Long Beach is a town in Nassau County, New York, United States. Right south of Long Island, the island is located on Long Beach Barrier Island, which is the outermost barrier island off Long Island's South Shore coast. At the 2010 US Census, the city's population was 33,275. It was founded in 1922, and was nicknamed By the Sea City (as seen in Latin on the official seal). The city of Long Beach is surrounded by Reynolds Channel to the north, east and west, and the Atlantic Ocean to the south. On January 1, 2018, Michael Tangney was the acting city manager, a position appointed by the City Council. It's been democratic for years.
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History
During the 19th century
The first inhabitants of Long Beach were the Algonquian-speaking Rockaway Indians, who sold the area to the English colonists in 1643. While barrier islands were used by baymen and farmers, for fishing and harvesting salt straw, nobody lived there all year for more than one year. two centuries.
In 1837, Barque Mexico , brought Irish immigrants to New York, ran ashore on New Year's Day.
In 1849, Congress established a rescue station.
Austin Corbin, a builder from Brooklyn, was the first to try to develop the island as a resort. He established a partnership with Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) to finance New York and Long Beach Railroad Co., which tracked from Lynbrook to Long Beach in 1880. That same year, Corbin opened the Long Beach Hotel, a line of 27 cottages along the coast an area of ​​1,200 feet (340 m), which it claims to be the largest hotel in the world. In its first season, the train brought 300,000 visitors to Long Island. In the following spring, tracks have been laid out along the island, but they were moved in 1894 after repeated laundering of a winter storm.
1900s
In 1906, William Reynolds, a former state senator and real estate developer aged 39, entered the picture. Reynolds has developed four Brooklyn neighborhoods (Bedford-Stuyvesant, Borough Park, Bensonhurst, and South Brownsville), as well as Coney Island's Dreamland, the largest amusement park in the world. Reynolds also has theater and drama produced.
He gathered investors, and acquired the oceanfronts of private owners and the whole island of Hempstead City in 1907; he plans to build sidewalks, houses, and hotels. Reynolds has a herd of elephants marching from Dreamland, as if to help build the Long Beach Boardwalk; it has created an effective publicity stunt. The dredgers create a 1,000-foot wide (300 m) wide channel on the north side of the island to provide access by large steamers and seaplanes to transport more visitors; a new water channel called Reynolds Channel. To ensure that Long Beach lives up to its "The Riviera of the East" collection, it requires every building to be built in an "eclectic Mediterranean style", with white stucco walls and red clay roof tiles. He built a theater called Castles by the Sea, with the world's largest dance floor, for Vernon and Irene Castle dancers.
After Reynolds' company went bankrupt in 1918, the restriction was lifted. The new city attracts wealthy entrepreneurs and entertainers from New York and Hollywood.
On July 29, 1907, there was a fire at the Long Beach Hotel and burned it to the ground. Of the 800 guests, eight were injured by jumping out of the window, and a woman died. The fire was blamed on damaged power lines. A church, several huts and a bathing pavilion were also destroyed. Trunks belonging to the guests, who had been stacked in the sand to form a "dressing room", were looted by thieves. A dozen servants and others were arrested by police, who found jewelry worth $ 20,000 and other stolen items.
Society became a village founded in 1913 and a city in 1922.
In 1923, the banning agency was only known when Izzy and Moe stormed the Nassau Hotel and arrested three people for selling. In 1930, five Long Beach Police officers were accused of offering bribes to US Coast Guard officers to allow liquor landed. The police had another problem a year later in the summer of 1931, when a beach addict discovered the body of a young woman named Starr Faithfull, who had sunk. He has left a suicide note, but others believe he has been murdered, and the circumstances of his death are never resolved. Corruption was rampant in Long Beach at the time; in 1922, the State Legislature established Long Beach a town and William H. Reynolds was elected as the first mayor. Shortly thereafter, Reynolds was indicted on charges of misappropriation of funds. When he was found guilty, the clock in the tower at the town hall was stopped in protest. When a judge freed Reynolds from prison at the end of the year on appeal, almost the entire population was welcome, and the clock flared again.
