Editing Long Beach, New York (section)

===Cityscape===
[[File:Long Beach NY boardwalk west 2021h-2.jpg|thumb|Buildings on the boardwalk in 2021]]
[[File:Ocean View Av Long Beach jeh.JPG|thumb|Oceanview Avenue, West End]]
Unlike most communities near New York City, Long Beach is a high-density community. Fewer than 40% of the homes are detached houses,<ref>{{Cite web |title=American FactFinder - Results |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/QTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=86000US11561&-qr_name=DEC_2000_SF3_U_DP4&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF3_U&-_lang=en&-_sse=on |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200210210843/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/QTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=86000US11561&-qr_name=DEC_2000_SF3_U_DP4&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF3_U&-_lang=en&-_sse=on |archive-date=February 10, 2020 |access-date=December 28, 2010}}</ref> and the city ranks as the 35th-densest community in the United States – ahead of larger cities like Chicago, Miami, and Philadelphia. The city is less than {{convert|1|mi}} wide from ocean to bay and about {{convert|3.5|mi}} long. The city is divided into the West End, home to many small [[bungalow]] and some large houses, and the East End. West of New York Avenue, the barrier island is less than {{convert|0.5|mi|m|-2}} wide and West Beech Street is the main east/west commercial street.

East of New York Avenue, the island is wider between the bay and ocean and is home to larger more expansive family houses. There is the city's boardwalk, which begins at New York Avenue and ends at Neptune Boulevard. Along the boardwalk are many apartment buildings and condos. The main commercial strip is Park Avenue, which narrows into a small residential strip west of New York Avenue.