Camp LaGuardia opened in 1918 as a women’s prison. During the Depression, New York City converted the property into a shelter for homeless men. Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia called the the camp “a human repair shop.” The camp closed in 2007. Orange County, then lead by County Executive Ed Diana, purchased the property that year for $8.5 million. It has stood in ruin until now. Photos provided by Orange County/Open Space Institute. Plans afoot for Camp LaGuardia During his State of the County remarks last week, Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus outlined plans that could transform... Local News 30 Apr 2025 | 11:39
Flames visible from Meadow Ave. in Chester, N.Y. Photo provided by Valerie Mellinger Camp Laguardia fire ‘possibly is suspicious’ The Chester Fire Department responded to a blaze at Camp Laguardia in Chester about 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 19. Camp Laguardia... Police & Fire 22 Jul 2023 | 11:28
Camp LaGuardia. File photo courtesy of Robert Yasinsac and his website, Hudson Valley Ruins. Curtis Sliwa’s plan for Camp LaGuardia ‘is nothing more than cooked-up nonsense’ Reading through the New York Post’s recent article about NYC mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa’s call to reopen Camp LaGuardia,... Letters to the Editor 25 Oct 2021 | 05:26
