A walkable boardwalk city a 50-minute LIRR ride from Penn Station — the easiest big ocean beach to reach without a car. There’s a daily beach pass in season and street parking is tight, so the train wins.
Long Beach, New York · live parking & conditions · updated June 14, 2026
Metered streets + a per-person beach pass. Parking here swings hour to hour in summer. BeachMap shows Long Beach's real-time parking status — open, filling, or full — reported by other beachgoers, so you can pick a beach that still has space before you drive over.
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