Community Corner

Psych Center Dangers- How Do We Explain Them To Our Youth?

The grounds, tempting and dangerous, pose a risk to our youth, how do you address it?

The lure of the abandoned psychiatric hospital buildings has tempted youth for years, drawing them not just from Kings Park, but well past its borders.

in the asbestos laced buildings had our comment board lighting up.

Some have called it a right of passage, but the continued deterioration of the buildings has further exacerbated the dangers of the structures, so much so, park police say they do not enter the buildings unless absolutely necessary.

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 It is not just the unsafe building conditions that have people talking. have unnerved some who walk the paved hike and bike trail.

Do you warn your kids about the dangers of the property?

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