Heckscher also created Heckscher Park in Huntington, N.Y., and the Heckscher Museum of Art. The State of New York purchased nearly 1,500 acres in East Islip with money donated by Heckscher to form ...

Four Long Island parks were among those receiving a share of nearly $2 million in New York State grants ... and the Friends of Heckscher State Park in East Islip. The Friends of Orient Beach ...