |access-date=June 16, 2023 |website=Sun Sentinel }}</ref> The proposed shopping mall on the site would have featured two floors, multiple exterior designs, and a parking garage with three levels.<ref name=":16" /><ref name=":17" /><ref name=":19" /><ref name=":20">{{Cite news |last=Fan |first=Maureen |date=November 25, 1990 |title=Inching Toward Reality: Shopping center plan proceeds amid concerns |pages=1, 11 |work=[[Newsday]] |via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref> The proposal, which was first made in 1988, was rejected by the village. After Munsey Park's rejection of the plans, the developers filed a lawsuit against the village. Ultimately, the lawsuit was unsuccessful, and the mall was never built; the property was eventually purchased in 1992 by TH Associates, which rehabilitated it and secured a new tenant for the former Bonwit Teller space.<ref name=":18" /><ref name=":21">{{Cite web |title=Munsey Park Plaza {{!}} Kimco Realty |url=https://properties.kimcorealty.com/p/commercial-real-estate-listings/Munsey+Park-NY-11030/100200 |access-date=June 16, 2023 |website=properties.kimcorealty.com}}</ref>

In 2008, the Village of Munsey Park was ranked as the 13th (tied) Wealthiest Town in America by [[BusinessWeek]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Wealthiest Towns in America|url=http://images.businessweek.com/ss/09/03/0317_richest_zips/index.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090321080911/http://images.businessweek.com/ss/09/03/0317_richest_zips/index.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 21, 2009|work=Businessweek.com}}</ref>