1643History
== History ==
=== Pre-settlement ===
The city of Long Beach's first inhabitants were the Algonquian-speaking Lenape, who sold the area to English colonists in 1643.
1837History
The barque Mexico, carrying Irish immigrants to New York, ran aground on a sandbar 200 yards off of Long Beach on January 2, 1837; 115 of its passengers would freeze to death on...
1880Culture
He formed a partnership with the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) to finance the New York and Long Beach Railroad Co., which laid track from Lynbrook to Long Beach in 1880.
1894Disaster
By the next spring, tracks had been laid the length of the island, but they were removed in 1894 after repeated washouts from winter storms.
1901Sports
Neustein (1901–1979), member of the New York State Assembly
Johan Peñaranda (born 2000), soccer player
Audrey Peppe (1917–1992), figure skater, member of three US Olympic teams,...
1906History
=== 20th century ===
In 1906, William H.
1907History
He gathered investors, and acquired the oceanfront from private owners and the rest of the island from the Town of Hempstead in 1907; he planned to build a boardwalk, homes, and...
1913Government
The community became an incorporated village in 1913 and a city in 1922.
1918History
After Reynolds' corporation went bankrupt in 1918, the restrictions were lifted.
1922Government
The City of Long Beach was incorporated in 1922, and is nicknamed "The City by the Sea" (the Latin form, Civitas ad mare, is the city's motto).
1923Crime
In 1923, the prohibition agents known simply as Izzy and Moe raided the Nassau Hotel and arrested three men for bootlegging.
1927History
Loring Buzzell (1927–1959), music publisher and record label executive.
1929Military
Lowenstein (1929–1980), congressman, anti-Vietnam War leader, and liberal activist who represented it in Congress in the late 1960s
Charlie McAvoy (born 1997), defenseman for th...
1930History
In 1930, five Long Beach Police officers were charged with offering a bribe to a United States Coast Guard officer to allow liquor to be landed.
1931History
The police had another problem a year later in the summer of 1931, when a beachcomber found the body of a young woman named Starr Faithfull, who had drowned.
1939Government
On November 15, 1939, Mayor Louis F.
1940Education
Larry Brown (born 1940), basketball star and coach, graduated from Long Beach High School.
1970History
The rundown boardwalk hotels were used for temporary housing for welfare recipients and the elderly until a scandal around 1970 led to many of the homes losing their licenses.
1971Culture
MF Doom (born Daniel Dumile, 1971–2020), hip-hop recording artist/producer, raised in Long Beach.
1974History
Amy Fisher (born 1974), also known as the "Long Island Lolita"
Mike Francesa (born 1954), WFAN 660AM New York City radio host, was born and raised in Long Beach.
1979History
Maurice Mitchell (born 1979), is an American activist and member of hardcore punk band, Cipher.
1996History
== Notable people ==
Lil Peep (born Gustav Elijah Åhr, 1996–2017), rapper and singer, raised in Long Beach from 2001 to 2016.
2000History
At census of 2000, there were 35,462 people, 14,923 households, and 8,103 families residing in the city.
2010History
The local population was spread out at 15,022 inhabitants per square mile (5,800/km2) as of 2010.
2012Disaster
=== 21st century ===
On October 29, 2012, Hurricane Sandy struck Long Beach.
2013Architecture
The first two-block section of the new Long Beach boardwalk reopened on July 26, 2013, and the entire boardwalk opened on October 25, 2013.
2015History
Long Beach had a per capita income of $53,579 from 2015 to 2019 and 6.7% of its population lived at or below the poverty line.
2016Crime
=== Crime ===
In March 2016, sixteen members of the Latin Kings gang were arrested on charges of trafficking narcotics, including cocaine, crack, "molly", and illegal marijuana.
2019History
In 2019 there were an average of 2.31 persons per household, and the median household income was $97,022.
2021History
=== Religion ===
According to Sperling's BestPlaces, 67.7% of the population of Long Beach were religious as of 2021.
2022History
In 2022, Long Beach was named one of the best East Coast towns for a summer getaway by Time Out magazine.
2024History
== Government ==
=== City government ===
==== City manager ====
The current City Manager (2024) is Dan Creighton.