1:21Bethpage residents organized a rally Thursday evening to demand something gets done to clean up Bethpage Community Park and reopen the baseball field to the community.
During the rally, longtime residents shared their memories of playing baseball and football on the fields where just last month, crews discovered 16 chemical drums buried beneath the surface. On Monday, the state DEC says ground penetrating radar detected two more anomalies underground. This is the first of many rallies community members say they'll organize. They say they just want to know when they'll get their park back.News 12 reached out to Northrop Grumman for comment but haven't heard back.
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