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Populous island in southeastern New York State
Photo: United States Coast Guard, photo by Pamela Bednarik, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Long Island stretches eastward from New York City in the Metro New York region. The island is approximately 115 mi long from Brooklyn and Queens at the western end, to Montauk at the easternmost point. At its widest, the island is about 20 mi from north to south. While Long Island geographically includes the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens, and the more suburban counties of Nassau and Suffolk, colloquially the term is often applied only to Nassau and Suffolk counties in New York State.
The part of the island bordering New York City's borough of Queens, which is home to a lot of suburbs, as well as sights like Sagamore Hill in Oyster Bay, where President Theodore Roosevelt lived; and beaches like Long Beach and Jones Beach
The east end of the island that includes suburbs like Huntington and Islip, the resort town of Port Jefferson, the Hamptons and Montauk, and also the North Fork, home to many vineyards.
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By train
The Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) runs from Penn Station and Grand Central in Manhattan, from Long Island City and Hunterspoint Avenue in Queens, and from Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn, to various…
By boat
There are several ferry services that can be found on Long Island. Always check their schedules carefully as they may not be available during late night.
By car
When traveling along the North Shore, you may take the scenic and relaxing route of 25-A, a single lane road that runs through historic, wealthy towns on the northern shore.
By bus
There are two main bus operators on Long Island in Nassau and Suffolk. Each maintains extensive bus networks throughout their counties.
By train
The Long Island Rail Road crosses the entire island, with stops in virtually every community of note.
By car
In addition to highways connecting New York City and other points west with Long Island, there are more roads to get around:
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Bay Shore is a hamlet in the town of Islip on Long Island in the state of New York.
Brookhaven is the largest town in Suffolk County, part of Long Island, New York. With 485,000 residents (2020).
East Hampton is a town on Long Island in New York. It is the eastern half of The Hamptons.
Huntington is a town in Suffolk County on Long Island, New York. It is on the North Shore (or Gold Coast) of the island, famous for its lavish estates along the Long Island Sound and its affluent residential communities.
Islip (pronounced "ICE-lip") is a town on Long Island in the state of New York. Located within Suffolk County, the Town of Islip includes the villages of Brightwaters, Islandia, Ocean Beach and Saltaire.
Long Beach is a city in Nassau County, on an island across from Long Island, New York.
Mineola is a village in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York.
Smithtown is a town of 117,000 people (2016) in Suffolk County, on Long Island, in New York. Smithtown is comprised of the villages and hamlets of Commack (in part, with the Town of Huntington), Fort Salonga (in part, with the Town of Huntington), Hauppauge (in part, with the Town of Islip), Head of the Harbor, Kings Park, Lake Ronkonkoma (in part with the Town of Brookhaven and Town of Islip), Nesconset, Nissequogue, Smithtown, St.
Fire Island National Seashore is a United States national seashore in the state of New York. Most of the Fire Island NS is on Fire Island with one section in the hamlet of Mastic Beach in the Town of Brookhaven on Long Island.
The Hamptons are a series of small hamlets and incorporated villages which make up the southern fork of the eastern end of Long Island, New York.
Shelter Island is an island and town in Suffolk County in New York. It is between the two forks on Long Island and in total is 6.5 sq miles and was founded by the Sylvester family.
The North Fork is in the northeast of Suffolk County, Long Island, New York.
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