On November 15, 1939, Mayor Louis F. Edwards was shot dead by a police officer in front of his home. Officer Alvin Dooley, a member of the police motorcycle squad and the mayor's own security detail, kills Edwards after losing his bid to the PBA president for a mayor backed by the mayor. Jackson Boulevard later renamed Edwards Boulevard in honor of the late mayor. After the killing, city residents passed a law to adopt the city manager system, which still exists to this day. City manager hired and reported to City Council.
In the 1940s, Jose Ferrer, Zero Mostel, Mae West, and other famous actors performed at local theaters. John Barrymore, Humphrey Bogart, Clara Bow, James Cagney, Cab Calloway, Jack Dempsey, Lillian Roth, Rudolph Valentino and Florenz Ziegfeld lived in Long Beach for decades.
In the 1940s and 1950s, with the advent of cheap air travel that attracted tourists to farther places, and air conditioning to provide year-round comfort, Long Beach has become the premier bedroom community for commuters to New York City. It still attracts many summer visitors to the 1970s. Slum boardwalk hotels were used for temporary housing for welfare recipients and the elderly, until a scandal around 1970 caused many homes to lose licenses. At that time, government agencies were also "warehousing" in such hotels many patients were released from the larger mental institutions. They should be treated in small community centers. The 2.2-mile (3.5 km) boardwalk has a small amusement park at the foot of Edwards Boulevard until the 1980s. In the late 1960s, the boardwalk and amusement parks were magnets for youth from around Long Island, until the police crackdown on drug trafficking ended it. Some businesses stay on the boardwalk, attracting cyclists, joggers, pedestrians and observer people.
Beginning in the 1980s and accelerating in the 1990s, Long Beach embarked on an urban renewal, with new housing, new business and other improvements. Today, the city is again a popular bedroom community, for people who work in New York who want a quiet beach atmosphere. With the arrival of summer, local youth and students and young adults renting bungalows in the West End; they often visited local bars and clubs along West Beech Street. Just behind the sidewalk near the city center, however, the vacant lot now occupies several blocks that used to have hotels, baths and amusement parks. Because attempts to attract development (including, at some time, Atlantic City-style casinos) to the "superblock" potential have yet to fruition, many of which constitute the bulk of unused land.
2000s
On October 29, 2012, Hurricane Sandy attacked Long Beach. As a result of the floods, hundreds of vehicles were looted and homes suffered various degrees of damage. Estimated cost of all damages over $ 250 million. The city was without electricity and running water for two weeks after the storm. The boardwalk was also destroyed during the storm. The city began rebuilding the boardwalk with grants from FEMA and the State of New York. The first two blocks of the new Long Beach boardwalk reopen on July 26, 2013, and the entire boardwalk opens on October 25, 2013.
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Transportation
The SoBi bike sharing system operates in Long Beach.
Railroad
The Long Island Rail Road operates a terminal station on Park Place and Park Avenue with service at the Long Beach train branch. All other public transportation services in Long Beach meet at this terminal.
Bus Trolley
Seasonal. Two routes: East Loop and West Loop.
Geography
According to the US Census Bureau, the city has a total area of ​​2.0 square miles (5.2 km 2 ).
Long Beach Barrier Island
The city is located on a barrier island off the southern coast of Long Island. It shares the island with the Atlantic Coast to the west and Lido Beach and Point Lookout to the east.
In this part of the barrier island, the city covers the entire north-south landscape, facing both Reynolds Channel to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the south. The suspension bridge, Long Beach Bridge, connects it with Island Park, a small island community between Long Beach and Long Island land. To the west, another suspension bridge, Atlantic Beach Bridge, connects the island to Lawrence on the Long Island mainland. The Loop Parkway, east along the banks of Lido Beach and Point Lookout, connects the island with nearby Jones Beach and, going in the opposite direction, to the vast Broad Island state parkway system by the Meadowbrook State Parkway.
The first inhabitants on Long Island's barrier is the Rockaway Indians; The island was sold to the New Dutch colony in 1643. Baymen and the local Long Island farmers used the island to lure and harvest salt straw; no one has lived on the Island all year for more than two centuries. The United States Congress established a rescue station in 1849, a dozen years after 62 people were killed when a Mexican barque carrying Irish immigrants to New York ran ashore on New Year's Day.
