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History

Conception

The legendary highway builder, public works tsar, and chairman of the State Council of Parks Robert Moses included Atlantic Beach in his “State Park Plan for New York” in 1922, sparking the first significant interest in the barrier island. The blueprint, which is kept on file at the Albany archives, depicted a parkway connecting central Queens to a bridge over Reynolds Channel with high-end amenities for thousands of beachgoers; however, Mr. Moses’ plans were ultimately shelved due to cost overruns on many of his other projects at the time.

Establishment and early history

In 1923, William H. Reynolds, a politician and owner of an amusement park, founded the City of Long Beach with the help of Atlantic Beach Associates, the village’s first developer. Stephen P. Pettit, a former Nassau County Sheriff and banker from Freeport, served as the group’s leader. He passed very shortly after purchasing property in Atlantic Beach for 3,500 lots.

With his Yale University classmate Charles N. Talbot Jr., real estate billionaire William Austin founded Island Park Associates in 1926, which paid $4,000,000 for the site. On July 15, 1931, William Austin wed actress Josephine Sanders, also known as Irene Delroy. Mayor James J. Walker officiated the ceremony. Pettit’s preliminary dredging and shoring work was finished by Austin and Talbot, who then divided the land. In addition to installing sanitary sewers, they also erected gas and electrical lines. The first 45 of the 150 houses they intended to construct were funded by a mortgage from The Title Guarantee and Trust Company when they started selling land and starting construction. The houses were all constructed on parcels that were 48 feet by 88 feet, had seven rooms, two bathrooms, and individual detached garages. The bridge connecting Far Rockaway and Atlantic Beach was completed by Mr. Austin and opened and dedicated on June 29, 1927. A boardwalk was intended to cover the whole oceanside, but when it was built, it was only about a mile long, starting west of The Plaza and continuing beyond Vernon Avenue, and it was only about twice as wide as the boardwalk that is now in place.

One of the biggest pools on the South Shore of Long Island was part of the Castles Beach Club when it was opened in May 1928. In addition to the Casa Del Mar apartment hotel, which upon completion became an instant sensation, plans for the construction of the Atlantic Beach Property Owners Association and the opening of the Atlantic Beach Club, later known as the Atlantic Beach Hotel and Cabana Club (abbreviated ABH) were also announced in 1930. The Atlantic Beach Hotel served as the practice location for the US diving squad.

The rich were drawn to the area because of the beach clubs’ resort-like environment. Residents of the social registry were numerous and visited Atlantic Beach. Many people consider Atlantic Beach to be their summertime paradise; it is frequently referred to as the “Palm Beach of New York.” The Kennedys visited the hamlet later, in the 1960s. When the Hamptons were nothing more than a sand dune, the community was a major destination.

Prohibition

Local swimmers helped Canadian ships stationed nearby carry dories (small boats) loaded with booze to land during Prohibition.

World War II

During World War II, Atlantic Beach gained critical significance for the government. The bridge and its entrance to Silverpoint were both classified as emergency military routes in times of conflict, and a 120-foot concrete observation tower was built there. Homeowners also scoured the beaches at this period for evidence of enemy submarines. By the conclusion of World War II, the Rockaways and the Five Towns were clogged with thousands of city dwellers, turning Atlantic Beach into a summertime hotspot. By erecting bike racks, providing bus service, adhering to dim-out regulations, and even allowing certain guests to remain overnight, beach clubs supported the war effort (which now is strictly forbidden). In order to aid in the war effort, the Ocean Club, which was then known as the Ocean Club of Forest Hills, hosted a number of well-known social events.

New bridge across Atlantic Beach

The groundbreaking for the new Atlantic Beach Bridge took place on October 14, 1950, and the ribbon-cutting event was conducted on May 10, 1952.

Latest Boardwalk

The boardwalk from The Plaza to Putnam was completely rebuilt in June 1953. It is still possible to stroll along this boardwalk today. The previous boardwalk was twice as wide as this one, but it was also shorter.

Opposition to development

The village board has consistently rejected efforts by the beach club’s proprietors to purchase more properties there; the locals continue to vehemently oppose any expansion that is out of keeping with the hamlet’s heritage. Former Senator D’Amato sponsored a recent initiative to build condominiums near the shore, but it was unsuccessful. Additionally, many resisted the building of an Eruv because they did not want Atlantic Beach to become as populated by Orthodox Jews as the nearby communities of Lawrence and Cedarhurst had. One local claimed to the New York Times in 1989 that they believed the eruv would promote the “ghettoization” of the neighborhood. By 2020, Atlantic Beach will have a fully functional, regularly inspected eruv.

Fight for incorporation

Before the community was incorporated in 1962, the inhabitants united as a property owners’ organization. Prior to incorporation, it gave the Town of Hempstead the title to the neighborhood’s beaches, and things were well for a time. Mayor Lager claims, however, that “we battled the municipality’s attempt to open up usage of the beaches to everyone in the community. The municipality effectively told us to sue them in response to our complaints. Therefore, we requested the county’s approval to incorporate as a village, and once we did, the community’s deeds immediately returned to it. In June 1962, the Village had its first elections. Up until 1996, Fred Lager served as mayor for the first 28 years. They were first denied zoning authority; however, in 2002, the village successfully battled for and obtained zoning authority. On November 18, 1962, the Atlantic Beach Village Office at 60 Park Street had its formal debut.

After the county charter was altered in the 1930s, Atlantic Beach is still the only community in Nassau County to have incorporated itself as of 2021.