What Business Would You Like to Open in Long Beach?

Photo: Businesses on West Beech Street. Credit: Google Maps

Patch asked on our Long Beach Facebook page: “Make a wish! What is one business that doesn’t exist in Long Beach, that you wish did?”

More than 70 responses later, we found out that Long Beach residents crave Chipotle, Target, entertainment for kids and teens, and a hospital, among other things.

Here’s what some of our readers had to say:

• John Waiser - A public marina
• Alison Segura Napolitano - An Italian bakery. (Sorrento’s is the closest....)
• Poppa Bear JettiKid - Chipotle
• Keith Brennan - Vegetarian restaurant..
• Sara Modenessi - Sweet Tomatoes
• Aspasia Sia - Book store!
• Laura Marino - A few dog beaches allowing dogs during certain times… Our movie theater up and running would be great!…A doggie daycare.
• Kaitlin Mary - Target
• Michele Ann - Sonic
• Pete Egbert - A BAIT AND TACKLE shop and a waffle house
• Veronica E. Dale - An all you can eat buffet, soul food restraint and a fish stored(cooked seafood).
• Lisa Sedita Roepken - Costco
• Steve Heilbron - Movie theater
• Adam Gordon - Chipotle
• Michael Stromer - A hospital
• Peter Karlis - A hospital
• Vee Mangum - Beauty supply store
• Carmine Convertino - Blockbuster Video!! (just kidding)
• Annette La Salle - Friendly’s, Applebee’s, Dollar Tree
• Paul Massey - Bowling Alley! There’s no place for teens to go in LB
• Lisa Marie - Chipotle
• Marc Fontaine - A solid Sporting Goods/Outdoors store - used to have All Seasons and Mr. Sports - now have to go to Oside/Freeport/Westbury for even a simple water bottle
• Kathryn Dorney - Family friendly coffee/ tea shop - that kids can hang in back and play and adults can talk up front or parents can play w their kids. This would be a great rainy day place
• Laura Marino - A hospital!!!!!! A doc in the box is NOT sufficient for a city surrounded by water. In the event of an emergency and the bridges are in the up position in turn delaying response time people will in fact die. We NEED a hospital!
• Helena Nealon - Jimmy hays like steakhouse
• Susan Cramer - A book store and restaurants/cafés on the boardwalk
• Shana Sweeney Reyes - A healthy restaurant with paleo, gluten free, allergen free, and vegetarian options. All real food. A bookstore.
• Jesus Chuito Rodriguez - Fuddruckers
• Nancy Waters Rossetti - Omg. More restaraunts? How about miniature golf or a bowling alley or a decent movie theatre? Or a hospital that knows what they are doing?
• Jackie Sharkey - I miss Phoebes!
• Terri Frisone - Movie theater, roller rink
• Nicole Villone - Hospital!
• Nancy Moss-Schwartz - Movie theatre and book store!!!
• Roseanna Valle Nicoletti - Movie theater would be nice.....
• Francine Berman - Kosher
• Eileen Catherine - Indian food
• Rachel Wilson - A kids/adult Entertainment zone/complex...Roller skating, rock wall/obstacle course, arcade and go-carts....
• Paul Armada - Whole Foods Market!!! It would be nice to get pesticide-free and non-GMO fruits and vegetables without having to wait for the farmers market..
• Sharon Gottlieb Persky - A cosmetic store!
• Steve Ohinsky - Karaoke bar, hookah bar
• Esther Wayne - Hospital
• Meredith Katzowitz-Campos - Concert hall
• Robert DeLauro - Indian Food!
• Lauren Weber - I want Laguna back!
• Hope Ferrante - A hospital! Target!
• Ryan Campbell - Soul cycle
• Tina Lesco - Hospital, movie theater
• JoAnn Armada - A night club
• Scott Hananel - Car wash and I want to start it. But not zoned for it
• Nicki Bonano - Hospital, movie theatre, arcade/bowling alley somewhere for KIDS to play on winter/rainy days.
• Trisha Eisel - Enough space on the boardwalk to have all those places one big kids zone bowling .arcades .ball pit .miniature golf .pool tables .a place for music nd dance for the kids .nd a place that sells L.B Stuff .god we have a 44 million dollar Boardwalk with NOTHING on it…One big building ome space could cover it all.lord knows the buildings have no zone heights .be enough floors to cover all our small businesses .no one left out .a little mall for LB . WITH ALL OF US been Helped ….L.B. Mini Mall.
• Rosalind Langer - Bookstore
• Chiara Claire Vaccaro - a great Italian bakery
• Mary Parielli Biddison - A hospital, Target and Movie theatre
• Mary Ellen Re Caggiano - Would love a bookstore
• Louie Ann Murphy - Movie, books , chipper ( fish and chip shop )
• Katie Costello - Beauty supply
• Angie Elsie - Casino

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