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| Residents | 7.804.968 (2014) |
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| surface | 3,566 km² |
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long Island extends from New York City east. The densely populated island is 115 miles long, starts at Brooklyn and Queens in the west and ends at Montauk in the East. Its greatest north-south extension is 20 miles. In addition to the two New York districts, there are also the two counties Nassau and Suffolk, both like New York City the state new York assigned, on the island.
Regions
- Brooklyn
- Queens
- Nassau County
- Suffolk County
- Municipalities, North Shore, South Shore, North Fork, South Fork, Long Island Sound, Barrier Islands
- Reservations: Poospatuck Reservation and the Shinnecock Reservation.
places
- Hempstead
- North Hempstead
- Oyster Bay
Localities
in Nassau:
- Albertson, Atlantic Beach, Baldwin, Baldwin Harbor, Barnum Island, Baxter Estates, Bay Park, Bayville, Bellerose, Bellerose Terrace, Bellmore, Bethpage, Brookville, Carle Place, Cedarhurst, Center Island, Coburg, Cove Neck, East Atlantic Beach, East Garden City, East Hills, East Massapequa, East Meadow, East Norwich, East Rockaway, East Williston, Elmont, Farmingdale, Floral Park, Flower Hill, Franklin Square, Freeport, Garden City, Garden City Park, Garden City South, Glen Head, Glenwood Landing, Great Neck, Great Neck Estates, Great Neck Gardens, Great Neck Plaza, Greenvale, Harbor Hills, Harbor Isle, Hempstead Village, Herricks, Hewlett, Hewlett Bay Park, Hewlett Harbor, Hewlett Neck, Hicksville, Inwood, Island Park, Jericho, Kensington, Kings Point, Lake Success, Lakeview, Lattingtown, Laurel Hollow, Lawrence, Levittown, Lido Beach, Locust Valley, Lynbrook, Malverne, Malverne Park Oaks, Manhasset, Manhasset Hills, Manorhaven, Massapequa (location), Massapequa Park, Matinecock, Merrick, Mill Neck, Mineola, Munsey Park, Muttontown, New Cassel, New Hyde Park, North Bellmore, North Hills, North Lynbrook, North Massapequa, North Merrick, North New Hyde Park, North Merrick, North New Hyde Park, North Valley Stream, North Wantagh , Oceanside, Old Bethpage, Old Brookville, Old Westbury, Oyster Bay (Town, New York), Oyster Bay Cove, Plainedge, Plainview, Plandome, Plandome Heights, Plandome Manor, Point Lookout, Port Washington (New York), Port Washington North , Rockville Center, Roosevelt (New York), Roslyn (New York), Roslyn Estates, Roslyn Harbor, Roslyn Heights, Russell Gardens, Saddle Rock, Saddle Rock Estates, Salisbury (Nassau County), Sands Point, Sea Cliff, Seaford (New York), Searingtown, South Farmingdale, South Floral Park, South Hempstead, South Valley Stream, Stewart Manor, Syosset, Thomaston, Uniondale, University Gardens, Upper Brookville, Valley Stream, Wantagh, West Hempstead, Westbury, Williston Park, Woodbury, Woodmere , Woodsburgh.
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getting there
By plane
The two New York city airports John F. Kennedy International Airport
(IATA: JFK) and New York LaGuardia Airport(IATA: LGA) lie on Long Island.
The only commercial airport in the eastern part of the island facing away from New York City is close to Islip and is called Long Island MacArthur Airport(IATA: ISP) or Islip Airport. It only serves destinations in the USA, primarily on the east coast. The main airline is the low-cost airline Southwest. A separate terminal was built for Southwest a few years ago and since then more than two million passengers a year have used the airport.
The Arrival and departure the easiest way to get there is by car Long Island Expressway / I-495, which starts at the Queens Midtown Tunnel, right in the heart of Manhattan and also offers good connections to the other airports in New York. The 50 mile drive takes about 1.5 hours, but this may change depending on the traffic in New York. Short-term parking costs around $ 3-5 per hour and long-term parking around $ 11-13 per day. If you want to get to the airport by train, take the Long Island Rail Road to Ronkonkoma train station and take the half-hour shuttle bus from the north end of the train station, which ends directly at the baggage claim area at the airport. A one-way ticket costs around $ 5 per person. Another alternative from the train station is taxis or the local bus on the line S-57, which runs once an hour between the train station and the airport, except on Sundays, for a cheap $ 1-2. For the journey by train and subsequent bus transfer you should allow 2-2.5 hours. Taxis are also available at the airport and there are currently five car rental companies Enterprise which is the most important nationwide.
The following Airlines are currently flying to MacArthur:
- Frontier Airlines. Fort Myers, Miami, New Orleans, Orlando, Tampa other West Palm Beach.
- Southwest. Charleston, Charlotte, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Las Vegas, Nashville and Oklahoma City.
By train
The Long Island Railroad (LIRR) maintains train connections from New York City to most of the major cities on the island. It should be noted, however, that the density of train connections decreases as the distance from New York City increases.
mobility
Dynamic cardsTourist Attractions
The island offers little landscape. In the west it consists of dormitory cities that decrease the further east you go. After all, the Hamptons are especially popular with Americans (for whatever reason).
To the north at Oyster Bay lies Sagamore Hill, the summer residence of the 26th President Theodore Roosevelt that can be visited. In the south of the island there are selected fine, long sandy beaches everywhere - from Rockaway and Long Beach in Brooklyn to the beaches of Fire Island to the beaches east of the Hamptons, which are not overcrowded even in high season. There are also a large number of suitable beaches on the north side of the island.
The coasts are of course suitable for all types of water sports, with the north coast offering the quieter conditions.
One of the few scenic highlights is that Hither Hills Walking Dunes. These are active shifting dunes, through which an approx. One mile long hiking trail, which should not be left, leads. Additionally there are everywhere on the island National Wildlife Reserves (NWR)in which especially migratory birds can be observed. They are mostly accessed by hiking trails.
The islands of Plum, Gardiners and Fishers Islands, located in the extension of North Fork in Long Island Sound and belonging to the municipality of Southold, can only be reached by boat / ferry or plane / helicopter. Veterinary tests are carried out on Plum Island (foot-and-mouth disease), Gardiners Island is privately owned and the people of Fishers Island are only demarcated by New York citizens because of their proximity to Connecticut. The latter island can be reached from New London, Ct.
