Bayside Terrace Historic Resources
While Bay Terrace proper has no historic resources, Fort Totten, which is directly
north of Bay Terrace, does.
One of my first major preservation victories was the protection of Fort Totten,
which had been slated to be given away to developers and St. John's University for
the creation of a private, gated college campus. I joined a half-dozen other tenacious
activists and co-founded the Fort Totten Conservancy. We were the only group to put
in a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a public park and historic district for the entire
peninsula. After a political firestorm over questionable actions taken by the Commanding
Officer in favor of St. John's, the New York City Police and Fire Departments partnered
with the Fort Totten Conservancy. This resulted in Fort Totten permanently being open
to the public as a park and historic district for generations to come.
north of Bay Terrace, does.
One of my first major preservation victories was the protection of Fort Totten,
which had been slated to be given away to developers and St. John's University for
the creation of a private, gated college campus. I joined a half-dozen other tenacious
activists and co-founded the Fort Totten Conservancy. We were the only group to put
in a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a public park and historic district for the entire
peninsula. After a political firestorm over questionable actions taken by the Commanding
Officer in favor of St. John's, the New York City Police and Fire Departments partnered
with the Fort Totten Conservancy. This resulted in Fort Totten permanently being open
to the public as a park and historic district for generations to come.
