THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 290: FIRE ISLAND AND ATLANTIC BEACH

THE CONCLUSION OF FIRE ISLAND AND THE BEGINNING OF THE VILLAGE OF ATLANTIC BEACH:

Atlantic Beach is a village located on the west end of the Long Beach Barrier Island in the Town of Hempstead, in Nassau County, New York, United States.[3][4] The population was 1,707 at the time of the 2020 census.[5]

The Incorporated Village of Atlantic Beach is located on Long Beach Barrier Island – one of the outer barrier islands – which it shares with Long Beach, East Atlantic Beach, Lido Beach, and Point Lookout. It is a suburb of New York City and shares a maritime border with Far Rockaway, Queens.

To the North, Atlantic Beach is bordered by Reynolds Channel and East Rockaway Inlet. Atlantic Beach is home to the oldest beach club in the United States, the Lawrence Beach Club.[6]

During the summer months, the population swells by thousands as people flood the beaches[7][8][9] and the summer residents move in.[10] Atlantic Beach residents may obtain season passes and access the beaches through nine entrances.[11][12][13] It has been described as the "Genuine 'Old New York' paradise".[14]

PICTURE: By Paul Costello - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5949984