Long Beach (New York)
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| Nickname : The City by the Sea | |
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| Location in Nassau County (New York) | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1623 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | new York |
| County : | Nassau County |
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 35 ′ N , 73 ° 40 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
| Residents : | 33,275 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 5,837.7 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 10.1 km 2 (about 4 mi 2 ) of which 5.7 km 2 (about 2 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 3 m |
| Postal code : | 11561 |
| Area code : | +1 516 |
| FIPS : | 36-43335 |
| GNIS ID : | 979167 |
| Website : | www.longbeachny.org |
Long Beach (nickname "The City by the Sea") is a city in Nassau County , New York , in the south of Long Island .
It was granted city rights in 1922 and has 33,275 inhabitants with 16,450 households (as of 2010) on an area of 10.1 km².
Long Beach is on the Atlantic coast. Council executive director since June 29, 2006 is Edwin L. Eaton, who held this office from 1979 to 1999 and 2001.
Long Beach is connected to the Long Island Rail Road network.
sons and daughters of the town
- Ed Lauter (1938-2013), actor
- Billy Crystal (born 1948), comedian, actor and director
- Aline Kominsky-Crumb (* 1948), comic producer and artist
- Mike Portnoy (born 1967), drummer
- Bryn Kenney (born 1986), poker player
- Lil Peep (1996-2017), rapper
- Charlie McAvoy (born 1997), ice hockey player
In art
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- In the novel The Godfather and in the film of the same name , Long Beach is the residence of the Corleone clan. Sonny Corleone is shot dead on the Jones Beach Causeway.
- The feature film City by the Sea takes place in Long Beach and its title alludes to a nickname Long Beachs.
- Long Beach is mentioned in passing in the movie Taxi Driver .
Web links
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