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As de-institutionalization progressed across the United States and commercial power plants on Long Island emerged, The CISH Power plant was eventually relegated to the role of an electrical distribution hub for externally supplied electricity to the few remaining psychiatric buildings still in use. | As de-institutionalization progressed across the United States and commercial power plants on Long Island emerged, The CISH Power plant was eventually relegated to the role of an electrical distribution hub for externally supplied electricity to the few remaining psychiatric buildings still in use. | ||
In 1996, The Central Islip State Hospital was closed down and the property and buildings were sold to New York Tech. | In 1996, The Central Islip State Hospital was closed down and the property and buildings were sold to New York Tech. | ||
β | New York Tech sold off the property on which the CISH Powerplant resided, and in 2006, it was demolished to make room for Condominiums.<ref>[http://lioddities.com/asylums/central-islip-state-hospital.html http://www.lioddities.com/Asylums/CI/history.htm]</ref><ref>[http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Central-Islip-State-Hospital-Powerplant http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Central-Islip-State-Hospital-Powerplant]</ref><ref>[http://www.opacity.us/site94_central_islip_state_hospital.htm http://www.opacity.us/site94_central_islip_state_hospital.htm]</ref> | + | New York Tech sold off the property on which the CISH Powerplant resided, and in 2006, it was demolished to make room for Condominiums.<ref>[http://lioddities.com/asylums/central-islip-state-hospital.html http://www.lioddities.com/Asylums/CI/history.htm]</ref><ref>[http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Central-Islip-State-Hospital-Powerplant http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Central-Islip-State-Hospital-Powerplant]</ref><ref>[http://www.opacity.us/site94_central_islip_state_hospital.htm http://www.opacity.us/site94_central_islip_state_hospital.htm]</ref> In May of 2017, the remaining NYIT-affiliated program(s) officially left the Central Islip campus, rendering the majority of the buildings unoccupied. |
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