Talk:Long Island

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approximately 100 miles long, and 40 miles wide at its widest point

Guess what? No matter where you are on Long Island, you're never more than 10 miles from the ocean! It's long and skinny, like Baja California!! Ed Poor

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We might want to mention, as in Manhattan/Talk, the difference between the geographical and political usages of Long Island. I daresay the political difference is more important to residents. In the metro area of New York, when people say Long Island they mean Nassau and Suffolk counties, as distinct from New York City (NYC).

Some things change when you go across the border from NYC to Long Island. NYC charges income tax (in addition to New York State tax). Right turn on red is permitted in Nassau and Suffolk counties, but is forbidden in NYC. Streets are generally named (Main St.) rather than numbered (34th St.) on Long Island, while in NYC street names with numbers are prevalent (even as high as 214th St.)

Ed Poor (my father grew up on Long Island, and I lived there for about 5 years.