▁O yst er ▁Bay ▁in ▁N ass au ▁County , ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁population ▁was ▁ 1 , 7 3 9 ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁census . ▁This ▁area ▁of ▁mar sh ▁along ▁the ▁coast ▁was ▁occupied ▁by ▁a ▁band ▁of ▁L ena pe , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Mat ine cock , ▁a ▁name ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁place . ▁ ▁The ▁Mat ine cock ▁sold ▁the ▁area ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 0 ▁to ▁Richard ▁L atting ▁and ▁his ▁son , ▁Jos iah ▁L atting . ▁The ▁L att ings ▁sold ▁mar sh ▁re eds ▁for ▁use ▁in ▁that ched - ro of ▁houses . ▁The ▁same ▁family ▁later ▁established ▁the ▁ham let ▁of ▁L att ingt own ▁at ▁Mar l borough , ▁Ul ster ▁County , ▁New ▁York , ▁north ▁of ▁Manh attan . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁film ▁The ▁M oney ▁Pit ▁was ▁fil med ▁partially ▁in ▁L att ingt own . ▁ ▁Geography ▁L att ingt own ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁ ▁( 4 0 . 8 9 4 3 3 4 , ▁- 7 3 . 5 9 5 1 1 8 ). ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁village ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁of ▁which , ▁ ▁of ▁it ▁is ▁land ▁and ▁ ▁of ▁it ▁( 1 . 0 5 %) ▁is ▁water . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁census ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁there ▁were