Exploring the Abandoned Kings Park Psychiatric Center

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Exploring the Abandoned Kings Park Psychiatric Center | Long Island, NY

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Join me as we explore the abandoned Kings Park Psychiatric Center on Long Island in New York. Located in Kings Park, New York, the campus was established in 1885 as the Kings County Asylum. Originally designed to alleviate overcrowding in Brooklyn's psychiatric facilities, it evolved into a self-sufficient community with its own farms, power plants, and housing. At its peak, the center housed over 9,000 patients and featured more than 150 buildings.
By the mid-20th century, deinstitutionalization and changes in mental health care led to a decline in patient numbers. The facility closed in 1996 and many of its buildings have since fallen into disrepair. Today, the site is part of the Nissequogue River State Park, with some areas accessible to the public, though many structures remain abandoned and decaying, offering a glimpse into the center's storied past. Let's see what's left.
00:00 Intro
04:33 Wisteria House (violent patient housing)
07:47 Iconic Building 93
13:55 Building 90 / Various Other Buildings
17:56 More History
19:09 Male Reception / Long Term Adult Care Building
26:49 Building 7 Cluster
34:59 Exploring the Original Campus Buildings
40:59 WW1 Era Buildings / Patient Isolation Building
43:55 Original Medical and Surgical Building (1930s)
45:11 Last Group of Buildings
46:40 Outro

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@whojr1963 10 күн бұрын

Eventually, the Kings County Asylum began to suffer from overcrowding. In 1895, control of the asylum passed into state hands and was subsequently renamed the "Kings Park State Hospital". The surrounding community known as "St. Johnland" adopted the name "Kings Park". and this is how the town was named Kings Park. My house is on the walking trail of this park, its a beautiful park and thanks for the making of this video.

@Tanneritefilledfido 6 күн бұрын

Building 22 has got to be haunted. I used to explore alone and I’ve always experienced paranormal activity in it

@danajooks9677 Ай бұрын

Go in those buildings....they have wonderful artworks and serious ambience

@RichardZabielski-ql9ss 19 күн бұрын

No they don't. It's 99 percent trash graffiti now

@CardHalf 13 күн бұрын

Oh man. We used to deliver pizzas to the long term building before it closed. The admissions building used to have boxes and boxes of documentation in the basement regarding admitted individuals and what they had on their person at the time of entering the facility. Had a friend who's property backed KPPC - a short hike through the woods and we were in the housing development. Most of it was picked over by that time (roughly 2005-07) This was a nice stroll down memory lane.

@christopherbarbato1054 9 күн бұрын

Hi, I am a local amateur explorer and am also a huge lover of the outdoors. In this video you commented that you see lots of locals “breaking” into these buildings. Well, just so you know I was one of those individuals there with my family the day you were filming and we were not breaking into anything. We were doing exactly what you were doing, which is exploring. And another thing we are locals we did not come here from some other place just to see this and put it on the Internet so now other people could come and see this place. What is funny is that you’re not allowed to film anything in the facility because we were confronted by the state police that are still on site who informed us of this ( even though no one was filming or even had a phone in hand).I also go there to collect praying mantis eggs to put in my gardens to keep away predator bugs so I know that when me and my people go explore, we are sure to be respectful of the facility.

@RichardZabielski-ql9ss 19 күн бұрын

I remember when we used to sneak in from the waters edge and access points to the buildings were hard to find but existed. People were still scared to even walk through the property than bc patients stayed living here bc they had nowhere to go. These days families walk through constantly. Now ppl just drive in and walk into the buildings. Access is everywhere for buildings now. When I went in i found the smaller buildings to be more interesting. The larger were fun to look at though. Graffiti was minimal and now it takes up 99 percent of the walls. Paperwork covered the floors back than and was quite interesting to read. The living quarters still had furniture, equipment still lingered, basements still held property, mazes were not blocked, cafeterias, industrial refrigerators everywhere morgues and cemeteries. This was a Massive industry in itself it's just huge. Demolition is what is will happen. It has already been approved.

@jacktorrance8728 14 күн бұрын

I’ve heard many times that building #7 housed the criminally insane . Great video man

@voltrc 6 күн бұрын

I don't know why NY State closed this institution down. The State also closed down Pilgrim State and Willow Brook Psych. Hospital. The mentally ill people are running around NYC causing Havoc. Walk around Manhattan and you will see at least one deranged person on every block. I hope one day the State will reconsider and reopen these Psych. Hospitals.

