Public Space, Private Benefit

Explore land Nassau bought, the deals and access issues

How Nassau’s open-space purchases benefited political insiders

Inside the land deals with connected LIers

Taxpayers bought this land. But much of it is hidden

Nassau land deals saved acres of pristine property

Most land preserved through bond acts was on North Shore

Two landowners passed over for open space purchases

Watch: Visit by air and by foot Nassau’s hidden public spaces