actuality, this marked work on what was named "Station Rockaway Point, New York". Closure was announced May 2003. Ecology According to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, beaches on the Breezy Point peninsula are home to one of the most diverse breeding shorebird areas in the Metropolitan area. Shorebirds that breed here include: The piping plover, federally designated as threatened The Migratory Bird Treaty Act-protected American oystercatcher The New York State Species of Special Concern, black skimmer The common tern, designated threatened in New York State The least tern, designated threatened in New York State The beaches in Breezy Point Tip are owned by the federal government and are federally and state-protected areas in which development is extremely limited. The beaches in Breezy Point are owned by the Breezy Point Cooperative as a consequence of litigation with the federal government in the 1980s. Education Breezy Point residents are zoned for schools in the New York City Department of Education, which operates PS/MS 114 Belle Harbor School for grades K-8. Politics In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump received 77.5 percent of the vote in Breezy Point. Notable residents Notable current and former residents of Breezy Point include: Hugh Carey (1919–2011), 51st Governor of New York, was a resident during the time he served in Congress. Harry J. Donnelly (1922–1989), politician who served two terms in the New York State Assembly. Charles Hynes (1935–2019), district attorney of Kings County, New York from 1990 until 2013. Brian McNamee (born c. 1967), former strength and conditioning coach for the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays Jimmy Ring (1895–1965), Major League Baseball player Daniel T. Scannell (1912–2000), attorney and business executive who held numerous positions in New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Bob Turner (born 1941), businessman and politician who served as the United States representative for New York's 9th congressional district from 2011 to 2013. References External links Breezy Point Tip visitor information Breezy Point 9/11 Memorial Breezy Point Catholic Club Pipes & Drums Band Neighborhoods in Queens, New York Irish-American culture in New York City Irish-American neighborhoods Condominiums and housing cooperatives in Queens, New York Neighborhoods in Rockaway, Queens Populated coastal places in New York (state) Beaches of Queens, New York