Municipal Improvements – Blue Point NY

City:
Blue Point, NY

Site Type:
Infrastructure and Utilities, Sidewalks and Stairs

New Deal Agencies:
Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Started:
1937

Description

The WPA undertook a “sidewalk, curb and gutter project” in parts of Blue Point as part of a $174,315 project begun in July 1937. The federal government supplied $123,340 while the Town of Brookhaven contributed $50,975 toward the project, which featured similar work performed in neighboring Patchogue.

Source notes

"Big Town Sidewalk Projects Will Be Started During July"; Mid-Island Mail, Jun. 16, 1937 (page 2).

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on April 16, 2014.

Location Info


Blue Point, NY Suffolk County

Coordinates: 40.7439872, -73.03455

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