Gilgo, New York

About Gilgo

Gilgo is a small unincorporated community in southeastern New York.

Gilgo holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 5.02 square miles.

📰 Gilgo News Today

• Rex Heuermann sentenced to life in prison for New York’s Gilgo Beach serial killings PBS · Jun 17
• A timeline of the investigation of the Gilgo Beach killings apnews.com · Jun 17
• Gilgo Beach Serial Killer Receives Life Sentence After Guilty Plea The New York Times · Jun 19
• Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann sentenced to life in prison without parole CBS News · Jun 17
• Long Island DA collects DNA samples in NYC’s Chinatown to unwind mystery of unidentified Gilgo Beach victim New York Post · Aug 5

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Gilgo Unique

• The only place in America named Gilgo — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southeastern New York, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Gilgo

• Salt Shack Seaside Grill — seafood

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Gilgo

• Babylon Marsh-Elder And Petteanger Island Tidal Wetland Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Gilgo State Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Tobay Beach reviews ★
• Babylon Marsh State Tidal Wetlands reviews ★
• Cedar Beach reviews ★
• Petteanger Island State Tidal Wetlands reviews ★
• Tobay Beach Bird and Game Sanctuary reviews ★
• Tobay Beach Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Gilgo

🏘️ Nearby Communities