Gewirtz v. City of Long Beach

In Gewirtz v. City of Long Beach, (69 Misc2d 763, affirmed 45 A.D.2d 841) the court outlined the various methods of dedication of a public facility to recreational uses. The court held that the dedication of land to recreational use could be shown by an express act of the municipality, implied by the conduct and practices of the municipality; or from actual use by the public for the purposes for which the property was dedicated. In order to establish use by the general public at large, said use must be actual, continued, and long standing (See Gewirtz, supra at 771).