Construction began on the island as a resort and was organized by Austin Corbin, a builder from Brooklyn New York. Austin Corbin formed a partnership with Long Island Rail Road to finance New York and the Long Beach Railroad Company that laid a trail from Lynbrook, New York to Long Beach in 1880. The company also opened the 1,100-foot Long Beach Hotel, the world's largest time. Trains carry 300,000 visitors in the first season. In the following spring, tracks have been laid almost along Long Beach, but after repeated winter storms they were eliminated in 1894.
Climate
Long Beach has a humid subtropical climate ( Cfa ) under the KÃÆ'¶ppen climate classification, with humid summers and cool winters. It is one of the northernmost locations in this climatic zone, allowing for the growth of warmer climatic plants such as Mimosa, Crape Myrtle, Southern Magnolia, and Sweetgum often seen further south. Rainfall is evenly distributed throughout the year, mostly in the form of rain even though it snows every winter. Long Beach is vulnerable to tropical cyclones. The climate is influenced by the influence of the Atlantic Ocean.
Layout
Unlike most suburbs, Long Beach is a community of high density. Less than 40% of homes are separate homes, and the city ranks 35th as the 35th most populous community in the United States. It's less than a mile from the ocean to the bay and about three and a half miles in length. The city is divided into the West End, home to many small bungalows, and the East End. West of New York Avenue, a barrier island less than half a mile wide and West Beech Street is the main east/west commercial road.
East of New York Avenue, the island is wider between the bay and the sea and is home to a wider and wider family home. There is a city sidewalk, which starts on New York Avenue and ends on Neptune Boulevard. Along the sidewalk are many apartment buildings and condominiums. The main commercial line is Park Avenue, which narrows into a small settlement west of New York Avenue.
Nearby Areas
- Central District - The area between Magnolia Boulevard and Monroe Boulevard.
- North Park - Area north of Park Avenue, between LIRR and Long Beach Road.
- East End - Neighborhood between Monroe Boulevard, and Maple Boulevard or Curley Street.
- Channels - Areas consisting of several roads running north-south, with parallel channels coming from the Reynolds Channel. The canal starts at Forrester Street and ends on Curley Street.
- The President Streets - This area consists of streets named after the former US president, with the exception of Atlantic, Belmont and Mitchell Avenues, and Pacific Boulevard; the streets are recorded as an exception connected directly from Park Avenue to Broadway, a parallel road to the south.
- Kennedy Plaza - Area in the Central District, at the intersection of National Boulevard and West Chester Street.
- The Walks - Areas consisting of very narrow sidewalks between houses. Each step is named after a month.
- Western End - This area is home to small bungalows and houses that are very close to each other, along narrow narrow streets. These streets, named after the US, run from shore to bay, until they meet East Atlantic Beach on Nevada Avenue.
- Westholme - The neighborhood between New York Avenue and Magnolia Boulevard.
Parks and recreation
- Clark Street Park
- Lindell Park
- Long Beach Ice Arena - long beach shark house and club hockey teams Long Beach High School and former training facility for the New York Rangers.
- Long Beach Tennis Center
- Magnolia Playground
- Ocean Beach Park (sidewalk for 2.2 miles)
- Ocean View Avenue - unofficial boardwalk on West End
- Recreation Center
- Skate Park
- Veteran's Memorial Park (fishing pier and boat ramp)
- West Bank Street Garden in West Georgia
- Dog Park at bay
List of National Historic Places
Some sites in Long Beach are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, including:
- Barkin House
- Cobble Villa
- Tower of Granada
- House at 226 West Penn Street
- Pauline Felix's House
- Samuel Vaisberg House
- United States Post Office
Landmarks and historic districts
- 9/11 Warning
- The Holocaust Memorial at Kennedy Plaza
- John F. Kennedy Memorial
- The Red Brick District
- Shine's Bar in West End
Museums and community centers
- House at 226 West Penn Street (also known as the Long Beach Historical & Preservation Society Museum)
- Martin Luther King Community Center
Demographics
In the 2000 census, there were 35,462 people, 14,923 households, and 8,103 families living in the city. Population density was 16,594.9 people per square mile (6,398.1/km ²). There are 16,128 housing units with an average density of 7,547.3 per square mile (2,909.8/km²). City's racial makeup is 84.20% White, 6.18% African American, 0.21% Native American, 2.32% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Island, 4.75% of other races, and 2.26% % of two or more races. Hispanic or Latin from any race is 1280% of the population.
