Ocean Bay Park, New York
Ocean Bay Park is a hamlet in the town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County, New York, United States.Ocean Bay Park was once filled with college and recently graduated young people, but has since shifted to a more family friendly community.The residents of Ocean Bay Park have a history of being on the forefront of social change.On September 2, 1967 Dr. Martin Luther King was the guest of honor at a cocktail party held by Mr. and Mrs. Hyman Abbott as a fundraiser for his work.Earlier that day, Dr. King "spoke about community, the war in Vietnam, anti-Semitism and the need for a third political party."