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County in New York, United States
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Suffolk County is on Long Island in New York state, USA.
By train
Suffolk County is served by the Long Island Rail Road.
By car
Long Island is easily accessible through the Long Island Expressway (I-495; it is commonly referred to as the LIE), Northern State Parkway, and Southern State Parkway (all of which run east to west).
By bus
Long Island Bus has a few routes connecting Suffolk County and its western neighbor Nassau County. Always check the schedules as the service may be infrequent.
By ferry
There are connections to Bridgeport in Connecticut from Port Jefferson.
Most people in Suffolk County get around by car. For short trips, there are generally taxis that wait for arriving trains at LIRR stations but may otherwise need to be called; don't expect to hail taxis on the streets.
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Fire Island is a 32-mile (51.5-km) barrier island off the coast of Long Island in Suffolk County, New York. Most of Fire Island National Seashore is on the island.
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.
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.
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.
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