Capruso v. Village of Kings Point

OPINION OF THE COURT

Pigott, J.

Kings Point Park occupies 173 acres on the Great Neck Peninsula of Long Island. Defendant Village of Kings Point acquired the property for park purposes in the 1920s. At the western end of the park is the heavily wooded “Western Corner,” occupying 5.4 acres, an area known for its mature trees and hiking trails. It is this section of Kings Point Park that is the subject of the present appeal.

In 1938, the Village leased Kings Point Park to the Great Neck Park District with the understanding that the Park District would manage and maintain the property “as a natural…