Possible Closing
In April 2007, The NYPD announced it was moving to a new indoor facility in Queens. What this means for the base and area is uncertain. An article in the Island Current, says the area will still be used for destroying unexploded bombs and fireworks, but all gun practice will move to a new indoors facility in College Point, Queens. After the gun ranges are dismantled, the grounds will be remediated and abated of toxic metal compounds.
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