There are 14,923 households where 21.6% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.0% married couples live together, 10.8% have unmarried female households, and 45.7% are not family. 36.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.7% had someone living alone 65 or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 3.02.
In the city, the population is spread by 18.5% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 34.4% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% years or more. The average age is 40 years. For every 100 females, there are 92.7 males. For every 100 women age 18 and over, there are 89.6 men.
The average income for households in the city is $ 56,289, and the average income for families is $ 68,222. Men have an average income of $ 50.995 compared to $ 40,739 for women. The per capita income for the city is $ 31,069. About 6.3% of families and 9.4% of the population are below the poverty line, including 13.2% of those under the age of 18 and 10.7% of those aged 65 and older.
Government
City Manager
- Michael Tangney is now the current city acting manager, a position designated by the City Council.
City Council
Five Members serve the City Council, currently:
- Anthony P. Eramo (D) - President of the City Council
- Chumi Diamond (D) - Vice President of City Council
- Scott J. Mandel (D)
- Anissa D. Moore (D)
- John D. Bendo (D)
Judge Long Beach City
- Corey E. Klein (D)
- Frank Dikranis (R)
Emergency services
Two municipal emergency services are Long Beach Police and Fire Departments
Education
Public schools
The Long Beach City School District serves the city of Long Beach and parts of Hempstead City with one junior high school, one high school, one junior high school, and four elementary schools. They also operate "alternative" schools on NIKE missile sites on campus along with district transportation services.
These schools are:
- Pre-TK Long Beach Kindergarten
- Western Elementary School
- East Elementary School
- Lido Elementary School
- Lindell Elementary School
- Long Beach Secondary School
- Long Beach SMA
- Harriet Eisman Community School
Private school
- Hebrew Academy at Long Beach
- Long Beach Catholic Regional School
- Mesivta from Long Beach
Post-secondary education
- Rabbinical College of Long Island
Public library
The Long Beach Public Library serves a larger Long Beach with a major library center and two branch libraries at Point Lookout and West End.
Art and culture
Annual event
- The annual arts and crafts are displayed on the sidewalk
- Performing art performances at Kennedy Plaza
- Art in the Plaza (weekly)
- Beach tennis tournament - USA Beach Tennis
- The Michelle O'Neill Volleyball Tournament (collecting money for children with cancer and children with special needs)
- Fall Festival at Kennedy Plaza
- Farmers market at Kennedy Plaza (weekly)
- Free summer concert series on the beach
- Arts and Crafts Community History is displayed on the sidewalk
- Long Beach International Film Festival
- Long Beach Polar Bear Swim - world record holder for the greatest polar bear swimming
- St. Brendan The Navigator Parade and Festival (Irish Day) in October
- West End Light Electric Parade
- Wounded Soldiers Project
- Pride Fest: Pride in the Beach and LGBT Parade
In popular culture
In movies and television
(Chronological) Mario Puzo's 1969 novel and the adaptation of his eponymous film, The Godfather (1972), is set partly in Long Beach, where the Corleone complex is said to be located, and near Atlantic Beach. , in which the character Sonny Corleone lives. Sonny was killed at the Jones Beach Causeway toll booth (also known as the Loop Parkway). (Mafia members were widely known in Long Beach and around Atlantic Beach throughout the mid-20th century.)
In the literature
Author BK Berrell (1979) lives on Broadway with his family. He is known for his book "A Noose Tightening".
Air appearance
The right is Long Beach:
References
External links
- Long Beach, New York travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Long Beach City, NY
- Long Beach NY Historical Society
- Long Beach Chamber of Commerce
- Long Beach Waterfront Warriors Beach Day
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