@ShyguySky 12 күн бұрын

Through a lot of your videos I’m able to relive memories I thought were lost. From kppc to south of the border and so on. I love your style in creating videos. I can tell you’re on the way up and I just in the bottom floor, can’t wait to see where you’ll go ¨̮

@Pharoah67 Ай бұрын

The art drawn by the patient is in the basement of building 93. The paintings were done by a famous cartoonist named Percy Crosby whose comic strip character Skippy was very popular from the mid nineteen twenties thru the mid forties. The vandals destroyed his work. Sad but true.

@big_mike_nyc 11 күн бұрын

My kids play soccer on the field located right inside that property, towards the back.. I drive through there weekly! Great exploration video! 👏

@Pharoah67 Ай бұрын

Thank you for this video. Recently moved to Florida but for decades I visited this place weekly living on Long Island. You are correct about the building behind 93 being a “support” building, as this was the Laundry building for the complex. Awesome video, Ian. 🎸

@javiervelez5712 7 күн бұрын

Video sucks because you did not go in to explore, but I appreciate your effort and research into the history of the building. Gave you a thumbs up anyway.

@craig2688 17 күн бұрын

More information can be found at Wikipedia. There are explanations of alot of the buildings.

@xltrt 9 күн бұрын

Wasn't there a building that was known as the power plant for KPPC? Provided electricity for the complex. A building known as the bakery? Another building that disposed of garbage by burning it? Too bad you didn't find the cemetery area. Would have been interesting to see. It is sad to see so much vandalism on the buildings. And people who go inside the buildings to destroy them forget there's asbestos and lead paint in them. Perhaps there's an unhealthy punishment awaiting them in the future.

@ovrezy 14 күн бұрын

It was an entire community, with housing and industry along with treatment. Many patients were there voluntarily, on an out patient basis, and worked or attended schools in the neighboring community. Pilgrim State is a similarly abandoned campus a few miles southwest of

@halojill4937 2 ай бұрын

Great video, Ian! Thank you!

@markreamer5113 4 күн бұрын

I think it’s the “powers that be” that would rather have these buildings forgotten and those who were living in them by allowing them to be ludicrously vandalized as to say that they were unimportant and now have no place in society!

@jacktorrance8728 14 күн бұрын

Also … maybe I missed it in your video , there’s a railway system on the grounds . Tracks and a locomotive were found many years ago .

@audreyann1975 14 күн бұрын

I'm born and raised on LI and as a teenager in late 80's and early 90's we would go exploring at night. Actually our goal as teenagers was to party there at night without being bothered by the law.

@SilentStudioExplores 13 күн бұрын

flew my drone here. instantly will bring security to you. they tell you there is a field near by for RC aircraft. but i mean obviously they cant stop the drone. i got a few videos on this place. really is gutted and cleaned out. just brick and cement floors lol

@deborahlockridge302 8 күн бұрын

Great video. But just a thought...thats a lot of land. It could be put to use if the state would build it up and create housing.

@MS-vu4tp 19 күн бұрын

You should explore Crownsville Hospital complex in Anne Arundel County, MD. Alot of interesting old buildings . Some look like they have been repurposed but a lot seem to be abandoned.

@SunnnyDay 14 күн бұрын

This series of buildings was a topic of conversation about 2 weeks ago. I asked, why hasn't the land been developed? Short answer, the entire site is heavily contaminated with asbestos.

@margeharrison7638 11 күн бұрын

its still open. go to orange 72 i belive.

@user-gb7oz8hf6v 11 күн бұрын

Doing the thorazin shuffle.

@SlowA.4 2 ай бұрын

I plan on going there soon, lived on Long Island for mad long and the only 1 time i went i was with another person who knew where to go so now im clueless and watching videos

@RichardZabielski-ql9ss 19 күн бұрын

When I used to go, we entered the property from the waters edge and access points to the buildings weren't that easy to find but they existed. Fast forward 30 years access points are everywhere and people drive in straight from the street. All you have to do is look at Google maps, follow the directions and walk up to the buildings. Hope that helps!! I found the smaller buildings more interesting than the larger.