Community Profile 2 People and Places Regional orientation

state of New York. It is an unincorporated area within the Town of Hempstead (Oceanside Chamber of Commerce 2005). Oceanside sits north of Long Beach with its southern boarder lying between Wreck Lead Channel and East Channel, within South Oyster Bay. The total area of Oceanside is 5.4mi 2 of which 5.0 mi is land and 0.4 mi (7.38%) is water (USGS 2008)

POINT LOOKOUT, NY 1 Community Profile 2 PEOPLE AND PLACES Regional orientation

on the eastern point of a barrier beach known as Long Beach, on the southern end of Long island, about 20 miles southeast of Manhattan. To the east is Jones Inlet, which separates Point Lookout from Jones Beach. The community is only one-quarter square mile in area (USGS 2008). Map 1. Location of Point Lookout, NY (US Census Bureau 2000) Historical/Background In 1721 there was a whaling “lookout ” station established on what is now known as Point Lookout. Point Lookout was originally known as Nassau-by-the-Sea, and began as a summer colony established by the Nassau Cottage and Realty Company in the early 1900s. At its start, steamers carried vacationers here from Freeport (McTernan and Fiorillo 2001). Point Lookout is primarily an upper-middle class community, which has shifted over the years from being primarily a summer community to primarily a year-round community today. At one time it was largely a retirement community, but today is popular with families with young children, fueled by its safe and small-town atmosphere (City-Data nd). Point Lookout is very 1 These community profiles have been created to serve as port descriptions in Environmental Impact Statements (EISs) for fisheries management actions. They also provide baseline information from which to begin research for Social Impact Assessments (SIAs). Further, they provide information relevant to general community impacts fo