was never built. Present day The land sits now as parkland of the Parks Department, with many of its old streets now turned into walking paths, and many of the old trees grown over. The remains of any of the hotels or beachfront communities is buried underneath the tall sand dunes which appeared in the mid-1980s, while the foundations of the old hospital have since been unearthed by the eroding sand. Residents of New Dorp Beach are a more mixed crowd than the homogeneous blocks above Hylan Blvd. Most houses are converted beach houses with many attached homes mixed in. Many residents are of Italian or Irish descent. New Dorp Beach is home to Miller Field, Dugan Park, and the namesake of the neighborhood, New Dorp Beach. Flooding occurs regularly between Marine Way and Tysen's Lane, where the elevation of the land goes to sea level and below to meet the tidal wetlands within Cedar Grove Beach. A small saltwater pond at the foot of Marine Way appears in the 1874 Beers map of Richmond. Alois Peteler built the pond for his hotel, South Beach Pavilion. References External links New Dorp Beach Site Restoration in Great Kills Park; Hurricane Sandy (NYC Parks) Beaches of Staten Island Neighborhoods in Staten Island Parks in Staten Island Populated coastal places in New York (state) New Dorp, Staten Island