Long Beach, New York

Long Beach is a city located in Nassau County, New York. It was incorporated in 1922, and is nicknamed The City By the Sea (as seen, in Latin, on its official seal). As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 35,462.

Cultural and Literary References

• The Godfather takes place partly in Long Beach and nearby Atlantic Beach, where Sonny lives. He is murdered at the toll booths on the highway leaving Atlantic Beach. (Mafia members were widely known to live in Long Beach and neighboring Atlantic Beach throughout the mid-20th century.)
• John Dos Passos' Big Money mentions weekends spent in Long Beach in the 1920s.
• The 2002 movie City By The Sea starring Robert De Niro, James Franco, and Frances McDormand was inspired by a true story about a cop-killer from Long Beach, but was based on a fictional interpretation of Long Beach and was filmed in Asbury Park, New Jersey.